1) They rebuilt him, so he's returning the favor.
2) SHIELD did more than fight alien invasions. SHIELD was involved in tens of thousands of separate cases of intelligence collecting/research/collating/distributing to proper authorities, providing security for hundreds of people on a daily basis, etc......The AVENGERS don't have time or resources for this.
3) It has already been shown that there will people objecting to Stark privatizing world peace, so there should be a backup group to work on it also. After all, the UN, INTERPOL, the NATO Alliance, etc, didn't shut down when SHIELD first established a global presence.
1) I always got the idea that Coulson was annoyed with Stark...don't think he would work well with him.
2) Coulson is a loyal kind of guy. He also has a code of honor and ethics. So to him, healing SHIELD and proving to the world that people who carry it's ID badges are to be trusted and respected is important to him.
Well, when you put it that way...it does actually make sense. Though I'm surprised that coulson wouldn't at least try to recruit former members of SHIELD like Clint or even Steve Rogers himself...but I guess that's to be expected.
Plus, I guess my big issue with all of this is how Coulson made it look like there was NO ONE else on the planet that could protect the world after SHIELD had been compromised in Season 1, in a way where it looked like he totally forgot that the Avengers exist.
Yes, I know that they can't do the stuff that SHIELD would normally do, but they're still there to take on the big hits.
Still wondering if and when Coulson will reveal he's alive to the Avengers
I've actually been wondering that myself. I find it hard to believe that at least ONE member (that isn't Clint or Natasha) wouldn't know by now that Coulson is alive and well. We've seen Phil involved in some pretty public incidents during the events of Season 1 so the idea that none of the big four Avengers picked up on this is somewhat difficult to accept.
And I honestly don't know as to whether Phil's reunion with the team should be done on television, off-screen, or on film. I feel like if it's kept in the dark about whether the Avengers know or not past the third Avengers film, then it's seriously a BIG PLOT HOLE that will NEVER be resolved, let alone a irresponsible one created by those involved.
But I do think the fact that the existence of the show runs contrary to the implications of CATWS and the command of Captain America put it in a bad position. I'm sure it'll overcome that in time though.
To be honest, I feel like a lot of things on this show has "undermined" the events that have taken place within the films.
Fury said that it was from the events of "Thor 1" that SHIELD had discovered there was Alien life out there in the universe, and yet we find out that Fury had a Kree Corpse lying around in one of his hidden bunkers.
Also, when Steve makes the decision to take down SHIELD, it's made to look like the noble and right choice due to HYDRA having compromised it.
And yet when you see what goes down on this show, it would make Steve look like a bad person since he pretty much help destroy the only home and place that a lot of GOOD SHIELD agents had.
Not to mention, that in the films...we see on how much of a fan Coulson is of Captain America...and yet he shows NO REACTION when he learns about what Captain America did during the final events of "The Winter Soldier" (bringing down the 3 hellecarriers).
