The problem comes in thinking that all these secrets are about evil machinations and such and where it comes to Fury/Coulson, I don't think that's the case. Their paranoia after TWS and the battle of New York heightened by the alien juice is clouding their judgement. As awful as Nick Fury may be, a terrible leader and such, the man does have a habit of seeing five steps ahead of him and is able to act in the best interest of society, he just needs to be reigned in so he doesn't over do it.I'd follow him long before I follow the very short sighted Gonzalez.
The inhumans and their secrets are a whole unknown at the moment so I can't really say it's all bad. What I do know is they care more for their own people and not the general population which makes them look bad but i don't think they are bad.
We went from what's in the box to what's in the cargo hold and Gonzalez finally has the tables turned on him. I wonder if he's been using whatever it is that is down there now that he's no longer under Fury's command. Coulson's not even trying to claim SHIELD as his like some spoilt child, he's even strangely acknowledging Gonzalez is him boss after the whole coup by "real" SHIELD. This is why I love the guy.
Gonzales really needs a swift kick to his obnoxious head, maybe it'll help him see the forest for the trees. Hydra is doing whatever evil, end-of-the-world stuff they're usually up to and he's waffling about secrets, trust and who should be the leader of SHIELD. For the love of god, STFU and do your job as a SHIELD agent for once, you tool.
His priorities are something else. Hydra is up to their usual evil schemes and his main concern continues to be dressing Coulson down for secrets. I wonder if he's also going to take the time to order a new espresso machine for his office while the actual enemy of SHIELD is about to cause some sort of global cataclysm?
Just wish someone would call 'real shield' on what is essentially their 'butt hurt'. Because that is what a lot of what they are expressing is and turning it on shield and powered people.
It wouldn't surprise me if Coulson's secret doesn't turn out to be refuges for powered people, to protect them from Hydra, from Shield and considering what May went through in Bahrain, themselves.
Even though not seen movie yet, it feels like this is setting up Civil War more than simply being tied up with Ultron especially with the real shields stance about powered people (it rather than Mike).
Because like it or not secrets are the currency of spy organisations and people also have the right to keep secrets if they want to.
But real Shield, right now feels closer to the Hydra model rather than the Shield one and someone has to be called on it, their secrets are allowed, they follow a committee structure and it is them or us.
Think that is the set up with Bobby last week, saying about how they weren't focusing on Hydra and feeling it was wrong.
Think that Bobby and Mack are going to have to be forced to rethink what side they are on at some point if Real shield go on double cross Coulson and Skye and Mike after the mission to stop Hydra.
You know I think Gonzales is mad because he wasn't the new "director" of SHIELD even though he told Coulson that he doesn't wish to be, but still acts like a arrogant "leader" of the "real SHIELD" I hope Nick Fury will step in between Coulson and Gonzales in the last episode and resolve the issue and put Gonzales in his place reminding him how he disobeyed a direct order from Fury himself when he told him to sick the cargo ship, at the same time, he doesn't have any right to form his own SHIELD and call himself a leader. There are HYDRA threats out there and the only thing this son of a bitch is caring about is the secrets about SHIELD that Coulson was entrusted with. Coulson is the real leader because not only he's doing the bigger man things but he's got the balls to step up into the face of the enemy and face them instead of hiding behind a desk in a heli-carrier giving orders like Gonzales is.
Gonzales... what an ass!!! Everytime he refers to a person as a "thing" I want to slap him! I mean he knows what kind of agency is working for, right? If he wants only "human", maybe he should ask Talbot for a job.
I remember a few weeks back after the "real" SHIELD reveal the interweb was debating about what Gonzalez was doing this entire time while Coulson was doing the heavy lifting, taking the fight to hydra and cutting off heads in one fell swoop. There were some people who defended "real" SHIELD saying just because we didn't see it happen didn't mean it didn't happen. And I think we can now lay that debate to rest because we heard Bobbi herself question why they weren't hunting down the remains of the true enemy and shelf the hunt for Coulson for a bit and actually do some work. "real" SHIELD has been so focused on Coulson they forgot Hydra. Honestly I don't want these people looking out for my interest if they prioritise hunting down their own, working for SHIELD, instead of Hydra.
There's something wrong with "real" SHIELD. They aren't SHIELD, not the way SHIELD is supposed to be anyway. They are nothing more than petty, disgruntled employees that chased out their leader (whom Gonzalez acknowledged when he raided the Playground) because they don't like secret (that they keep themselves) and don't like that he was Fury's heir apparent and has some alien in him..
Why wouldn't it be? Because it's not flying around? That's more due to the show's budget not affording the pretty CGI required than anything else. The hellicarrier in The Avengers was also stationed on water at first like a normal carrier, remember?
I'm just speculating. We didn't get a proper look in the flashbacks and the episode Hunter escaped because it was at night. Maybe it is the same one from TA but i'm not convinced it is.
I have to admit, in the beginning I was one of the people defending Olmost SHIELD - not that I agreed with their actions (there's no excuse for assaulting Coulson's base like that instead of at least TRYING to talk it out civilly), but I thought their motivations, at least, were somewhat understandable from Gonzales and co's PoV.
In the episodes since, however, it's become clear that Gonzales' course of action is downright inexcusable. If he was doing everything in his power to eradicate Hydra and every other threat to humanity - a.k.a., SHIELD's actual job - while also trying to bring Coulson in because he felt Coulson's leadership of SHIELD was unjust, I'd cut him some slack. But all available evidence points to the fact that Gonzales is sitting on his ass, in a giant ship with a lot more resources than Coulson ever had post the fall of SHIELD, and doing nothing to protect the world. Instead, he's devoting all of those resources to chasing down a guy who even he admits is out to fight the good fight, because he's taken issue with his authority. Absolute bullshit.
Not only is Gonzales not doing the work that SHIELD is supposed to be doing, but he has the nerve to chase down the guy who actually IS and hinder his efforts. I bet Strucker is planning to send Gonzales a fruit basket, he's making Hydra's life a lot easier.
I was one of the ones that doubted Gonzalez did anything in the months he was spying on Coulson but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because it is fairly true that just because we don't see something on screen, it doesn't mean it didn't happen. And now I don't have to because Bobbie proved my suspicion all along, He's not a real leader. There's a reason why Fury put Coulson in charge and we see it all the time, except for aligning with Ward but that was for *reasons* already stated in other thread. In different conditions I'd even say aligning with a bad person in order to achieve a greater goal, putting aside your own feelings for the greater good is somewhat commendable but I'm not feeling all that generous towards Coulson right now. It may still prove a mistake, look at Fitz.
