Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (ABC)

#101
#101
Watched this week's episode last night and thought it was very good. Did not see that happening to her!
 
#103
#103
Dethlok was kickass.

Was the guy in a cryogenics coffin?
Also the whole he can't hurt his programmer serious dejavu of Robocop..
 
#104
#104
Last night's episode was the best of the series so for! IMO!

Now we know where the drug came from that helped heal Coulson and now Skye! I'm more of DC than Marvel guy so I'm not sure who or what that was?

Next week we get Jaimie Alexander!! :rock:
 
#105
#105
Would be nice to see Coulson out of his suit and tie and into Battle fatigues for a change.
 
#106
#106
CagleMtnVol said:
Last night's episode was the best of the series so for! IMO!

Now we know where the drug came from that helped heal Coulson and now Skye! I'm more of DC than Marvel guy so I'm not sure who or what that was?

Next week we get Jaimie Alexander!! :rock:
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Was it one of the Aliens from the Battle of New York?
 
#108
#108
CagleMtnVol said:
That's what I thought at first but I don't think it was!
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I'm not a huge comic book fan so I don't know much about them but at first I thought maybe it was the blue guy from The Watchmen but I don't know.
 
#109
#109
coug said:
I'm not a huge comic book fan so I don't know much about them but at first I thought maybe it was the blue guy from The Watchmen but I don't know.
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No it wouldn't be that guy as The Watchmen are a part of DC Comics not Marvel.
 
#110
#110
Found a couple of images!

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Others are saying its a "Kree" based on this picture below but as I'm not a Marvel guy I'm not familiar with them.

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Apparently they are supposed to appear in this fall's Guardians of the Galaxy film!
 
#111
#111
It looks like Captain America: The Winter Soldier will play a huge role in this series as it goes forward!

Have you all noticed the ads for Agents of Shield with the Captain America shield in the logo and word "Uprising"

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Also they aired this trailer during the Academy Awards.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs6OmurRX6s[/youtube]

Now this article:

Is ‘Uprising’ the Event that ‘Agents of SHIELD’ Needs?

Is ‘Uprising’ the Event that ‘Agents of SHIELD’ Needs?

Disney's (NYSE: DIS ) Marvel Studios has struggled with its "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." series on ABC. While fans have held out due to the show's potential, viewership has dropped significantly since the show's pilot premiered last year. Now, ABC is advertising an "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." event called "Uprising" in the weeks leading up to the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

If "Uprising" proves popular, it could turn around the show that has managed to hold on to a faithful audience but has had trouble finding genuine success. Of course, it remains to be seen whether even a strong multi-episode event will be enough to win back viewers who had already given up on the show.

Before the uprising
Part of the problem that "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." has had so far is one of pacing. Much of the first half of the season was spent setting up a few major events, and the plot segments that didn't build to those events seemed largely tacked on. It was clear that the show was trying to establish a larger overall plot while letting the individual episodes stand alone, but for the most part the main plot seemed to crawl and the individual episodes were largely hit or miss.

It seemed like things would picked up around the release of Thor: The Dark World, as the episode following the film's release was said to tie directly in to the aftermath of that movie. Unfortunately, the tie-in was in the form of references in the first few minutes of the episode followed by a story about an unrelated Asgardian character. While "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." takes place within the same universe as Marvel's cinematic releases, the show seemed largely segregated from both the films and Marvel's major characters.

A turning point?
After the mid-season finale's cliffhanger ending, the pace seemed to be picking up. Not only was the mystery surrounding Agent Coulson's death and return revealed, but J. August Richards' Mike Peterson was revealed to be the cinematic universe's version of the cybernetic assassin Deathlok. It seemed like the show might really have reached a turning point and that a lot of the questions that fans had would soon be answered.

Unfortunately, that's when the Winter Olympics occurred and the show took a few weeks off to avoid competing with the Games. This was a bit risky, since it not only had the potential to kill the momentum that the show was finally making, but it also ran the risk of fans becoming frustrated with on-again-off-again scheduling. After a slow first half of the season and a hiatus just a couple of episodes into the second half, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." would need to have a strong return to keep the momentum it was carrying.

Enter "Uprising."

