I have decades of otherwise worthless Marvel comics continuity stored in my brain. In Geek Scope, I'll attempt to use that knowledge to shine a light on any hints or Easter eggs producers might drop into Agents of S.H.I.E.LD.
I didn't catch many hidden secrets on AoS this week. As far as I could determine, all the new characters were original creations of the show.
However, there was one small detail that made me raise an eyebrow. Two henchmen appear (quite hilariously out of nowhere) in heat suits to apprehend Chan Ho Yin (aka "Scorch") (aka Scorch?? uugggh). The heat suits immediately brought to mind the AIM agents of the comics.
AIM stands for Advanced Ideas in Mechanics. You may or may not remember that the organization already exists in Marvel's cinematic universe. AIM was Guy Pearce's company in Iron Man 3. And if you start to connect those dots... AIM was behind the Extremis serum which this current mystery group on the TV show is modifying and testing human guinea pigs. Hmm. Whether the visual cue was intentional or not, we'll have to wait and see.
Undead Coulson Theories
(Possible spoilers beyond this point, so beware.) One of the ongoing storylines of the season is the mystery of how Coulson survived being stabbed through the heart by Loki in The Avengers. My theory from the beginning is that Coulson did not survive and is actually an LMD with implanted memories. (Okay, get ready for unfiltered nerd...) LMD's are Life Model Decoys. They are exact duplicate androids of living humans that sometimes don't even realize they aren't the genuine article. They've been used for various forms of espionage and protection.
Tony Stark even mentioned them on the phone in The Avengers when Coulson comes to Stark Tower. "You've reached the Life Model Decoy of Tony Stark..." or somesuch line. Also, in last week's episode Akela Amador asks Melinda May what they did to Coulson. That means something is different about Phil's physiology because Amador was able to see through/into him with her fancy, electronic X-ray eye. That would also lend some credence to the LMD theory. However, if he was a full-on android, it doesn't seem like she would even need to ask the question.
My only other doubt about the theory comes from "Tahiti is a magical place." Obviously Tahiti is the façade they created in Phil's mind for whatever it was they did to him. They've given us the line over and over with magical being the key word. That makes me wonder if some type of Asgard healing science/magic could come into play and possibly Phil is still Phil rather than a robot with Phil's memories.
What are your theories? Leave them in the comments! Keep stopping by on Wednesdays and we'll unravel it together.
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I didn't catch many hidden secrets on AoS this week. As far as I could determine, all the new characters were original creations of the show.
However, there was one small detail that made me raise an eyebrow. Two henchmen appear (quite hilariously out of nowhere) in heat suits to apprehend Chan Ho Yin (aka "Scorch") (aka Scorch?? uugggh). The heat suits immediately brought to mind the AIM agents of the comics.
Undead Coulson Theories
(Possible spoilers beyond this point, so beware.) One of the ongoing storylines of the season is the mystery of how Coulson survived being stabbed through the heart by Loki in The Avengers. My theory from the beginning is that Coulson did not survive and is actually an LMD with implanted memories. (Okay, get ready for unfiltered nerd...) LMD's are Life Model Decoys. They are exact duplicate androids of living humans that sometimes don't even realize they aren't the genuine article. They've been used for various forms of espionage and protection.
Tony Stark even mentioned them on the phone in The Avengers when Coulson comes to Stark Tower. "You've reached the Life Model Decoy of Tony Stark..." or somesuch line. Also, in last week's episode Akela Amador asks Melinda May what they did to Coulson. That means something is different about Phil's physiology because Amador was able to see through/into him with her fancy, electronic X-ray eye. That would also lend some credence to the LMD theory. However, if he was a full-on android, it doesn't seem like she would even need to ask the question.
My only other doubt about the theory comes from "Tahiti is a magical place." Obviously Tahiti is the façade they created in Phil's mind for whatever it was they did to him. They've given us the line over and over with magical being the key word. That makes me wonder if some type of Asgard healing science/magic could come into play and possibly Phil is still Phil rather than a robot with Phil's memories.
What are your theories? Leave them in the comments! Keep stopping by on Wednesdays and we'll unravel it together.