On this show, death comes in two forms: permanent and temporary. The latter was built into the show's very first episode, which brought Agent Coulson back to life after his untimely demise in The Avengers. Since then, some of the show's most memorable characters have shuffled off this mortal coil, then shuffled right back again. Mike Peterson purportedly died before he became the technology-enhanced assassin Deathlok. Agent Koenig was killed off, except Patton Oswalt came back as several of Koenig's identical twin brothers. Just a few episodes ago, Andrew Garner seemed to die in a convenience store explosion, only to return as the Inhuman Lash.The permanent kind of death much harder to undo — and unfortunately, it seems that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. won't have a reprieve for Rosalind Price, the Atcu leader played by Constance Zimmer. Rosalind's murder at the hands of Ward isn't merely surprising because it's the death...
- 12/2/2015
- by Scott Meslow
- Vulture
[This article tries to avoid any major spoilers, and so provides more of a general overview. Most specific plot points are implied, so while the article is not guaranteed to be 100% spoiler-free, it covers things which are generally considered common knowledge, and so most of the main plot points should be left intact.]
In the UK, both Skyfall and The Avengers (or Avengers Assemble) are being shown on television tonight on different channels at overlapping times, so fans will only be able to watch one. (That would seem to provoke a reaction like, 'I'm not going to choose between my favourite actor to play James Bond and my favourite writer! That's insane troll logic!')
Bond and Marvel are two of the biggest franchises in the world at the moment, with each set to release their next instalment this year (Spectre and Avengers: Age of Ultron). This being the internet, the default response would be to pit the two against each other, as if one could only be a fan of one franchise, not both. The prepondance of alternative viewing options, like DVDs, TV repeats, etc. ultimately render such a discussion moot, in the colloquial sense of the word, meaning redundant. However, it's...
In the UK, both Skyfall and The Avengers (or Avengers Assemble) are being shown on television tonight on different channels at overlapping times, so fans will only be able to watch one. (That would seem to provoke a reaction like, 'I'm not going to choose between my favourite actor to play James Bond and my favourite writer! That's insane troll logic!')
Bond and Marvel are two of the biggest franchises in the world at the moment, with each set to release their next instalment this year (Spectre and Avengers: Age of Ultron). This being the internet, the default response would be to pit the two against each other, as if one could only be a fan of one franchise, not both. The prepondance of alternative viewing options, like DVDs, TV repeats, etc. ultimately render such a discussion moot, in the colloquial sense of the word, meaning redundant. However, it's...
- 1/10/2015
- Shadowlocked
Agents of Shield, Season 2, Episode 10: “What They Become”
Written by Jeffrey Bell
Directed by Michael Zinberg
Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (Et) on ABC
Warning: This review contains major spoilers this episode of Agents of Shield.
In season one, the midseason finale of Agents of Shield, “The Bridge,”, was a lackluster, frustrating cliffhanger, an episode with very little guts and the nerve to pretend like the season thus far was building up to that point. In season two, Agents of Shield shows just how much has changed with its midseason finale, “What They Become.” Nearly everything set up gets a proper payoff, and the action hardly slows down, except for a few brief moments between Skye and her father. A character thought dead in “Ye Who Enter Here” is revealed to be alive, but the celebration is short-lived, as another beloved member of the team is killed off in a brutally fast,...
Written by Jeffrey Bell
Directed by Michael Zinberg
Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (Et) on ABC
Warning: This review contains major spoilers this episode of Agents of Shield.
In season one, the midseason finale of Agents of Shield, “The Bridge,”, was a lackluster, frustrating cliffhanger, an episode with very little guts and the nerve to pretend like the season thus far was building up to that point. In season two, Agents of Shield shows just how much has changed with its midseason finale, “What They Become.” Nearly everything set up gets a proper payoff, and the action hardly slows down, except for a few brief moments between Skye and her father. A character thought dead in “Ye Who Enter Here” is revealed to be alive, but the celebration is short-lived, as another beloved member of the team is killed off in a brutally fast,...
