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‘Inside Voices’ Plot Summary:
Coulson (Clark Gregg) teams up with Talbot (Adrian Pasdar) and the Absorbing Man (Brian Patrick Wade) to escape captivity.
After a couple strong episodes, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has simmered down a bit. That’s not to say that the plot is slowing down. It’s just I wouldn’t argue “Inside Voices” is the best this season has to offer. Still, there are some interesting developments this week.
The most intriguing elements of this week’s episode have to do with the gravitonium. It’s not too surprising that Creel, AKA the Absorbing Man, is experiencing strange visions after coming in contact with it. However, the episode makes it seem as if the gravitonium is almost possessing him. He might become its vessel, in the end.
The plot line that offers almost all the drama this week is the never-ending debate whether or not the future can be changed. This leads Simmons to test her hypothesis by seeing if she can kill herself. While she is right for this particular situation, and also cleverly tricks Mack (Henry Simmons), this is nuts! As much as it makes sense that Jemma would believe this, it’s a gamble. Deke (Jeff Ward) does tell her he doesn’t recall any future injuries she might have, but at the end of the day she’s still risking drinking acid.
Assuming that they can’t change the future is a dangerous mindset to get into, because that means that nothing of what they’re doing now matters. If you’re trying to save the world, that’s not how you want to approach it. That’s basically a self-fulfilling prophecy. You could argue that it doesn’t matter what they believe, but it’s also a weird storytelling choice to have people working towards a goal they believe they’ll fail to achieve.
Not much else to say about this week. It is mildly heartbreaking for Mrs. Hinton (Lola Glaudini) to essentially give up Robin (Lexy Kolker) to May (Ming-Na Wen), but I’m not teary-eyed about it. This week’s episode keeps the ball rolling and has Simmons’ exciting-yet-bonkers experiment, so it’s still worthwhile, even if it’s weaker.
