I think Agent Phil Coulson was brought back to life by Anonymous1

Doubtful, since Dr. Strange won't be coming along for at least 3 more years.

Im betting that Coulson is a Life Model Decoy, as many have speculated. Worth noting: In the comics, the Decoys are originally created by the Zodiac Key. They day SHIELD premiered, they also released Iron Man 3 on DVD - which included the short film "Agent Carter," which featured Peggy Carter (from Captain America) on a mission to retrieve something called... "The Zodiac." Once retrieved, the device went into SHIELD storage...

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Monday, September 30, 2013 12:28 PM

Yeah Life Model Decoy seems like the most obvious choice. Which means it could be a big fake out.

I'll be looking for any signs that Coulson is stronger, faster, more durable, etc. than would normally be expected.

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Monday, September 30, 2013 12:47 PM

MOOSE

My bet is an LMD, but that really would be a cool way to intro Dr. Strange into the franchise.

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Monday, September 30, 2013 3:58 PM

REDLAVA

I am going to say tht he is a machine / cyborg, whatever. Ron Glass' character made the comment that "he really doesn't know, does he" or something like that.

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Monday, September 30, 2013 5:20 PM

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Originally posted by REDLAVA:
I am going to say tht he is a machine / cyborg, whatever. Ron Glass' character made the comment that "he really doesn't know, does he" or something like that.

That's what he said and Maria Hill said "He can never know". That is very open ended though. Could be just about anything.

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Monday, September 30, 2013 5:40 PM

Yeah, that was about as generic "there's a mystery here, folks!" dialog as you'll ever hear.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Sunday, October 6, 2013 10:18 PM

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Did anyone else notice in the pilot, when Gunn's character blew the door off of skye's van - Coulson seemed like he did a Matrix-style backward bend to avoid it.

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Monday, October 7, 2013 10:25 AM

I'm starting to give a little more thought to a "magical" reason for why Coulson's back. The reference to Tahiti being a "magical place" is interesting. I kinda hope they don't use magic though. I think it will turn off a good portion of the mass audience.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 11:31 AM

Well now it seems his muscle memory is gone. So, that pretty much means clone or life model decoy, right? That or he really is rusty and it's all misdirection. Somehow I think this show is too mainstream for them to pull something like that though.

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Friday, October 18, 2013 8:34 PM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
I'm starting to give a little more thought to a "magical" reason for why Coulson's back. The reference to Tahiti being a "magical place" is interesting. I kinda hope they don't use magic though. I think it will turn off a good portion of the mass audience.

I think Scarlet Witch is in the next Avengers movie.

So maybe it was the Scarlet Witch.

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Saturday, January 4, 2014 10:41 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Did anyone else notice his "Dollhouse" moment at the very end of one of the episodes? It showed him in Tahiti, getting a massage, and he said, "Did I fall asleep?" and the masseuse responded, "For a little while."
I have to think that was some inside-reference clue that his consciousness was placed in another body somehow. I know there have been other little bits (the missing muscle memory was the first time I started thinking he was a clone or LMD) but that one really made me sit up and take notice.

What reason had proved best ceased to look absurd to the eye, which shows how idle it is to think anything ridiculous except what is wrong.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014 11:05 AM

Well the latest episode revealed some stuff. At the very least we know they implanted memories. It's still not clear how exactly they brought him back or why. Hand was bringing up a point that no SHIELD agent would get the kind of resources devoted to their recovery that Coulson got. So, is there something inherently special about him?

Also, I'm throwing it out there that I think Hand might be the "clairvoyant". It wouldn't be that she's psychic just that she has high level clearance and has access to a lot of information through SHIELD. That's how Centipede knows so much about Coulson's past. It's in his file. However, I'm thinking Coulson's resurrection is either not in his file at all or requires even higher clearance and that is what intrigues her about him.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014 3:05 PM

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Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Also, I'm throwing it out there that I think Hand might be the "clairvoyant".

Good guess. It has to be someone on the inside. I just hope it's not Dr. Streiten.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014 5:59 PM

PDCHARLES

What happened? He see your face?

Show is improving... ...and it needed to. Bill Paxton to make a four episode arc surely doesn't hurt. GAME OVER MAN!!!! Big marvel reader from the 80's and 90's. Not sure what happened in the cartoons.