Yeah, I really feel bad for Fitz. Especially when Coulson said "Sit down, AGENT Fitz" in response to Fitz trying to attack Ward - that seemed so cold and uncaring, as if he didn't understand exactly how hard it is for Fitz to sit across from the guy who caused his disability. IF Coulson feels it's absolutely necessary to work with Ward, the least he can do is be understanding towards Fitz instead of acting like it's childish of Fitz to have a problem with it.
The one good thing about this whole crappy situation is, Iain continues to get a chance to truly shine.
in response to Fitz trying to attack Ward - that seemed so cold and uncaring, as if he didn't understand exactly how hard it is for Fitz to sit across from the guy who caused his disability I disagree with this.
I don't think he didn't feel for Fitz or not understand where he was coming from. But they were on mission mode. It wasn't the time. And the fact the he called him "agent" was to remind him of that.
If you're going to use screenshots of the Helicarrier already on flight mode to prove your point then yeah, it's not going to look like Gonzales's ship at all, but that's NOT what I mean. Rewatch the scene of Captain's arrival at the Helicarrier again, which I managed to find on youtube and will helpfully provide the link below, then tell me it still doesn't look like a normal carrier while floating over the water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEnNelE2PLo
No, it doesn't. Look at how it has two decks, an upper angled deck and the lower straight deck. There isn't an aircraft carrier out there that has two decks (that I know of.)
Coulson does understand but they can't let their emotions get the best of them under the circumstances. He needs to maintain a level of control as cold as that seems to make him. I hate defending Ward in any because Ward deserves what Fitz wanted to do to him and more but I can't be mad at Coulson here.
I agree. This explains why Coulson even turned to Ward in the first place. He's putting his own feelings for Ward aside in order to find Skye. He doesn't enjoy having Ward there any more than Fitz does, he just has better control of his emotions.
That said, the Helicarrier we see on the movies is a CGI creation, it'd never fit in the show's budget and/or time constraints, but at the same time it's a big part of SHIELD's mythology, so maybe they're using a real carrier as a stand-in and we're supposed to assume they're the same. Who knows?
I hope not. That would cheapen it for me. I'd rather they said it was a regular aircraft carrier. Not to mention, if they ever had the helicarrier take off, that would draw a lot of unwanted attention.
I'm with you. Being concerned about this intra-agency stuff is one thing but to let it become your sole focus when there are serious imminent threats in dire need of attention is inexcusable and another reason Gonzales needs a forced retirement.
Ok, does anyone knows what that supposed to mean? this is something Jiaying was looking at when Gordon enter her room and she ask if he heard from Lincoln. Is that supposed to be a terregenis crystal and maybe there something to do with what she is planning with the inhumans? ideas? they wouldn't show us if it wasn't important.
I only catch when i was rewatching the episode and must be something important. The producer teased Jiaying has some goal for the inhumans so i imagine is related to that. Looks like a terrigen crystals to me but i don't what it means.
She won't be very happy especially after all the effort she did and will be doing to keep her family together and on good term with the inhuman community but not sure she would do anything extreme. She still looks like a good woman. Still not sure Skye will side with Coulson team. After reading the finale sinopse i got the feeling she could give the chance to her biological family especially if there more hiden truth from when SHIELD got her when she was a baby is revealed.
Yeah, but since they are setting up the civil war storyline kind of makes sense put Skye on the other side not only because she changed but also because she is finally reunited with her biological family which was her life goal all along. Well, at least for awhile. The season is long and the Captain america civil war only comes out in may 2016 so the end of season 3 until then a lot can happen. I could see the scenario where she first side with the inhumans as a shock factor at the end of season 2 but as season 3 progress she goes back to SHIELD. We know the team will disagree on decisions causing them to slip up and is not like she will become SHIELD director anytime soon. I think this way would a little more interesting than making Skye turn on the inhumans so fast. Most people are expecting her to be on SHIELD side so would nice surprise if she didn't.
I guess we will have to wait to see but there still something weird about her "kidnapping" story and Coulson might not have anything to do with but he is the director if there is more secret to it Fury tool box could have something and he is aware but choosing not to go into it.
This is why FURY selected COULSON to be the NEW SHIELD DIRECTOR. LOVE COULSON! Does anyone know what Coulson said to Gonzalez? Did he say it's good to see my BOSS? Confused, HELP
This is what i was thinking. Some kind of terrigen bomb in a smaller scale. She said she was more worried about "who" than "how" when that Ethan guy disappeared. I think she is worried about Hydra and Shield and is starting to think about a solution to not let the inhumans so vulnerable. She suffered by both organization and her face when Skye said she was a Shield agent was not very pleased.
Well she's been butchered, put back together, her husband became insane, and her daughter was almost killed by "SHIELD". If anything her reaction to make a terrigen bomb is sorta expected. Especially if she thinks that everyone in the Afterlife is worthy of the change. Therefore no one would end up like her or Ethan.
well if the season finale is either indication of what side she choose it list her as agent skye for both part one and two so i guess she sided with shield
Not sure i would call her a villain. She will be doing what she thinks is better for her people. As their leader is what she should do. It's not like shield, hydra are treating inhuman nicely, quite the opposite and recently they almost killed her daughter.
Uhmm, I don'k know. I think the character than is returning to SHIELD will be Kara / Agent 33 and I think Mike is going to die. With Ward I don't think the story is so easy, I think the show is creating a great villain, perhaps one of the comics. That's my theory.
Really, Ward? "We finally got the team back together"? You're such a sociopath, but I still love you and I'm also happy the team is back together, if only temorarily.
When they say: "The new development brings another strong personality to the Playground, and opens up several intriguing options for future episodes" is what make me think than is a new agent like agent 33
I'm more happy that Skye is back with the team than Ward but I'm still trying to keep an open mind about this. It will be interesting to see the original team back together. And Skimmons! Jemma smiling at her when she walked into the the room made me feel so happy inside.
Lola was damaged so I could see why they would remove it, thought the promo had them on a Quinnjet not the bus, kind of had to sneak up on a base in a C 17?
I'd prefer her quaking him like she did to Raina, seems only fair given his "monster comment" in 1.22. But I'll settle for anyone kicking the crap out of him.
No in the scene just before May fights him he's talking to Skye, saying he's learned somethng abot her and "maybe he'd wake up the monster within her". Then Skye calls him weak and May attacks him.
Well, we know that Jemma will carry through on her threat and try and kill him so there's that. And right there with you, the ways the writers are forcing him back is really Pi**ing me off tbh.
I read about that, too bad they will stop her. Thank you! Finally someone agrees with me! Some people are so into the no existent "relationship" between him and Skye that they forget what he's done, and I agree with you too, I don't like how they are forcing him back, seems too rushed and incoherent to me.
Why? I don't get the intense personal connection. Let me explain: I understand and agree that Ward has done terrible things and that if Fitz or Simmons were to hit him or try to that would make sense. Its part of the story. Watching how the story unfolds is fun to do and when the good guys prevail its all the more satisfying. That's the way its supposed to be.
