Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 4x13 - "BOOM" - Discussion Thread

[Silvermoon]

Synopsis:

“BOOM” – Daisy, Mace and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team must find a way to contain an explosive Inhuman. Meanwhile, Coulson and Mack come face-to-face with Radcliffe’s inspiration for Aida, on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Henry Simmons as Agent Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie and John Hannah as Holden Radcliffe. Guest starring are Jason O’Mara as Director Jeffrey Mace, Mallory Jansen as Aida 2.0/Agnes, Parminder Nagra as Senator Nadeer, John Pyper-Ferguson as Shockley, Maximilian Osinki as Agent Davis, Damian Gomez as coffee vendor, Zach McGowan as The Superior, Ricardo Walker as Agent Prince, Daren Tadlock as Cecilio, Bryan Keith as Bynum, Sheila Cutchlow as FBI Agent Jurmain, Tom Virtue as motel clerk, Darsha Philips as field reporter, Abraham Amkpa as lab tech, Johnny Rivas as waiter and Pierce Minor as Watchdog #1.

“BOOM” was written by Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman and directed by Billy Gierhart.

Promo:

https://youtu.be/3VBvc45_Ago

 

[Uskok]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stHa9V16bc0

 

[TheVileOne]

So is the Superior supposed to be Russian, ex-HYDRA?

 

[tbg]

Going to laugh my ass off if Shockley turns into an inhuman. I wonder how he would handle becoming that which he hates. He was great on Last Ship, so I hope he can stick around on this show.

 

[OB12]

I'm worried for Mace.

 

[giveyourself12%]

That was awesome. Wonder if he'll kill himself now that he thinks his kind don't deserve to live.

Edit:That was badly worded but eh.

 

[giveyourself12%]

It was great seeing FitzSimmons look for bomb clues just like in the first season.

 

[giveyourself12%]

Shockley's rematerializing was freaking cool.

 

[Morg]

Nitro!

 

[giveyourself12%]

They dust-busted him.

 

[giveyourself12%]

Ending was creepy! Great episode!

 

[OB12]

This show is just solid all around, love getting my Marvel every week.

 

[Heretic]

Those SHIELD containment pods have really taken a credibility hit this season. They went from being able to withstand anything to being torn apart by Ghost Rider and Random Villain Of The Week.

This story that Mace has to either stop taking the injections or die is another cheat. This show is teaching the viewers that any powered characters from the comics not named Quake are just there for a few appearances before disappearing as if they never mattered. I was hoping that Coulson would get killed off or retire and that Mace would stay as director.

The real life woman that Aida is based on is hotter than Aida...and I'm aware that its the same actress. I am glad that the character chose to live rather than work with SHIELD. This team left Ghost Rider in HELL of all places and hasn't bothered to try to save him, but will stop at nothing to save someone they actually like. Save yourself, Real Aida.

 

[Darkraid]

Still wonder what the hell happened to Deathlok.

 

[chicagodave]

Great episode this week now we know why radcliffe has been keeping may alive, hes testing out the “framework” on her. Also Mallory Jansen really showing some nice range going from psychotic android to sympathetic jilted girfriend.

[FONT=&quot]Im curious to see where they are taking mace with this I have feeling something big is gonna happen with him. I enjoyed seeing fitz and simmons doing some detective work honestly that would be a great spin-off just them two figuring out crimes and such.[/FONT]

 

[Marvolo]

Nadeer getting blown to hell was ohhhhh so satisfying.

Hopefully Mace becomes a real Inhuman.

 

[Pokkle]

A good episode.
I didn't except Nadeer to die this soon, Shockley was really fun in this episode with his power.
Radcliff is a good antagonist, put the consciousness of dying a person in to a virtual world was just like a episode of Black Mirror.

 

[scarlet-witch]

I didn't see Nadeer's death coming.

This episode made me stop referring to the woman who plays AIDA as "discount Sarah Wayne Calles" she was pretty good as her non robotic self. I don't blame her for choosing to live either.

I loved all of FitzSimmons scenes.

I still don't care about Mace or what he contributes to the team.

 

[Uskok]

What Radcliffe did with Agnes sounds a lot like what Arnim Zola did with his own mind.

 

[Dave McFly]

I like that Mallory used her native Aussie accent for Agnes

 

[scarlet-witch]

I had no idea she was Aussie, her American accent is very good.

 

[ChrisTinnef]

I accidently saw a news article with the headline "Major Season 4 Character Dies in this episode" before being able to watch it...
and therefore thought multiple times during the episode that Mace would bite the dust... or Radcliffe would get killed by the Superior.
In the end, I was quite confused and searched for the article again. Turns out they meant Senator Nadeer. Oh.

Mallory Jensen did an awesome job portraing Agnes as opposed to her Aida portrayal, and it was a great background story that they gave Radcliffe with this episode.
Some characters like Mack had very little screentime, I think? At times they have problems using their big cast.
Oh, and Daisy really gave off that SHIELD director vibe when she occupied Mace's bureau and coordinated the Inhuman relocating.

 

[Mike Murdock]

Nitro!

He certainly looked like him. Obviously, a different name. It would have been cool if they had just called him "Robert" or something until that point.

This story that Mace has to either stop taking the injections or die is another cheat. This show is teaching the viewers that any powered characters from the comics not named Quake are just there for a few appearances before disappearing as if they never mattered.

You really think Yo-Yo falls under this category? She's just a guest star as opposed to a regular, but it doesn't seem that way. I suspect the reason they said there's a risk to using his powers is they don't want the army to be able to recreate a supersoldier serum.

I was hoping that Coulson would get killed off or retire and that Mace would stay as director.

No way. I appreciate Mace, but he's nowhere near as interesting as Coulson.

I had no idea she was Aussie, her American accent is very good.

I thought it sounded a touch stilted, but that works perfectly for her android.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Mace staying director and dead Coulson? Nooo

 

[Vartha]

Man, I'm missing the days we all would watch the show and talk about it at the same time.