Agents of SHIELD: Season 3 - Discussion (SPOILERS LIKELY)

[Christopher]

The problem there is, it looks like a telepathic link to them only works on Inhumans. Human bodies get eaten up at an incredible rate, there might be something about terrigen that coats an Inhumans cell membranes that stops the reaction. Except for neural tissue, which still looks bruised and slightly damaged.

Remember, Inhumans were designed by the Kree, and Hive was the first of them (or at least the first successful experiment). So it was designed to be compatible with Inhumans -- probably to control them so the Kree could use them as an army.

And Hive doesn't devour all human bodies. It needs to keep its host body intact, so it feeds on other humans to gain the raw materials it needs to keep repairing and animating the dead human body it inhabits. It's an intelligent hive, so it can control the behavior of its component parasites.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Even if it turns out that nothing is wrong with Jemma, that wouldn't necessarily mean that the writers weren't teasing us with the comment about cold hands, to plant a seed of doubt about whether she came out of her close encounter with Hive unscathed.

 

[Reverend]

^That or people are just over-thinking things.

 

[JD]

Honestly, I didn't even think of Hive when Fitz made the comment about her cold hands, I just thought it might be a sign something was wrong. I know Hive is the main focus right now, but there's lots of other stuff out there.

 

[Marsden]

The only reason I thought cold hands meant something is because the dead inhuman guy was still registering a temperature above ambient air temp. and it seems thermal anomalies are a part of this whole thing. Maybe Simmons was changed from her experience on an alien world? Was Will the Hive monster only after she escaped? Whose word do we have on it, the monster's itself?

Also, at no point have I seen a scene with Hive saying, "Hey everybody, here's the full extant of my various abilities."

Also, Re: Christopher's comment about why would Hive kill Humans a few posts ago. I get the impression that Hive thinks of Humans as little more than Gary Mitchell ("You fools! Soon I'll squash you like insects") does. Now, why would Simmons be different? I really have no idea. But Hive certainly displays no compassion towards Humans.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

Was Will the Hive monster only after she escaped? Whose word do we have on it, the monster's itself?

The fact that she already ran into HIVE while Will was still alive aka the tentacle astronaut man, and HIVE hasn't been shown to be able to possess more than one corpse at a time otherwise he probably would have kept the other astronauts around.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Just finished Captain America III.

When do I get some cross over episodes?

Spoiler: Not really, but some of you nerds get really sensitive.

I was 3/4s the way through before I remembered that this Ross person getting in everyone's face is Thunderbolt Ross from the Ed Norton Hulk movie, and that for all his speechifying about a safer world, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but you're the Red Hulk down the line eventually, and you know it bub.

 

[Kemaiku]

I don't think there will be any this time around.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

^ The episode next week is called Emancipation. Take that for what it's worth.

The fact that she already ran into HIVE while Will was still alive aka the tentacle astronaut man, and HIVE hasn't been shown to be able to possess more than one corpse at a time otherwise he probably would have kept the other astronauts around.

Speaking of that, I didn't get the impression Will encountered all the other astronauts one at a time. It seemed to me that he killed them all at the same time because he believed they had been corrupted.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I don't think there will be any this time around.

Although not a direct cross over, the cinematic redefinition of the Superpowers Registration Act from the Marvel Comic miniseries Civil War would have to play into the rising Inhuman culture in Marvel's Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D surely?

 

[Turtletrekker]

^ The episode next week is called Emancipation. Take that for what it's worth.

Spoiler: Episode description "Emancipation"

In the aftermath of the events of Captain America: Civil War, S.H.I.E.L.D feels pressure to reveal their involvement with Inhumans. But with the stakes higher than ever and Hive growing stronger, the team is tested in ways they could never anticipate.

 

[Lyon_Wonder]

IMO, Hive is the Lore of inhumans

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Hive's enthralled victims having a degree of autonomy and retaining their basic personalities was a smart move and makes this more interesting. Interesting seeing the SHIELD team being tactical and not going guns blazing though poor Mack gets his ass kicked a lot it seems.

 

[Briet]

I wonder why they keep bringing in these named SHILD agent characters. First it was Agent Anderson who has been hanging around Coulson for the fast few episodes and now two in this one. Wondering what are they setting up.

Also, nobody gave a damn that Alisha died. At least Daisy could have wasted two word on the matter. I get it, that a lot of important stuff is happening, but I hate it when they handle heavily recuring characters like garbage. "Soooo... we don't need her anymore, oh well... Were were we with the drama?"

And now I'm convinced that Mack will be on that Quinjet, but who knows anymore. Will they have the guts to kill off Daisy?

 

[Tom Hendricks]

As I was watching the episode, I thought for sure that Mac was going to die. While I love Coulson and the others, I believe that Mac has truly become the heart of the team. His character has grown so much as well as the actor who plays him.

 

[Marsden]

Also, nobody gave a damn that Alisha died. At least Daisy could have wasted two word on the matter

Was that all of her? I noticed that but I assumed lack of notice was based on the fact that there's usually more of her somewhere.

Also, Hive really has them so ecstatically happy about following them I wonder if they aren't capable of being sad about something?

I mean, isn't it like some kind of super anti depressant effect that is affecting their brain chemistry that's causing them to follow him? That's why the basic personality is still there but they are enjoying the feeling so much that they are choosing to follow him, which is scarier than traditional mind control, IMO.

I think Mac was a fake out, because he sure seemed to be about to be killed right there, but seems like he's going to be just fine a little later.

 

[Crow T. Robot]

Also, nobody gave a damn that Alisha died. At least Daisy could have wasted two word on the matter.

As opposed to anyone else who died during the episode?

 

[tenmei]

Is that Hellfire in the trailer for next week?

I didn't put him and the guy in the trailer that Daisy met a few episodes ago together but it's the same actor?

 

[Christopher]

Is that Hellfire in the trailer for next week?

I didn't put him and the guy in the trailer that Daisy met a few episodes ago together but it's the same actor?

The guy in the trailer is the Australian guy that May pumped for information and then beat up in this episode. He has Gambit-like explosive powers and has been trying to pick a nickname, and he might've suggested Hellfire as one of the options, but I don't know. I'm not familiar with that as the name of a Marvel character.

 

[Star Wolf]

Hellfire is on Daisy's comic team. The source character comes off much like Lincoln instead of Hunter with a power