The uprising begins
The first episode back after the hiatus was titled "T.A.H.I.T.I." and served up just what the show needed. It managed to recap just enough to remind viewers the situation that they'd been left, expanded on the mythology that had been established in recent episodes, and featured guest star Bill Paxton in a role that fit well within the episode. While there were a few points in the episode that might seem a bit questionable, the pacing established a sense of urgency and the ending of the episode left viewers with questions that are much more intriguing than the previous "make a vague statement that hints at something more" method used to set up future plot points.

The epilogue was well done, too, introducing a new villain that will be a major part of the next episode. Not only does the villain bring Jamie Alexander's Lady Sif to the show in one of the biggest tie-ins to the cinematic universe yet, but it also hints at other characters that could play a major role in a third "Thor" movie.

Will 'Uprising' work?
The next few episodes should be similar to "T.A.H.I.T.I.", giving the show a much closer feel to the cinematic universe than what the first half of the season offered. Given the timing and the name of the event, it will also likely tie in to Captain America: The Winter Soldier in some way (and the aftermath of that film will likely be felt in the series moving forward as well). Recent episodes have already dropped a few names related to Winter Soldier, so it seems that the next tie-in to a movie release will be much more fulfilling than the last one.

That said, it still might take a while for "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." to regain its audience. Provided that future episodes maintain the quality of the most recent ones, word of mouth and marketing will likely bring about a bump in ratings. If the show goes back to the slower pacing and scattered plotting from the first half of the season, though, then fans who decided to give it a second chance might disappear for good.
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#112
#112
CagleMtnVol said:
No it wouldn't be that guy as The Watchmen are a part of DC Comics not Marvel.
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"The original Kree had blue-colored skin, but a second racial group with pink skin resembling that of human Caucasians emerged over the millennia. Presently, the blue-skinned "purebred" Kree are a small, but powerful, minority. Pink Kree are much more durable than their blue racial brethren."

"Adult Kree range (typically) from between 5 to 8 feet (1.5 to 2.4 m) tall. Some female Kree can physically influence men, and a few can even drain the life force of others."
Kree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So that might make sense then given the women that are on this upcoming episode. Maybe they're Pink Kree?
 
#113
#113
Sif is guest staring on the upcoming episode and the woman saying men kneel before me.
I assume this could be enchantress who also is from Asgard.
 
#116
#116
The Kree are one of the main alien cultures in the Marvel U. Along with the Skrulls and the Shi'ar. The latter is more X-Men related. There is a classic Avengers story line called The Kree/Skrull War.

There was another group in the 80's called the Badoon that used to pop-up all the time.
 
#117
#117
Based on the pic, I'd guess Kree, which could definately play strongly for Marvel if they plan on introducing the Skrulls, who would make great villains in future movies. Skrulls are shape-shifters, so they open up lots of possibilities.

The only other blue race of Marvel characters that springs to mind are Atlanteans. Haven't heard any speculation on Namor, so it would seem odd to introduce the Atlanteans right now.
 
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#118
Weezer said:
Based on the pic, I'd guess Kree, which could definately play strongly for Marvel if they plan on introducing the Skrulls, who would make great villains in future movies. Skrulls are shape-shifters, so they open up lots of possibilities.

The only other blue race of Marvel characters that springs to mind are Atlanteans. Haven't heard any speculation on Namor, so it would seem odd to introduce the Atlanteans right now.
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Supposedly Whedon wanted to use Skrulls for The Avengers instead of the whatevertheywerecalled. The original script had Skrulls. I think Marvel had bigger plans for them though.
 
#121
#121
And another great episode. Why the hell did we have to wait this far into the season to see some actual alien action?

Loving me some Lady Sif!
 
#122
#122
Coug, that's a question ABC is going to pay dearly for. The viewership fell off drastically and chances are it's going to take some marketing strategy to get ppl back.
 
#123
#123
Great episode last night (4/2/14). This is how the series should have started. They wasted several episodes before getting in stride. Just wondering if there are any coming back to watch.
 
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#124
#124
SlyStone said:
Great episode last night (4/2/14). This is how the series should have started. They wasted several episodes before getting in stride. Just wondering if there are any coming back to watch.
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I've actually stuck it out, but I agree. The series should have really started out better. However, I feel like it is starting to hit it's stride
 
#125
#125
SlyStone said:
Great episode last night (4/2/14). This is how the series should have started. They wasted several episodes before getting in stride. Just wondering if there are any coming back to watch.
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I stopped watching a good month ago. It just wasn't grabbing me, and kind of bored me.

I do plan on going back and watching them in after the season is over, when I have less to watch.
 
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