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muscles like this? posted:Yeah, it was clear from the conversation with that Hydra subleader that they don't know Simmons was part of the team. As far as they know she was just a SHIELD scientist. Remember that "the team" was just "a team" from everyone elses point of view. Shield was a massive organisation. We view it as "the team" as we watched a TV show about them for the past year and the leader of the team just happens to be the new boss. Hydra thinks that she was just a shield scientist because she WAS just a sheild scientist.
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Potooweet posted:Everyone has a massive psychic flashback to that last season of Angel and reflexively forgets both shows exist as a self defense instinct. Hey now, the last season of Angel was also the best season of Angel. johntfs posted:I will never forget the last season of Angel because of the awesomeness that was Did you know that one time the Devil built a robot? El Diablo Robotico.
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Hunter mentioned his ex again in this episode. I still think there's a chance that she will be Mockingbird!
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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:Hey now, the last season of Angel was also the best season of Angel. I love the Luchidor episode, too, though the few episodes prior to that were cool just because of the dude wearing the mask delivering the mail and nobody really noticing. "Is there a Geppetto in the house?!" Smile Time was also a bittersweet episode because it was the last real appearance of Fred before Illyria. I love how Amy Acker can morph from cute nerd to Chaos God to housewife to second-chair cellist (and Coulson's old girlfriend) to semi-psychopathic high priestess of a Machine God. Forget "Gone Girl." Amy Acker is the true "Amazing Amy." I know it would never happen, but I would love it if it turned out that Audrey was Root playing a role to help the Machine save/shape Coulson. johntfs fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Oct 9, 2014 |
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johntfs posted:I love the Luchidor episode, too, though the few episodes prior to that were cool just because of the dude wearing the mask delivering the mail and nobody really noticing. Yep that was the episode Fred and Wes finally got together. "Would you like me to lie to you now?" Yes. Thank you. Yes.
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Is it possible that the obelisk is an infinity stone/gem? (It was glowing orange when Raina touched it and there was some talk about life and death, so its the time gem?)
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I don't believe so. They're probably saving the Infinity Stones for the movies. The obelisk might be part of a key or map or some-such that leads to a stone in a later movie, given the cross-pollination that's occurring between the series and the movies.
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DancinBrud posted:Hunter mentioned his ex again in this episode. I still think there's a chance that she will be Mockingbird! Oh I'm dumb and keep assuming it's Xena. It'd make more sense if she was currently alive and could show up again.
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I just realized that the whole thing with them telling Creel to breathe last episode to fight the effect of the Obelisk was an early indication that he's been brainwashed too.
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Carrasco posted:I just realized that the whole thing with them telling Creel to breathe last episode to fight the effect of the Obelisk was an early indication that he's been brainwashed too. From that episode, the scene at the bench: Sunil Bakshi: Calm down, Mr. Creel. Take a deep breath, and clear your mind. Remember your training. Remember: compliance will be rewarded. Creel takes a deep breath, and holds onto the stone Raina gave her.* Creel: I'm happy to comply. * I'm not sure whether that was purely to contain his Obelisk corruption, or if it prevented his brainwashing, although nothing in the remainder of the episode suggests he was doing anything that wasn't Hyrda's orders.
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I love that the brainwashing procedure was called Faust, after Dr. Faust, the brainwashing villain from the comics. I love that kind of litte nods. Good episode, next week looks fun, though a bit fillery.
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radlum posted:I love that the brainwashing procedure was called Faust, after Dr. Faust, the brainwashing villain from the comics. I love that kind of litte nods. Never let it be said that the writers on this show don't show love to comic books. And goddamn, every single scene with Fitz is killing me (except I really hate the "Big Brother/Big Sister" helper guy who looks like a brotha' Mister Clean, I know he's trying to be a friend but it comes off of as a male caretaker at an assisted living home). Iain de Caestecker is just loving selling it. I well up with fat ol' tears every time he tries to find the word.
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Comic book aficionado's may clap with glee at the slightest nod to a comic book story/character but most of the episodes are feeling like filler already. I've already got very bad feelings about where the Ward thing is going - he's going to get let off lightly  I thought Fitz made a better "mentally impaired" person before the hypoxia. Cringeworthy every time he is on screen  I'd hoped they'd pick up the pace intensity from the second half of Season 1 but it looks like we're going to get another half season of weak aimless episodes before they ramp it up for the mid-season break then kick on from there. Is this happening because they have to wait for the main movie storylines to be finalised and the series has to plod along without committing until then?
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johntfs posted:I don't believe so. They're probably saving the Infinity Stones for the movies. The obelisk might be part of a key or map or some-such that leads to a stone in a later movie, given the cross-pollination that's occurring between the series and the movies. It the terrigen crystal equivalent I'd bet. The Inhuman push might have died in the comics due to stunt casting a notoriously over deadline artist but I expect the MCU to keep it going.
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That'd certainly explain the whole "is toxic to homo sapiens" route they're going with the Obelisk.
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SirDan3k posted:It the terrigen crystal equivalent I'd bet. The Inhuman push might have died in the comics due to stunt casting a notoriously over deadline artist but I expect the MCU to keep it going. Yeah, when it was bugging out Creel it appeared in the form of crystals.
