I'm curious as to how they'll address Stark's "retirement" in Age of Ultron.
I mean, it'll be easy enough to come up with a crisis that forces him back in the saddle, but I hope they put some effort into doing it in a way that doesn't undercut his original decision to stop being Iron Man.
Plus, RDJ only has 2 more films on his contract (presumably Age of Ultron and Avengers 3), so they'll probably want to make it clear that any "un-retirement" he does is only temporary.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
What's everybody hoping to see in the Agent Carter series?
I think it might have a bit of an uphill battle ahead of itself...
It's a period piece (albeit a science fiction version of the late 1940s with cigarette lasers and quarter walkie-talkies), which could potentially not interest viewers and will almost certainly drive production costs up.
It's got a tricky line to walk, being set during the formative years of S.H.I.E.L.D. when we already know that the organization is being actively infiltrated by HYDRA...but the heroes won't be able to discover this, because Nick Fury didn't know about it in the present day.
It's an interesting premise, and I'm glad to see a female-centric series, but I think it's going to be difficult for them to stick the landing.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
What's everybody hoping to see in the Agent Carter series?
Haley Atwell, of course!
No, more seriously, I like period pieces. I suspect the strength of Agent Carter will lie in how it explains the roots of much of what we'll see in the present-day MCU. The grandfather (Gabe Jones?) of Agents of SHIELD's Triplette, for example. Also, obviously, the genesis of HYDRA's infiltration of SHIELD. I suspect at some point we'll see Toby Jones back as Arnim Zola, likely putting on a show of working grudgingly with the SSR and later SHIELD while secretly helping rebuild HYDRA, as well as building his mind storage system.
I think we're going to see a lot of something a lot of you young whipper-snappers out there never really knew: the Cold War. The SSR will likely be fighting the Iron and Bamboo Curtain countries as much as mad scientists and secret organizations.
We might even get an "early" view of the shadowy agent known as the Winter Soldier. :cool:
I'm curious as to how they'll address Stark's "retirement" in Age of Ultron.
Stark is a tech guy, he's bound to have a suit or two lying about somewhere. It's more likely that he's simply scaled back rather than fully retired. I hear Rhodes (and Iron Patriot) are in Age of Ultron, so maybe Rhody talks Stark back into the role?
Plus, RDJ only has 2 more films on his contract (presumably Age of Ultron and Avengers 3), so they'll probably want to make it clear that any "un-retirement" he does is only temporary.
Here's the catch, unless I'm mistaken, RDJ has two more contracts to portray Ironman. I am unsure on his contracts to portray Tony Stark however. Is it possible that, following Avengers 3, he'll just show up as Stark occasionally?
In one or two of the comics, doesn't Stark become Director of Shield? I don't know if all the comics tie in together, but if they do, and if this is true, then somewhere along the line, Fury will retire/die, and Shield will be reborn.
What's everybody hoping to see in the Agent Carter series?
It's an interesting premise, and I'm glad to see a female-centric series, but I think it's going to be difficult for them to stick the landing.
From what I've read, it's only suppose to be a miniseries of 13 episodes, just something to tie up loose ends I suppose, and to tell us a little more about back when. I don't think it's intended to become a renewable show. I think they've a story to tell, and when that story has been told, it'll be done.
No, more seriously, I like period pieces. I suspect the strength of Agent Carter will lie in how it explains the roots of much of what we'll see in the present-day MCU. The grandfather (Gabe Jones?) of Agents of SHIELD's Triplette, for example. Also, obviously, the genesis of HYDRA's infiltration of SHIELD. I suspect at some point we'll see Toby Jones back as Arnim Zola, likely putting on a show of working grudgingly with the SSR and later SHIELD while secretly helping rebuild HYDRA, as well as building his mind storage system.
I think we're going to see a lot of something a lot of you young whipper-snappers out there never really knew: the Cold War. The SSR will likely be fighting the Iron and Bamboo Curtain countries as much as mad scientists and secret organizations.
We might even get an "early" view of the shadowy agent known as the Winter Soldier. :cool:
I like period pieces, too...but there's always that worry about what The Public will think.
I think all of the things you mentioned - Triplett's father, some early (but subtle HYDRA) infiltration, Arnim Zola, and Winter Soldier teases - sound great, but...
