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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |OT| Tahiti is a Magical Place (to...Hey guys, I found it!)

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Sanjuro

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Show worth watching? Haven't seen anything from it yet, but need something to watch.

Also, is there a place where all the episodes are up for streaming?
 
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richiek

steals Justin Bieber DVDs
athevolunteer said:
So I haven't watched since episode four or five. But now that
Deathlok
is going to be introduced I'm curious, have they had any other Marvel characters on the show other than Graviton's origins?
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They just introduced Blizzard in the previous episode.
 
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Razgriz-Specter

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Sanjuro said:
Show worth watching? Haven't seen anything from it yet, but need something to watch.

Also, is there a place where all the episodes are up for streaming?
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I'd wait for the end of the season then blow through it.
Its getting better but the episodes aren't really worth the weakly or longer waits yet.
 
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Cornballer

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A couple quick comments from VanDerWerff after the Marvel event:
Vaguely optimistic after #AgentsofSHIELD set visit. Producers seem at least somewhat aware of, responsive to criticism. #TCA14

Bell, Jed Whedon, Tancharoen were more understanding of concerns. We'll see if show reflects that.
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Ripclawe

Banned
for a second I thought it was

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then i realized and kinda disappointed but at least they are starting to bring in actual marvel characters
 
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Cornballer

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anaron said:
Oh wow, that explains some stuff. Did they specify why?
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Nope - he just mentioned it in passing on Twitter. I'm not sure about any of the particulars. Sounds like VanDerWerff is going to do a writeup on the visit for the Onion A|V Club, so hopefully we'll see that sometime soon.
 
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fallengorn

Bitches love smiley faces
They're going to show him as
Deathlok
on the 4th? Boo-urns. I want him to be more scarred!

I'm more excited over seeing MCU version of
Lorelei
. That's a nice surprise.
 
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Jorok Goldblade

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athevolunteer said:
So I haven't watched since episode four or five. But now that
Deathlok
is going to be introduced I'm curious, have they had any other Marvel characters on the show other than Graviton's origins?
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Victoria Hand

Blizzard II, last week's episode

Bill Paxton's character from the next episode, John Garrett, is a marvel character.

And of course, Maria Hill, Sif, and Fury in the episode 2 after-credits scene. Phil "Cheese"Coulson is also Marvel canon now, BFF's with Nick Fury Jr.
 
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Velcro Fly

Member
Show isn't the best but it keeps me entertained. Characters have grown on me, especially Fitz-Simmons. I'm going to start watching it as it airs because the 8 days wait crap on Hulu is bull and I don't really watch anything else on Tuesday anyway.
 
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Pai Pai Master

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Mighty Chin said:
With Centipede's being linked to Extremis and that was introduced as being developed by AIM. I'm think the Clairvoyant could be MODOK.
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If he is, I doubt we'll ever see the giant floating head. He'll just be an AI or something.

Great news though, sounds like they're realling taking the criticism to heart and emphasizing the incoming established Marvel characters. A year from now this show will probably look pretty different from how it started.
 
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Pai Pai Master

Banned
I think Zola
is important enough to re-appear in Cap 2, given his rumoured involvement with Bucky. We already know the character is featured in some capacity, whether that is simply a flashback, his resurgence as Robo-Zola, or both, I can't wait to see.
 
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Cornballer

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- Onion A|V Club: Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. at TCA: Here comes Deathlok... and a better show, hopefully *some spoilers*

Regarding what anaron and I were briefly discussing yesterday:
But the thing that most heartened me was that all first season shows involve some sort of steering into the skid, some sort of course correction. In talking with the producers, I got the sense—first advanced by Loeb and Bell—that they were fumbling a bit to figure out how to tell a 22-episode story in a 13-episode world. Jed Whedon (Joss Whedon wasn’t present at the set visit) pointed out to me that in a 13-episode season, the story is usually kicking into high gear around episode six, because that’s roughly the halfway point of the season. Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. reached its halfway point just recently, and its story, too, is about to start moving forward at a quickened pace. Netflix and cable have changed how quickly audiences are willing to consume narrative, creating a willingness to watch shows with relentless forward momentum, shows that don't pause for anything. (Go and look at some of those early seasons of Buffy now; at the time, their pacing felt revolutionary and different, but now, they’re starting to feel a little slow-paced compared to what’s on the air at present.) There’s been plenty made of how Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. is something of a throwback show in its dedication to action-adventure tropes above all else. But at all times in talking to producers, I got the sense that they at least understood the story on this show needs to move faster and needs to have more concrete stakes. And because the post process on the show takes so long (due to all of the added effects), turning the ship may have taken a bit longer than it would have on another show.
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Lots more via the link.
 
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Funky Papa

FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Marvel TV impresario Jeph Loeb actually suggested the audience is really interested in Agent Ward, who, at least to my knowledge, is fairly routinely written off as the show's least interesting character among many
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Goddamnitloeb.
 
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Choppasmith

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Vanillalite said:
What if the twist is Shield IS Centipede, and then of course the Clairvoyant is Nick Fury.

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Speaking of crazy Shyamalan-esque twists. I was thinking, "Wouldn't it be funny if they did something REALLY crazy and reveal The Clairvoyant was Julia Carpenter and Skye was a mishandled clone (maybe daughter) of her?" I mean unlike Drew, Carpenter IS a known clairvoyant.

Looking at her on Wiki really quick, I'm surprised no one else has thought of it.
 
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BlackNMild2k1

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Choppasmith said:
Speaking of crazy Shyamalan-esque twists. I was thinking, "Wouldn't it be funny if they did something REALLY crazy and reveal The Clairvoyant was Julia Carpenter and Skye was a mishandled clone (maybe daughter) of her?" I mean unlike Drew, Carpenter IS a known clairvoyant.

Looking at her on Wiki really quick, I'm surprised no one else has thought of it.
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But isn't the Clairvoyant a man?
And Syke's background more closely resembles Jessica Drew.

Could turn out to be neither though, I just hope we find out for sure this season.
 
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Choppasmith

Member
BlackNMild2k1 said:
But isn't the Clairvoyant a man?
And Syke's background more closely resembles Jessica Drew.

Could turn out to be neither though, I just hope we find out for sure this season.
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They've avoided reference to gender afaik. In any case, it's just a theory if they wanted to do something crazy.
 
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esterk

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Glad they're bringing Deathlok in, that's a really interesting connection that I personally didn't see coming. I really want this show to pull in way more Marvel characters, which they seem to be doing, so I'm happy.

Still annoyed they keep dismissing stuff like ESP and other powers though, when mutants are a thing (I know the rights are all stupid so they can't reference that, but still).
 
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BlackNMild2k1

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esterk said:
Glad they're bringing Deathlok in, that's a really interesting connection that I personally didn't see coming. I really want this show to pull in way more Marvel characters, which they seem to be doing, so I'm happy.

Still annoyed they keep dismissing stuff like ESP and other powers though, when mutants are a thing (I know the rights are all stupid so they can't reference that, but still).
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In the MCU mutants aren't a thing, they don't exist. ESP (telekinesis and mind reading?) also isn't a known thing, or at least not known about to SHIELD (below a level 8 clearance).

Superheroes and Aliens/Gods weren't even a "real" thing until Thor and then The Avengers happened. This is the birth of the Marvel universe, everything is just coming to light and the world is now changing to cope with that. Magic hasn't been proven to exist yet and super powered villains are only now being created.
You gotta give it time to expand, and eventually we will have Inhumans to cover territory that was previously mutants.
 
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