Hey youtubers it’s Charlie and this week on SHIELD, Cobie Smulders came back, we finally
found out who was behind Project TAHITI and one of the best escape plans I’ve seen all
season.
I don’t know if it was because of Cobie’s comedic background, but for a number of reasons
we can talk about the whole episode felt like it was funnier.
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So let’s talk about how awesome Robin Sparkles is, careful for spoilers if you haven’t
seen the episode yet.
But here are my top 5 moments.
Number 5 - Ward Is Hitler Youth
Their big fight was a nice explosion we’d all been waiting to happen.
I wasn’t really digging the Mr and Mrs Smith diner scene so when they finally did have
it out on the Bus I was really happy.
Usually when you put characters in these confessional scenes is when the truth starts to come out.
And we learned a couple things:
Skye knows the SHIELD handbook, Chapter 1, Red Skull founded HYDRA, he was a super NAZI.
Ergo all HYDRA Agents are probably Nazi’s.
One of the funniest lines in the episode.
And Skye is done with Ward, as expected, she says she’s never going to give him what
he wants.
Meaning the information on the drive and her cash and prizes.
But that’s a lie isn’t it?
She totally gave up the drive when she thought Deathlok was going to kill him.
So I think that opens the door for a Ward redemption arc.
There was also some stuff later at the motel that supports that theory.
Number 4 - Team Coulson On Vacation
I love scenes like this when it’s just the Team chilling together out in public.
It’s like that scene in Iron Man 2 when Tony Stark goes to get Donuts and Nick Fury
and Black Widow share some coffee.
Maybe it’s just seeing super heroes doe mundane everyday things like use a vending
machine and hang out by the pool?
I think this is where the real character development happens.
Where you start to fall in love with these people.
If you ever watched any of Joss Whedon’s older shows like Buffy or Angel or Firefly.
The best scenes where when they were just hanging out being friends.
I’m not sure where the team is going to be after the finale, Maria Hill told Coulson
to release them all to Stark Industries, but I don’t see that happening.
Especially since we know Nick Fury is still alive.
Fitz and Simmons also said something that makes me think the show is laying groundwork
for a Ward redemption.
Like when Fitz says he doesn’t believe that some people are just evil.
It’s like Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi all over again.
Maybe that means Ward will throw Garrett down an elevator shaft too.
Let me know if you agree.
Number 3 - Cobie Smulders Is Back
I love the Maria Hill character, so naturally when How I Met Your Mother ended I crossed
my fingers that she’d guest star on SHIELD more often.
That’s probably not going to happen, mostly because her movie career is starting to take
off and she outranks Coulson.
And really he should be the most powerful main character week to week.
She also moved back to New York to live with her husband Tarran Killam who’s on SNL full
time and SHIELD shoots in Los Angeles.
But I think we can expect her to show up at least three or four times during season 2.
I loved the casual way she just name-dropped Man Thing and Stark’s Army.
Your brain naturally races to his Armory as in hall of Armors.
I’ll talk about that more in a future Avengers video, but Joss Whedon is kind of glossing
over the end of Iron Man 3.
So he’ll have multiple Armors again.
What I’d really like to see from her if she’s in the finale at all is a full on
fight scene.
Like with Garrett.
She’s supposed to be one of the most fearsome SHIELD agents, so why isn’t she punching
more people like May does?
Number 2 - Lola Is The New Escape Plan One of the best escapes all season.
I can only imagine how much the spent on that effect but all I could think when they backed
the car out and Skye flew up in the air was “that’s why you wear a seatbelt”.
Disney is a family company, so if feel like they could run this scene by itself as a seat
belt safety PSA in schools.
Coulson’s reaction to Deathlok was priceless too.
His Oh Shit face is going to be one of my favorite gifs from the episode.
New plan, run.
and my Number 1 moment - The Man Behind TAHITI Is Revealed
I did not see this coming.
Coulson being the man behind TAHITI.
I saw a lot of you commenting on Twitter that this was confusing.
So here’s what was going on.
Nick Fury commissioned project TAHITI as a way of using alien, probably Kree, DNA to
develop regenerative drugs that they could use on mortally wounded Avengers.
So say Tony Stark or Black Widow almost dies or does die.
They wanted a procedure that could bring them back to life.
Like the Mirakuru on Arrow, minus the super strength.
But just like on Arrow with the mirakuru.
The alien blood made everyone flip their shit.
The only way to fix the problem was to re-write the people’s memories.
Because it was so shady, Coulson tendered his resignation and advised Nick Fury to scrap
the project.
What probably happened was Fury did scrap the project, but then when Coulson died during
Avengers, it was still sitting there in the bunker.
So he used it that once on Coulson and based on Coulson’s notes.
Knew that the had to re-write his memory.
So that he wouldn’t go crazy and die.
So Fury wasn’t trying to be shady, he just wanted Coulson to be stable and alive.
But because they weren’t sure, Fury ordered May to watch him.
Samuel L. Jackson is guest starring in the finale.
So I’m sure there will be a scene where the two of them resolve the issue.
But now it’s your turn.
Let me know what you’re favorite moment was.
Cobie Smulders, TAHITI or Lola?
I think we should call Chloe Bennett’s Haircut after they landed the Lola.
All it will be is you sitting in front of a blow drier for fifteen minutes.
Perfect for Halloween.
Overall I gave the episode a B plus.
I loved seeing Maria Hill again and the way they used her character to create a bridge
between Winter Soldier and Avengers 2.
Remember she said they’re privatizing World Security.
That’s going to be a thing in Avengers Age of Ultron.
We can talk more about that in a future video.
But I’m really glad the Skye and Ward drama is over.
And now they can just start punishing each other with Hitler Jokes.
The Coulson TAHITI twist was a nice wrinkle.
I’m actually surprised that the mystery has gone on this long.
I wasn’t super invested in it and I think a lot of us thought it might be another Alexander
Pierce HYDRA reveal but I like the real explanation better.
No one can hurt you like your friends.
He and Nick Fury are going to have some serious words.
I’m really excited to see where the end of this season leaves the team.
I don’t expect them to disband, but they might take funding from Tony Stark.
I have a feeling he’ll be funding the Avengers during Age of Ultron.
Remember, privatizing world security.
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