What I don't understand are how some viewers and those commenting here are personally responding to it. "I want...punching Ward in the face"..."I hope he gets the crap kicked out of him"..etc....I just don't get it, personally. Help me understand.
There are some of us around, but yes the shippers are more than happy to handwave the bodies out of sight, just to go "Ward!". I mean the amount of "hope Lincoln dies" for no reason other than being a potential love interest is sad.
Ward and the Other Shield is really dragging the 2B for me, the Bus can't fly because NATO will see it, but a full up CVN get's missed? Man Talbot must really suck at his job!
Ahh, ok, about LOLA. Yeah, I´m a little confused because I thought that Gonzales had the BUS, but apparently is in the playground, because is where is Simmons. Tomorrow we'll see how is all this mess, lol
Or why Shield is sending less resource to take down a known major Hydra base, then they did to blow up an empty city. Man what's the point in having an aircraft carrier with Quinnjets that don't actually do anything. I'm sure we'll get a nice BS "we don't trust you/you're saving gifted, so we aren't going to lift a bloody finger" frm Gonzales. And why is 33 sitting it out as well? We know she's got combat skills, she's got a crush at the least on Ward...? It's these plot armour/plot holes that are killing 2B for me.
Well I personally just don't like how they are dealing with his character, they are trying to make him "look good and necessary" too fast and I don't like that. He's done nothing so far to deserve forgiveness or any good treatment. But that's my opinion.
I personally haven't seen too many (if any) comments from people directly hoping for Lincoln to die. I might be wrong, and you're right it doesn't make sense. Lincoln hasn't really done anything to merit anybody actively wanting his character to die. I'm neither here nor there with regards to him. He's more of a plot device to keep Skye emotionally invested in the InHumans group.
As for the writers giving Ward a free pass, I don't really see that. I see what appears to be a steady progression in his story. He hasn't been forgiven, he hasn't been "welcomed" back to the team, those that were closest to him still despise him and have openly shown disdain and contempt for him. I don't see a free pass in any of this. Many people have commented that they believe the writers are about to put him back with the team full time but I haven't seen ANY indication of this happening.
Sorry, I hear what you're saying but I just don't see that we're about to see a forgive and forget scenario with regards to Ward.
If this was last season, that would've been my guess, but her character has definitely taken a darker turn. She's still sweet old Simmons on the whole, but there are moments when you can see a colder, more jaded person in her.
OK. I agree that Ward as long way to go before forgiveness is a consideration but I wouldn't say that things are moving too fast. They're just progressing.
Indeed, her best friend Fitz got brain damaged and her other great friend Tripp got killed by alien tech, she's definitely not taking it well. Could be just me, but I get the feeling this buildup on Simmons will climax on this episode with her accidentally killing whoever is going to die (money's on Mike Peterson, doesn't seem like the show has much of use for him anymore now that the Centipede soldiers story is done) while trying to off Ward.
Lola hasn't been parked on the bus at all this season. It is more then likely parked elsewhere on the base since it has yet to be repaired from the damage it received last season
That would really be horrible, both Mike dying and Simmons being the one to do it (albeit accidentally). I'm trying to tell myself that after all the backlash over Killing Off The Black Guy with Trip, they won't do it again so soon, for fear of audience wrath.
Why would anyone trust him not to do anything after everything he's done, hell it's as stupid as Coulson trusting him with a loaded weapon at his back after all he's done.
Can we just acknowledge the fact that the same people who claim over and over again that Ward is not a villain, are saying that Jiaying (or Lincoln) is?
Yeah, it sucks as it'd be yet another black guy to be on the chopping block, and one the audience cares about, but the fact is, he's a permanent loose end. His arc came to a close last season's finale with Garrett's death, but so long as he's still out there there'll always be fans asking "why don't they call Deathlok?" for every tough situation they don't agree with the team's choices. The fact that he's not listed in the guest list for "Scars" doesn't help his case either.
As for Simmons being his killer, there's not many things that can kill Deathlok. He scoffs at bulletts, punches, kicks and survived an explosion before, but I'm pretty sure he isn't splinter bomb proof, and Simmons is holding one in the episode poster.
Forgot about that instance, though I Mack probably moved it there once Coulson agreed to let him work on it as Mack was using that part of the Bus as his workshop.
I'm sure there is but but ultimately its inconsequential. Lincoln from a plot perspective is really only there to romance Skye. There's really nothing more that he's meant to do. That's his purpose from a story writing perspective, like Gordon is really only there to teleport people in an out of situations. He may as well be the nameless transporter tech on Star Trek.
But to me that's pretty much how the show is playing this. Even if you go with Gonzales not trusting Coulson, not sending anyone? Really, thousands of agents on the carrier, dozen's of Quinnjet's but it's just the bus going? Even more so when you factor in they didn't know Skye was joining the mission, so this select team is Coulson, May, a still recovering Fitz, Jemma and Ward.
Yeah Shield is really invested in fighting Hydra...
The Quinjet is Probably on the roof of the Bus. My guess is since they are heading to the Artic Neither one can carry enough fuel for the trip there and back
Lincoln, Raina, Jiaying, Cal and Gordon are all accounted for in the promo pics for 2x20, yeah. Weaver, Kara and Mack are in the press releases for the finale, but that could be misdirection. Can't be Bobbi or Hunter as they're headed to the spin-off. Obviously not Skye.
Gonzales and Mike seem like the most likely candidates, then... but OMG, if they kill May, Fitz or Simmons for some kind of shock factor while Ward continues to roam around, I'm going after Whedon and Tancharoen with a VENGEANCE.
IDK, Maybe Olmost Shield decides to trust them after Coulson shows them stuff inside the toolbox. As for Bobbi, Mack and Hunter staying behind, maybe they want to keep some of their assets in reserve. They shouldn't send everyone in. This team has worked together before, where as Bobbi, Mack and Hunter have worked together before. I'm probably waaaay off though.
Yeah and the clip from the promo suggested a Quinnjet. Maybe Gonzales used it to fly back to the Playground when they found out that Coulson was in custody?
I'm thinking they are going with the surgical strike. Small rescue team to get in and out, like when Fitz and Ward went in on that one mission in season 1.
From my read of what we know, it's on mission that she makes the attempt so don't see it being Gonzales (if Bobbi isn't going on the strike, a guy with a cane won't be).
Like you if Ward survives and it's one of the other's of the team, I'm going to actually going F'ing nuts! They can't be that much of Ward shippers, can they?
In the promo it showed the Quinnjet leaving from within the hangar of the Playground... Unless for some plot point Bobbi's flying that and stays on the bus to keep it flying while the rest of the team transfer to the jet and go in that way? Needless Convoluted but might just explain why Bobbi is out?
