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XboxPants posted:How is "But you seem so well adjusted!" not the new thread title? I had to replay that line several times during the show. Amazing.
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:New Shield did nothing wrong Nah gently caress them. They're all about transparency, yet they're a super-secret "Real" SHIELD nobody knows about and is apparently not doing anything to help anyone. They're not happy with how Coulson's handling things as Director, but he and his team are the only ones out there getting down and dirty saving the day. And like Hunter said, instead of taking their concerns up with Coulson, they're just planning a coup. I mean, I get where they're coming from (Coulson wants to follow in Fury's steps, but SHIELD under Fury's direction was a SHIELD he had no control over and got him pretend-killed), but they're going about it like a bunch of assholes.
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Mar 25, 2015 08:18
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that wasn't the diner from pulp fiction was it?
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Mar 25, 2015 08:23
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Ugh, this episode gave me the creeps. From Mack being a fucker, Bobbi too, the return of Ward being weird (justifying the killing of his family as NORMAL and the killing of three innocents as necessary), Agent 33 being broken as hell and okay with sleeping with a guy as prop for his obsession, and the cherry on top of this sad sundae, Jemma continuing her hate tirade on "curing" Skye, comparing her to the Hulk in a negative sense and designing bracers with negative side-effects. I miss Tripp. Why did he have to die again?
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Mar 25, 2015 08:25
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Another great episode. This show is on a hell of a roll. Next week looks great too. Everything about Ward and 33 is great. I hope they continue to have fun adventures and show up more often as they are just the best.
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Mar 25, 2015 09:43
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I want a spinoff show which is just Ward and 33 cruising through country being batshit insane together 
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Mar 25, 2015 10:11
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Bonnie and Clyde meets Mission Impossible with super powers, practically sells itself
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Mar 25, 2015 11:19
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mrking posted:Bonnie and Clyde meets Mission Impossible with super powers, practically sells itself Agent 33 has super powers?
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Mar 25, 2015 12:01
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She's essentially chameleon at this point, she has a face changing mask grated on her face. Certainly a couple steps above having knives on her fingers.
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Mar 25, 2015 12:05
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MrJacobs posted:Agent 33 has super powers? Well she exists in a world with superpowers.
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Mar 25, 2015 12:20
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Speaking of superpowers, do the comics reveal anything about those bracers? Were they supposed to focus her powers and amplify or muffle them entirely, so she can focus them herself? Also, that screen of information coming from a cube Coulson was looking at before Simmons came in, is THAT what Mack's car was scanning for?
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Mar 25, 2015 13:36
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Yes that's the database Fury gave Coulson which is probably stuffed with secrets that can't be made public (and knowing Fury it contains even more than Phil can see.)
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Mar 25, 2015 13:45
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May's voice comming out of a Skye who was coming on to Ward was creepy and weird as hell. Also lol at the Thread Title. I really can't wait to see what  Ward has planned.
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Mar 25, 2015 13:56
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With the other hydra leaders dead if Ward brainwashes this one he'll pretty much control the remnants of the North American branch.
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Mar 25, 2015 14:42
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Jamesman posted:Nah gently caress them. This. I got mad when I saw how many loving planes and poo poo they had and had just been sitting on. I couldn't see if they had any Quinn-Jets but it wouldn't surprise me. Meanwhile Coulson's running around with minimum resources and pulling off crazy shenanigans just to scrape by. And he still practically loving wipes out Hydra in a . Not to mention taking out Garrett and stopping a dozen Hydra plots. These clowns are criticizing him with nothing to show they'd be any better and haven't proven they're anywhere close to him. While undermining the good works Coulson is doing.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:23
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Pander posted:How did I not know he was Nathan Patrelli in Heroes? Man. I dumb. Because he gained like 10 lbs. of muscle since then. Seeing the dude have a short stint in Burn Notice after Heroes was like 'whoa'.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:29
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Nephthys posted:This. I got mad when I saw how many loving planes and poo poo they had and had just been sitting on. I couldn't see if they had any Quinn-Jets but it wouldn't surprise me. Meanwhile Coulson's running around with minimum resources and pulling off crazy shenanigans just to scrape by. And he still practically loving wipes out Hydra in a It seems like it's just setting up a new Big Government villain now that Talbot's a Cool Dude. There's no nuance that makes the viewer question if Olmos' crew is morally justified. I don't know, I don't wanna get all D&D but they felt like a critique of the Obama Administration regarding transparency in the intelligence/military. Talk one game, play another.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:35
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Doctor Butts posted:Because he gained like 10 lbs. of muscle since then. He'll still always be Jim Profit to me (also Caleb from Near Dark).
