Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

[apocrypha]

Don't forget that this is Joss Whedon so nobody is allowed to be happy in love - in fact making sure all potential romances are stymied in tragic ways is probably the main driver of plot, everything else is incidental.

So Skye (Buffy) and Ward (Angel) will end up on the same side again but eternally separated by a tragic mistake one of them made resulting in lots of angsty brooding and tight-lipped stoicism.

Fitz (Willow) and Simmons (Tara) will get it together amidst dreamy scenes in parks and lots of falling blossom and then be torn asunder by the tragic death/maiming/supervillanising of one of them, resulting in lots of angsty brooding and possible psychotic rampages.

Coulson (Giles) will remain impossibly distant from the former love of his life, unable to be with her ever, resulting in lots of angsty brooding and a permanent tragic air because of his tortured past.

New black dude (Gunn) will always have the hots for whoever has the hots for Ward and never get past 3rd base and be eternally angsty & brooding as a result.

Etc. Fill in the blanks, the instant any given couple actually swap saliva you can bet that something horrible (tragic) is going to happen to one or both of them at any minute.

[Ghambit]

I've always thought that Fitz would inevitably become a supervillain after getting to watch Simmons die some horrible death.  Simmons is way too squeaky clean.  Then again, it'd be more interesting if Simmons became a supervillain due to vice versa.  That's likely how I'd write it.

[Tannhauser]

Another good episode with the origins of Ward.  Of course, the big shock  if they have the guts not to nulify it, is pretty epic.

I think they will nulify it, but hopefully this still means Ward stays a bad guy.  He certainly made a strong case for it tonight!


I really like the direction they are taking this show.  I just hope they don't blink and get touch-feely.

[Threash]

[MahrinSkel]

--Dave

[Ghambit]

--Dave

Where they will inevitably make out and fall in love in between trying to figure out how to escape.

[Fordel]

[Threash]

I'm glad it is Fitz that can't give up on Ward, on any other show it would be Skye.

[jgsugden]

--Dave

[Threash]

--Dave

[Lakov_Sanite]

If you don't see a body they aren't dead. That's fiction 101, we should ALL know better.

[HaemishM]

[jgsugden]

[Threash]

[jgsugden]

We're getting a season 2 and the Captain Carter Spin-off which seems like it will run between the two halves of the MAoS season...

[Father mike]

Anyone who wants to give Hayley Atwell more screen time is aces in my book.

[Ghambit]

So I'm very happy how AoS has evolved and definitely am now fully invested in the show.   But, it sure seems like the show is headed into serialized mode; not sure I'm down with that, but I guess it's more inline with the comics.  Really don't want a show with vagueries mixed with cliffhanger after cliffhanger.

Anyways,

[Threash]

So I'm very happy how AoS has evolved and definitely am now fully invested in the show.   But, it sure seems like the show is headed into serialized mode; not sure I'm down with that, but I guess it's more inline with the comics.  Really don't want a show with vagueries mixed with cliffhanger after cliffhanger.

Anyways,

[Ironwood]

No, he was that guy from Neighbours.

 

[Fordel]

[Threash]

"I'm here because of the incentives program"
"yeah, nobody ever turns that down"

Creepy.

[Tannhauser]

Good, not great season ender. 


I got all the episodes on DVR, think I'll go back and see if I can find some new context from old episodes.  Might skip some of the more dogshit episodes though.

[HaemishM]

I liked the finale. It gives them a start a square one for season 2, but with some established villains hanging out there.

[Threash]

Or brother, the first one said he played videogames with his brother.

[jgsugden]

Or brother, the first one said he played videogames with his brother.

Brother can mean many things.... he seemed pretty cherry about his brother's death.

[Velorath]

[Johny Cee]

If you haven't seen it, you should really go watch "All Hail the King", the One-Shot at the end of the Thor 2 DVD.  Really good, with a fair amount of "wtf?" including "where is Justin Hammer now?"

[Ironwood]

Why did I not know about this ?

TO THE DVDATRON !!!

[Ironwood]

Well, that whole series ended well, even if it was utter shite to start with.

[Trippy]

Yes.

[Raguel]

I'm reminded of the time someone asked Clark Gregg about the declining ratings and he called those who stopped viewing the show "losers". I wonder if he knew back then where the show was headed in terms of the reveal and quality, but couldn't talk about it and that made him speak out in frustration.

eta: ok i might have just did a bloodworth but I'm not gonna look over this thread and see if I already commented on this. 

[jgsugden]

Lucy Lawless (Xena, BSG) has a recurring season 2 role as some type of seductive agent... never sad to see her back in genre TV.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Lucy Lawless (Xena, BSG) has a recurring season 2 role as some type of seductive agent... never sad to see her back in genre TV.

Seductive?  I mean I enjoyed Spartacus and all but does she really need to keep going there? 

[Evildrider]

Lucy Lawless (Xena, BSG) has a recurring season 2 role as some type of seductive agent... never sad to see her back in genre TV.

Seductive?  I mean I enjoyed Spartacus and all but does she really need to keep going there? 

I don't mind.   

[Ironwood]

Lucy Lawless (Xena, BSG) has a recurring season 2 role as some type of seductive agent... never sad to see her back in genre TV.

Seductive?  I mean I enjoyed Spartacus and all but does she really need to keep going there? 

There wasn't much seduction in Xena, to be fair.