Why I Liked Agents of Shield but Hated Coulson

So, I saw the pilot and there were some things I didn't like, but a lot of things that I enjoyed. First, it was great to see Lucy Lawless, everyone's favorite warrior princess. I liked her character and was very sad to see that she probably died at the end. I was hoping to see a lot more of her in the series. Second, the interrogation scene between Skye and Ward was creepy and amazing with the promise of many more scenes like it. Skye will obviously be asked many more times to get information out of Ward and his insanity makes a lot of sense after he lost Garrett. (Garrett's death scene was HILARIOUS at the end of season 1! one of the best moments of the whole series!). I also loved how they set up Fitz's hallucination of Simmons always at his side, telling him the words he can't say. His reveal at the end was brilliantly tragic. I'm very excited to see what happens to him later on. I'm guessing he merges  with an alien artifact in an effort to get his intelligence back and either gets cured or becomes a monster that Simmons has to tame. Or maybe he becomes the blue beetle. That'd be cool. And absorption man was pretty awesome. The special effects did a great job with his transformations and wished he could have been in season one instead of Deathlok.

The biggest thing that bugged me was Coulson's hesitation when Skye and May ask for his orders during the crisis moment in the warehouse while a whole army is shooting at them. While leaders hesitate, people get shot and killed because you can't make a decision. I lost respect for Coulson in that moment. Either that's the director's fault or the editor's fault. I sure hope it's not the writer's fault. Either way, I'd like to punch the guy responsible. That moment weakened Coulson's character and made me doubt his ability as the new leader of SHIELD. Coulson was awesome in the Avengers movie, but his character isn't strong enough to carry a TV series. When I saw season five of Stargate:Atlantis, Richard Woolsey became my favorite commander. Sam Carter was good and I loved seeing her, but she was almost too nice. Woolsey was the first commander Atlantis had that could make quick, forceful decisions without hesitation. Yes, he made mistakes sometimes, but at least he was decisive about them. When the whole team was captured and put on trial, Woolsey came to represent them as their lawyer! That was so cool! He was very confident and showed no fear. Coulson isn't in a position where he can hesitate anymore. He's now the DIRECTOR of SHIELD. He's Fury's replacement! Unfortunately, when he takes the driver's seat, he's just as underwhelming as he was in season one. I was hoping to see a stronger Coulson in season two, but it hasn't happened yet.