I hope the series doesn't come down with a case of "prequel syndrome," going out of its way to connect the dots to a foregone conclusion, without doing anything particularly new or interesting (I'm looking at you, Star Wars).
The series will have to walk the line of connecting those dots, but also going its own way and telling a story that's interesting on its own terms...but also doesn't contradict what we know of later events.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
Now, what they gunna' call it? Can't keep the current name. I suppose they could go with "Marvel's Agents on a Bus"? :P
I'm partial to "Agents of N.O.T.H.I.N.G." But I suspect the season finale will shed some light on the future of S.H.I.E.L.D. (if it has a future).
I'd like to see the organization reformed as something that's just a continuation of the last few episodes - under the radar, not officially sanctioned by any government, without a lot of the high-tech toys they used to have.
From what I've read, it's only suppose to be a miniseries of 13 episodes, just something to tie up loose ends I suppose, and to tell us a little more about back when. I don't think it's intended to become a renewable show. I think they've a story to tell, and when that story has been told, it'll be done.
That'd be all right. TV doesn't have enough miniseries or preplanned endings.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
In one or two of the comics, doesn't Stark become Director of Shield?
That happened during the Civil War storyline - Fury strongly opposed the Superhuman Registration Act, and when some supers went underground to avoid it, Fury joined them. (That was when we got to see a few of his reserve safe houses that he hadn't put in SHIELD's official records, too.) Stark, as one of the official backers of the Act, was appointed as Fury's replacement.
Later, when the Skrull Invasion was discovered, Stark was held personally responsible for failing to prepare (as it was discovered that the Skrull had been subverting Stark technology all along); he was fired and SHIELD discredited, which Norman Osborn used to sneak his way into replacing SHIELD with his own organization, HAMMER. (Turned out that HAMMER didn't actually stand for anything; Osborn just liked it as an acronym, and assigned an assistant to devising what it meant. Kind of symbolic, because all Osborn ever stood for was himself anyway.)
That happened during the Civil War storyline - Fury strongly opposed the Superhuman Registration Act, and when some supers went underground to avoid it, Fury joined them. (That was when we got to see a few of his reserve safe houses that he hadn't put in SHIELD's official records, too.) Stark, as one of the official backers of the Act, was appointed as Fury's replacement.
Later, when the Skrull Invasion was discovered, Stark was held personally responsible for failing to prepare (as it was discovered that the Skrull had been subverting Stark technology all along); he was fired and SHIELD discredited, which Norman Osborn used to sneak his way into replacing SHIELD with his own organization, HAMMER. (Turned out that HAMMER didn't actually stand for anything; Osborn just liked it as an acronym, and assigned an assistant to devising what it meant. Kind of symbolic, because all Osborn ever stood for was himself anyway.)
I see. Thanks for the short history lesson.
If Osborn is involved in the story though, then it's not going to happen in this universe. I guess there truly is no reboot for Shield (at least as we know it). Instead, members of Shield have signed up to work for Stark. Coincidence?
Fury has gone underground, and Stark is now the boss. Avengers 3 Skrull Invasion?
A side-effect of forcing S.H.I.E.L.D. to remain underground, and not giving it an overt connection with Stark, would be that S.H.I.E.L.D. stories would be able to constrain themselves a bit more to the TV show, without being completely beholden to the films.
This could be either a good thing or a bad thing.
Good, because at its worst, AoS has felt like it was playing second-fiddle to the films, which get all the "best" characters while the TV show gets the C-listers. Decoupling the series from the films a bit more might help alleviate that.
Bad, because we all want the show to be significantly tied in to the greater universe.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
If Osborn is involved in the story though, then it's not going to happen in this universe. I guess there truly is no reboot for Shield (at least as we know it). Instead, members of Shield have signed up to work for Stark. Coincidence?
Fury has gone underground, and Stark is now the boss. Avengers 3 Skrull Invasion?
I think I've said it before, but they had to get SHIELD out of the way, so that the ULTRON project could take its place. If you know anything about ULTRON, you know at least the broad strokes of how that ends. In the wake of ULTRON, I suspect the MCU will reform SHIELD but with outside watchdogging, possibly from SWORD.
