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with me, correct me--but don't tell me to shut up. That's not the American way."
One of the main handicaps I've noticed the S.H.I.E.L.D. writers working under is that they're trying to establish their universe in a very big hurry. It's not just 'We trust you've seen the movies', it's scrambling to explain how things are outside them -- to the point where it's hard to avoid that sensation of infodump.
However, they're managing to squeeze the in-jokes through the script. So far, I've spotted Extremis (advanced techno-retrovirus), "Journey into mystery" (one of the oldest comics titles associated with Marvel at all, Thor's debut spot) and "Flight 616" (the code number for the timeline we know as the comics-published Marvel). I'm sure I've missed a dozen others.
Not exactly a reason to continue watching in and of itself, but the series hasn't pushed me out so far. Having Samuel L. Jackson show up last night didn't hurt.
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