- 12/11/2014
- by Rachel Kolb
- SoundOnSight
“The cellist” — it was meant to be a throwaway line, a small piece of insight into Agent Phil Coulson as he took more of a center-stage role in Marvel’s The Avengers. Instead, viewers latched onto the idea that their fan favorite might have a bit of a mysterious love life…and ever since, speculation has swirled over if we would ever hear more.
With the idea becoming a reality in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s 19th episode “The Only Light In The Darkness” (airing April 22 at 8pm Et), it’s no surprise that the third piece of art in Marvel’s groundbreaking initiative,...
With the idea becoming a reality in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s 19th episode “The Only Light In The Darkness” (airing April 22 at 8pm Et), it’s no surprise that the third piece of art in Marvel’s groundbreaking initiative,...
- 4/17/2014
- by Andrea Towers
- EW - Inside TV
(Cbr) "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." has had a somewhat tumultuous relationship with fan expectations in its first year, but series star Clark Gregg (Agent Phil Coulson) said he thinks viewers will be surprised by events as season one nears the finish line. "When people see the remaining episodes of the season -- what they're doing here is a slow build to something I don't think you've seen before," Gregg told reporters on the red carpet before Sunday's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." PaleyFest event. "I can't really elaborate." Gregg has some authority on the subject -- he's been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008's original "Iron Man" film. Though he hasn't been in a Marvel movie since 2012's "The Avengers" -- which didn't end well for him, though he got better under still-mysterious circumstances -- he said he's definitely relishing taking a more hands-on role...
- 3/26/2014
- by Albert Ching, Comic Book Resources
- Hitfix
The resolution of the mystery of Agent Phil Coulson's death on "Marvel's Agents of Shield" proved to be fairly straightforward -- if that resolution is in fact the real one. After the question stretched from "The Avengers" to the small screen, Coulson finally found out how he was brought back to life.
Coulson's faith in Shield continued to be called into question in "The Magical Place." His personal history played an important role in the episode as viewers learn that not only did Coulson's father die in front of him, but his mother also passed and thus his only family remaining is the Shield organization. Raina used Coulson's doubts against him so that he finally caved and chose to use Centipede's machine to discover what really happen in Tahiti.
So what did happen? Using the machine, it's revealed that "Tahiti" is actually an operating room where Dr. Streiten (guest star...
Coulson's faith in Shield continued to be called into question in "The Magical Place." His personal history played an important role in the episode as viewers learn that not only did Coulson's father die in front of him, but his mother also passed and thus his only family remaining is the Shield organization. Raina used Coulson's doubts against him so that he finally caved and chose to use Centipede's machine to discover what really happen in Tahiti.
So what did happen? Using the machine, it's revealed that "Tahiti" is actually an operating room where Dr. Streiten (guest star...
- 1/8/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The truth is out there… and will soon, finally, be revealed on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
When last we tuned into ABC’s freshman drama (returning tonight at 8/7c), a confrontation with Centipede’s front woman Raina took an unexpected turn, when it was revealed that the mysterious group wants Coulson — but to what end? TVLine spoke with Clark Gregg about how Coulson’s crisis will uncover the unpleasant truth about Tahiti aka his apres-Avengers “resurrection,” a possible tie-in with Marvel’s next big-screen adventure and how the “true” S.H.I.E.L.D. is yet to come.
When last we tuned into ABC’s freshman drama (returning tonight at 8/7c), a confrontation with Centipede’s front woman Raina took an unexpected turn, when it was revealed that the mysterious group wants Coulson — but to what end? TVLine spoke with Clark Gregg about how Coulson’s crisis will uncover the unpleasant truth about Tahiti aka his apres-Avengers “resurrection,” a possible tie-in with Marvel’s next big-screen adventure and how the “true” S.H.I.E.L.D. is yet to come.