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Mar 25, 2015 15:59
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I feel sorry for Talbot. The guy's not stupid, but he's always stuck a few steps behing and reacting to whatever happened, with no chance to get out in front of it.
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Mar 25, 2015 16:23
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Pan Dulce posted:Speaking of superpowers, do the comics reveal anything about those bracers? Were they supposed to focus her powers and amplify or muffle them entirely, so she can focus them herself? Quake/Daisy Johnson in the comics never had any type of gear with her. She's usually decked in your standard SHIELD gear. And I don't think it ever mentioned her fracturing her own bones. In her first appearance there's no suggestion that she doesn't have complete control over her powers. Also worth keeping in mind she was born with her powers, though little about her actual backstory is known besides the simple fact that she's the daughter of Mr. Hyde. The bracers kind of remind me of some other character's tech, the Spider-Man villain The Shocker
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Mar 25, 2015 16:41
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She's also totally a mutant but totally not a mutant. Probably mainly so Fox has no claims to her.
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Mar 25, 2015 16:48
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notthegoatseguy posted:Quake/Daisy Johnson in the comics never had any type of gear with her. She's usually decked in your standard SHIELD gear. And I don't think it ever mentioned her fracturing her own bones. In her first appearance there's no suggestion that she doesn't have complete control over her powers. So, doing a Google search shows her wearing gauntlets, ranging from thinner segmented armor to big Space Marine Power Fist things.
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Mar 25, 2015 16:48
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Talbot when he furst showed up is what this new shield should be. Understandable motivations with differing opinions on how to accomplish essentially the same end goals as Coulson (peace and security.) It would be far more interesting if they really stood behind the transparency thing and the conflict was over secrets that just can't be made public.
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Mar 25, 2015 16:52
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Pander posted:Yeah. I mean I instinctual trust They seem to be twiddling their thumbs until they get Fury's magic intel cube from Coulson
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Pander posted:Yeah. I mean I instinctual trust I hate this thing that TV shows and movies do - a "named character" dies and everyone goes to poo poo, it's the worse thing ever, someone has to pay etc, but in the same shows countless nameless mooks from the same organisation die with no one giving a poo poo.
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With this weird "Real SHIELD" stuff going on, I'm beginning to wonder if that's a cover for something that will be revealed after Age of Ultron, the way Centipede covered for Hydra in season 1. Or maybe--and this is pure speculation--they established a "Real SHIELD" so that Ultron can lay waste to a currently-rebuilding SHIELD without actually wrecking Coulson's crew.
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Anyone else find the scene where the general drew on his wife a little upsetting? It was being played for laughs, and the initial freak out on his part was funny, but it went on too long and the distress was played by the actress very straight and it was really offputting, then followed by "I'll be buying edible arrangements for months! Lol!" scene. It was just kind of icky.
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greatn posted:Anyone else find the scene where the general drew on his wife a little upsetting? It wasn't a comedy scene in my viewing. I found it sad and upsetting, and I assumed that was the intention. Pasdar is being set up to be incredibly anti-powers, which may play a role in AOS' buildup to Civil War in the future. They're planting seeds.
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Would anyone who has read the AoS comic recommend it? I try to limit my issue-by-issue buying to the bare essentials, but hearing that Fitz has a monkey might make me add it to the rotation. Also, how do they rectify Skye being Daisy Johnson, but Daisy is in space with a cool-rear end alien assassin Bucky? Is it not 616?