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There are 22 episodes in a season. It's neither possible, nor DESIRABLE to have 22 full-on high-tension main plot episodes. I liked that Coulson told Fitz that Simmons was on an assignment, instead of him seeing her in Hydra and freaking out. Now (in theory), if he sees her in Hydra, Coulson could tell him/he might realize that’s her assignment. Ward continued his sociopathic tendencies by trying to convince Fitz that he did him a favour by throwing him out of a plane in the middle of the ocean instead of shooting him. That's pretty galling reasoning, since the only reason they survived was very close timing by Fury's arrival.
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:There are 22 episodes in a season. It's neither possible, nor DESIRABLE to have 22 full-on high-tension main plot episodes. Not to mention that dropping them like he did wasn't some deliberately 'lax' killing method like he claims, it was just the only method available. He couldn't open the door, and so he couldn't physically get to them.
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It also mirrors several posters here who were clinging to the idea ward was still a good guy. "He didn't shoot the dog, and he did that so they could survive!"
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SirDan3k posted:It the terrigen crystal equivalent I'd bet. The Inhuman push might have died in the comics due to stunt casting a notoriously over deadline artist but I expect the MCU to keep it going. Oh, Joe Mad. The only thing keeping you from being the next Todd McFarlane is your glacial output speed...  The Inhuman book is pretty good otherwise, I guess. This show should have more Inhuman stuff in it, the Inhumans aren't exactly A or B listers. WastedJoker posted:Comic book aficionado's may clap with glee at the slightest nod to a comic book story/character but most of the episodes are feeling like filler already. Was there ever a time when your were happy?
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Masonity posted:It also mirrors several posters here who were clinging to the idea ward was still a good guy. "He didn't shoot the dog, and he did that so they could survive!" Actually it did look like he couldn't bring himself to shoot the dog - and that the purpose of the 'shoot the dog' flashback was to demonstrate his having gotten over that weakness when he decided to try and kill fitzsimmons by dropping them to the bottom of the ocean.
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WastedJoker posted:Comic book aficionado's may clap with glee at the slightest nod to a comic book story/character but most of the episodes are feeling like filler already.  Are you sure you are watching the right show?
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The Lord Bude posted:Actually it did look like he couldn't bring himself to shoot the dog - and that the purpose of the 'shoot the dog' flashback was to demonstrate his having gotten over that weakness when he decided to try and kill fitzsimmons by dropping them to the bottom of the ocean. Oh lawdy.
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mikeraskol posted:
I think he's been watching Gotham by mistake. BreakAtmo posted:Oh lawdy. What? I'm not suggesting he isn't evil.
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Guys what if Ward didn't shoot the dog?!? E: if you legitimately don't know, it's a bit of a sore subject Arist fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Oct 10, 2014 |
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What if the dog teleported away as it was shot? Because it's Lockjaw?
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The Lord Bude posted:Actually it did look like he couldn't bring himself to shoot the dog - and that the purpose of the 'shoot the dog' flashback was to demonstrate his having gotten over that weakness when he decided to try and kill fitzsimmons by dropping them to the bottom of the ocean. Agreed. Additionally I don't think May and Ward had sex
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The Lord Bude posted:What? I'm not suggesting he isn't evil. It's not something we can discuss in this thread anymore.
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I'll admit I didn't exactly go back to rewatch it, but it seemed like he fired a shot, and then watched the dog run away through the scope of the sniper rifle. It's entirely possible I may be mistaken and I'm honestly struggling to care either way. I never went into the shield thread last season, so I wasn't aware that there were lingering emotions on the subject.
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Regy Rusty posted:Agreed. Additionally I don't think May and Ward had sex I think they just gave each other oral all the time. May didn't wanna get pregnant and she doesn't believe in the pill and Ward thinks condoms are for squares and sailors.
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greatn posted:I think they just gave each other oral all the time. May didn't wanna get pregnant and she doesn't believe in the pill and Ward thinks condoms are for squares and sailors. Well he does have spy training. Perhaps he prefers to sneak in through the back.
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The Lord Bude posted:Actually it did look like he couldn't bring himself to shoot the dog - and that the purpose of the 'shoot the dog' flashback was to demonstrate his having gotten over that weakness when he decided to try and kill fitzsimmons by dropping them to the bottom of the ocean. Look what you did!
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I think the important question here is: Did the dog leave the door to May's room open? If so, to what end? Perhaps that sinister dog is behind everything. Edit: Maybe Garrett killed the "real" Ward, and what we think is Ward is actually the dog in a Ward suit? Because Garrett killed Ward for being weak, and realized the dog was his best student. Edit2:vvv Do Ward-dogs dream of dorito faces? Error 404 fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Oct 10, 2014 |
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Rarity posted:Look what you did! It's a more interesting debate than the Laurel poo poo that happens in the Arrow thread.
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Error 404 posted:I think the important question here is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55ArHjeR1c
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The Lord Bude posted:It's a more interesting debate than the Laurel poo poo that happens in the Arrow thread. Finding the bar you just set would require lots of digging.
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Obviously the dog survived and ended up being adopted by some Russian mobsters until a nice fellow offered him a slice of pizza.
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First Bass posted:Never let it be said that the writers on this show don't show love to comic books. I actually like that the nurturing caretaker character is a towering buff dude, but I guess they wouldn't go with a Mommy type since they already have May as the asskicking middle-aged lady or with a cute nurse type since they already have Jemma the figment. Oh well, I guess when Trip goes off to do Ultron stuff there will still be a little color on the bus.
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