If anything, I'd say the story is actually progressing too quickly. It's understandable that the series is reluctant to bide its time these days. After stretching season 1 too long while waiting for The Winter Soldier to release in theaters (and leaking viewership in the process), they don't want to repeat the same mistake. But it felt like there could easily have been another episode or two in Fitz and Skye working to keep Skye's transformation a secret.
At least if things are going to move at this quick a pace, they got some good moments out of it. Watching Fitz inarticulately trying to defend Skye (and his decision to help her) from several angry friends made for a strong scene. And the clash between Fitz and Simmons was a particularly good moment.
The new characters -- Hunter, Morse, and Mac -- got a nice showcase in the mysterious "what's the conspiracy?" arc that continued from the last couple of episodes. (And after the episode's tag, it looks like that will be dealt with soon.) Each character got nice depth to their personalities this week: Hunter was revealed as not the clueless dupe he was thought to be, nor Morse the ice cold manipulator; Mac continued to develop as a "reluctant badass" in a manner different from May's superficially similar story from season one.
Added to this potent mix was Lady Sif, returning after her appearance in one of the better pre-Hydra episodes of the first season. Actress Jaimie Alexander is certainly good at the deadpan humor, and the episode benefited from her dry presence. (Plus May got in that hilarious dig about Sif being too serious even for her.)
All the back story about terrigenesis and ancient rebel Kree seemed laid on a bit thick for just one episode, but at least there was plenty of action, humor, and tension to help the exposition go down more easily. Overall, I'd give the episode a B+.
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