As to Agent Carter possibly being a miniseries, I'm cool with that. What's important to me is not the length of a show, but that the writing be tight and impressive, and that there be a clear, smart ending. Please, no separation of those two points. We've seen far too many smartly written shows that end in a way showing the writing team was ill-prepared to cap it all off.
As to Agent Carter possibly being a miniseries, I'm cool with that. What's important to me is not the length of a show, but that the writing be tight and impressive, and that there be a clear, smart ending. Please, no separation of those two points. We've seen far too many smartly written shows that end in a way showing the writing team was ill-prepared to cap it all off.
I didn't understand their scheduling plan at first, but I think I do now:
Septemberish - Decemberish: ABC airs the first half of AoS Season 2 (hopefully without many/any breaks).
Decemberish - Marchish: ABC airs the 13 episodes of Agent Carter in AoS's timeslot, to cover the now-traditional "midseason break."
Marchish - Mayish: ABC airs the second half of AoS Season 2, with a storyline springboarding from events shown in Agent Carter.
Sounds like a solid plan to me...as long as the first half of AoS Season 2 isn't a bunch of wheel-spinning the way Season 1 sometimes seemed before The Winter Soldier hit theatres.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
I think Season 2 will be about Fury showing HYDRA how he came to be in charge of SHIELD in the first place. :P I think Fury will give a speech about what SHIELD stands for as he gets ready to make Garrett wish he'd never betrayed SHIELD....
I think Fury will give a speech about what SHIELD stands for as he gets ready to make Garrett wish he'd never betrayed SHIELD....
That would be an interesting speech.
After all, Fury was pretty gung-ho about Project Insight...as long as he was in control of it.
One of the best things about Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. is that they're actually pretty scary even when they're the "good guys," something the show hinted at now and again, but never really dug into with any vigor.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
I think Season 2 will be about Fury showing HYDRA how he came to be in charge of SHIELD in the first place. :P I think Fury will give a speech about what SHIELD stands for as he gets ready to make Garrett wish he'd never betrayed SHIELD....
I do hope he brings Mockingbird along when he goes old school on Garrett's sorry metal posterior. She's the one SHIELD agent I can recall that I've not seen on film or TV yet.
I'm kind of sorry they killed Hand off so quickly. But then, perhaps Fury has a B.O.R.A.B.O.R.A. hidden somewhere. It is a comic book. One can always hope.
I do hope he brings Mockingbird along when he goes old school on Garrett's sorry metal posterior. She's the one SHIELD agent I can recall that I've not seen on film or TV yet.
I'm kind of sorry they killed Hand off so quickly. But then, perhaps Fury has a B.O.R.A.B.O.R.A. hidden somewhere. It is a comic book. One can always hope.
what about Daisy Johnson? She's an official agent. Of course there's the whole "powers" angle but enh. :P
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
what about Daisy Johnson? She's an official agent. Of course there's the whole "powers" angle but enh. :P
I looked her up. Turns out I'm "old school". I stopped collecting about 8 years before she premiered in 2004, so I was unaware of her. From what I've read though, yes, they should include her in the MCU at some point.
I looked her up. Turns out I'm "old school". I stopped collecting about 8 years before she premiered in 2004, so I was unaware of her. From what I've read though, yes, they should include her in the MCU at some point.
Hehe. Turns out Fury understands the value of people with powers quite well. So much so that it seems that he recruits as many as he can. Which is surprisingly few, but still, he tries.
I'd say that was a pretty satisfactory season finale for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
I'm glad the kept Ward alive to torment the team another day. Overall, I think his evil-but-tormented arc was well done - no one but him really seemed to take the possibility of him ending up with Skye seriously (and rightfully so) but him, but I like the twisted logic of "maybe if I can get her to be a monster too, we'll be happy!"
I'm a little bummed about Garrett's fate, but it was sufficiently hilarious that I don't mind so much. I generally think it's a mistake to kill off good villains, but the show managed to keep Ward, Deathlok, and Raina alive.
And we have our direction for next season: Phil Coulson, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., supervising the rebuild. I'm hoping this continues to be a back-to-basics approach similar to what we've seen these past few episodes, with the team doing what they can with limited resources. I'm also curious to see whether Coulson will try to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. into something a little less sinister than what Fury preferred.
Either way, I think Coulson's first order of business should be to hire Maria Hill (and the show's first order of business should be to hire Cobie Smulders as a series regular).
