Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

[JamesC]

I think the drawings may be connected the the Inhumans.

[Dandontdare]

It's the city-plan from Stickleback by the looks of it!

[Theblazeuk]

There's a crossover I would love to see suddenly arrive out of nowhere

[Goaty]

Funny thing, I think HYRDA does saved the Agents of SHIELD TV series!

[Proudhuff]

It's the city-plan from Stickleback by the looks of it!

Funny that crossed mind mind too.

[Pop Culture Bandit]

New Review

Episode 2x05 - "A Hen in the Wolfhouse"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/10/review-agents-of-shield-2x05-hen-in.html

This episode sees another Marvel Comics import in the form of [spoiler]Mockingbird[/spoiler], although it's a bit early to decide whether I like [spoiler]her[/spoiler] or not. I think as a season this series seems to be cohesive than the previous one which definitely felt split into two halves of differing quality. I'm quite liking how the various season-long arcs are mixing together with [spoiler]Skye's Father joining up with Hydra to possess the alien artifact[/spoiler].

[Proudhuff]

some great foreshadowing here,  enjoyable tosh.

[Greg M.]

After largely abandoning this half way through the first series like everyone else, and then picking it back up right at the end, I'm starting to get back into Agents of SHIELD, and I enjoyed this episode. The arrival of [spoiler]Mockingbird[/spoiler] will hopefully be a shot in the arm for the show - it's good to have a proper [spoiler]Avenger[/spoiler] in the series, and [spoiler]she cuts a statuesque figure, towering over Coulson.[/spoiler]

So, is Skye's father an existing Marvel character? Much as I'd like him to be [spoiler]Maximus the Mad[/spoiler], I suspect they're saving him for the [spoiler]Inhumans[/spoiler] movie.

[Pop Culture Bandit]

New Review

Episode 2x06 - "A Fractured House"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/11/review-agents-of-shield-2x06-fractured.html

I don't believe for a second that [spoiler]Senator Ward[/spoiler] is a good guy and actually suspect [spoiler]him as being responsible for the attack on the United Nations to discredit SHIELD[/spoiler]. It's nice to see Ward doing something different, instead of languishing in a prison cell doing his best Hannibal Lecter impression with Skye. For the keen-eyed viewer, there was another Marvel Comics cameo from the original [spoiler]Whiplash[/spoiler].

[Pop Culture Bandit]

New Reviews!

Episode 2x07 - "The Writing on the Wall"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/11/review-agents-of-shield-2x07-writing-on.html

Episode 2x08 - "The Things We Bury"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/11/review-agents-of-shield-2x08-things-we.html

Episode 2x09 - "...Ye Who Enter Here"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/12/review-agents-of-shield-2x09-ye-who.html


Things seem to be moving quickly towards the mid-season finale, especially with the revelation that the [spoiler]alien symbols[/spoiler] are actually a [spoiler]map to a secret city[/spoiler], presumably [spoiler]Attilan[/spoiler]. I'm guessing things are heading towards [spoiler]Inhuman[/spoiler] territory, which should see more super-powered threats pop up in the near future.

[Pop Culture Bandit]

And the mid-season finale...

Episode 2x10 - "What They Become"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/12/review-agents-of-shield-2x10-what-they.html

This episode lived up to the hype and delivered some nice status quo changing surprises, namely the reveal that [spoiler]Skye and her Father were Daisy Johnson (Quake) and Calvin Zabo (Mister Hyde)[/spoiler] as well as the [spoiler]shock death of Daniel Whitehall[/spoiler]. While it was light on the special effects and action sequences, the sheer weight of the reveals here really did this mid-season finale justice and whetted the appetite for the show's return in March next year.

[Theblazeuk]

My bet is Whitehall has hidden gifts. And that Hyde will finally back up the big mouth (thus far limited to sounding threatening but being totally ineffectual, to the point that just carrying a gun would be a big step up).

[Pop Culture Bandit]

I do quite like the ineffectual nature of Mister Hyde, but yeah, if he is going to become the villain of the season, they need to show him "hulking out" somewhat.

I think Whitehall is gone though, but hopefully, this will lead towards Ward taking his place as a high-ranking Hydra leader...although things haven't gone over all that well for the previous two men in that role.

[Goaty]

It was great first half of season!

But dumb question, after all Marvels powers and suits, what is [spoiler]inhumans[/spoiler]?

[Bolt-01]

Goaty- from the top of my head and possibly full of wrong.

The Inhumans are a group of Homo-sap that have Kree blood in them. They use a deus ex called the terragen mists to trigger meta-human abilities in themselves.

The Inhumans were created by Stan & Jack for the FF, I believe and after initially living in the himalayas they moved to the moon.

The reason we are getting them in SHIELD is to do with the whole 'no mutants' deal as mutants are with the X-men.

[spoiler]Was Skye's Dad Mr Hyde in the comics?[/spoiler] [spoiler]And no live for poor Triplet? His death was nasty.[/spoiler]