Agents of SHIELD. Season 1 Discussion Thread

[Turtletrekker]

This clip confirms through a line of dialogue the existence of a long-time Marvel character in the MCU.

The line in question comes from Maria Hill, who is on the phone with Pepper Potts...

Spoiler: Nothing Personal

“Yeah, it went as expected. S.H.I.E.L.D. implodes, and everyone wants answers. The C.I.A, N.S.A, and N.R.L., them I can handle, but Congress…Congress is like kindergarten. Where is this Fridge? What was in there? Who or what is a 'Man-Thing'? I swear I need a cocktail and a lobotomy.”

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ Cool. I loved that character.

You really are old (as am I...)

On the contrary, I'm very young...in 1975.

I wondered if his story about how his older brother forced him to be cruel to his younger brother was supposed to be some kind of motivation. Either way, the bottom line is that he's a psychopath-- which is kind of a cop out in the motivation department.

I think it's meant to shed light on is relationship with Garrett...now Garrett fills the spot that his older brother did, persuading him to do bad things. (I might even speculate that Garrett really is his older brother, but that's reaching.)

Pretty much everybody has gotten into a fight with their siblings. Even if it gets to the point where it fits the psychological definition of "abusive," it seldom results in an adult who can coldly shoot multiple people through the head without compunction. That person had to have something wrong with them to begin with. So no matter what kind of backstory they give him at this point, he's never going to be more than a psycho killer.

 

[sojourner]

This clip confirms through a line of dialogue the existence of a long-time Marvel character in the MCU.

The line in question comes from Maria Hill, who is on the phone with Pepper Potts...

Spoiler: Nothing Personal

“Yeah, it went as expected. S.H.I.E.L.D. implodes, and everyone wants answers. The C.I.A, N.S.A, and N.R.L., them I can handle, but Congress…Congress is like kindergarten. Where is this Fridge? What was in there? Who or what is a 'Man-Thing'? I swear I need a cocktail and a lobotomy.”

Spoiler: in Ironman 3

Man-Thing's wife was one of the extremis soldiers that tried to kill Tony in IM3.

http://io9.com/iron-man-3-included-a-major-shout-out-to-man-thing-1568972458

 

[Captain Craig]

<<<<<Don't think I didn't enjoy hearing that name drop when I saw the clip earlier this morning!!! Ted Sallis has, like Banner did, already tinkered with recreating the Super Soldier Serum and made him Man-Thing!!!

This clip confirms through a line of dialogue the existence of a long-time Marvel character in the MCU.

The line in question comes from Maria Hill, who is on the phone with Pepper Potts...

Spoiler: Nothing Personal

“Yeah, it went as expected. S.H.I.E.L.D. implodes, and everyone wants answers. The C.I.A, N.S.A, and N.R.L., them I can handle, but Congress…Congress is like kindergarten. Where is this Fridge? What was in there? Who or what is a 'Man-Thing'? I swear I need a cocktail and a lobotomy.”

 

[Alidar Jarok]

This is going to be the first week I won't be able to watch live (iirc). How's ABC for watching online?

 

[bbjeg]

^I didn't know you could watch it online.

This clip confirms through a line of dialogue the existence of a long-time Marvel character in the MCU.

The line in question comes from Maria Hill, who is on the phone with Pepper Potts...

Spoiler: Nothing Personal

“Yeah, it went as expected. S.H.I.E.L.D. implodes, and everyone wants answers. The C.I.A, N.S.A, and N.R.L., them I can handle, but Congress…Congress is like kindergarten. Where is this Fridge? What was in there? Who or what is a 'Man-Thing'? I swear I need a cocktail and a lobotomy.”

Spoiler: in Ironman 3

Man-Thing's wife was one of the extremis soldiers that tried to kill Tony in IM3.

http://io9.com/iron-man-3-included-a-major-shout-out-to-man-thing-1568972458

Nice clip and that's news to me sojourner.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Yeah, it looks like you can't. Oh well. I'll have to see how quickly it gets on iTunes/Amazon/etc.

 

[Greg Cox]

I will remain disappointed that he was portrayed as a Hydra agent, but I have to go with flow. However, at least get his name right.

Geez calm down. Not all of us have an encyclopedic knowledge of how names are spelled.

For what it's worth, you're not alone. Joss Whedon is probably the most misspelled name on the internet. One continually sees "Whendon, "Weldon," "Wheedon," etc. And don't get me started on on "Josh" instead of Joss.

I swear, the Babylon-5 guy (whose name I'm not even going to attempt to spell) doesn't get his name mangled as much.

 

[Guy Gardener]

How can you misspell "JMS"?

 

[Greg Cox]

How can you misspell "JMS"?

You got me there . . .

 

[bbjeg]

How can you misspell "JMS"?

You got me there . . .

Jay'emess.

 

[Avalon]

This is going to be the first week I won't be able to watch live (iirc). How's ABC for watching online?

^I didn't know you could watch it online.

Yeah, it looks like you can't. Oh well. I'll have to see how quickly it gets on iTunes/Amazon/etc.

I don't know why they make it so hard to find, but you can access the episodes here.
http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-agents-of-shield/episode-guide/season-01/

 

[Turtletrekker]

ABC.com and HULU make you wait a week before letting you watch new episodes unless you pay $8 a month for the "premium" service-- "Hulu Plus".

 

[DEWLine]

ctv.ca has it set up for free viewing for non-BellMedia internet subscribers for the first week after night-of-broadcast for each episode.

 

[Kemaiku]

Getting them two weeks behinds the states on iTunes here. But it's ok, I avoid spoilers for any upcoming ones.

And just for a laugh:

http://i-love-pink-unicorns.tumblr.com/post/84265245339

You had one...okay like 3 billion jobs JARVIS but still, come on.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Our local TV was screening Voyager almost three years behind the States.

I would buy Novelizations from the local chain book store to find out what was happening with the big stories off in the distance like Futures End or Flashback.

I am NEVER putting up with that shit again.

 

[kitik]

Loved the ending with people just sitting around the pool chilling.

 

[DEWLine]

...yeah.

"Never been homeless before."

 

[Mr Light]

I find it very strange the way that Garrett just went off-screen in the last two episodes. If they knew they were setting him up to be the Big Bad why didn't they contract him for more episodes?

 

[Turtletrekker]

He is in the final two episodes.