I'm sure they do, but he supposedly had the best test results since Romanov. So, I'd hope that meant he would be a challenge even for them, but alas, we won't get to see him show off his skills, and then watch him possibly get gunned down in an escape attempt. (Hey, I can fantasize, can't I?)
Still doesn't explain why Shield hasn't sent anything else, and really considering how much is unknown of the base I don't see why they don't at least plan for back up.
Not too mention, the Bus isn't designed for surgical strike, that's the job of a Quinnjet.
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I love that Coulson agrees to show him Fury's toolbox when everyone thought it was a big secret. Can't wait for this!
ReplyDeleteaaaand what's the secret cargo?
ReplyDeleteUgh. Screw Gonzales. I'm done with this asshat referring to human beings as "it" and "thing." That guy shouldn't be a SHIELD agent.
ReplyDeleteCOULSON YOU ARE SO BAMF!!!! Never change! I love you!!
ReplyDeletehaha maybe it shows even more why Gonzales wants that toolbox cause the box show about his cargo on his carrier
ReplyDeletelike coulson said everyone has secrets
ReplyDeleteeven this so-called "no secrets" fake SHIELD
ReplyDeletei wonder if even bobbi knows about this secret and if she finds out how mad would she be
ReplyDeleteLike Stark said (Avengers): Even their secrets, have secrets.
ReplyDeleteseems like Gonzales secret is bigger than coulson
ReplyDeleteoh SNAP! Gonzales is outed! now let's see his empire crumble!!!!!!
ReplyDeletelet's hope she defects, as it were, to Coulson's side
ReplyDeleteyea i would love this whole ganging up on coulson back fire cause to be honest their really no excuse for it
ReplyDeletei would love if this all back fire in Gonzales face cause he has been to focus on coulson lately and not worry about Hydra the enemy
ReplyDeleteOh yes tying in nicely to AOU. Wonder what the secret cargo is though...
ReplyDeleteeven the inhumans have their secrets also
ReplyDeletea power person be my guess but i could be wrong to
ReplyDeletea PERSON in the cargo? that'd be a HORRIFIC person
ReplyDeleteyep guess so
ReplyDeletedefinitely them too, that's why i don't trust any of them
ReplyDeletelike i said i could be wrong i know that was a far stretch
ReplyDeleteso then the question becomes who can we even trust if everyone is hiding secrets lol
ReplyDeleteThat would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteit be interesting mainly cause how he wanted to get rid of skye
ReplyDeleteThe problem comes in thinking that all these secrets are about evil machinations and such and where it comes to Fury/Coulson, I don't think that's the case. Their paranoia after TWS and the battle of New York heightened by the alien juice is clouding their judgement. As awful as Nick Fury may be, a terrible leader and such, the man does have a habit of seeing five steps ahead of him and is able to act in the best interest of society, he just needs to be reigned in so he doesn't over do it.I'd follow him long before I follow the very short sighted Gonzalez.
ReplyDeleteThe inhumans and their secrets are a whole unknown at the moment so I can't really say it's all bad. What I do know is they care more for their own people and not the general population which makes them look bad but i don't think they are bad.
We went from what's in the box to what's in the cargo hold and Gonzalez finally has the tables turned on him. I wonder if he's been using whatever it is that is down there now that he's no longer under Fury's command. Coulson's not even trying to claim SHIELD as his like some spoilt child, he's even strangely acknowledging Gonzalez is him boss after the whole coup by "real" SHIELD. This is why I love the guy.
ReplyDeletei guess when you're a spy show, secrets will be a package deal
ReplyDeletewow, that's pretty cool, so how was the movie?!
ReplyDeletehey maybe it's Abomination LOL
ReplyDeletelol
ReplyDeletealso like to add that skye mom real secret and i have a feeling she is hiding something big is the issue for me
ReplyDeleteSecrets are the currency of any spy organization worth its weight, It doesn't make any sense to be without them.
ReplyDeletealthough better understanding of the situation i might understand why coulson was hiding so much trying to protect skye
ReplyDeletei'm not disagreeing with that but its pretty pathetic real shield thinking its cool for their secrets to be fine but not coulson shield
ReplyDeleteGonzales really needs a swift kick to his obnoxious head, maybe it'll help him see the forest for the trees. Hydra is doing whatever evil, end-of-the-world stuff they're usually up to and he's waffling about secrets, trust and who should be the leader of SHIELD. For the love of god, STFU and do your job as a SHIELD agent for once, you tool.
ReplyDeleteyep and this crap Gonzales is preaching is nothing but lies
ReplyDeletecan't agree more get to the real enemy
ReplyDeleteHis priorities are something else. Hydra is up to their usual evil schemes and his main concern continues to be dressing Coulson down for secrets. I wonder if he's also going to take the time to order a new espresso machine for his office while the actual enemy of SHIELD is about to cause some sort of global cataclysm?
ReplyDeleteJust wish someone would call 'real shield' on what is essentially their 'butt hurt'. Because that is what a lot of what they are expressing is and turning it on shield and powered people.
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't surprise me if Coulson's secret doesn't turn out to be refuges for powered people, to protect them from Hydra, from Shield and considering what May went through in Bahrain, themselves.
Once he referred to Skye and Gordon as "freaks" he became irredeemable in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteEven though not seen movie yet, it feels like this is setting up Civil War more than simply being tied up with Ultron especially with the real shields stance about powered people (it rather than Mike).
ReplyDeleteBecause like it or not secrets are the currency of spy organisations and people also have the right to keep secrets if they want to.
But real Shield, right now feels closer to the Hydra model rather than the Shield one and someone has to be called on it, their secrets are allowed, they follow a committee structure and it is them or us.
Think that is the set up with Bobby last week, saying about how they weren't focusing on Hydra and feeling it was wrong.
ReplyDeleteThink that Bobby and Mack are going to have to be forced to rethink what side they are on at some point if Real shield go on double cross Coulson and Skye and Mike after the mission to stop Hydra.
You know I think Gonzales is mad because he wasn't the new "director" of SHIELD even though he told Coulson that he doesn't wish to be, but still acts like a arrogant "leader" of the "real SHIELD" I hope Nick Fury will step in between Coulson and Gonzales in the last episode and resolve the issue and put Gonzales in his place reminding him how he disobeyed a direct order from Fury himself when he told him to sick the cargo ship, at the same time, he doesn't have any right to form his own SHIELD and call himself a leader. There are HYDRA threats out there and the only thing this son of a bitch is caring about is the secrets about SHIELD that Coulson was entrusted with. Coulson is the real leader because not only he's doing the bigger man things but he's got the balls to step up into the face of the enemy and face them instead of hiding behind a desk in a heli-carrier giving orders like Gonzales is.
