Hey youtubers it’s Charlie, thank you everyone that submitted questions for this week’s
Marvel Q&A.
This video is going to be a little extra special just because some really big stuff is going
on in Hollywood and Robert Downey Jr just happens to be at the center of it.
So there’s a bunch of cool stuff I wanted to explain today.
The biggest news of the morning is that Robert Downey Jr, in his own words, is going to ride
the Iron Man Wave into the shore.
So I’ll explain what that means before getting to questions.
There are also a few announcements at the end of the video.
Just to start things off I want to ask everyone a big question:
“How long is it okay for someone to play a character?”
Not just in the movies, just in general, animated, anything anywhere.
There’s no real wrong answer to that, it’s kind of an unfair question because characters
change all the time, so Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man in 2008 is a
completely different person than the Iron Man we’ll see in Avengers 2 next year.
Second point, the way we engage with them over time changes a lot too.
And when we get to watch people evolve with their characters, it helps to keep us engaged.
Robert Downey Jr for all intents and purposes, just said he’s going to keep being Iron
Man until people stop buying tickets to Iron Man movies.
Which is never.
How do I think this will play out?
First, as you may have already seen, he’s using his superhero mega money and his super
fame to fund his own independent films like The Judge.
You’ll see a lot more of that.
It’s all done through his production company Team Downey that he and his wife run.
The new model for actors in hollywood now is to build an audience for themselves on
social media, whether it be facebook, instagram, youtube and use that audience to develop their
own passion projects.
Some people start building the audience, then break into hollywood, some do it in reverse.
Like Robert Downey Jr.
He just joined twitter a little while ago and he even has a facebook page where he’s
been posting original videos.
He’s using that to create awareness for all these smaller projects he’s working
on.
Vin Diesel is another example of a big hollywood actor that developed a large audience he shares
his passion projects with.
The last Riddick movie is a good example.
He mortgaged his own house to fund part of the movie.
Without his facebook fandom, the movie would have lost money and he would be homeless now.
It’s a really fascinating trend.
So If you guys want me to talk more about that kind of stuff just let me know.
Because it’s something that really fascinates me from a creator perspective.
Now let’s answer some of your questions.
I did include some movie stuff, but careful for spoilers from episode 2 of shield...I’ll
wait just a sec...okay, here we go!
Question 1 - Alex asks, could Fitz be aware he’s hallucinating Simmons and he’s just
doing it to make himself feel better?
It seems like he knows that other people can’t see her.
So something weird is going on.
He seems crazy enough that he doesn’t think he’s crazy to be talking to her.
I think he’s completely at the point of dissociation with reality that he just accepts
head simmons is there as she exists in his mind.
That’s why she’s always wearing the same clothes from season 1.
I don’t think he’s faking anything, I think it’s an automatic defense mechanism
his psyche conjured up to fill in gaps in his brain’s normal ability to process information.
Question 2 - J Moe asks, do you think the blue TAHITI alien brought the obelisk to earth?
Yes, I also think the blue alien in the box is the TAHITI alien.
Like the one we saw in the tube being pumped for the secret formula was the one they found
in the crash in 1945.
They’ve just kept some of it’s biological systems alive so they can extract the genetic
material they need.
Question 3 - Mike asks, Where is Isabelle Hartley?
We didn’t see her body in the casket?
They’re just leaving it open enough so they can bring her back if they want.
Remember, Captain America and Nick Fury met at his burial site.
Don’t assume that a funeral equals dead forever.
It’s not a guarantee we’ll see her again this year, but Lucy Lawless said her contract
left all possibilities open.
Question 4 - Yami Jay asks, do you think Coulson ordered Simmons to infiltrate HYDRA?
I don’t know about Coulson but I definitely think someone ordered her to do it.
She’s the shinning beacon of goodness on the team, so I don’t think she’d be inside
HYDRA unless it was for a good reason.
It’s possible she took it on herself to embed herself, she could be searching for
something, like advanced technology or scientific information.
Coulson knows everything apparently, so regardless of why she’s there, he knows.
Question 5 - Aquaneos asks, do you think we’ll ever get a Spider Woman reference on the show?
I think it’s a weird situation where Marvel doesn’t have the rights to the spider man
charactes, but the do have the rights to Jessica Drew and Spider Woman.
I think it has to do with her origins.
There are a lot of legal rules about the use of “Spider stuff” in marketing materials,
so if Marvel brought her on or referenced her in some way it would probably be using
her real life name.
They’d say Agent Drew or Agent Jessica Drew.
Question 6 - xm 188 asks do you think they’ll wait till the finale for skye to meet her
father?
No, I think it will happen before the mid-season finale and during that episode they’ll activate
or try to use the obelisk in some way.
From a producer’s standpoint.
You want to end the season with a metaphorical explosion, like a big Oh Shit moment, and
leave people wondering what’s going to happen after the big bang goes off.
It’s just a technique to keep people interested until the show comes back.
I think the Agent Carter plot will overlap with SHIELD this year.
At least one of the stories will overlap with the obelisk storyline, just because Agent
Carter is going to air in SHIELD’s timeslot while SHIELD is
on break.
It’s just a powerful way for them to maintain engagement and get SHIELD fans
to watch Agent Carter.
Question 7 - Tim asks how did Raina and the Doctor touch the Obelisk without getting hurt?
I didn’t see Skye’s dad pick it up, but I thought I heard him reference something
they did with it that changed what it looked like.
The symbols weren’t quite as visible before this final scene.
So they did something to it.
Based on what was said it sounds like the object has a will of it’s own and allowed
Raina to touch it.
I think that only certain meta humans will be able to use it.
Like Skye for instance.
Expect all of those things to be explained in episodes which feature her dad.
Question 8 - Mariah asks what if the clockwork orange device in the teaser for episode 3
was used to ‘condition’ absorbing man?
Yes, definitely.
I think Kraken uses that to brainwash SHIELD agents into working for HYDRA and getting
information.
It’s just a way for them to control powerful people.
Don’t be surprised if one or more of the big characters this season turn out to be
brainwashed.
Like General Talbott.
Question 9 - Bruno asks what if the third faction is AIM?
Baron Von Strucker did create AIM in the comics after World War 2.
I’d like to think it’s something new we haven’t seen yet.
I don’t need everything to be familiar.
But SHIELD does typically draw from things the movies have already set up.
In the movies AIM wasn’t implied to be HYDRA, Killian claimed he formed it himself.
And I don’t think he was HYDRA.
So I’m thinking it’s something new.
Thanks so much everyone for submitting questions.
Lots of cool stuff happening next week so be sure to subscribe to get my episode 3 video.
Flash and Arrow are both starting too.
Because I’ll be posting Flash videos tuesday nights, my SHIELD videos won’t post till
super late at night every week.
Like 1 or 2AM wednesday mornings.
That’s pacific time.
SO just adjust based on which time zone you live in.
I’ll remind everyone next week so no worries.
Right now click here for my episode 2 video and click here for my episode 1 video.
Thanks for watching, everybody high five and I’ll see you tomorrow!