In a world where superheroes are real, normal people have to find a way to deal with the changes. That is where S.H.I.E.L.D. comes in.
Who are S.H.I.E.L.D.?
S.H.I.E.L.D. is an espionage and law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 (Aug. 1965), it often deals with paranormal and superhuman threats.
The acronym originally stood for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division. It was changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate.
Within the various films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as multiple animated and live-action television series, the acronym stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division.
This show is about a team of agents within that organization. Let's do a roll call...
Phil Coulson - Team leader. Died once, but got better, pretty traumatically. Nice guy who believes in his team and has formed a fatherly relationship with Skye.
Melinda May - Resident hard-case. Smiles rarely. Currently boffing Ward.
Grant Ward - Great Shield agent. Very particular about everything. Sky's superior officer and trainer. Wants to be more with May than just a bed buddy.
Leopold Fitz - Engineering specialist. Named his drones after dwarves. Been friends with Simmons since forever. Has a crush on Skye. Wants a monkey.
Jemma Simmons - Biological specialist. Super nerd. Reads a lot. Cares very much about all those around her.
Skye - Super positive. Sees Coulson as a father figure. Very much an unknown to Shield. Doesn't know where she came from. Super hacker/beauty queen extraordinaire. Divisive to fans.
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instead of Marvel 616 Ronan who, as you point out, looks like this
Basically every big gun short of Hill and Fury.
And its called "The End of the Beginning"
the name aside
that's a bunch of people to cram on the bus
Two person integrity.
While other people are upset with the "realism" of the night night gun no one's paying attention to the much more important flaws in security!
i love that the British site is just called Coventry. no codename or mystic reference, its just an old RAF base named for where it is.
A brief wiki later and I understand. I've actually had personal experience with the safety and financial versions of this, so it makes total sense.
I also have the answer to your dilemma:
So when Coulson and company caused thousands of tons of granite to bury them in their sleep it was only half an atrocity.
two episodes, I believe. Presumably, March 18th, provided there aren't any more random breaks.
Have her be a lesbian or don't; it's fine. But if the only reasons behind her being a lesbian are either "token lesbian" or "because the character in the comics is a lesbian".
additionally, two minor points
1) there is something potentially non-pc about making an antagonist lesbian
2) I don't feel there's any reason to hold the mcu hostage to the comics.
that said, I'm perfectly ok with subtle "oh hey, <character> is [GLBT]" moments in general
I just don't want them to fall into any obvious pits, and I'd like the character's orientation to be chosen for an informed reason.
I don't that I understand your reasoning. "Because they exist" should be a good enough reason that some characters are of whatever race or orientation. "How's the husband/wife?" is perfectly normal smalltalk that you'd expect to see in plenty of settings that shouldn't need additional justification.
And I do, especially when they have a picture of their spouse/kids hanging somewhere in their office. Anecdotes aside, you're not trying to seriously argue that this is a type of smalltalk that just doesn't happen, are you?
EDIT: I come off as harsh, and it shouldn't be directed at you, so I apologize. It's just the underlying argument feels very much like "I'm not a homophobe, but do we really have to acknowledge that they exist on tv?" type of thing, which is utter bullshit.
Let me rephrase it this way: what part of their last interaction leads you to believe Hand is in any way interested in discussing her family with Coulson? Or that Coulson feels comfortable enough to ask her about it? Because that would seem way, way out of place to me.
Sidebar: this is a Whedon show. We can probably leave behind the fears of sexuality issues being mis-handled.
Basically, if you want to establish her as a married to a woman for reasons of fleshing out her character, there are more graceful ways to do it. Hell, just have a picture of her and her wife plopped on her desk if you're trying to be nonchalant about it.
Brooklyn 99 handled the issue really well, where I didn't have any idea Holt was gay for a few episodes and then suddenly someone mentioned his husband in a perfectly natural way and it weren't no big thang.
It was actually the core reveal at the end of the pilot for B99.
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Uh the most offensive thing would be randomly making a gay character straight for TV. No contest.
Haha, oh. Hey, guess which one episode of B99 I never saw!
Lorelei is the sister of Amora, the Enchantress. They are Asgardian.
That can be something of a matter of perspective. For example, one of Whedon's recent tweets has been interpreted by some as transphobic.
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I got that Lorelei is Asgardian - but again, as I am not following the comics, I don't get the significance of her appearance. And the way they set it up at the end of the episode I think that was meant as a "holy crap, what is she doing here?" moment. Which totally passed me by.
I imagine that's absolutely a matter of perspective, because I don't see Whedon's tweet as transphobic. I'm also not sure gender identity and sexuality are the same thing.
Eh, it's pretty much impossible to talk about anyone of a different race/age/gender/sexuality/sexual identity/weight/height/religion/nationality/eye color/opinion on ass to mouth without someone finding it offensive or insensitive.
But reading the reaction, you'd think the man kicked a puppy for making a joke that was basically "women don't have balls and a wang" when the person he tweeted was asking about something that had zero to do transgender individuals. Maybe I'm a "cissexual transmisogynist" like this article calls Whedon, but I really have a hard time calling Whedon "transphobic" for making a joke based on one of the very first things every learns as a child that makes guys and gals different.
The major Atlantean in comics is a guy called Namor; while the rights to film adaptations of that character are owned by Universal (of all studios), the MCU can probably use a public domain version of Atlanteans without much trouble.
The Kree ... have been around. In the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy film, one of the (non-main cast) characters will be Kree. The important bit, as far as the MCU is concerned, is that one of them was called Captain Marvel for a long time. His powers were transferred to (bestowed on?) a woman named Carol Danvers. The "G.H." might stand for this guy's Kree name; though I pretty much think it's just Guest House.
Marvel fans are very much looking forward to an appearance by (either) Captain Marvel, in much the same way that DC fans want a reasonably good Wonder Woman appearance.
The Kree are also involved with a group called the Inhumans, which a lot of fans are speculating will take the place of the mutants in the MCU, as basically all mutant rights are owned by Fox. Inhumans and mutants share some similarities - they look normal, were normal for a long time (a triggering event / puberty, respectively) and have random and dangerous powers.
I don't think there's meant to be any special significance to Lorelei's appearance. The sense that there may be something you're missing kinda bugs me, because I think it stems from an expectation you have, that all interesting characters must be from the comics, ergo they come with baggage. I haven't been able to word that quite right.
But, treat it (and any future things) like any other show - she's here, has kidnapped some guy to serve as tour guide, and we'll be treated to an explanation next episode.
as an aside, I very much prefer this sort of stinger. It meshes closer to most of the films, and (as I actively avoid previews) works well as a replacement.
I agree! But I'm also pointing out, opinions on Whedon are somewhat mixed in certain spheres.
The same spheres that think men are rapists in training when they look at naked pictures of girls on the internet?
think we might have to wait for that one, isn't GotG meant to be pretty separate from the Earth based stuff? yeah there's the connection with the Infinity Gems, but i don't think we should be expecting the Guardians to show up on Earth just yet. also, unlike with Thor 2 and Cap 2 the show may not be airing when GotG releases. by which i mean season 2 may not have started yet.
Cause that would put a kibosh on the whole Crossover thing.
Espcially if it get's another major bump in ratings when Captain America comes out. So long as it doesn't go down the shitter, I can see it being worth ABC's time enough to keep it around solely to draw in a wave of viewers every time a movie hits.
Shit. That must mean I'm one incredibly skilled future rapist.
Separate from Earth while being crucial to the
It got the green light for a full season. No word on it being renewed.
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