Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 3x10 - "Maveth" - Discussion Thread

[SwiftFox]

Maybe not Attilan but definitely the Royal Family I bet! (seriously, that little comment has trumped everything for me this episode. I"m such a fan of the Royal Family)

Seriously, this episode was amazing and that last 10 minutes. Holy crap.

Also, Natalie Abrams said Jed Whedon is going to give us the scoop on what just happened after the West Coat premiere on Twitter.

 

[Heretic]

Well...after the hype that this episode had two major shocking moments that were as big as The Winter Soldier game changer...it ended up being a fun episode with dud "shocks." The first one was no surprise at all...and the second was one that some of us predicted would happen, while I openly stated was my greatest fear that they might do. Oh well.

 

[TheVileOne]

So any updated guesses on who "It" is yet?

Don't think so.

 

[Heretic]

Regarding the city:

I need to rewatch it...but I think It said that there were either 7 or 9 cities...and that they could have been something great but they were too...I can't recall...suspicious of one another...too isolationist or something.

 

[HFK]

It was 9 cities.

 

[TheVileOne]

Well they had that one underground city in season 2, but it was just underground ruins, didn't seem all that impressive.

 

[Heretic]

TheVileOne

If memory serves (and it may not), they never actually got to the city in season 2. They got to the entrance that would lead to the city, which was under the ocean somewhere...and then they blew up the entrance, forever blocking the city off from anyone finding it. I figured it was a way of saying that Atlantis exists without ever going there.

Although, again...I could be remembering wrong.

 

[Marvel]

Well, THAT Ward turn lasted all of 60 seconds!

At first I thought "WHAT THE HELL... WHY SO FAST?" but thinking on it, we all knew this was coming anyway. Why make fans wait three months to see it?

I just love Coulson in this mid-season finale. When he smacked Ward to make him bleed and said "now you are to" I cracked a huge smile!

 

[The Shrike]

That thing that came out of Will reminds me of a Goa'uld symbiont.

 

[SwiftFox]

So our Agents are going to have to deal with whatever possessed Ward and the Sokovia Accords(plus whatever else happens during Civil War). They are in for it.

And I think that look between Phil and Fitz is Phil and Fitz knowing that Phil crossed a line that there's no coming back from.

So Comic book readers - I love the Inhumans but do you think maybe these 9 cities could be related to the Kree/Shiar whatever?

 

[Marvel]

That thing that came out of Will reminds me of a Goa'uld symbiont.

I'm calling it right now... Not-Ward is Zuul the Gatekeeper and he's looking for the Keymaster who will turn out to be Jemma!

 

[MaatMattos]

Well, I expected them to keep that ambiguous longer.

This.
When Ward died, I was like:
"Oh, now they're gonna come up with a new plot, and I bet Ward's gonna come back on season 4, with a thirst for vengeance after months of surviving alone on the lonely planet"

NOPE. Ward's already back.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Anyone thought that the Coulson reference to Star Wars is coincidental?

 

[Steyin]

Anyone thought that the Coulson reference to Star Wars is coincidental?

It was ****ing hilarious is what it was.

 

[TheVileOne]

So the worm...what?

 

[Eddie]

Damn Yeerks. Always trying to conquer stuff.

 

[TheVileOne]

Was this really a game changer?

 

[Eddie]

Ward's dead, a tentacle monster of some sort is now on Earth, the Secret Warriors are officially a thing, Lash is on the loose, and Fitz got by far his biggest action moment. I'd say it was a more dynamic episode than a static one, yeah.

 

[iambranded]

Still possible Ward is now a underpowered BEYONDER

 

[Eddie]

Dalton can't pull off the Jheri curl. I think it's this:

 

[TheVileOne]

Ward's dead, a tentacle monster of some sort is now on Earth, the Secret Warriors are officially a thing, Lash is on the loose, and Fitz got by far his biggest action moment. I'd say it was a more dynamic episode than a static one, yeah.

It's not a tentacle monster.

 

[MotherBox]

Not really the big shock ending / surprise though was it?
Ward taken over by "thing" was well predicted. No back story or history connections given.

No big surprise or cliff hanger, nothing like last year!
Everyone else lives happily ever after.

 

[Eddie]

It's a parasite with a tentacle-esque shape that you very clearly see slithering around underneath Ward's face.

Oh, and some Marvel Wiki quotes on the Hive...

The Hive was an experiment made to physically embody the Hydra ideal

unknown and unwitting Hydra agent was offered/fed to these parasites as a host around which they could merge into into a singular being. Grotesque and menacing in both stature and appearance The Hive had no identity of its own per se as its collective will dominates the human host it engulfs, however it possesses a quiet and cunning intelligence and as a result of its conditioning is completely dedicated to the Hydra cause

any ailments afflicting the host prior absorption will still be present and will effect The Hive



That last bit is worth noting. Will's leg injury effected the creature, but the rest of the body was fine.

 

[BarryAllen]

Great episode. I was shocked that they killed off Ward, and it was a surprise that he returned as a host for the Inhuman death substance. I think we'll see the last of Ward for good by the end of the next half of the season. Anything further than that will just be dragging the character on for too long.

Maybe not Attilan but definitely the Royal Family I bet! (seriously, that little comment has trumped everything for me this episode. I"m such a fan of the Royal Family)

No way it's a reference to the Royal Family. I'm sure all of those characters are off limit for AOS to use or even reference because they're being saved for the movie.

 

[ares834]

So this god-like reality warping inhuman that laid waste to a planet was temporarily stopped by a flare gun... Come on.

I'm also very disappointed that they killed Ward. And no, that creature at the end isn't Ward it's an entirely different character that is wearing his body.