I thought the lack of a standard bedside scene with a recovering Fitz was somewhat suspicious...I'm thinking his recovery is going to be a little...atypical.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
Further thoughts: Raina's prime interest and motivation seem to boil down to the study of evolution, which points in a fairly obvious future direction (perhaps too obvious?).
Establishing the High Evolutionary would have the added bonus of being able to explain Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch's powers in a way which is tied to the history of the comics, but still ignores the off-limits Mutant scenario.
...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
And we have our direction for next season: Phil Coulson, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., supervising the rebuild. I'm hoping this continues to be a back-to-basics approach similar to what we've seen these past few episodes, with the team doing what they can with limited resources. I'm also curious to see whether Coulson will try to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. into something a little less sinister than what Fury preferred.
Either way, I think Coulson's first order of business should be to hire Maria Hill (and the show's first order of business should be to hire Cobie Smulders as a series regular).
Actually, first order would be explaining why Coulson is alive to the Avengers. Because Stark is going to TRIBBLE his iron pants when he hears about T.A.H.I.T.I.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP"
May's choice of weapon in the "barbershop": very cool reference to the earlier season. Should have kept it for Ward. Or did it get knocked from her hand in the earliest moments?
Discovery of how thin a connection to Hydra Ward actually has: plays into my theory that he is the "Angel" of this Joss Whedon series, walking the tightrope between good and bad. We'll see him good again for a time, I suspect. And then bad again. And then good again...
Throw down between May and Ward: great fight! Loved the end. "Guess she kept some things to herself"
Mike should have at least stuck around to have the bomb removed from his head. Methinks that will come back to haunt him later. And how is going solo to make things right better than rejoining your team?
Puzzled: How do you not take the head of John Garrett in the first place? for that matter, how do you leave his box so lightly guarded and let yet another person die? Funny ending though. Pure Coulson.
Puzzled: At what point was Coulson exposed to whatever caused Garrett and him to work in alien formulae?
Observation: for being a hunted organization, Shield has a lot of manpower and resources still at its beck and call.
Lastly...Yay! Koenig's back! Well, sort of... I'm beginning to think Koenig will be the Zathras of this tale.
Either way, I think Coulson's first order of business should be to hire Maria Hill (and the show's first order of business should be to hire Cobie Smulders as a series regular).
Cobie's husband, Taran Killam, is on SNL in NYC. She is ecstatic that HIMYM is now finished and she can live on the same coast as her husband. You should not expect to see her in any TV series for quite some time - unless it is filmed in NY, or her husband leaves SNL, or they separate.
STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
Puzzled: At what point was Coulson exposed to whatever caused Garrett and him to work in alien formulae?
GH-325 was a significant part of the TAHITI procedure. I think it was pre-death Coulson's working hypothesis that it was responsible for the subjects becoming insane; it's one of the reasons he really didn't want Skye to know how he'd saved her (somehow, keeping the subjects ignorant seems to delay or prevent the onset of insanity).
Then again, Garrett may have succumbed so quickly because he was halfway to crazy anyway.
I wonder if we're going to find out (since it would appear that the source of GH-325 was a Kree) that the writing on the wall is Kree symbology - although at first it looked almost as if Coulson had been roughing out a flowchart on (in?) the wall. And what does it mean? Can it be used to build Nega-Bands, thus giving them a Captain Marvel without the need for a Kree deserter?
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I mean, it'll be easy enough to come up with a crisis that forces him back in the saddle, but I hope they put some effort into doing it in a way that doesn't undercut his original decision to stop being Iron Man.
Plus, RDJ only has 2 more films on his contract (presumably Age of Ultron and Avengers 3), so they'll probably want to make it clear that any "un-retirement" he does is only temporary.
ABC Picks Up Marvels Agent Carter, Renews Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
I think it might have a bit of an uphill battle ahead of itself...
It's a period piece (albeit a science fiction version of the late 1940s with cigarette lasers and quarter walkie-talkies), which could potentially not interest viewers and will almost certainly drive production costs up.
It's got a tricky line to walk, being set during the formative years of S.H.I.E.L.D. when we already know that the organization is being actively infiltrated by HYDRA...but the heroes won't be able to discover this, because Nick Fury didn't know about it in the present day.
It's an interesting premise, and I'm glad to see a female-centric series, but I think it's going to be difficult for them to stick the landing.
