Characterization: Tony is supposed to get the most Character Development, but he only looks more and more like a Creator's Pet over time, plus he suffers from Aesop Amnesia. Hulk finally gets some new ground to trend learning what it's like to deal with other like him. Thor and Captain America start the show in the best positions and only get better, so I like them the most. Hawkeye get's the confront the demons of his past life and Black Widow, when she's not Out of Focus, has to learn how to trust everyone. Sam is your Naïve Newcomer who eventually comes into his own.
Plots: Most of the first season is a Whole Plot Reference to Phase 1 of the MCU, the best examples of this being "Avengers: Impossible" and the end of "The Final Showdown", as a result stuff gets really played out and uninteresting. So I've found myself enjoying episodes like "Hulk's Day Out" and "Planet Doom" for being very out there and not involved in emulating the MCU. In general I've also found myself enjoying all the Thor-centric episodes.
Cast: The movie 6(now 7 because of Captain America: The Winter Soldier isn't anything to write home about here, so I'll just focus on the characters I did find highlight-able. Any non-MCU hero or villain, really. I mean Ulik the Troll, Super Apatiod, Glorian, Attuma? That's a great use of the comic's cast right there.
Season 1: 2/5 stars
After finding out that this show was on Netflix , I decided to take the plunge and finally see this Recursive Adaptation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.