Agents of SHIELD. Season 1 Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Trekker4747, Sep 25, 2013.

  1. sojourner

    sojourner Admiral In Memoriam

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2008
    Location:
    Just around the bend.
    Based on the way hit lit into Victoria in the following scene, I think it's safe to say he didn't know about the lack of an extraction plan.
     
  2. Guy Gardener

    Guy Gardener Fleet Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2000
    Location:
    In the lap of squalor I assure you.
    Was Ward Lying? Because he told Fitz that there was an Extraction.

    Either he was lying, or he was lied to.

    What seems more likely?
     
  3. Pavonis

    Pavonis Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2001
    Well, since Ward tried flashing his light to communicate with an exfiltration team, and was disappointed that no one replied, I'd say he was not told that no one would be coming.
     
  4. Photoman15

    Photoman15 Commodore Commodore

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2001
    Location:
    The sunny shores of Trenzalore
    I believe Hand knew Coulson would go and extract his team off book.
     
  5. Sto-Vo-Kory

    Sto-Vo-Kory Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2008
    Location:
    Battle Creek
    ^Almost...they still need a Dum Dum Duggan cameo to complete the set.

    As to May's relationship to Skye: I inferred that May was the female SHIELD agent that dropped baby Skye off at the orphanage (or wherever the little tike was deposited) as mentioned in the redacted file. My guess is that Skye's mother was actually May's sister, making her Skye's Aunt May.

    Any mention of wheat cakes on the show would have Sony's legal department scouring their Spider-Man licensing agreement for signs of infringement.
     
  6. Mr Light

    Mr Light Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Dec 7, 1999
    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    I hate to say it, but with every new episode lacking a super hero or a super villain or a spandex costume... my interesting drops just a little bit. And the tag scenes are getting progressively less interesting. I could do with another Nick Fury cameo about now.
     
  7. Trekker4747

    Trekker4747 Boldly going... Premium Member

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2001
    Location:
    Trekker4747
    Eh, I don't need the episodes to feal with super heroes/villains in fact I'm glad it's NOT doing this as I was afraid that's what we'd get. A Freak of the Week series which, thankfully, we're not getting.

    For a moment there in this episode was thinking it was going to be revealed Coulson was Skye's father. I sort-of wonder if Skye isn't supposed to be an analogue to Peter Parker here in the MCU? With Parker's parents having disappeared presumably on a mission for SHIELD or something along those lines.
     
  8. Christopher

    Christopher Writer Admiral

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2001
    Except he hasn't been established in the MCU as a present-day SHIELD agent, only as a member of Cap's team in WWII.
     
  9. Agent Richard07

    Agent Richard07 Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2001
    I tried the sandwich today. Had to go to a gourmet food shop to find the buffalo mozzarella and the pesto aioli, but it was worth it. I made two sandwiches and they were quite good. Fitz liked just a hint of pesto aioli, but I found that putting more on really made the sandwich. It's a great spread. Funny thing too... Someone else was there asking about buffalo mozzarella. Maybe they saw SHIELD and had the same idea.
     
  10. Turtletrekker

    Turtletrekker Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Aug 23, 2003
    Location:
    Tacoma, Washington

    And as working along side Howard Stark as he was putting together S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Agent Carter One-Shot.
     
  11. Turtletrekker

    Turtletrekker Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Aug 23, 2003
    Location:
    Tacoma, Washington
    I wonder if that is the favorite sandwich of the writer or member of the crew? The original title of the episode was "The Sandwich Incident".

    For the record-- my favorite sandwich is buffalo chicken, bacon and ranch.
     
  12. Agent Richard07

    Agent Richard07 Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2001
    ^ I'm wondering if they expected people to try and make it.

    In any case, the sandwich was better integrated into the story than the pineapple cake was on Enterprise.
     
  13. Trekker4747

    Trekker4747 Boldly going... Premium Member

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2001
    Location:
    Trekker4747
    The sandwich is actually a favorite food item of Namor as established in Issue #138 of Sub-Mariner.
     
  14. Turtletrekker

    Turtletrekker Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Aug 23, 2003
    Location:
    Tacoma, Washington
    Sooooooooo, Fitz is actually Namor? :confused:
     
  15. Trekker4747

    Trekker4747 Boldly going... Premium Member

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2001
    Location:
    Trekker4747
    Well, not anymore than The Bus is an entire comic universe. It was just a little in-joke. But, yet, Fitz is Namor. Calling it now!
     
  16. DEWLine

    DEWLine Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2003
    Location:
    Ottawa, Canada
    And the pictures I've seen of Dugan's profile in that briefing packet Fury gave Rogers had Dugan flagged as deceased, along with most of the rest of the Howlers for MCU purposes.
     
  17. Alidar Jarok

    Alidar Jarok Everything in moderation but moderation Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 14, 2003
    Location:
    Norfolk, VA
    He's talking with Agent Sitwell. Sitwell mentions something about Fury springing to bring him to Tahiti and Coulson says "it's a magical ... place" with apparent disappointment that he was saying that phrase.

    Although, to be fair, Buffalo Mozzarella is the only kind of mozzarella one should buy.
     
  18. The Old Mixer

    The Old Mixer Mih ssim, mih ssim, nam, daed si Xim. Moderator

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2002
    Location:
    The Old Mixer, Somewhere in Connecticut
    ^ENNHHH! He was talking to Hand.
     
  19. Mr Light

    Mr Light Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Dec 7, 1999
    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Also, why couldn't The Hub have been a Helicarrier? It just needed a single establishing shot. Hell you could have stolen it from The Avengers.
     
  20. Christopher

    Christopher Writer Admiral

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2001
    For one thing, I'm not sure the Helicarrier could support a plane as big as the Bus. For another, it's Fury's command post, and this episode was about introducing Victoria Hand. As far as introducing other helicarriers goes, that seems to be something they're saving for The Winter Soldier.