- 1/7/2014
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Agents of Shield, Season 1, Episode 10, “The Bridge”
Written by Shalisha Francis
Directed by Holly Dale
Airs Tuesdays at 8pm Est on ABC
“The Bridge” is the first season’s hastily-constructed bridge from the pilot episode to the end of the season. It gives the illusion that the season has been building to a confrontation with Project Centipede when it has really meandered with single episode story arcs and false trails. Mike Peterson (J. August Richards) returns for the first time since the pilot and gives the team what it has been sorely lacking, which is a superhero. Coulson and his team have encountered super-human abilities and even tangled with an Asgardian, but the point of Shield as an organization is to protect mankind and provide superheroes like Captain America with what they need to save the world. Without a central figure to rally around, the team lacks a strong direction,...
Written by Shalisha Francis
Directed by Holly Dale
Airs Tuesdays at 8pm Est on ABC
“The Bridge” is the first season’s hastily-constructed bridge from the pilot episode to the end of the season. It gives the illusion that the season has been building to a confrontation with Project Centipede when it has really meandered with single episode story arcs and false trails. Mike Peterson (J. August Richards) returns for the first time since the pilot and gives the team what it has been sorely lacking, which is a superhero. Coulson and his team have encountered super-human abilities and even tangled with an Asgardian, but the point of Shield as an organization is to protect mankind and provide superheroes like Captain America with what they need to save the world. Without a central figure to rally around, the team lacks a strong direction,...
- 12/11/2013
- by Rachel Kolb
- SoundOnSight
After watching the first season pilot for ABC and Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." I can see where the appeal for die-hard fans of The Avengers theatrical franchise comes into play as it plays heavily on the final events of the superhero team-up and introduces the continuation of the Extremis plan introduced in Iron Man 3. The character introduction and the return of Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson (whose death was faked in The Avengers) is cheesy, but all of the actors fit into the universe of what is essentially just more well-executed, somewhat tiresome Joss Whedon snark. It ultimately works, but I can't really imagine watching on an episode-by-episode basis. Even the after-show teaser for the rest of the season suggests we "won't want to miss the final minutes of every episode", which tells me this thing is going to be filled with cliffhangers galore. Not necessarily a bad thing, but...
- 9/25/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Broadcasting Company of America threw its mighty S.H.I.E.L.D. at you on Tuesday night — but was it truly super?
A small-screen follow-up/companion piece to The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and other Marvel-ous movies, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. resurrects (or did it?) Agent Phil Coulson (again played by Clark Gregg) for the purpose of assembling a team of agents that will investigate extra-normal and superhuman people (but never “mutants,” says 20th Century Fox’s lawyers!) and events worldwide.
Related | Ming-Na Wen on Playing S.H.I.E.L.D.’s ‘Bulldog’ and Joining the ‘Really Cool’ Whedon Family
The cast is populated by ER alum Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May,...
A small-screen follow-up/companion piece to The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and other Marvel-ous movies, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. resurrects (or did it?) Agent Phil Coulson (again played by Clark Gregg) for the purpose of assembling a team of agents that will investigate extra-normal and superhuman people (but never “mutants,” says 20th Century Fox’s lawyers!) and events worldwide.
Related | Ming-Na Wen on Playing S.H.I.E.L.D.’s ‘Bulldog’ and Joining the ‘Really Cool’ Whedon Family
The cast is populated by ER alum Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May,...
- 9/25/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Entertainment Weekly has debuted several new cast profile photos from Joss Whedon’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, the upcoming series that will serve as spin-off of Marvel’s’s The Avengers and follow the activities of Agent Coulson as he assembles a small but highly skilled team of agents from the worldwide law-enforcement agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D.
The series stars Clark Greg, reprising his role as Agent Phil Coulson from the Marvel films, as well as Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizaeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye and J. August Richards as Mike Peterson.
via [Entertainment Weekly]...
The series stars Clark Greg, reprising his role as Agent Phil Coulson from the Marvel films, as well as Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizaeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye and J. August Richards as Mike Peterson.
via [Entertainment Weekly]...
- 8/22/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
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