The seventh and final season of 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' is coming to a close next week with a two-hour finale. Unfortunately it's ending with a weak, overly convoluted and humorless storyline; previous seasons have been far more enjoyable. Nevertheless I will miss the show. Like other shows that have been more or less abandoned by the powers that be at Marvel - 'Luke Cage', 'Daredevil', 'Jessica Jones', 'The Punisher', 'Iron Fist' - it didn't fit in with the company's plans for Phase 4 of the Cinematic Universe or its vision - no pun intended - of what it wanted its presence on the small screen to be.
The late, great Bill Paxton played a very memorable character on 'Agents' for a half dozen episodes back in 2014 - John Garrett, a top S.H.I.E.L.D. field agent who is revealed to be a HYDRA mole. This season, in a storyline involving time travel, we see a young John Garrett and learn the backstory of his recruitment by HYDRA. The first time he appeared onscreen, I was struck by the facial similarity between Bill Paxton, who passed away in 2017, and the actor playing a younger version of his character. Then I saw a familiar name in the credits: Bill's son James.