Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 Episode 9 "Repairs" Discussion Thread

[spideyboy_1111]

Nightcrawler and his father Azazel both teleport by means of interdimensional travel. When they reappear there is a puff of smoke and the smell of brimstone. The dimension in question has been shown to have some hellish properties. It would indeed make sense that AoS is alluding to this.

However, the mention of Thor and the other realms leads me to believe that there is a tie to Hel which could possibly be the MCU's way of tying together Ghost Rider/Mephisto's Hell, the Hel of Yggdrasil, and the Nightcrawler alternate dimension. And (hopefully) maybe even the dimension where the Dread Dormammu resides.

At least that's how I saw it.

Now, I gave this episode a shot after disliking last week's and lo and behold, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think I've ever been so back and forth with any series. I guess that's what happens when you want to like something bad enough.

It tends to happen when a show has so much pressure behind it and every episode is heavily critiqued ...

 

[Evil Twin]

People liked last night's episode? I'm surprised as I was pretty bored by it. There certainly has to be a better way to flesh out May's past than a dull, vague bit of exposition by Coulson. Who wants to bet that Skye was saved by May in that incident?

Maybe they're saving a flashback for later in the season, but when the villain is a guy with a wrench (even if he does disappear between dimensions) and it's a semi-bottle episode, the episode could have used a little bit of flair.

 

[Nathan]

With the show right now, I simply like every episode that doesn't make me hate the characters.

 

[Xeno]

Yeah... that shot reminded me of Dr. Horrible.

Tancheroen & Whedon wrote the episode so that shouldn't be a surprise.

Show is getting better. I liked the last two episodes and hopefully this is the way they go. Anyone kind of tired of Skye questioning Coulson's decisions all the time? If it wasn't for him using her, she wouldn't even be on this team.

Yep, Skye's constant haranguing of Coulson has been tiresome since about week 2. When she's not dissing SHIELD she's second-guessing Coulson's every decision. The writers may intend Skye as an audience surrogate and feel that her jabbering is helping us learn about SHIELD's procedures but her use as an expository tool has been overdone.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

hey everybody, xeno doesn't like Skye. Just an fyi in case you missed it.

 

[Xeno]

hey everybody, xeno doesn't like Skye. Just an fyi in case you missed it.

And you're predictable. You do love to leave meaningless comments about other people's opinions. I have noticed that.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

It's an opinion about an opinion, and no more meaningless than anything else that gets posted here. Discussion is what forums are for.

 

[Xeno]

It's an opinion about an opinion. Discussion is what forums are for.

Yes, but you seem to opine about opinions as much as or more than you offer valid opinions of your own. One opinion of mine seems to irk you so much that you feel compelled to chime in with a call-out on every possible occasion. If you want to respond to what I have to say with something meaningful that adds to the discussion, fine. But you can't seem to do that. You just offer up passive/aggressive baiting that is totally pointless.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

It irks me because you mention it in every time you post in this forum. You don't like the character, fine, we get it. Nothing wrong with that. But do you really think everyone needs or wants to hear about it in every. single. post? Do you think people enjoy it?

It's tedious. It's just like someone coming into a movie thread every day to talk about how much they think the movie sucks. Other people on here dislike Skye but they don't rush to mention it every time they get their hands on a keyboard.

And I have plenty of valid opinions of my own, thanks, I just don't usually put them on eternal repeat. Sorry if you're offended, it wasn't intentional but that's how I feel about it.

 

[Xeno]

It irks me because you mention it in every time you post in this forum. You don't like the character, fine, we get it. Nothing wrong with that. But do you really think everyone needs or wants to hear about it in every. single. post? Do you think people enjoy it?

It's tedious. It's just like someone coming into a movie thread every day to talk about how much they think the movie sucks. Other people on here dislike Skye but they don't rush to mention it every time they get their hands on a keyboard.

And I have plenty of valid opinions of my own, thanks, I just don't usually put them on eternal repeat. Sorry if you're offended, it wasn't intentional but that's how I feel about it.

How I feel about it is that it's none of your concern what I mention or when. Your endless battles with another poster bore me to tears, but you carry them on across the entire forum, not even capable of limiting yourselves to a single thread. That got tiresome long ago, but most of us don't so much more than make some mild comment about it because that's what you do.

