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** Coulson is seen partially unclothed at the very end, and has some rather impressive arms of his own.
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* MythologyGag: Regular humans gaining power from an Asgardian weapon is similar to Thor's first appearance in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83, when Dr. Donald Blake found Thor's hammer. Blake was not established as Thor in a human form for a few issues.
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** The hunt for the staff and the flashbacks to the boy trapped in the well are very similar to TheDaVinciCode.
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** Early on, we get a hint that both Skye and May were EatingTheEyeCandy. Both agree (insist) that Thor is dreamy.
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* [[SufficientlyAdcancedAlien Sufficiently Advanced Stonemason]]: He's not even the fancy "I'm an architect and my job is all management" kind of stonemason. Professor Randall spent thousands of years breaking rocks.
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* [[SufficientlyAdcancedAlien [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Sufficiently Advanced Stonemason]]: He's not even the fancy "I'm an architect and my job is all management" kind of stonemason. Professor Randall spent thousands of years breaking rocks.
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* [[SufficientlyAdcancedAliens [[SufficientlyAdcancedAlien Sufficiently Advanced Stonemason]]: He's not even the fancy "I'm an architect and my job is all management" kind of stonemason. Professor Randall spent thousands of years breaking rocks.
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* TheAtoner: The episode makes it clear that this is a big part of Ward's and May's back stories.
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* RepressedMemories: The staff brings out Ward's long-forgotten memory of the first time he truly felt pure, unbridled hatred: his older brother telling Ward to leave their younger brother trapped in the bottom of a well. Coulson briefly contemplates trying it himself, but decides against it.
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* RepressedMemories: The staff brings out Ward's long-forgotten memory of the first time he truly felt pure, unbridled hatred: his older brother telling Ward to leave their younger brother trapped in the bottom of a well. Coulson briefly contemplates trying it himself, but decides against it. A nicely done scene, in that Randall correctly guesses that Coulson doesn't want the power, but the memory:
-->'''Randall:''' And are you haunted by it, Mr. Coulson?\\
'''Coulson:''' No. Not exactly.
-->'''Randall:''' And are you haunted by it, Mr. Coulson?\\
'''Coulson:''' No. Not exactly.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Many people thought this episode would revolve around the Frost Giant featured in the second post-credits sequence of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''. Not only does the beast not show up, it isn't mentioned whatsoever, despite the team visiting London at the beginning of the episode. For all we know, the giant could still be making a mess somewhere.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Many people thought this episode would revolve around the Frost Giant Jotunheim beast featured in the second post-credits sequence of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''. Not only does the beast not show up, it isn't mentioned whatsoever, despite the team visiting London at the beginning of the episode. For all we know, the giant beast could still be making a mess somewhere.somewhere.
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* CatapultNightmare: Coulson experiences this after dreaming about "Tahiti", in which his masseuse suddenly develops VoiceOfTheLegion.
* ContinuityNod: The beginning of this episode has Coulson's team doing cleanup at [[ThorTheDarkWorld Greenwich University.]]
* CatapultNightmare: Coulson experiences this after dreaming about "Tahiti", in which his masseuse suddenly develops VoiceOfTheLegion.
* ContinuityNod: The beginning of this episode has Coulson's team doing cleanup at [[ThorTheDarkWorld Greenwich University.]]
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** And Simmons is still dealing with afteraffects from her near-death experience in "FZZT".
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* AllMythsAreTrue: Briefly discussed by Skye, who wonders if other pantheons are just SufficientlyAdvancedAliens like the Asgardians.
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** Ward is still ''very angry'' at Skye for what she did in "The Girl in the Flower Dress". However, most of the anger he expresses is probably amplified by the Asgardian staff.
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* RedSkiesCrossover: The episode was hyped as tying into ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''. The only real crossover is that the team is doing cleanup at Greenwich University after the Thor/Malekith fight before moving on to something unrelated. (Asgardian, but unrelated.)
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* RedSkiesCrossover: The episode was hyped as tying into ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''. The only real crossover is that the team is doing cleanup at Greenwich University after the Thor/Malekith fight before moving on to something fight, and the Pagan group is motivated by said events. The episode's MacGuffin and characters are largely unrelated. (Asgardian, but unrelated.)
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* UnskilledButStrong: The Norse-Pagan group is granted SuperStrength by the staff pieces, but they aren't particularly competent fighters. Once Ward and May get their hands on the staff pieces, they easily dominate their opponents.
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* NoOntologicalInertia: Played straight and subverted with the staff. The strength wears off rather quickly if it's not being held. The rage, however, is more or less permanent since the user has to cope with their memories to deal with it.
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* NoOntologicalInertia: Played straight and subverted with the staff. The strength wears off rather quickly within days if it's not being held. The rage, however, is more or less permanent since the user has to cope with their memories to deal with it.
