8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series consistently balances themes of national security and the necessity of a powerful protective agency with critiques of government overreach, surveillance, and the dangers of unchecked power, leading to a neutral rating by consciously balancing competing viewpoints and critiquing ideological extremes from both sides.
The series 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' features a diverse ensemble cast, incorporating various ethnicities and genders into its core team from the outset. The narrative, however, maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not center on explicit critiques of these identities or strong DEI themes.
Secondary
"Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." offers a positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters, primarily through Joey Gutierrez, an openly gay hero depicted with dignity and agency. Minor representation also exists with Deke Shaw. The show avoids negative stereotypes, presenting queer identity as a natural aspect of its characters without it being a source of conflict or mockery.
The show features several female characters, including Melinda May, Daisy Johnson, and Bobbi Morse, who are highly skilled in martial arts and hand-to-hand combat. They are frequently depicted winning physical fights against multiple male opponents, demonstrating superior combat abilities.
Daisy Johnson, a character canonically depicted as white in Marvel Comics, is portrayed by Chloe Bennet, who is biracial (Chinese-American and white), in the series. This constitutes a race swap.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. does not include any explicit transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The show's focus remains on its core cast of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, their personal struggles, and their battles against various threats, without incorporating trans-specific portrayals.
The series primarily features original characters or adaptations of Marvel Comics characters whose on-screen gender aligns with their established comic book counterparts. No significant character established as one gender in source material is portrayed as a different gender.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.5
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