My point is that we've all got our quirks here and if we spent time jumping on each other for them not much else would get said. You can busy yourself scrolling if my posts bother you so much. That's what I do when the sniping breaks out between you and your frenemy. You might also invest in a mirror since self-awareness is apparently not your strong point.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

make some mild comment about it

Which is all this was.

 

[Human Torch]

hey everybody, xeno doesn't like Skye. Just an fyi in case you missed it.

Really?

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I know, right?

 

[Xeno]

Which is all this was.

Okay, let's just drop it. We don't want this becoming another one of those running feuds, right? (I still hate Skye, though. )

 

[Xeno]

Really?

See post above.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Yeah, it's cool.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

I know, right?

I just... can't comprehend this notion. I need a moment.

 

[cherokeesam]

Yes, but you seem to opine about opinions as much as or more than you offer valid opinions of your own. One opinion of mine seems to irk you so much that you feel compelled to chime in with a call-out on every possible occasion. If you want to respond to what I have to say with something meaningful that adds to the discussion, fine. But you can't seem to do that. You just offer up passive/aggressive baiting that is totally pointless.

Amen, xeno.
WT doesn't like discussion or speculation in his discussion and speculation threads. Dunno who pissed in his cornflakes lately, but god forbid you should express an opinion or posit a theory about anything.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Don't you love when a conversation is over, and THEN some busybody comes along and sticks his nose in, just to try and rile someone up yet again? Yeah, me too.

 

[Xeno]

I just... can't comprehend this notion. I need a moment.

I'm considering adding it to my sig in font this big just for the folks who can't get over it.

 

[Eddie]

I, for one, hate sky. Always up there, all blue and whatnot, with those white things just floating around. Somebody should really teach it a lesson.

 

[Docker2.0]

I hate Skye to. No one is giving me any attention.

 

[gildedmuse]

Coulson and May clearly wouldn't be shocked by a photo of a dead body. And both wouldn't be very good shield agents if they couldnt hide their emotions

I'm not saying they'd be shocked, I'm saying that if the incident were truly that traumatizing for May that she would probably remember the body. That's supposing that she and Coulson didn't immediately make the connection between Skye's parents killed in incident with SHIELD agents --> Skye dropped off at orphanage 20 something years ago. Meanwhile, in that same time frame, we were in an incident that left a lot of people dead ---> we saved a baby and dropped her off at an American orphanage.

I mean, is this a pretty frequent occurrence for SHIELD agents? Is there a form 1-D that deals with parental slaughters followed by infant stairway deposits, that's just how often this little situation pops up? Because otherwise, I expect that if May or Coulson had anything to do with it they would remember. Especially if, as was suggested, the whole "death of Skye's parents" was the same event that earned May the nickname "The Calvary". That's something May relives everyday. If that's so then I feel like she would have a very clear memory of saving Skye and leaving her outside the orphanage, right?

And if that's true, then why would she and Coulson need to further investigate the files to uncover the whole truth behind the incident? In the scene after Coulson tells Skye that a SHIELD agent dropped her off, he asks May to help him find out everything they can and shows her the file. If they were there during the original murder, wouldn't that be unnecessary?

 

[Hulk1968]

Nightcrawler and his father Azazel both teleport by means of interdimensional travel. When they reappear there is a puff of smoke and the smell of brimstone. The dimension in question has been shown to have some hellish properties. It would indeed make sense that AoS is alluding to this.

However, the mention of Thor and the other realms leads me to believe that there is a tie to Hel which could possibly be the MCU's way of tying together Ghost Rider/Mephisto's Hell, the Hel of Yggdrasil, and the Nightcrawler alternate dimension. And (hopefully) maybe even the dimension where the Dread Dormammu resides.

At least that's how I saw it.

Now, I gave this episode a shot after disliking last week's and lo and behold, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think I've ever been so back and forth with any series. I guess that's what happens when you want to like something bad enough.

Yggdrasil in Norse mythology is the 'World Tree' that 'connects' the 9 realms, including Midgard (Earth)

So the Hel of Yggdrasil you mention, would technically be called Niflheim if you're following the Norse mythology of the Marvel Universe. I'm only speculating, but that's my opinion.

All in all a good episode and the ending was too funny

 

[Sawyer]

I hate Skye to. No one is giving me any attention.

How do you like that attention?