Pai Pai Master
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No one in their right mind would be expecting her to die when they just established where they're going with her character. It's not really plot armor, it's more like the catalyst of what could be her superhero origin.
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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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BlackNMild2k1
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exactly, we're all expecting this to be her "awakening" so to speak.
I would have actually been worried about SImmons had we not seen what the grenade did during the May rewind. She dove on a grenade to save Fitz and Skye, if they did her POV before May, then everyone might have feared the worst, but it was brave none the less.
I think that was what annoyed me the most. Why give two point black shots to the tummy if your gonna chicken out on it minutes later? Other than that I liked the episode. Fitz/Simmons bother me too much tho. Terrible actors that probably got the roles cause of there looks and accent
Funky Papa
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TV logic.
A real bullet to the gut would cripple somebody for months, and that without causing damage to any critical organs. I'm talking about weeks of resting and painkillers followed by long months of rehab. That's pretty bad for the plot when you consider that you can't really take a character out of the group for more than two episodes without hurting him/her.
Napoleonthechimp
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Wasn't there something mentioned in this thread that stated that it has taken the showrunners until around the 13th or 14th episode to change up the show in response to complaints? It'd certainly explain why this episode was such an improvement.
Um.. .brb..
Haha, it's good to know that someone else noticed the music in the show. I'm loving it, it's just that I feel like it's being wasted away.
Freeza Under The Shower
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for the Stan Lee cameo?
I've definitely pointed out that 13, 14, and 15 (especially the last two) would be the first set of episodes for the show to really "respond" if you will. They mark the beginning of the back nine ordered and if there's any indication of a positive change, it will be hopefully illustrated with that.
Urghh...damn ABC scheduling.
And of course the next episode is titled "Tahiti".
Coulson maybe? Makes sense given the scene with Coulson bandaging May.
Killa Sasa
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Liked the majority of episodes well enough minus the awful ep 2, but this was the first legit good one. On the heels of dem Cap 2 trailers, feeling the Marvel warm n fuzzies <3.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Still, it's gonna have to be a doozy.
Jones is actually a bit younger than Peter Parker who is eternally mid-20s. One of the oddities of the sliding time scale. Also Jones is not besties with Danvers that would be Drew, although currently Danvers is suffering with a case of mild amnesia and may not remember that.
Funky Papa
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Is she? She was at the same HS as Peter Parker and had a crush on him. Also, her relationship with Carol is pretty well known.
Why are we using spoiler tags again?
I wonder if that means they'll end up going to the well of whatever brought Coulsen back to life to bring Skye back.
Jorok Goldblade
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She could be part of Marvel's "Inhumans are the new Mutants" initiative. The treatment that saves her is the Terrigen Mists.
BlackNMild2k1
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That would be interesting. I don't know anything about the Inhumans other than what I've recently read on wiki, but that would add some relevance to the show if the first inhuman appeared on AoS and then was expanded on in an upcoming phase 3 movie (or with Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver in
(Capt. America 2?)
But how would you explain the Terrigen Mist?
Found in a capsule at Skyes place of origin when they recovered her? Been sitting in a Shield vault for 20something years as an 084? And they only knew about it because it was the final piece of redacted info in Skyes file?
Funky Papa
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SHIELD's giant vault of gizmos + TV logic/deus ex machina.
BlackNMild2k1
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Coulson: We recovered several of these containers filed with this mist from an alien craft back in the 70's that crashed over the New Mexico desert, it was a massive cover up job related to the infamous Area 51.
It was the first ever 084 on record. It was comprised of an unknown substance that appeared to have no affect on humans or anything of this earth.
Fitz: where there any survivors?
Coulson: that's classified.
Simmons: What does any if this have to do with Skye?
Coulson: Since Skye is also an 084, I figured maybe we should try it on her and see what happens.
Bear McCreary: Making kick ass scores that are wasted on average TV shows, since everything past BSG.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Re: Tahiti and Skye rez lol, am I hallucinating or:
During Coulson's brain surgery flashbacks there was a cylinder glowing green. And during the trailer for the next episode, was there a quick flash of the same green cylinder?
During Coulson's brain surgery flashbacks there was a cylinder glowing green. And during the trailer for the next episode, was there a quick flash of the same green cylinder?
The bigger crime is that he doesn't release many of said scores.
Pai Pai Master
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The synopsis for "Tahiti" says that in looking for a way to save Skye, Coulson finds out more about what SHIELD did to him. I would imagine that the liquid is definitely a key point and we'll see what it's all about in the next episode. And yeah, wouldn't be surprised if it was Terrigen Mist or something.
Considering she is an 084 I'm sure that'll factor in.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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That was a really, really good episode.
Jorok Goldblade
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This mostly works. The only issue is that the Tesseract is an 084 that would predate that.
Funky Papa
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Dat hybrid vigor.
Hours Left
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I just binge watched all the episodes from after the holiday break, and I am very pleased to see that the rate of improvement is still continuing.
The darker tone and the shift to focus more on continuity has helped the show immeasurably, and the cast is gelling better than ever.
Keep it up SHIELD!
The darker tone and the shift to focus more on continuity has helped the show immeasurably, and the cast is gelling better than ever.
Keep it up SHIELD!
SquiddyCracker
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Guys, I need sexy May and Simmons gifs.
Virtually all of his scores are released. He hadn't been especially focused on SHIELD lately, though (to the point where I'm convinced his assistants wrote most of the cues for the last several episodes).
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Simmons pls asap
Rafa=FedKilla
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She doesnt have any brahs. Wait until season two when they start treating her like Felicity.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Aw yeah.
Funky Papa
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I'm all for Simmons in tight pencil skirts.
ArchedThunder
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This last episode was really good, why the fuck is there ANOTHER break though?
And why does it have to be a month long...
And why does it have to be a month long...
BrokenFiction
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For some reason no network wants to compete with the Olympics, despite the fact that NBC sucks at broadcasting it.
HP_Wuvcraft
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God, I hope not. They still need to explain why Coulson is important.
Gherid__lacksGPS
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Seems to me that would be a good way to bring further explanation to Coulson's shit, whilst moving sky's arch along. Two birds, one stone.
SpeedySwaf
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I feel like the last episode was the best so far as well. The improvement in the fight choreography alone was pretty striking, and it had some funny moments as well.
"Prostitutes? Plural?"
I'm hoping it keeps up.
"Prostitutes? Plural?"
I'm hoping it keeps up.
Choppasmith
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I was talking with a friend on Facebook and we were saying how big it would've been if they didn't already announce it but they had to for all those people whining about why folks like Thor and Cap weren't showing up.
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