"I'm too old for this #$@%!" - Roger Murtaugh, Lethal Weapon
Haley Atwell, of course!
No, more seriously, I like period pieces. I suspect the strength of Agent Carter will lie in how it explains the roots of much of what we'll see in the present-day MCU. The grandfather (Gabe Jones?) of Agents of SHIELD's Triplette, for example. Also, obviously, the genesis of HYDRA's infiltration of SHIELD. I suspect at some point we'll see Toby Jones back as Arnim Zola, likely putting on a show of working grudgingly with the SSR and later SHIELD while secretly helping rebuild HYDRA, as well as building his mind storage system.
I think we're going to see a lot of something a lot of you young whipper-snappers out there never really knew: the Cold War. The SSR will likely be fighting the Iron and Bamboo Curtain countries as much as mad scientists and secret organizations.
We might even get an "early" view of the shadowy agent known as the Winter Soldier. :cool:
Here's the catch, unless I'm mistaken, RDJ has two more contracts to portray Ironman. I am unsure on his contracts to portray Tony Stark however. Is it possible that, following Avengers 3, he'll just show up as Stark occasionally?
In one or two of the comics, doesn't Stark become Director of Shield? I don't know if all the comics tie in together, but if they do, and if this is true, then somewhere along the line, Fury will retire/die, and Shield will be reborn.
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Now, what they gunna' call it? Can't keep the current name. I suppose they could go with "Marvel's Agents on a Bus"? :P
From what I've read, it's only suppose to be a miniseries of 13 episodes, just something to tie up loose ends I suppose, and to tell us a little more about back when. I don't think it's intended to become a renewable show. I think they've a story to tell, and when that story has been told, it'll be done.
I like period pieces, too...but there's always that worry about what The Public will think.
I think all of the things you mentioned - Triplett's father, some early (but subtle HYDRA) infiltration, Arnim Zola, and Winter Soldier teases - sound great, but...
I hope the series doesn't come down with a case of "prequel syndrome," going out of its way to connect the dots to a foregone conclusion, without doing anything particularly new or interesting (I'm looking at you, Star Wars).
The series will have to walk the line of connecting those dots, but also going its own way and telling a story that's interesting on its own terms...but also doesn't contradict what we know of later events.
I'm partial to "Agents of N.O.T.H.I.N.G." But I suspect the season finale will shed some light on the future of S.H.I.E.L.D. (if it has a future).
I'd like to see the organization reformed as something that's just a continuation of the last few episodes - under the radar, not officially sanctioned by any government, without a lot of the high-tech toys they used to have.
That'd be all right. TV doesn't have enough miniseries or preplanned endings.
Later, when the Skrull Invasion was discovered, Stark was held personally responsible for failing to prepare (as it was discovered that the Skrull had been subverting Stark technology all along); he was fired and SHIELD discredited, which Norman Osborn used to sneak his way into replacing SHIELD with his own organization, HAMMER. (Turned out that HAMMER didn't actually stand for anything; Osborn just liked it as an acronym, and assigned an assistant to devising what it meant. Kind of symbolic, because all Osborn ever stood for was himself anyway.)
If Osborn is involved in the story though, then it's not going to happen in this universe. I guess there truly is no reboot for Shield (at least as we know it). Instead, members of Shield have signed up to work for Stark. Coincidence?
Fury has gone underground, and Stark is now the boss. Avengers 3 Skrull Invasion?
This could be either a good thing or a bad thing.
Good, because at its worst, AoS has felt like it was playing second-fiddle to the films, which get all the "best" characters while the TV show gets the C-listers. Decoupling the series from the films a bit more might help alleviate that.
Bad, because we all want the show to be significantly tied in to the greater universe.
I think I've said it before, but they had to get SHIELD out of the way, so that the ULTRON project could take its place. If you know anything about ULTRON, you know at least the broad strokes of how that ends. In the wake of ULTRON, I suspect the MCU will reform SHIELD but with outside watchdogging, possibly from SWORD.
As to Agent Carter possibly being a miniseries, I'm cool with that. What's important to me is not the length of a show, but that the writing be tight and impressive, and that there be a clear, smart ending. Please, no separation of those two points. We've seen far too many smartly written shows that end in a way showing the writing team was ill-prepared to cap it all off.