On Coulson:
My initial thought at the beginning of the season was Coulson is an LMD. But the 2nd half opener shows a robot keeping his brain alive (memory implants as well). They also show a quick space shot and some green liquid. Inhumans, which marvel plans a push for, are derived from terrigen mists. Marvels "other" mutants basically. BUT FOX owns the mutants/x-men/x-titles. Meanwhile, Clark Gregg tweets something like "Seems almost... Inhuman" Now, that could mean robot, LMD too, buuttt.... Guardians of the Galaxy which is coming out this Summer involves a Kree (Ronan), which has something to do with the Inhumans. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... who knows, wild speculation here. :)

on Skye:
I've heard she may be Jessica Drew (Spider woman), not knowing if Sony owns the rights to that or not. But, that doesn't explain the village and agents being killed over a baby.

Clairvoyant:
still no clue, MODOK maybe. HYDRA and AIM are already mentioned in the MCU. Centipede is HYDRA. Some have suggested ultron who will be the antagonist of Avengers2 since he is an advanced AI, but IDK. I am pretty sure AoS will lead to Cap2: the winter soldier uncovering how corrupt/infiltrated SHIELD really is.

Other tidbits:
Girl in the flower dress could be someone from the Savage land.

I am almost certain Mike Peterson is Deathlok after scene with him with missing limbs, an eye, burns, etc

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 9:08 PM

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I just got caught up w/ the eps, and wow... didn't see most of that comin'.

Skye and the village being wiped out , that stuff ... seems iffy. As in , maybe they still need to flush out the rest of that story,but so far, they only have an outline ? Not sure what was meant about 'death follows her', or what ever. If the last time he saw her was as an infant, how would he really know ?

I was hoping for better Tahiti story, but I guess we got what we got.

Must be tough to have them writing story lines with multiple BIG characters ( Hulk, Thor, Capt America, Iron Man,et al ) to work in/ around/ even if they're all in the background.

Glad I'm up to speed now, at least.

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Friday, January 31, 2014 12:15 AM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

RUSH LIMBAUGH is a BLUE PILL ADDICT!

As evidence of "rape mentality"
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:11 PM
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And just remember, according to Rappy, the term befitting a women who wants the insurance she pays for to cover medications affecting her reproductive organs is whore

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 4:23 PM
little rappy
The term applies

And this is Geezer being non-partisan ... HAHAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ...

Dem Super Pac slams Obamacare because it really sucks and will cause herpes
Geezer
So some Democrats are running on pointing out that the Healthcare.gov rollout was an unmitigated disaster.

I feel so vindicated.

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Friday, January 31, 2014 10:06 AM

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Hey 1kiki, and anyone else who is reading this, I am sure I am not the only one who would appreciate it if you would keep your RWED discussions and feuds out of all the other forums. Thank you for your compliance in the future. :)

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Friday, January 31, 2014 11:42 AM

Agreed.

And back on topic - J. August Richards has been confirmed to return - as Deathlock. His origin will be a bit different from the comic (Mike Peterson never existed in the comic), but he'll still be a sorta-dead cyborg.

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Friday, January 31, 2014 11:42 AM

Double.

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Friday, January 31, 2014 7:43 PM

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Not being an Avengers Fanboy here, I'm at a disadvantage in knowing characters and back story, etc.

Same goes w/ X Men, or pretty much any comic book hero saga brought to the big / small screen.

I guess I fall more in w/ the 'general public' audience on this stuff. But it's still fun to see true fans pipe up and add their comments.

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Thursday, February 6, 2014 7:41 PM

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Most recent episode reminded me of The Train Job. Mainly because it involves so many of the same elements.

Oh, and a pretty girl gets shot in the abdomen. At close range. OMG ! Does she live ??

Tune in and find out!

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Monday, March 24, 2014 7:18 PM

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I'm wondering if Joss could transfer this death-reversing thing to The Verse with Wash and Book.

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Thursday, April 3, 2014 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Well the latest episode revealed some stuff. At the very least we know they implanted memories. It's still not clear how exactly they brought him back or why. Hand was bringing up a point that no SHIELD agent would get the kind of resources devoted to their recovery that Coulson got. So, is there something inherently special about him?

Also, I'm throwing it out there that I think Hand might be the "clairvoyant". It wouldn't be that she's psychic just that she has high level clearance and has access to a lot of information through SHIELD. That's how Centipede knows so much about Coulson's past. It's in his file. However, I'm thinking Coulson's resurrection is either not in his file at all or requires even higher clearance and that is what intrigues her about him.

Potentially nailed it. Unless they're just pulling more misdirection.

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Thursday, April 3, 2014 11:20 AM

Once I found Serenity

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Monday, April 7, 2014 9:12 AM

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Seems there is a direct tie in with events of Winter Soldier & AoS .

