Utter Nerdsense

This weeks on Agents of Steranko, our Marvel's Agents of SHIELD podcast, we are chatting episode 217 "Melinda." We finally find out how Melinda May became known as The Cavalry and Mind Na Wen blows it out of the park with one of the most emotional performances the show has seen. Meanwhile Skye is finally getting answers, both about how her Inhuman powers work and another great emotional scene as she finally meets her mother, Jiaying. Chloe Bennett has been on a role all season, from her scenes with Brett Dalton's Grant Ward to her amazing growth as the first SHIELD member with powers. We both loved this episode and dive right in to chat about all the tie-ins this episode gave us. The Melinda flashback was well tied to the story of Jiaying, Skye and a darker vision of the Inhumans and Afterlife. We also found the scenes with Gordon and Raina surprisingly compelling and nuanced. A lot of ground is being laid in these last few episodes and "it's all tied together," as we will soon come up against Avengers: Age o