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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Don't get too excited. Agents is in an arc where everyone's been put into the Matrix, basically. It's a VR simulation of a world where Hydra won. So she isn't real.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I mean, if we're going to argue that you shouldn't write dramatic world-saving plots if you can't afford to bring on RDJ or Chris Evans...well, I think that's silly.
Oh God! Natural light!Probably either dead or completely different. Things are so different in the virtual world that many of the show's main characters are actually working for Hydra now. Phil Coulson is a schoolteacher who we see teaching a class on why Fantastic Racism is a good thing for you to have and you should totally hate and fear Inhumans. Some dead characters are alive inside the Matrix and some living characters are dead. It's like stepping into a parallel universe. But it's science.
The arc title, incidentally, is Agents of Hydra.
edited 1st Apr '17 9:11:18 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Honestly I can just recommend again to everyone to catch up on the show. What it is currently doing is all kinds of awesome....plus, this is most likely the closest we will ever come to the House of M storyline, since I doubt that they will do them on film anytime soon. Too complicated.
edited 2nd Apr '17 12:17:25 AM by Swanpride
Yeah, I would highly recommend everyone watch this season. It's divided into three "pods" — the first eight episodes were the Ghost Rider arc, which was fantastic; the next arc was the LMD arc, which I actually found more interesting (and ended with a supremely awesome episode); and the next arc is called Agents of Hydra and looks to be insane.
Per that article Madame Hydra is played by Mallory Jansen, so I'm not sure if it's just Aida playing a role within the Framework or if Agnes (whom Aida was based on) was somehow recruited into Hydra this timeline.
I really liked the Ghost Rider arc despite its flaws, but the LMD one was fantastic too and delivered everything I wanted from an LMD story.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I think by cutting the season into three, Agents of SHIELD has actually done something the Netflix shows have yet to do: sustain momentum. I mean, it really does help that each arc is about eight episodes, because it allows them to introduce the new characters, build up the threat, and then resolve it in a reasonable amount of time — and then introduce a new threat for the next eight episodes.
I think Daredevil Season 2 tried this, dividing up the season into two arcs — the Punisher and then the Hand — but the Hand's arc was too nebulous and the villains weren't defined enough (and came out as way too much Yellow Peril-like) for it to be good, resulting in a season that had a great first half and a bad second half.
Legion is probably the best show on TV now — not just comic-related, but out of all shows. It's super innovative, super smart, funny, his interesting characters, great actors, and Aubrey Plaza. If you think that last point isn't a plus, just watch this clip
(warning: spoilers? I guess? it's so random I don't know if it spoils anything).
Legion's goddamn fantastic.
Long story short— it's about the world's most powerful mutant...who's also a schizophrenic. Anything more than that would be telling, I think.
The show's got a great stylized arthouse production to it. Think Wes Anderson and you'll have some idea. Clever visuals, awesome soundtrack, and can pull off horror and comedy within seconds of each other.
edited 2nd Apr '17 9:47:44 AM by Unsung
It's about a extremely powerful psychic with schizophrenia or something close to it.
Since the series is primarily told from his point of view, it has a disjointed, chaotic feel to it (in a good way) because the audience, much like the main character, is always trying to puzzle what is part of his imagination and what isn't.
It's a very clever show in all aspects, characterization, plot, the crazy visuals. It's also interesting seeing the mutant metaphor applied to mental illness, which may in fact be the most fitting metaphor.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."
On a somewhat related albeit not quite as gonzo note, I loved Alphas, which was itself a walking Shout-Out to X-Men. Legion's first episode in particular reminded me a lot of that show, with its focus on the people behind the powers, and the mental and physical toll their abilities take on them, the way that manifests as various mental and emotional disorders. Miss that show.
edited 2nd Apr '17 9:49:56 AM by Unsung
Oh man, I thought the same. I really miss Alphas too. It was great in its concept of basically "down-to-earth X-men" (as in people's powers tend to be more lowkey and mundane, as well as having Reality Ensues applied to them). Legion serves as a more than satisfactory spiritual successor I guess.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."Ao S was always very low on filler episodes, but with the three arc structure they really managed to create a constant momentum. The Ghost Rider Arc was a little bit slow, but once it took off, the show took off running and never stopped. And in terms of action, it is really up there. It is really impressive what the show manages on a TV budget. Extra-shot out for the special effects.
Eh, YMMV on that point. Pretty much the entire point of the Watchdogs is to be a filler arc in the background that shows up to take time away from the interesting plot. They're to this season what The Hand were to DareDevil's second season. It's just not as frustrating here as it was then because they have the courtesy not to take up the bulk of the plot, some of them have actual character to them, and they aren't an obnoxious racist stereotype.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.On Episode 8 of Daredevil Season 2. The Hand finally show up and...yeah, just mooks with no personality. I kinda liked Stick's entire talk about the origins of The Hand and The Chaste, though. Gonna go into my full thoughts whenever I finish the season (which should be by the end of today, hopefully), but I'm more into the Punisher trial plotline. I mean, they bring in Clancy friggin' Brown into that one, the Kurgan himself.
edited 2nd Apr '17 3:50:43 PM by AdricDePsycho
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?You're thinking of Clancy Brown
, Adric.
Tom Clancy
is a entirely different person.

Oh, yeah, I saw something on Tumblr about that. That should be interesting....
When we're done, there won't be anything left.