 Eric Goldman of IGN gave the season a 7 @.@ 5 out of 10 , calling it " a fun , lighthearted , but fairly disposable piece of entertainment " , noting that it improved through the season , especially following the Captain America : The Winter Soldier tie @-@ in , and that by the end of the season , the series " was starting to come into its own " . Though he found the main cast 's performances to all be good , and praised the strong guest and recurring stars , Goldman found the main characterizations to be weak during the first half of the season , and he also criticized the pacing of certain overarching plotlines , noting " the mystery of Coulson 's return , Skye 's parentage , etc . – moved far too slow , with relatively minor revelations treated as though they were big reveals " . 