ReplyDeleteGonzales... what an ass!!! Everytime he refers to a person as a "thing" I want to slap him! I mean he knows what kind of agency is working for, right? If he wants only "human", maybe he should ask Talbot for a job.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't have said it better myself.
ReplyDeleteI remember a few weeks back after the "real" SHIELD reveal the interweb was debating about what Gonzalez was doing this entire time while Coulson was doing the heavy lifting, taking the fight to hydra and cutting off heads in one fell swoop. There were some people who defended "real" SHIELD saying just because we didn't see it happen didn't mean it didn't happen. And I think we can now lay that debate to rest because we heard Bobbi herself question why they weren't hunting down the remains of the true enemy and shelf the hunt for Coulson for a bit and actually do some work. "real" SHIELD has been so focused on Coulson they forgot Hydra. Honestly I don't want these people looking out for my interest if they prioritise hunting down their own, working for SHIELD, instead of Hydra.
There's something wrong with "real" SHIELD. They aren't SHIELD, not the way SHIELD is supposed to be anyway. They are nothing more than petty, disgruntled employees that chased out their leader (whom Gonzalez acknowledged when he raided the Playground) because they don't like secret (that they keep themselves) and don't like that he was Fury's heir apparent and has some alien in him..
Are we even sure that's a helicarrier? I don't think it is.
ReplyDeleteDid I already said that I love Coulson? Yes I think I did but seriously he's awesome, the best of the best.
ReplyDeleteGonzales is an ass. And those teeth are really distracting.
ReplyDeleteWhy wouldn't it be? Because it's not flying around? That's more due to the show's budget not affording the pretty CGI required than anything else. The hellicarrier in The Avengers was also stationed on water at first like a normal carrier, remember?
ReplyDeletecan't expect CGI everyday of the week
ReplyDeleteI'm just speculating. We didn't get a proper look in the flashbacks and the episode Hunter escaped because it was at night. Maybe it is the same one from TA but i'm not convinced it is.
ReplyDeleteYou also see it when the Bus lands on its deck in "Afterlife", but fair enough. :)
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, in the beginning I was one of the people defending Olmost SHIELD - not that I agreed with their actions (there's no excuse for assaulting Coulson's base like that instead of at least TRYING to talk it out civilly), but I thought their motivations, at least, were somewhat understandable from Gonzales and co's PoV.
ReplyDeleteIn the episodes since, however, it's become clear that Gonzales' course of action is downright inexcusable. If he was doing everything in his power to eradicate Hydra and every other threat to humanity - a.k.a., SHIELD's actual job - while also trying to bring Coulson in because he felt Coulson's leadership of SHIELD was unjust, I'd cut him some slack. But all available evidence points to the fact that Gonzales is sitting on his ass, in a giant ship with a lot more resources than Coulson ever had post the fall of SHIELD, and doing nothing to protect the world. Instead, he's devoting all of those resources to chasing down a guy who even he admits is out to fight the good fight, because he's taken issue with his authority. Absolute bullshit.
Not only is Gonzales not doing the work that SHIELD is supposed to be doing, but he has the nerve to chase down the guy who actually IS and hinder his efforts. I bet Strucker is planning to send Gonzales a fruit basket, he's making Hydra's life a lot easier.
I was one of the ones that doubted Gonzalez did anything in the months he was spying on Coulson but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because it is fairly true that just because we don't see something on screen, it doesn't mean it didn't happen. And now I don't have to because Bobbie proved my suspicion all along, He's not a real leader. There's a reason why Fury put Coulson in charge and we see it all the time, except for aligning with Ward but that was for *reasons* already stated in other thread. In different conditions I'd even say aligning with a bad person in order to achieve a greater goal, putting aside your own feelings for the greater good is somewhat commendable but I'm not feeling all that generous towards Coulson right now. It may still prove a mistake, look at Fitz.
ReplyDeleteme too
ReplyDeleteYeah, I really feel bad for Fitz. Especially when Coulson said "Sit down, AGENT Fitz" in response to Fitz trying to attack Ward - that seemed so cold and uncaring, as if he didn't understand exactly how hard it is for Fitz to sit across from the guy who caused his disability. IF Coulson feels it's absolutely necessary to work with Ward, the least he can do is be understanding towards Fitz instead of acting like it's childish of Fitz to have a problem with it.
ReplyDeleteThe one good thing about this whole crappy situation is, Iain continues to get a chance to truly shine.
He's turning himself in because he has his priorities straight asshole!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking it's an infinity stone...
ReplyDeletein response to Fitz trying to attack Ward - that seemed so cold and
ReplyDeleteuncaring, as if he didn't understand exactly how hard it is for Fitz to
sit across from the guy who caused his disability
I disagree with this.
I don't think he didn't feel for Fitz or not understand where he was coming from. But they were on mission mode. It wasn't the time. And the fact the he called him "agent" was to remind him of that.
I'm pretty sure they did a pa n out of the ship at some point in the flashbacks, and it didn't look like a helicarrier actually...
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure there was a nice wide in the Bobbi flashback actually...
ReplyDeleteLove Coulson. Fury picked well. :) and Gonzales lose the attitude, he turned himself in because he has a job to do.
ReplyDeleteScreen shot of Gonzales's ship. Looks like a regular carrier to me.
ReplyDeleteIn what sense? It looked very much like a regular carrier in The Avengers before Fury ordered it to go airborne.
ReplyDeleteAnd a helicarrier for comparison
ReplyDeleteab
ReplyDeleteThe hellicarier seemed wider and flatter. Gonzales' ship looked like a regular plane carrier.
ReplyDeleteAnother angle of Gonzales's ship.
ReplyDeleteMeans nothing, rewatch The Avengers and you'll see the Helicarrier looked exactly like a normal carrier before Fury ordered it to go airborne.
ReplyDeleteLooks nothing like a conventional aircraft carrier.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the screencaps!
ReplyDeleteYup! Exactly my thoughts!
ReplyDelete*Facepalm*
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to use screenshots of the Helicarrier already on flight mode to prove your point then yeah, it's not going to look like Gonzales's ship at all, but that's NOT what I mean. Rewatch the scene of Captain's arrival at the Helicarrier again, which I managed to find on youtube and will helpfully provide the link below, then tell me it still doesn't look like a normal carrier while floating over the water:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEnNelE2PLo
I think Talbot's outfit is too liberal for him. Also I'm 90% sure that'sTalbot is of inhuman ancestry because that Hydra weapon barely hurt him.
ReplyDeleteI must have missed it.
ReplyDeleteNo, it doesn't. Look at how it has two decks, an upper angled deck and the lower straight deck. There isn't an aircraft carrier out there that has two decks (that I know of.)
ReplyDeleteAlso the bow is different on each of the ships as you can tell from the screencaps.
