With the exception of agent Coulson, none of the characters are believable. There were far too many feeble attempts at integrating humor into the characters' dialog. This is characteristic of all four episodes that I suffered through. I have a hard time believing that Stan Lee whole heartedly signed off on this. In typical tinsel town fashion, the brand of Marvel is being misrepresented and smeared by horrid deviation from the core concepts which established Marvel Comics's greatness. Why Hollywood producers insist on forging nonsensical spins and manifesting grossly deviant interpretations of Marvel story lines is beyond my comprehension. In short, "Agents of Shield" is a ridiculously bad show.