Every MCU TV Show Ranked From Worst To Best
9. Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D: Season 3
After proving their worth on a much-improved Season 2, the ball was finally in S.H.I.E.L.D's court. Strangely, with this follow-up, they managed to showcase some of the best writing the creative team could produce whilst weirdly also pumping out some of the show's weakest and laziest main arcs as well.
The main story trod water with another world-threatening scheme from Hydra and Ward returning as the big bad two times even. Also, the show's obvious inspiration from the Secret Warriors comic has never been more apparent than in this season, with it coming up blatantly short of the high-bar from its inspiration.
On the other side, the writing staff churned out some killer material with likely the best episodes of the show produced yet. Highlights included: 4,722 Hours an enthralling piece of 'bottle' storytelling, the tense Spacetime featured some of the best action choreography on a network show, and Closure was about as dark and devastating as the show could get (at the time).
While the creative forces behind the series managed to shine through overall, it was clear they really needed to step out of their comfort zone going forward - luckily, they seemed to have gotten the memo.