I didn't understand their scheduling plan at first, but I think I do now:
Septemberish - Decemberish: ABC airs the first half of AoS Season 2 (hopefully without many/any breaks).
Decemberish - Marchish: ABC airs the 13 episodes of Agent Carter in AoS's timeslot, to cover the now-traditional "midseason break."
Marchish - Mayish: ABC airs the second half of AoS Season 2, with a storyline springboarding from events shown in Agent Carter.
Sounds like a solid plan to me...as long as the first half of AoS Season 2 isn't a bunch of wheel-spinning the way Season 1 sometimes seemed before The Winter Soldier hit theatres.
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That would be an interesting speech.
After all, Fury was pretty gung-ho about Project Insight...as long as he was in control of it.
One of the best things about Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. is that they're actually pretty scary even when they're the "good guys," something the show hinted at now and again, but never really dug into with any vigor.
I do hope he brings Mockingbird along when he goes old school on Garrett's sorry metal posterior. She's the one SHIELD agent I can recall that I've not seen on film or TV yet.
I'm kind of sorry they killed Hand off so quickly. But then, perhaps Fury has a B.O.R.A.B.O.R.A. hidden somewhere. It is a comic book. One can always hope.
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I looked her up. Turns out I'm "old school". I stopped collecting about 8 years before she premiered in 2004, so I was unaware of her. From what I've read though, yes, they should include her in the MCU at some point.
Throw some bad-assery on top and it might be a winner. But yeah I have concerns it might be a stretch to get a big following.
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I'm glad the kept Ward alive to torment the team another day. Overall, I think his evil-but-tormented arc was well done - no one but him really seemed to take the possibility of him ending up with Skye seriously (and rightfully so) but him, but I like the twisted logic of "maybe if I can get her to be a monster too, we'll be happy!"
I'm a little bummed about Garrett's fate, but it was sufficiently hilarious that I don't mind so much. I generally think it's a mistake to kill off good villains, but the show managed to keep Ward, Deathlok, and Raina alive.
And we have our direction for next season: Phil Coulson, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., supervising the rebuild. I'm hoping this continues to be a back-to-basics approach similar to what we've seen these past few episodes, with the team doing what they can with limited resources. I'm also curious to see whether Coulson will try to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. into something a little less sinister than what Fury preferred.
Either way, I think Coulson's first order of business should be to hire Maria Hill (and the show's first order of business should be to hire Cobie Smulders as a series regular).
I thought the lack of a standard bedside scene with a recovering Fitz was somewhat suspicious...I'm thinking his recovery is going to be a little...atypical.
Establishing the High Evolutionary would have the added bonus of being able to explain Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch's powers in a way which is tied to the history of the comics, but still ignores the off-limits Mutant scenario.
Actually, first order would be explaining why Coulson is alive to the Avengers. Because Stark is going to TRIBBLE his iron pants when he hears about T.A.H.I.T.I.
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
Discovery of how thin a connection to Hydra Ward actually has: plays into my theory that he is the "Angel" of this Joss Whedon series, walking the tightrope between good and bad. We'll see him good again for a time, I suspect. And then bad again. And then good again...
Throw down between May and Ward: great fight! Loved the end. "Guess she kept some things to herself"
Mike should have at least stuck around to have the bomb removed from his head. Methinks that will come back to haunt him later. And how is going solo to make things right better than rejoining your team?
Puzzled: How do you not take the head of John Garrett in the first place? for that matter, how do you leave his box so lightly guarded and let yet another person die? Funny ending though. Pure Coulson.
Puzzled: At what point was Coulson exposed to whatever caused Garrett and him to work in alien formulae?
Observation: for being a hunted organization, Shield has a lot of manpower and resources still at its beck and call.
Lastly...Yay! Koenig's back! Well, sort of... I'm beginning to think Koenig will be the Zathras of this tale.
Then again, Garrett may have succumbed so quickly because he was halfway to crazy anyway.
I wonder if we're going to find out (since it would appear that the source of GH-325 was a Kree) that the writing on the wall is Kree symbology - although at first it looked almost as if Coulson had been roughing out a flowchart on (in?) the wall. And what does it mean? Can it be used to build Nega-Bands, thus giving them a Captain Marvel without the need for a Kree deserter?