5 Ideas for Agents of SHIELD Spinoff Series

Even though ABC has yet to officially renew Agents of SHIELD for a third season, based on how well the show has been during the second season, it is only a matter of time before it happens.

This season has brought Bobbi Morse aka Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) into the MCU and just re-introduced Deathlok 2.0 (J. August Richards). The show has also been given the task of introducing the Inhumans as well as recently revealing another faction of SHIELD lead by Roberto Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos).

Today, Entertainment Weekly ran an exclusive story where they reported that Marvel is actively developing a spinoff series based on Agents of SHIELD. The untitled spinoff series is being developed by Jeffrey Bell and Paul Zbyszewski, the executive producer and writer of Agents of SHIELD respectively.

Details on the potential series are sparse at this point but this is what we know so far-

• The series will have its own original pilot
• The spinoff will use elements from the rest of this season to launch
• It will debut in either Fall 2015 or during the winter break of Season 3
• Spinoff has yet to be ordered and it is possible it doesn't happen

Based on those small pieces of information and our knowledge on how this season may end, here are 5 Ideas for the Agents of SHIELD Spinoff Series-

Secret Warriors

Using Agents of SHIELD to create a Secret Warriors spinoff is probably the most logical spinoff idea and one that is being floated around by just about everyone. The Secret Warriors comic run featured a team lead by Nick Fury and had Daisy Johnson (Quake), Yo Yo Rodriguez (Slingshot), Jerry Sledge (Stonewall), and Eden Fesi (Manifold).

I doubt Marvel would be able to convince Samuel L. Jackson to lead a TV show but the other characters involved could certainly be in play. Marvel could instead have Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) lead the Secret Warriors and have Skye/Daisy (Chloe Bennet) be her number 2. 

In a world as big as Marvel's there are certainly more super powered people than we know of at this time. Fesi is off the table thanks to his mutant origins but the likes of Rodriguez and Sledge are interesting characters. Rodriguez would give the show a speedster as well as someone from Puerto Rican descent. Sledge is the biological son of The Absorbing Man (Brian Patrick Wade) who appeared earlier in this season of Agents of SHIELD and may return in Daredevil as well.

Round out the team with newly introduced Inhuman Lincoln (Luke Mitchell) and this group could do some serious damage. Hill, Quake, Slingshot, Stonewall, and Lincoln would make a formidable and diverse group that could deal with the lower level super powered people roaming the Earth.

STRIKE

When we learned that Bobbi and Mack were not completely loyal to Coulson and his SHIELD, everyone tried to figure out what the "Real SHIELD" was really about. That is still being played out in the show but one thing is clear, Lance Hunter (Nick Blood) is a true ally of Coulson's and he recently expressed that he wants more responsibility.

Well Hunter, would leading your own super-secret organization be enough for you? In the comic, Hunter is the leader of STRIKE (Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies). The spinoff would focus on Hunter establishing STRIKE and dealing with the threats outside of the USA, where SHIELD is primarily focused.

We know that Avengers: Age of Ultron will deal with the threat of Ultron all across the globe and once the dust settles from what should be a giant confrontation, there will be more problems than just one team or agency could deal with. Ideally, Hunter would recruit the two other Brits currently on the show and have Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) run the scientific division. The show would also be able to create a few new original characters to broaden the cast.

 

SWORD

It has been made very clear that the "Real SHIELD" and their leader Gonzalez is not a fan of people with any sorts of powers. He has shown a real dislike Skye and Coulson because of the alien DNA that is floating around in his body. Should the confrontation between these two factions end on good terms, Gonzalez and Coulson could decide upon a truce but then have Gonzalez form SWORD and focus on protecting the Earth from those not from our world.

SWORD (Sentient World Observation and Response Department) would bring Gonzalez over as the leader but making a show based around alien threats and a headquarters in a space station may be difficult. Nevertheless, it would allow them to introduce the likes of Abigail Brand and maybe even Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman).

West Coast Agents

This is really just the foundation for a much larger property and possibly the West Coast Avengers, but we have to start somewhere. Mockingbird is a character whose allegiance is still unclear, even if she says she is with the "Real SHIELD." Giving her a leading role in a spinoff series would be a terrific choice for Marvel and ABC.

Palicki is great actress and could certainly be a leading lady. But why stop there! Bring in Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and let the two fall in love and lead their own group of highly skilled agents under the same SHIELD name as Coulson's team. Renner hinted back in January that he needed to suit up again as Hawkeye for a secret project, so he could already have a cameo coming in Agents of SHEILD.

