Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The show could use a time skip

[Chance Jackson]

Right now the show is watchable but not rewatchable imo. Wouldn't it be great if this "Misfits of SHIELD" feel was greatly muted next season by giving everyone a year or 2 of shield "field agent" team experience by the time we see them again?

-The annoying elements of FitzSimmons greatly reduced with enough of an upgrade in badass-ness to feel at home in the field when **** gets thick yet not enough to step on Ward and May's toes

-Ward a better team player(or dead)

-May a little less sullen

-Coulson a bit more charismatic/fun

-Skye mostly the same, upgraded to a full agent but still skeptic enough to keep the team honest as it wades through the dirt and the mud of international espionage

Maybe a few flashbacks here and there to show how they've matured

 

[cherokeesam]

Definitely couldn't hurt to "fast forward" a bit, but I'm guessing that AOS' timeline is required to mirror the same one as the movies. Mainly because the show is seen as cross-marketing for the films. So they can't really "get ahead" of the timeline that develops in the cinematic universe.

 

[catintheengine]

I agree, but I think that the fast-forward we might see will be a few months at most, not full years.

 

[metaphysician]

A few months could be done, though I doubt they will. Its hard to fit a few months of downtime training and experience, while also having the urgency of tracking down and rescuing Coulson.

 

[Alex_Kidd]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/12/16/jeph-loeb-marvel_n_4454992.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment

Loeb on the Huffpost, something moves.

 

[Xeno]

The inexperience of half the characters was a deliberate choice on the part of the producers so they will see no need to speed up the training process. They can't fix things they don't know are broken.

Jeffrey Bell: I like that we are actually an aspirational show.... I think there's been some thoughts that we're soft, and I think part of it is there was a deliberate choice coming in to bring in some newbies onto the team -- Fitz (Ian DeCaestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) had never been in the field, and Skye (Chloe Bennet) had not been part of S.H.I.E.L.D. So part of our process has been putting them through some life lessons, and toughening them up, and giving them expertise, and bringing them to a place where I think people will feel they're deserving to be part of a S.H.I.E.L.D. team. But at the same time, I do like that our characters help people. I do like that our conflict is emotional, and not just violent. I think we do that well, and we'll continue to do that.

We talk about our characters maturing, and I think what we mean by that is bringing them to a level of expertise and confidence. Fitz/Simmons are really experts at what they do, but they haven't done it in the field. That's why when we have gunfire or something, we think it's more interesting to see it's someone who's never been in that situation have to react to it, rather than, "We're all perfectly trained killers who can do this." We have fun with it. We like humor, there are a lot of opportunities for humor. I think we've done a nice job of finding places for humor, hopefully not at the expense of character or suspense.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=49593

 

[mkilban2]

Those things aren't broken, the inexperience brings a whole dynamic to the show. These agents are learning and growing along the way.

What fun would a show about an all experienced team be? There's no room for growth.

 

[Chance Jackson]

Those things aren't broken, the inexperience brings a whole dynamic to the show. These agents are learning and growing along the way.

What fun would a show about an all experienced team be? There's no room for growth.

About as fun/interesting/compelling as The Shield, The Unit, 24 or many other shows with law enforcement and/or Special Ops elements.

Besides they're doing the whole Noobs of Shield thing this whole season, this is that room for growth period, but if it extends well into the next season or worse the one after that I can easily see what's left of this shows audience tuning out.

 

[mkilban2]

About as fun/interesting/compelling as The Shield, The Unit, 24 or many other shows with law enforcement and/or Special Ops elements.

Besides they're doing the whole Noobs of Shield thing this whole season, this is that room for growth period, but if it extends well into the next season or worse the one after that I can easily see what's left of this shows audience tuning out.

All shows I have zero interest in lol. But yeah I'm perfectly fine with majority of this season being a growth/team meshing period, that makes sense, but if its extending into further seasons yeah that's a problem. The team can be working like a well oiled machine come the end of the season and be that elite squad for sure. That's what id like to see.

 

[Xeno]

Those things aren't broken, the inexperience brings a whole dynamic to the show. These agents are learning and growing along the way.

What fun would a show about an all experienced team be? There's no room for growth.

The growth would come from the stated premise of AOS: A group of ordinary human beings dealing with superhuman threats. Coulson's reaction to his encounter with Loki and Mike's attempts to step up and become are hero are two very good examples of this. Both of them have plenty of life experience but they were unprepared for what happened to them. Experienced SHIELD agents could have as much to learn (and grow) from encountering the extraordinary as new recruits, but with the added bonus that we wouldn't have to watch them act like idiots in the meanwhile.