Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: Centipede

Easily the best way to watch the first season of Agents of SHIELD. I genuinely love this show but always felt the first season was rough. Here DSM2337 has trimmed the fat way off and created a genuinely cinematic event that fits seamlessly into the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, and even has a fun post credit scene too!

Some of the audio cuts aren't perfect, but it's hard given the files available to work with, but easy to forgive.

This is the best way to experience Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. What's been done here is excellent changes and removes all of filler and boils it down to what we need to know. The Audio/Video editing is good, but there are points where you can tell a cut has been made. For example, strange fade to blacks, audio tracks being cut too early, or tracks changing suddenly. I also noticed there were a few moments where I thought the dialogue was mixed a bit too quietly, making it difficult to understand what characters were saying in those moments. However, these instances are few and far between, so it is not too immersion breaking. I also would've preferred higher quality audio on the 1080p version, I feel like it is a bit too low for a 1080p video file. The video quality looked fine on my computer monitor. Overall, despite some small audio/visual issues, this is a great way to experience the story of AoS.

As I have said before on the forum page, I thought the first half of this season was ok at best. Plagued with filler "freak of the week" episodes, cliche jokes and other problems, many have dropped the show after only a few episodes and haven't picked back up. Me, however, stuck with it and haven't regretted that decision at all. I believe this edit here fixes a majority of those problems and is worthy of being a part of the MCU. You managed to bring out the well written banter and dialogue, better pacing, good character moments and a single/focused narrative that was not only interesting but worth being invested in. And, as I also stated there a few problems with the edit (I noticed that these are/have been fixed) such as audio/video transitional problems that are jarring on a first view basis, and some pretty noticeable pixelation/blockiness (I suggest neatvideo to easily fix it if not already thought of). With all that said, this is definitely worth checking out and placing next to any MCU dvd/blu ray source on the shelf. Can't wait for the next installments in this series!