Renner and Palicki would be a great leading pair and Renner's presence would certainly grab headlines and casual viewers. They could also bring Agent 13 (Emily Van Camp) into the team and maybe even Deathlok, to help beef up the squad. These higher profile characters could certainly help the show get a steady following and crossovers between this series and Agents of SHIELD would have a lot of exciting possibilities.

Super Agents

I'll be the first to admit that there would need to be a different title but basically this show would take the super powered people we know and have them form their own team. This would give Coulson and his team the opportunity to go back to their roots of being more of a spy agency instead of dealing with people with super powers on a weekly basis.

The team could consist of Skye, Deathlok, and Lincoln, plus a few new faces. This spinoff could be interesting because of the lack of a true leader among this group and them having to go through the growing pains of learning to work together. 

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Agents of SHIELD Season 2 EP 14 Review

After weeks of inhuman and alien plots, Agents of SHIELD took a turn back to its roots of secret missions featuring the return of many recognizable faces. We also met a new enemy for the team as we get closer to finding out where Bobbi (Adrianne Palicki) and Mack (Henry Simmons) place their allegiance.

***** SPOILERS for "Love in the Time of Hydra" to follow *****

"Love in the Time of Hydra," written by Brent Fletcher and directed by Jesse Bochno, sent the characters we have grown to love in three separate directions.

The first was Coulson (Clark Gregg), May (Ming-Na Wen), Skye/Daisy (Chloe Bennet), Fitz (Iain De Caestecker), and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) on the mission of helping Skye understand and control her powers while also deciding what her role should now be within SHIELD. May convinced Coulson to pull Skye off of active duty, which did not go over well her.

Simmons developed new gloves for Skye to wear that are meant to diminish the strength of her powers. This seems to be just the beginning of the transformation that Skye will undergo, which hopefully ends with her looking something like the image on the left.

Speaking of transformations, emotions of the audience went through the roof during a straight to the point confrontation between FitzSimmons. It has been great to see these two come back together and hopefully this conversation will bring them back together and give us more of the witty banter the pair had in Season 1.

The other members of Coulson's team were unable to be apart of these events due to them being with the "Real SHIELD." This version of SHIELD is run by Robert Gonzales (Edward James Olmos) and features one familiar face among their leaders in Agent Weaver (Christine Adams). Their leaders plus Mack and Bobbi try and convince Lance Hunter (Nick Blood) that, just like every evil organization, they are not the enemy.

The "Real SHIELD" is convinced that Coulson is the real problem and he should be the one to blame for the deaths of Isabelle Hartley (Lucy Lawless) and Agent Triplett (B.J. Britt), the transformations of Skye and Raina (Ruth Negga), and much more. Thankfully, Hunter does not agree with them and even hijacks one of the many vehicles on-board their helicarrier to escape.

This episode also featured the return of Grant Ward (Brett Dalton) and Agent 33 (Maya Stojan). Last time we saw the two of them they each had a number of things that needed to heal. Ward was shot three times and Agent 33 had part of her mask and face destroyed so they needed some obvious time to get back to being themselves. They set on a mission to fix Agent 33's face and then kidnap and start to brainwash Sunil Bakshi (Simon Kassianides). The kidnapping means an encounter with General Talbot (Adrian Pasdar) which ends up being quite comical thanks to the inability of Talbot in distinguishing who people really are.

Dalton was a welcome edition to the show after a few weeks of being away and getting to see Grant Ward back in action was a highlight of the episode. Nick Blood also gave a memorable performance as he continued to thwart the attempts of the "Real SHIELD" recruiting him. Hunter has become an increasingly likable the past few weeks which I find to be fascinating given his cold shoulder approach at the beginning of the season.

As the writers make the likes of Hunter and Fitz more likable, they have turned Bobbi and Mack into characters that are hard to be a fan of. Their characters are still interesting but I could not imagine them keeping an actress as high profiled as Adrianne Palicki and have her turn evil, especially given her character's history.

Another highlight recently has been the ability of the writers to find time for the fun and heartfelt conversations between Coulson and Skye. Whether it was Coulson comparing Skye to his beloved car Lola or Skye pleading with Coulson to just be her friend and not a SHIELD Agent during this difficult time in her life, the interactions between the shows main characters are something that the show is based on and needs more of.

