The remark I want to make contains a SPOILER for last night’s episode of Agents of SHIELD, so I’ve buried it in the comments section.
The remark I want to make contains a SPOILER for last night’s episode of Agents of SHIELD, so I’ve buried it in the comments section.
Just wondering if anyone noticed the following bit of parallelism.
In the pilot episode, Coulson and Ward are holding Skye captive and interrogating her. Coulson pulls out a big dose of truth serum, and we assume he’s going to use it on Skye. Instead he uses it on Ward, to gain Skye’s confidence – and moreover to reassure the audience that Coulson is not a Jack Bauer kind of agent. (Later it’s hinted that the serum was fake, though we’re never told for sure. If it wasn’t, Ward came close to blowing his cover in the first episode.)
In last night’s episode, Deathlok and Ward are holding Skye captive and interrogating her. Deathlok pulls out a creepy device, and we assume he’s going to use it on Skye. Instead he uses it on Ward, in order to motivate Skye – and likewise to suggest to the audience that he’s not all bad.
The implications of substituting Deathlok for Coulson are interesting, now that each one is revealed as problematically augmented.
I just started watching that show after the new Captain America movie came out, I need to watch all of the older episodes.
Interesting observation, Roderick.
But where is your review of CA: TWS?
Richard G.