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What's a 0-8-4 in the Agents of SHIELD universe? We find out in this episode of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. Here's some of the topics we touch on:
NEWS:
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* Agents of SHIELD's ratings are in and over 20 million people joined us in the show!
* What are ABC and Marvel's Distinguished Competition doing to ride the Agents of SHIELD coattails?
* The Rising Tide vs. the REAL WORLD Rising Tide
MAIN DISCUSSION
*What do Skye, Thor's Hammer, and a weird looking box in a Peruvian temple have in common? They're all 0-8-4's.
* All the Avengers “brand names” or the major four Avengers characters were mentioned in this episode. Too much?
* How do we want to see this universe develop?
* Is this team a good idea? No one but Coulson seems to think so.
* Is SHIELD good or bad? Is the Rising Tide good or bad?
* Ben makes a prediction about what season 3 will be about.
* More on Coulson's secret.
* Today's theme: team.
* What's Skye's agenda? What's Coulson's agenda?
* And what's a hot mess this time?
* And when will we see the cellist from Portland?
LISTENER FEEDBACK:
* We have some awesome listeners.
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I enjoyed your discussion of course, Daniel and Ben, but I have to say episode 2 of the TV show was a pretty uninspiring affair. Better than the pilot? No way. Not a chance. Everything this week seemed so formulaic (“lampshades” only help so much) and convenient. Too much suspension of disbelief required during the fight on the jet (wow, they can all hang on really tight for a really long time! wow, that inflatable raft just happens to fit the hole in the hull, and equalizes the cabin pressure!). Nothing surprised me, not even the revelation that Coulson’s former flame is, gasp, a traitor! (But, ok, maybe the revelation that Skye could be a mole surprised me.) The obligatory budding romance between Ward and Skye seems very, very forced. Also, this is a minor nitpick but… Coulson *must* learn to vary his speech cadence and inflection! Every line sounds the same! Ugh.
The series is going to have to do far better than this if it wants to keep casual MCU fans like me.
I was surprised to hear several listeners reacting so negatively to Skye. I thought she was one of the best things about the pilot, the other being Mike the guest star. I also wonder whether the reaction to Skye is different between female and male viewers.
(Hey, congratulations on the contracts, Ben! That is fantastic news!)
I have a theory about the title 0-8-4, ready? Oh, wait for it…
Get it? Oh (w)eight four… as in “oh, wait for the next episode, this one was lame.”