A quick shout out is also well deserved for Ming-Na Wen who had to display the regular stone cold perception of May but then also convey the emotion felt by Agent 33 after being "taken in" by Ward.

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Agents of SHIELD Season 2 EP 13 Review

Now that Agents of SHIELD has returned from its winter break, the focus has turned to the transformation of Skye/Daisy (Chloe Bennet) and the discovery of double agents, again. In the thirteenth episode of the season "One of Us," Calvin Zabo (Kyle MacLachlan) assembles his own team of super powered people to help him seek revenge on SHIELD.

"One of Us", written by Monica Owusu-Breen and directed by Kevin Tancharoen, introduced us to a handful of new baddies that Coulson (Clark Gregg) and the rest of his (dwindling) team will have to face.

***** SPOILERS for "One of Us" to follow *****

Zabo organizes a team that includes newcomers such as a lady with razor blades for fingernails in Karla Faye Gideon (Drea de Matteo), a man with super strength in Francis Noche (Geo Corvera), a tech genius in Wendell Levi (Ric Sarabia), and later a man with a deathly scream in David Angar (Jeff Phillips).

Coulson and Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) go off together to hunt down this team of super villains, while Agent May (Ming-Na Wen) recruits her ex-husband Dr. Andrew Garner (Blair Underwood) to help Skye deal with her new abilities.

The super villain team lures Coulson and Mockingbird back to his hometown for a big showdown, but Coulson arrives short handed. Skye is unavailable due to safety reasons, Fitz (Iain de Caestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) are not reliable field agents, and Mack (Henry Simmons) has kidnapped Hunter (Nick Blood) in order to preserve the secret that he and Mockingbird are hiding.

Just as the showdown is about to begin, Gordon (Jamie Harris) steps in and takes Zabo away before any real harm can be done. The team takes down the remaining villains in typical SHIELD fashion but the battle ended yet again with them worrying about Skye.

We were all lead to believe that Skye had been getting a handle on her abilities and stopping the shaking from happening, but as it turns out, she has only been harming herself. Instead of stopping the quaking, Skye has been internalizing the effects which has caused her arms to become severely bruised and for hundreds of hairline fractures to develop throughout her body.

The episode ends with Mack taking Hunter to the place that will reveal what side him and Mockingbird are on. What side is that? According to Mack, it's the "real SHIELD." We will be finding out more about the "real SHIELD" in the coming weeks and find out exactly what Mack and Bobbi are up to.

The episode itself was good and pickup a lot near the end after a slow first half. Blair Underwood was great as May's ex-husband and the scenes with him and Skye are fantastic. The special effects were once again far and above anything we saw in season 1 and shows the commitment by Marvel to give the show the budget it needs to make the VFX as close to movie quality as they can.

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Agents of SHIELD Season 2 EP 12 Review

The focus of Agents of SHIELD from the beginning was that ordinary people can do extraordinary (inhuman) things. During this second season, more and more special people have popped up with three taking the focus this week.

***** SPOILERS for "Who You Really Are" to follow *****

Skye/Daisy (Chloe Bennet) has been the primary character for the last few weeks but this week, Marvel brought a few cosmic characters into the fold. Asgardian warrior Lady Sif (Jaimie Alexander) and a Kree by the name of Vin-Tak (Eddie McClintock) join the show with a goal that ultimately shakes up the team.

Vin-Tak comes to Earth to investigate an alert being sent back to his planet from an ancient and dormant city. The city was home of Kree long ago during their experimentation of humans and was the site of Skye and Raina's transformations.

Sif has followed Vin-Tak to Earth because of the disagreements that Asgardians and Kree have had in the past. The two have a destructive dual that ends with Lady Sif without her memories in the bottom of the ocean.

Luckily, Director Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and the rest of SHIELD come to her aid. They do what they can to help track down Vin-Tak including Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) and Skye doing their best to take down the Kree "villain."

After eventually subduing Vin-Tak and him granting Sif back her memories, things begin to get very tense for all parties involved. Vin-Tak explains he came to Earth to find whoever was affected by the terrigen mist in their ancient city. Vin-Tak, Sif, and Coulson begin unloading questions upon Skye, which causes her to lose control and quake.