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 9:16 PM

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Am I the only one confused as to what the hell just happened ?

I guess I missed the part where Agent Ward shot the wrong Clairvoyant.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:18 PM

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He shot the wrong Clairvoyant last week, but then again, he knew it was the wrong one then. Not sure Garrett actually is the Clairvoyant, but Ward is Hydra along with Garrett. Why was that confusing?

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:08 PM

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Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:

He shot the wrong Clairvoyant last week, but then again, he knew it was the wrong one then. Not sure Garrett actually is the Clairvoyant, but Ward is Hydra along with Garrett. Why was that confusing?

Because I must have missed that part last week, and I really did think that top level chick was part of Hydra. The who's - who game of Hydra or SHIELD is very cleverly done.

I'm digging the tie in w/ the Winter Soldier , though.

# 1 at the box office last week.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:47 PM

MOOSE

I haven't seen the latest episode (4/8) nor Winter Soldier.
Should I watch one before the other?

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10:20 AM

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Originally posted by Moose:
I haven't seen the latest episode (4/8) nor Winter Soldier.
Should I watch one before the other?

Absolutely watch Winter Soldier first IMO. They give away some plot details from the movie in the episode.

The movie really ratcheted up the tension for the show. Which was the plan from the start from what I'm reading. Pretty dang cool. Just a really slow burn for a new show. They needed something to happen before now to keep the viewers interested. Anyway it will be interesting to see where the ratings go from here.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10:32 AM

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With apologies to Joss, The Winter Soldier is in my opinion the best MCU production yet, not only in the action scenes and FX, but also character development. And they were not kidding when they said it, "Changes Everything." I am glad I saw it yesterday before the new SHIELD episode.

I can't see how SHIELD's ratings won't be climbing from now to the season finale. With Avengers 2 out next year and Cap3 the year after, there's no reason for ABC not to renew SHIELD even if the ratings are flat the rest of the year.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 7:36 PM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
With apologies to Joss, The Winter Soldier is in my opinion the best MCU production yet, not only in the action scenes and FX, but also character development. And they were not kidding when they said it, "Changes Everything." I am glad I saw it yesterday before the new SHIELD episode.

I can't see how SHIELD's ratings won't be climbing from now to the season finale. With Avengers 2 out next year and Cap3 the year after, there's no reason for ABC not to renew SHIELD even if the ratings are flat the rest of the year.

I cringed a bit when I heard a review of TWS where they said " it's better than The Avengers! ". That, to me, sounded like a studio desperate to get fans into the theatre, as if they'd not be buying tickets anyways.

Yes. I thought it was very good. I'll likely go see it again. Soon. But better ? To each their own.

As for Agents of Shield, things got real in a hurry. I thought the tie in w/ the movie was damn near excellent. And they did it w/ OUT being over the top either. If you saw the episode and hadn't seen the movie, you're really gonna want to now.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014 10:14 AM

So, I was curious and went to look up the ratings. Apparently Agents of SHIELD hit an all time low this week. I'm baffled. I would have thought people who saw the movie and used to watch the show would come back to see how they were gonna handle it. Best I can think is maybe a lot of people haven't seen the movie and heard that they really need to see it before watching further episodes.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014 10:43 AM

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SHIELD has regularly had about the highest percentage boost from DVR and online viewing than any other show this year. More and more people are not tied to the networks' broadcast schedule. So, it may not look so great when you look at the LIVE numbers, but then there's Live+Same Day, Live+3 Days and Live+7 Days that the suits are relying on more these days. I still say it is unlikely that SHIELD will be cancelled. ABC, Disney & Marvel have too much at stake to abandon it now.

Of course, I've been wrong before.

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Saturday, May 10, 2014 11:50 AM

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Saturday, May 10, 2014 11:58 AM

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Not necessarily confusing, just surprising, as it was for Coulson too.

Huh?

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Saturday, May 10, 2014 12:14 PM

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:10 AM

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:27 AM

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Michael Jace, 'The Shield' star, questioned over shooting death of wife

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/shield-star-michael-jace-held
-questioned-wife-shooting-article-1.1798827

Wrong "Shield" Mike. That's the cop show that starred Michael Chiklis.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:54 AM

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:20 PM

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If by robot you mean Deathlok, aka Mike Peterson, that actor's name is J. August Richards, who previously played Charles Gunn on an earlier Joss show, "Angel."

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 3:57 PM

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 11:02 PM

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Monday, July 21, 2014 8:36 PM

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Exclusive: Lucy Lawless Heading to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Agents-SHIELD-Lucy-Lawless-Season2-1084667
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