ReplyDeleteCoulson does understand but they can't let their emotions get the best of them under the circumstances. He needs to maintain a level of control as cold as that seems to make him. I hate defending Ward in any because Ward deserves what Fitz wanted to do to him and more but I can't be mad at Coulson here.
ReplyDeleteI agree. This explains why Coulson even turned to Ward in the first place. He's putting his own feelings for Ward aside in order to find Skye. He doesn't enjoy having Ward there any more than Fitz does, he just has better control of his emotions.
ReplyDeleteThank you, that's a much better answer.
ReplyDeleteThat said, the Helicarrier we see on the movies is a CGI creation, it'd never fit in the show's budget and/or time constraints, but at the same time it's a big part of SHIELD's mythology, so maybe they're using a real carrier as a stand-in and we're supposed to assume they're the same. Who knows?
I hope not. That would cheapen it for me. I'd rather they said it was a regular aircraft carrier. Not to mention, if they ever had the helicarrier take off, that would draw a lot of unwanted attention.
ReplyDeleteThat would be a great twist.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. Being concerned about this intra-agency stuff is one thing but to let it become your sole focus when there are serious imminent threats in dire need of attention is inexcusable and another reason Gonzales needs a forced retirement.
ReplyDeleteAhh, now I know what Coulson is up to. Must Not Spoil. Havin said that, Avengers is bloody BRILLIANT!
ReplyDeleteOk, does anyone knows what that supposed to mean? this is something Jiaying was looking at when Gordon enter her room and she ask if he heard from Lincoln. Is that supposed to be a terregenis crystal and maybe there something to do with what she is planning with the inhumans? ideas? they wouldn't show us if it wasn't important.
ReplyDeletewow nice eye i never notice that but that is a very good point i wonder what that could mean
ReplyDeleteI only catch when i was rewatching the episode and must be something important. The producer teased Jiaying has some goal for the inhumans so i imagine is related to that. Looks like a terrigen crystals to me but i don't what it means.
ReplyDeletethe question is how does Jiaying react when she side the human race
ReplyDeletei'm speculating here but i do think skye side with coulson team
ReplyDeleteShe won't be very happy especially after all the effort she did and will be doing to keep her family together and on good term with the inhuman community but not sure she would do anything extreme. She still looks like a good woman. Still not sure Skye will side with Coulson team. After reading the finale sinopse i got the feeling she could give the chance to her biological family especially if there more hiden truth from when SHIELD got her when she was a baby is revealed.
ReplyDeleteyea but coulson had nothing to do with that so can't blame him for that or at least i don't think he did but hey i could be wrong
ReplyDeletealso that would be altering the story from the comic pretty bad since she was a lvl 10 shield agent at one point
ReplyDeletebut at this point we just assuming won't know for sure tell season finale
ReplyDeleteYeah, but since they are setting up the civil war storyline kind of makes sense put Skye on the other side not only because she changed but also because she is finally reunited with her biological family which was her life goal all along. Well, at least for awhile. The season is long and the Captain america civil war only comes out in may 2016 so the end of season 3 until then a lot can happen. I could see the scenario where she first side with the inhumans as a shock factor at the end of season 2 but as season 3 progress she goes back to SHIELD. We know the team will disagree on decisions causing them to slip up and is not like she will become SHIELD director anytime soon. I think this way would a little more interesting than making Skye turn on the inhumans so fast. Most people are expecting her to be on SHIELD side so would nice surprise if she didn't.
ReplyDeleteI guess we will have to wait to see but there still something weird about her "kidnapping" story and Coulson might not have anything to do with but he is the director if there is more secret to it Fury tool box could have something and he is aware but choosing not to go into it.
ReplyDeleteMy vote is infinity stone...
ReplyDeletetrue but it might also depend if they can get the two actors playing father and mother back for season 3
ReplyDeleteThis is why FURY selected COULSON to be the NEW SHIELD DIRECTOR. LOVE COULSON! Does anyone know what Coulson said to Gonzalez? Did he say it's good to see my BOSS? Confused, HELP
ReplyDeleteMaybe Jiaying is preparing for a mass change of the inhuman. Like turning everyone at once? In order for the inhuman to "protect themselves" maybe?
ReplyDeletetrue just one of those have to wait and see how it unfolds
ReplyDeletean Infinity Stone?! that'd be INSANE!
ReplyDeletewhoa i didn't see that, very nice catch and it's definitely not a throwaway
ReplyDeletecould she really be THAT insane?
ReplyDeleteno he said "it's good to see my BUS" LOL the Bus
ReplyDeleteThis is what i was thinking. Some kind of terrigen bomb in a smaller scale. She said she was more worried about "who" than "how" when that Ethan guy disappeared. I think she is worried about Hydra and Shield and is starting to think about a solution to not let the inhumans so vulnerable. She suffered by both organization and her face when Skye said she was a Shield agent was not very pleased.
ReplyDeleteWell she's been butchered, put back together, her husband became insane, and her daughter was almost killed by "SHIELD". If anything her reaction to make a terrigen bomb is sorta expected. Especially if she thinks that everyone in the Afterlife is worthy of the change. Therefore no one would end up like her or Ethan.
ReplyDeleteTHanks
ReplyDeleteFor those who want to know more about the next episode, look at this preview: http://www.hypable.com/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-2x19-hints/
ReplyDeletewell if the season finale is either indication of what side she choose it list her as agent skye for both part one and two so i guess she sided with shield
ReplyDeletereally? i didn't see any reaction when Skye said she's a SHIELD Agent, good that she did
ReplyDeletewow when you put it that way...it seems like we have another villain in our hands
ReplyDeleteyou're welcome
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD!!! THE PERSON REJOINING SHIELD BETTER BE WARD!!!!!!!!!! and thank you for this, maybe the tie-in for the movie WILL be intel on Strucker
ReplyDeleteThat was my interpretation. She doesn't have good memories or experience with Shield so i guess is normal If she is upset.
ReplyDeleteNot sure i would call her a villain. She will be doing what she thinks is better for her people. As their leader is what she should do. It's not like shield, hydra are treating inhuman nicely, quite the opposite and recently they almost killed her daughter.
ReplyDeleteUhmm, I don'k know. I think the character than is returning to SHIELD will be Kara / Agent 33 and I think Mike is going to die. With Ward I don't think the story is so easy, I think the show is creating a great villain, perhaps one of the comics. That's my theory.
ReplyDeleteTHE OT6. THIS IS FIEN. I'M TOTALLY FINE.
ReplyDeleteAnd aww, Ward's just so happy to be with the people he loves again but bad timing. Read the room.
"This is great. We finally got the team back together." - You and me both, Ward.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else just getting a blank space for the second one?
ReplyDeleteOr could be Bobbi or May flipping depending on how they react to what Coulson has been up to.