Her secret is officially out and it tears the team apart. Coulson and Fitz (Iain De Caesteker) support Skye and believe she can eventually learn to control her new powers, but not everyone agrees. Mack (Henry Simmons) believes the team needs protection from her and it seems Simmons, Mockingbird, and Hunter agree. Skye's mentor Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) is on the fence but it seems she will side with Coulson and Fitz.

The sub-plot of the episode and possibly this season has been the mysterious plans and alliance that Mockingbird and Mack have. Morse wants to bring her on-again-off-again boyfriend Lance Hunter (Nick Blood) into the fold but Mack suggests to push him away, which Morse does. Unfortunately for Hunter, he knows their is a secret and confronts the enormous human being that is Mack about it and ends with Hunter unconscious on The Bus.

The true star of the episode was Fitz who has time and time again this season turned in memorable performances. He is the only one to stand up for Skye in front of the rest of the team and Iain De Caesteker more than holds his own and steals the majority of the scenes that he is in.

A quick mention must be given to the visual effects team for Agents of SHIELD as they continue to make the VFX look on par with those we've become accustomed to seeing in Marvel Studios Movies. Whether it was the Absorbing Man earlier in the season, the seamless transition from Kree to Human for Vin-Tak tonight, or making the Biofrost look extremely similar to what we see in the Thor franchise, that crew has time and time again risen to the occasion this season.

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Agents of SHIELD Season 2 EP 11 Review

After a two month break that had Agent Carter fill the void, Agents of SHIELD returned with force after a crazy season finale. The first half of the season left viewers with some unanswered questions, but the second half of the season is sure to answer those.

***** SPOILERS for "Aftershocks" to follow *****

The return of Agents of SHIELD promised to be very inhuman and it delivered on every aspect fans could want. The episode followed the journeys of Skye/Daisy (Chloe Bennet), Raina (Ruth Negga), and the rest of SHIELD following the events that happened in the Temple.

Skye has been locked in a quarantine room since the last time we saw them and has not been coping well. She dreams of the death of Tripplet (B.J. Britt) and blames herself for his death.

Raina is also struggling with her new abilities and appearance. She now has spikes coming out of every part of her and is using them for some very deadly and bloody reasons. She tries to find comfort in Cal (Kyle MacLachlan) but ultimately his joy from finding out Skye also had a transformation dominates his thoughts.

For the rest of the SHIELD team, they are all in different places and "Aftershock" was able to really show the differences by fantastic performances across the board. Coulson (Clark Gregg) has put the blame on himself and has become increasingly agitated and angry. May (Ming-Na Wen) is using fighting like always, Mack (Henry Simmons) continues to build, Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) investigates Skye's blood, Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) searches through the destruction and seeks the termination of all super powered people, and Hunter (Nick Blood) and Bobbi (Adrianne Palicki) each comfort each other.

HYDRA is scrambling to fill the void left by the death of Whitehall (Reed Diamond) and thinks Bakshi (Simon Kassianides) would be an acceptable replacement. The SHIELD team devises a plan to trick HYDRA into eliminating their main leaders and fulfilling their promise of handing Bakshi over to General Talbot (Adrian Pasdar).

This was also possibly the most emotional episode of the series. Whether it was a large group fight, Simmons announcing her hatred for people with powers, or Fitz discovering that Skye is the one who caused the death of Tripplet, the emotion that each of the actors displayed throughout the episode was a real bright spot for what has been a great second season.

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Promo Poster for Agents of SHIELD Released

This morning, EW announced they have partnered with Marvel for the second straight year to reveal exclusive promo posters for upcoming episodes of Agents of SHIELD.

EW released the first poster, which you can see below, and features Skye/Daisy/Quake (Chloe Bennet), Director Coulson (Clark Gregg), and what appears to be our first look at Raina (Ruth Negga) post transformation.

Agents of SHIELD returns from it's winter break next Tuesday, March 3rd!

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Drea de Matteo Joins Agents of SHIELD

We are just three weeks away from the return of season 2 of Agents of SHIELD and Marvel is gearing up for a game changing 12 episodes. The show has plenty of questions it needs to answer before the season finale and it has added some new pieces to the cast to help them.

Today, Marvel announced the addition of Drea de Matteo to the cast as the villainous Karla Faye Gideon. She is a gifted woman who will join forces with Quake's (Chloe Bennet) father Mr. Hyde (Kyle MacLachlan) to take on SHIELD.

Matteo joins newcomers such as Edward James Olmos, who will play Robert Gonzalez, and Blair Underwood as Melinda May's (Ming-Na Wen) ex-husband.

