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The visual effects for Deathlok received some criticism, with some viewers calling the costume "pathetically cheap" or "hilarious" compared to the show's other high-quality elements.

“This whole time he's been doing everything good and shiny... it makes it more believable watching him coldly kill someone.” Reddit · r/shield · 12 years ago [S1E16] End of the Beginning

The episode is aptly titled; it marks the end of the show's initial world-building phase and the beginning of the explosive Hydra storyline that tied directly into Captain America: The Winter Soldier . The visual effects for Deathlok received some criticism,

The hunt for the Clairvoyant takes a dark turn when it is suggested that the villain is actually a high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. [S1E16] End of the Beginning