ReplyDeleteThink I'm going to vomit
ReplyDeleteReally, Ward? "We finally got the team back together"? You're such a sociopath, but I still love you and I'm also happy the team is back together, if only temorarily.
ReplyDeleteWhen they say: "The new development brings another strong personality to the Playground, and opens up several intriguing options for future episodes" is what make me think than is a new agent like agent 33
ReplyDeleteSimmons smile when she sees Skye, awwwww <3
ReplyDeleteAgreed, it definitely sounds like someone who hasn't been in the team before.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's what I'm getting too.
ReplyDeleteGood that it's not just me, bad because we can't see it...
ReplyDeleteOMG, Simmons has become better liar. But my big question is: where is LOLA? They´re in the BUS, right?
ReplyDeleteGood point, could be very interesting if it's her.
ReplyDeleteSimmons is so going to try to kill Ward.
ReplyDeleteI'm more happy that Skye is back with the team than Ward but I'm still trying to keep an open mind about this. It will be interesting to see the original team back together. And Skimmons! Jemma smiling at her when she walked into the the room made me feel so happy inside.
ReplyDeleteYep they've already stated that I think.
ReplyDeleteWhy can I see the second one? It's just a space there. Anyone else has that problem?
ReplyDeleteYeah you aren't the only one having the issue...
ReplyDeletelol...Ward absolutely HAD to say it, didn't he?
ReplyDeleteI found it on EW! http://ow.ly/MbmzS
ReplyDeleteCan't wait till tuesday!!!!
ReplyDeleteWard seems to be seriously detached from reality.
ReplyDeleteI'm SO excited to see this episode. I want Skye or Simmons punching Ward in the face, I should be so happy if that happens.
ReplyDeleteLola was damaged so I could see why they would remove it, thought the promo had them on a Quinnjet not the bus, kind of had to sneak up on a base in a C 17?
ReplyDeleteI'd prefer her quaking him like she did to Raina, seems only fair given his "monster comment" in 1.22.
ReplyDeleteBut I'll settle for anyone kicking the crap out of him.
IIRC, I'm pretty sure Raina said that "maybe you two could be monsters together" comment to Ward, not Ward to Skye.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, that sounds even better. I just don't like him so I don't really care what they do to or with him lol
ReplyDeleteNo in the scene just before May fights him he's talking to Skye, saying he's learned somethng abot her and "maybe he'd wake up the monster within her". Then Skye calls him weak and May attacks him.
ReplyDeleteWell, we know that Jemma will carry through on her threat and try and kill him so there's that. And right there with you, the ways the writers are forcing him back is really Pi**ing me off tbh.
ReplyDeleteI read about that, too bad they will stop her. Thank you! Finally someone agrees with me! Some people are so into the no existent "relationship" between him and Skye that they forget what he's done, and I agree with you too, I don't like how they are forcing him back, seems too rushed and incoherent to me.
ReplyDeleteWhy? I don't get the intense personal connection. Let me explain: I understand and agree that Ward has done terrible things and that if Fitz or Simmons were to hit him or try to that would make sense. Its part of the story. Watching how the story unfolds is fun to do and when the good guys prevail its all the more satisfying. That's the way its supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteWhat I don't understand are how some viewers and those commenting here are personally responding to it. "I want...punching Ward in the face"..."I hope he gets the crap kicked out of him"..etc....I just don't get it, personally. Help me understand.
There are some of us around, but yes the shippers are more than happy to handwave the bodies out of sight, just to go "Ward!". I mean the amount of "hope Lincoln dies" for no reason other than being a potential love interest is sad.
ReplyDeleteWard and the Other Shield is really dragging the 2B for me, the Bus can't fly because NATO will see it, but a full up CVN get's missed? Man Talbot must really suck at his job!
Ahh, ok, about LOLA. Yeah, I´m a little confused because I thought that Gonzales had the BUS, but apparently is in the playground, because is where is Simmons. Tomorrow we'll see how is all this mess, lol
ReplyDelete"The people he loves"? Oh boy. I'm not even gonna.
ReplyDeleteThe only moment I liked in this sneak peek. Yay for Skimmons!
ReplyDeleteI miss her this season. :(
ReplyDeleteOr why Shield is sending less resource to take down a known major Hydra base, then they did to blow up an empty city.
ReplyDeleteMan what's the point in having an aircraft carrier with Quinnjets that don't actually do anything. I'm sure we'll get a nice BS "we don't trust you/you're saving gifted, so we aren't going to lift a bloody finger" frm Gonzales. And why is 33 sitting it out as well? We know she's got combat skills, she's got a crush at the least on Ward...?
It's these plot armour/plot holes that are killing 2B for me.
Why the hell isn't Ward in cuffs until they get to the base? I mean nobody, nobody at the base would trust him?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it makes as much sense as the "I hope Lincoln dies" crowd. For me the fact that the Writers have just given him a free pass, Pi**es me off.
ReplyDeleteNah, it will be great. All the beautiful bottled-up tension will be set free. It will be a spectacle. ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't think he'd be helping at all if he was to be cuffed the whole trip.
ReplyDeleteBecause he'd just dislocate his thumb again to get out of them.
ReplyDeleteWell I personally just don't like how they are dealing with his character, they are trying to make him "look good and necessary" too fast and I don't like that. He's done nothing so far to deserve forgiveness or any good treatment. But that's my opinion.
ReplyDeleteYeah, given all the spoilers so far it's pretty obvious Simmons wants a shot at killing Ward by joining the team here.
ReplyDeleteSkye really knows how to make an entrance. I'm happy to see Jemma smiling at her and I'm kinda glad that she's steps in her duty.
ReplyDeleteAnd here I thought she wants to protect Fitz.....
ReplyDeleteBtw am I the only one who's kinda surprised to see Coulson in tactical gear? Because usually he's going on mission in suits.
ReplyDeleteThanks for responding.
ReplyDeleteI personally haven't seen too many (if any) comments from people directly hoping for Lincoln to die. I might be wrong, and you're right it doesn't make sense. Lincoln hasn't really done anything to merit anybody actively wanting his character to die. I'm neither here nor there with regards to him. He's more of a plot device to keep Skye emotionally invested in the InHumans group.
As for the writers giving Ward a free pass, I don't really see that. I see what appears to be a steady progression in his story. He hasn't been forgiven, he hasn't been "welcomed" back to the team, those that were closest to him still despise him and have openly shown disdain and contempt for him. I don't see a free pass in any of this. Many people have commented that they believe the writers are about to put him back with the team full time but I haven't seen ANY indication of this happening.
Sorry, I hear what you're saying but I just don't see that we're about to see a forgive and forget scenario with regards to Ward.
If this was last season, that would've been my guess, but her character has definitely taken a darker turn. She's still sweet old Simmons on the whole, but there are moments when you can see a colder, more jaded person in her.