“We’re thrilled to have Drea join us as yet another great villain to challenge our cast,” said Executive Producer and Marvel’s Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. “We relished the opportunity to work with her in such a menacing role.” 

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8 Questions Season 2 of Agents of SHIELD Still Needs to Answer

Agents of SHIELD has turned itself into a strong Marvel property halfway through its second season. The first season was filled with one off stories and events that seemed to have no real purpose to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that is, until Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The show is now 10 episodes into its second season and has taken a break so Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) can star in Agent Carter. When Agents of SHIELD returns in March, there are still some questions that need to be answered. Below are 8 questions we want answered before season 2 of Agents of SHIELD ends.

How will Skye's Transformation Affect the Team?
Ever since we first met Skye, it was clear she was special. She erased her real identity and was labeled an 0-8-4 by SHIELD as a child. Thanks to the mid-season finale, we know that Skye's real name is Daisy Johnson and will become a version of Quake during the rest of the season. 


Her transformation gave her powers to make her "inhuman" but it did come at a price. Agent Triplett died trying to stop the transformation from happening. The loss of a close friend along with another team member gaining super powers will certainly change the dynamics within the team. Will Daisy feel responsible for the death of Triplett? Will the team blame her for his death and as a result fear for their own lives? These are just a few interesting scenarios that could happen. My theory is the team will distance themselves from Daisy only pushing her to her father, Mr. Hyde. Once that happens, the team will go after her to save her from her very dangerous and angry father.

What has Raina Become?
Daisy was not the only one to experience a transformation when the Terrigen Crystals were triggered. Raina also changed into something unknown. Her eyes changed slightly during the transformation to look almost cat like. The spikes coming out around her face is where things get confusing. Some people believe she will be Tigra but I am just not sure. Who or what Raina will become the rest of the season should be very interesting to discover. Will she use her new powers for good and potentially become an ally for SHIELD or will she continue to help Mr. Hyde and Ward? Only time will tell.

What are Ward's Motives?
Ward has become the most interesting character on Agents of SHIELD for most people. One week he seems hell bent on destroying his family and the next he is a puppy dog trying to do whatever he can to earn Daisy's trust and affection. Daisy is not easily fooled however and last time we saw Ward, he had a gunshot wound courtesy of her. He got help from Agent 33 (Maya Stojan) and is now on his own. What will Ward do the rest of the season? Will he try and help Mr. Hyde and Daisy bond together? Is there a chance at redemption in his future? It seems like no one knows what Ward is going to do next; maybe he doesn't even know himself.

What are Bobbi and Mack planning?
In "Ye Who Enter Here," episode 9, it is revealed that Bobbi Morse (Adrianne Palicki) and Mack (Henry Simmons) have another agenda that is a mystery to the rest of team and the audience. Whatever they are planning, they want it to be just the two of them. Lance Hunter (Nick Blood) knows that something is going on with Bobbi so there is a chance he will try and find out what is really going on.

Is Koenig a L.M.D?
Ever since we met the first Agent Koenig in season 1, it has been unclear how it is possible for there to be so many Koenig's. So far one has died but two more have popped up this season. The recurring joke is that they are all brothers and that there are many more, leading myself and many others to believe that Koenig is actually a Life Model Decoy. Agents of SHIELD just introduced the first Inhumans to the Marvel universe so could they also already have established L.M.D.s? It could prove pivotal to storylines down the road in the cinematic universe.

How Many Diviners Are There?

It was assumed that the Diviner that Coulson, Dr. Whitehall, and Mr. Hyde were all after was the only one in existence. In the mid-season finale, we caught a glimpse of another Diviner that lit up when Raina activated their Diviner. There are at least one more of these devices but probably many more. How many Diviners truly are out there and who has possession of them? 

Who is the Man without Eyes?
Speaking of the second Diviner, we know that it is in possession of the man pictured above. Who is this man? That is a true mystery. It appears that this man will cause some trouble for the team, especially Daisy.

What has happened to Season 1 Characters?
Season 2 of Agents of SHIELD has been much improved in comparison to season 1. The journey of the team has drastically changed since the beginning of the show, the collapse of SHIELD, and now dealing with Inhumans. The first season did bring along many characters that seemed to have a future with the show. The likes of Ian Quinn (David Conrad), Mike Peterson (J. August Richards), and Franklin Hall (Ian Hart) looked like no brainers to pop up again in the second season but have so far been no shows. I like the direction that Agents of SHIELD is going and it is connecting itself more to the movies. Characters like these had a future with show it appeared and now are nowhere to be seen or heard from. Getting clarity on what has happened to them would be a good way to truly close out the first season.