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Charles Gnarwin posted:Would anyone who has read the AoS comic recommend it? I try to limit my issue-by-issue buying to the bare essentials, but hearing that Fitz has a monkey might make me add it to the rotation. Also, how do they rectify Skye being Daisy Johnson, but Daisy is in space with a cool-rear end alien assassin Bucky? Is it not 616? So far it's just Coulson, Fitz, Simmons and May. Skye isn't there or mentioned, and as far as I can recall neither are the Season Two people. It's purely 616. Edit: And it's basically Mark Waid giving Coulson weird adventures with various other characters so far. Fun stuff.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:(also Caleb from Near Dark). Holy poo poo. I did not make that connection. Pan Dulce posted:Also, that screen of information coming from a cube Coulson was looking at before Simmons came in, is THAT what Mack's car was scanning for? Could anyone make out anything that Coulson was looking at there? Or was it just digital salad?
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Tuxedo Jack posted:Pasdar is being set up to be incredibly anti-powers, which may play a role in AOS' buildup to Civil War in the future. They're planting seeds. I didn't really see him as anti-powers, so much as anti-fuckery. He came off as genuinely annoyed about "that mask" being back in play. He just hate's wacky spy hijinks because it's antithetical to his worldview. It's why he at first hated, but now he accepts Coulson. At first SHIELD Classic was looking like off the rails spy dickery that was going to cause everyone (as defined as the US Armed Forces) trouble. Now, Coulson has shown that he can play ball, and that Talbot can farm out all or most of the shenanigans to him. So it's a win/win. Talbot/the government/whatever can get all the upsides of SHIELD Classic being out there doing work, but with none of the downsides of having to deal with it. I imagine that if SHIELD Classic can get out in front of the Inhuman "problem" before it blows up a(nother) city, Talbot won't give the first gently caress about them, and be more than happy to employ a few. Original Flavor Extra Tasty SHIELD will do everything conceivable to poo poo that up, because "LOL TRANSPARENCY". I did like that Coulson isn't comfortable with the decisions he made RE: Daisy Skye Poots, and that he's actually considering if he did the right thing without a "big moment" making him change his mind. I also enjoyed Fitz dropping a truth bomb on Simmons. She's not being her best self, and it was past time someone brought it up. I think Hunter is still on the carrier, looking for a way to call back, or planning on stowing away on the next flight out. Further, I'd bet Bobbi ends up being that flight, knowing Hunters on board, and deciding to double reverse cross Original Flavor Extra Tasty SHIELD.
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OB_Juan posted:I also enjoyed Fitz dropping a truth bomb on Simmons. She's not being her best self, and it was past time someone brought it up. quote:I think Hunter is still on the carrier, looking for a way to call back, or planning on stowing away on the next flight out. Further, I'd bet Bobbi ends up being that flight, knowing Hunters on board, and deciding to double reverse cross Original Flavor Extra Tasty SHIELD.
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        [  Fun fact: According to Chloe Bennett, the synchronous Twizzler eating was completely unintended.
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With comparing Skye to the Hulk, it really makes me want to see Mark Ruffalo show up in the future to work with her.
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Jamesman posted:With comparing Skye to the Hulk, it really makes me want to see Mark Ruffalo show up in the future to work with her. Honestly of all the avengers, I think he's pretty high on the cameo possibility list.
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Jamesman posted:With comparing Skye to the Hulk, it really makes me want to see Mark Ruffalo show up in the future to work with her. That would be really cool. Even (or especially) if they set it up so he never actually hulks out. I just love seeing Ruffalo-as-Banner.
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Mar 25, 2015 21:54
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I feel so bad for Agent 33. It's like watching a trainwreck in progress.
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PunkBoy posted:
Really? That was the bast moment in that scene.. Pander posted:As an aside, is this a random Dollhouse reference? Nope. I've actually forgotten most of Dollhouse.
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Sir Nose posted:Could anyone make out anything that Coulson was looking at there? Or was it just digital salad? I couldn't make out anything specific. I get the strong impression that what that is is all of Fury's secret, secret stuff. Things that didn't get released with the rest of the Shield files, like all of his hidden bases and such. I would imagine that's what Mack's car was scanning for, the scan glowed right on the front of the desk where the cube would be seated.
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