ReplyDeleteI can't recall the last time I did any of that, but then, we're not really a close family.
ReplyDeleteOK. I agree that Ward as long way to go before forgiveness is a consideration but I wouldn't say that things are moving too fast. They're just progressing.
ReplyDeleteLove when Skye shows up and the smile on Jemma's face.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, her best friend Fitz got brain damaged and her other great friend Tripp got killed by alien tech, she's definitely not taking it well. Could be just me, but I get the feeling this buildup on Simmons will climax on this episode with her accidentally killing whoever is going to die (money's on Mike Peterson, doesn't seem like the show has much of use for him anymore now that the Centipede soldiers story is done) while trying to off Ward.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure there's more to Lincoln than meets the eye, as Jiaying being her mother is enough to keep her invested in the Inhumans group.
ReplyDeleteLola hasn't been parked on the bus at all this season. It is more then likely parked elsewhere on the base since it has yet to be repaired from the damage it received last season
ReplyDeleteThat would really be horrible, both Mike dying and Simmons being the one to do it (albeit accidentally). I'm trying to tell myself that after all the backlash over Killing Off The Black Guy with Trip, they won't do it again so soon, for fear of audience wrath.
ReplyDelete"this is great we finally got the team back together" yea i'm sure everyone is gonna be happy to see each other lol
ReplyDeleteSo what you think are his motives?
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone trust him not to do anything after everything he's done, hell it's as stupid as Coulson trusting him with a loaded weapon at his back after all he's done.
ReplyDeleteThen Straps arms etc, I'm fairly sure Shield has enough ways to keep people trained to escape from escaping.
ReplyDeleteAh well you see that's the problem right there isn't it. You just don't understand how good families communicate...
ReplyDeleteIt was when Coulson confronted Mack about toy Lola...
ReplyDeleteCan we just acknowledge the fact that the same people who claim over and over again that Ward is not a villain, are saying that Jiaying (or Lincoln) is?
ReplyDeleteSure pop open the bar and kick back, Shield clearly don't rate the mission as important so why bother...
ReplyDeleteWell, we know it's not Lincoln, and yeah killing Mike is going to bring the same comments as Trip... One of the 6?
ReplyDeleteYeah, it sucks as it'd be yet another black guy to be on the chopping block, and one the audience cares about, but the fact is, he's a permanent loose end. His arc came to a close last season's finale with Garrett's death, but so long as he's still out there there'll always be fans asking "why don't they call Deathlok?" for every tough situation they don't agree with the team's choices. The fact that he's not listed in the guest list for "Scars" doesn't help his case either.
ReplyDeleteAs for Simmons being his killer, there's not many things that can kill Deathlok. He scoffs at bulletts, punches, kicks and survived an explosion before, but I'm pretty sure he isn't splinter bomb proof, and Simmons is holding one in the episode poster.
so Coulson and his team is now freely to move around? I guess they no longer chased by Real shield.......strange no hunter or Bobbi or Mack
ReplyDeletelol i like that comment
ReplyDeleteForgot about that instance, though I Mack probably moved it there once Coulson agreed to let him work on it as Mack was using that part of the Bus as his workshop.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there is but but ultimately its inconsequential. Lincoln from a plot perspective is really only there to romance Skye. There's really nothing more that he's meant to do. That's his purpose from a story writing perspective, like Gordon is really only there to teleport people in an out of situations. He may as well be the nameless transporter tech on Star Trek.
ReplyDeleteBut when May return to the playground with Bobbi, they do this in a Quinnjet, not in the bus
ReplyDeleteBut to me that's pretty much how the show is playing this. Even if you go with Gonzales not trusting Coulson, not sending anyone? Really, thousands of agents on the carrier, dozen's of Quinnjet's but it's just the bus going? Even more so when you factor in they didn't know Skye was joining the mission, so this select team is Coulson, May, a still recovering Fitz, Jemma and Ward.
ReplyDeleteYeah Shield is really invested in fighting Hydra...
The Quinjet is Probably on the roof of the Bus. My guess is since they are heading to the Artic Neither one can carry enough fuel for the trip there and back
ReplyDeleteLincoln, Raina, Jiaying, Cal and Gordon are all accounted for in the promo pics for 2x20, yeah. Weaver, Kara and Mack are in the press releases for the finale, but that could be misdirection. Can't be Bobbi or Hunter as they're headed to the spin-off. Obviously not Skye.
ReplyDeleteGonzales and Mike seem like the most likely candidates, then... but OMG, if they kill May, Fitz or Simmons for some kind of shock factor while Ward continues to roam around, I'm going after Whedon and Tancharoen with a VENGEANCE.
Well I do think in some weird, twisted (and unhealthy) way he does actually care about them... "love" is a bit too strong of a word though, for sure.
ReplyDeleteIDK, Maybe Olmost Shield decides to trust them after Coulson shows them stuff inside the toolbox.
ReplyDeleteAs for Bobbi, Mack and Hunter staying behind, maybe they want to keep some of their assets in reserve. They shouldn't send everyone in. This team has worked together before, where as Bobbi, Mack and Hunter have worked together before.
I'm probably waaaay off though.
Yeah and the clip from the promo suggested a Quinnjet. Maybe Gonzales used it to fly back to the Playground when they found out that Coulson was in custody?
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking they are going with the surgical strike. Small rescue team to get in and out, like when Fitz and Ward went in on that one mission in season 1.
ReplyDeleteFrom my read of what we know, it's on mission that she makes the attempt so don't see it being Gonzales (if Bobbi isn't going on the strike, a guy with a cane won't be).
ReplyDeleteLike you if Ward survives and it's one of the other's of the team, I'm going to actually going F'ing nuts! They can't be that much of Ward shippers, can they?
In the promo it showed the Quinnjet leaving from within the hangar of the Playground...
ReplyDeleteUnless for some plot point Bobbi's flying that and stays on the bus to keep it flying while the rest of the team transfer to the jet and go in that way?
Needless Convoluted but might just explain why Bobbi is out?
But do we know for sure that the person who dies is from Simmons' attempt to cross off Ward? I think that's only conjecture right now.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they do, but he supposedly had the best test results since Romanov. So, I'd hope that meant he would be a challenge even for them, but alas, we won't get to see him show off his skills, and then watch him possibly get gunned down in an escape attempt. (Hey, I can fantasize, can't I?)
ReplyDeleteStill doesn't explain why Shield hasn't sent anything else, and really considering how much is unknown of the base I don't see why they don't at least plan for back up.
ReplyDeleteNot too mention, the Bus isn't designed for surgical strike, that's the job of a Quinnjet.
I think it will be something like a deal between Coulson and Gonzales. Coulson get his team, the bus and a Quinn-Jet but nothing more.
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