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Chloe Bennet and Kyle MacLachlan's Roles Revealed

In the mid-season finale for the second season of Agents of SHIELD, Marvel finally allowed us to know the real identities of Skye (Chloe Bennet) and her father (Kyle MacLachlan). During a long and intense conversation between father and daughter, we find out that Skye's real name is Daisy and that her father's name is Cal.

If those names do not ring a bell, don't beat yourself up. We are here to help. Many sites figured out who Bennet and MacLachlan would really be playing long before the reveal was official. Our hats go off to the likes of ScreenRant, one of my personal favorite sites, for being one of the first to correctly speculate who they would become.

Calvin Zabo (Mr. Hyde)

Calvin Zabo is a medical research scientist in the comics who transformed himself into Mr. Hyde by discovering a new formula. With his new-found powers, he transforms into an raging beast whenever he desires. The transformation distorts his body by adding on bone density, muscle, and superhuman strength and stamina. Agents of SHIELD has not debuted the beast side of Kyle MacLachlan but we have seen plenty of moments where is anger is tested.

Daisy Johnson (Quake)

Trying to figure out just who Chloe Bennet was really playing was a tough task from the get go. Before her life as a SHIELD agent we only knew that she was very good with computers and technology. As we learned in the mid-season finale, Skye's real name is Daisy and after being transformed by the terrigen crystals she seemed to possess the power to create a small earthquake close to her. It is obvious that she is in fact Daisy Johnson, also known as Quake. In the comics, she is the daughter of Calvin Zabo and was rescued by SHIELD as a child. Sound familiar? She also was under the close watch of the Director of SHIELD Nick Fury, just like how she has been under the close watch of the new Director of SHIELD Phil Coulson. According to Marvel.com, Daisy possess the ability to generate seismic vibrations and direct them into objects or people, allowing for a variety of effects including earthquakes, tremors and explosions. As Daisy develops her powers on Agents of SHIELD, her connections to the future Inhumans movie and what her role could be in that film will be interesting to watch.

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Agents of SHIELD Mid-Season Finale Review

Over the past few weeks we have gotten increasingly stronger hints as to just who Raina, Skye, and her father might be and become. Season 2 of Agents of SHIELD has clearly been leading to something and it seems like it something that they have had planned since the beginning.

***** SPOILERS for "What They Become" to follow *****

In the series premiere, it became clear that Chloe Bennet was playing a character whose real name was not Skye. Then when we met Kyle MacLachlan, many tried to figure out who this mysterious father and daughter could be. In tonight's episode we finally got our answer, and it is rather inhuman.

With Skye in the clutches of HYDRA and back together with her crazy father, he finally gets a chance to tell her about her life. He tells her his name is Cal but not much else. He includes her in his plan to avenge his wife's death and kill Whitehall.

Whitehall knows the revenge is on the way and has "Skye" realize that she too can hold the Diviner.

All hell breaks loose as a result. Cal fights HYDRA guards. Coulson fights Whitehall. Cal fights Coulson. Skye fights Ward. Cal nearly beats Coulson to death before "Skye" jumps in and threatens to kill the man who has chased after for his entire life. He leaves, but his final word is the most important. Daisy.

"What They Become" written by Jeff Bell delivers on every front. The first 20 minutes is delegated to heart touching and intense conversation between Cal (Kyle MacLachlan) and Daisy (Chloe Bennet). The scenes featured what could be argued as the best scenes of the season thanks to the acting put on by MacLachlan and Bennet.

While the dialogue and emotion truly stood out from the episode, the amount of information and reveals were truly outstanding. They revealed two identities for key characters in the series. They transformed two characters from the first season that did not seem to serve much purpose into potential Inhumans. They also managed to kill off two members of the show who had become well respected among fans. AND, they introduced a new villain for the rest of season 2.

Agents of SHIELD has improved drastically in its second year and has delivered great episodes for the first half of the season. When Agents of SHIELD returns in March 2015, the expectations should be no less than fantastic. As Agents of SHIELD continues to deliver, more and more people will join the party.

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