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* AGodAmI: The Norse-Pagan group wants the staff to become gods, seeing this as the only method to combat the god-like beings coming to Earth.
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* BarehandedBladeBlock: Professor Randall, being an Asgardian, can not only catch a blade barehanded but bend it like a paperclip.
* TheBerserker: It's in the staff's name, though in practice the user retains a certain amount of control depending on their willpower.
* CatapultNightmare: Coulson experiences this after dreaming about"Tahiti.""Tahiti", in which his masseuse suddenly develops VoiceOfTheLegion.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Professor Randall gets stabbed with his own staff, but his accelerated healing allows him to survive after Coulson stifles the bleeding for long enough.
* NoOntologicalInertia: Played straight and subverted with the staff. The strength wears off rather quickly if it's not being held. The rage, however, is more or less permanent since the user has to cope with their memories to deal with it.
* NoPronunciationGuide: The characters pronounce the name Nyström with a "Nye-", it's supposed to be more like "Nyh-".
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Professor Randall gets stabbed with his own staff, but his accelerated healing allows him to survive after Coulson stifles the bleeding for long enough.
* NoOntologicalInertia: Played straight and subverted with the staff. The strength wears off rather quickly if it's not being held. The rage, however, is more or less permanent since the user has to cope with their memories to deal with it.
* NoPronunciationGuide: The characters pronounce the name Nyström with a "Nye-", it's supposed to be more like "Nyh-".
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* Really700YearsOld: Professor Randall. Being Asgardian helps.
* RepressedMemories: The staff brings out Ward's long-forgotten memory of the first time he truly felt pure, unbridled hatred: his older brother telling Ward to leave their younger brother trapped in the bottom of a well.
* Really700YearsOld: Professor Randall. Being Asgardian helps.
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* RepressedMemories: The staff brings out Ward's long-forgotten memory of the first time he truly felt pure, unbridled hatred: his older brother telling Ward to leave their younger brother trapped in the bottom of a well. Coulson briefly contemplates trying it himself, but decides against it.
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* StockFootage: Scenes from ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' are used in the opening.
* SuperStrength: Those who hold the staff (in whole or in part) get this, with a side order of UnstoppableRage.
* TranquilFury: May is able to pick up the reformed staff, kick ass, then put it down with very little change in attitude. She explains that she is always reliving the memories the staff brings forth.
* UnstoppableRage: Themain draw of staff forces the Berserker Staff.user to relive a dark moment in their past when they were filled with rage. It takes a lot of willpower for the user to cope with it once it's unleashed. The effect evidently increases with each part held.
* SuperStrength: Those who hold the staff (in whole or in part) get this, with a side order of UnstoppableRage.
* TranquilFury: May is able to pick up the reformed staff, kick ass, then put it down with very little change in attitude. She explains that she is always reliving the memories the staff brings forth.
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* CatapultNightmare: Coulson experiences this after dreaming about "Tahiti."
* ContinuityNod: The beginning of this episode has Coulson's team doing cleanup at [[ThorTheDarkWorld Greenwich University.]]
** Likewise, we are [[OnceAnEpisode reminded once again that Coulson got stabbed and knows the Avengers.]]
* CatapultNightmare: Coulson experiences this after dreaming about "Tahiti."
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* Really700YearsOld: Professor Randall. Being Asgardian helps.
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* ShipTease: Ward follows May into her hotel room (and shuts the door behind him) after the two exchange a prolonged glance and the latter leaves her door open.
* RepressedMemories: The staff brings out Ward's long-forgotten memory of the first time he truly felt pure, unbridled hatred: his older brother telling Ward to leave their younger brother trapped in the bottom of a well.
* ShipTease: Ward follows May into her hotel room (and shuts the door behind him) after the two exchange a prolonged glance and the latter leaves her door open.
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* ShoutOut: The ArcWords of a previous Whedon series show up: [[{{Dollhouse}} "Did I fall asleep?" "Only for a little while."]]
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Skye says the Berserker has "been through all the scary stuff: the Crusades, the Black Death... Disco."
* DismantledMacGuffin: The Berserker Staff is in three parts scattered across Europe (Norway, Spain, and Ireland).
* NoPronunciationGuide: The characters pronounce the name Nyström with a "Nye-", it's supposed to be more like "Nyh-".
* SuperStrength: The main draw of the Berserker Staff.
* DismantledMacGuffin: The Berserker Staff is in three parts scattered across Europe (Norway, Spain, and Ireland).
* NoPronunciationGuide: The characters pronounce the name Nyström with a "Nye-", it's supposed to be more like "Nyh-".
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The eighth episode of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''.
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*WhamLine: "He's Asgardian."
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