Season 2 - Midseason Recap
(Look away if you don't want SPOILERS because this is nothing but.)
Let's catch up on all the tidbits that AoS threw at us in the first half of Season 2. This is going to be down and dirty.
- So, Skye is indeed Daisy Johnson (aka Quake). Several comic geeks dug deep to figure that one out ahead of time; largely due to the similarity of her father to the villain Mister Hyde.
- The Inhumans are here. Skye and Raina have been transformed by the terrigen mists from crystals hidden in the Diviner. (...Why am I single again?) Man, I wonder who nailed that one a LONG time ago? For the record Skye/Daisy has vibration powers and Raina is unfortunately now some type of hedgehog demon.
- The Inhuman with no eyes? Personally, I have no clue.
- Is Agent 33 some MCU version of Madame Masque? Part of me wonders because of the whole horrible scar/mask situation, but right now I'll say no since her origin bares no resemblance to Masque.
- The Punisher is now in the MCU. My favorite wink of the season was Agents bringing Frank Castle back into the fold. In The Writing On the Wall episode, Skye mentioned a murder crime scene buff named "Chip". David "Microchip" Lieberman was the Punisher's long-time tech/armory geek assistant. I don't expect to see a Punisher cameo any time soon, but it's nice to know that Frank is back where he belongs and out there somewhere doing his thing. If I had to guess... look for the lethal vigilante to make an appearance in one of the upcoming Marvel Netflix series.
- Howard the Duck connections continue to grow. While working for Hydra, Simmons mentions a cow named Bessie that only produces curdled milk. This would be none other than Bessie the Hellcow! A cow turned undead by Dracula himself.
The worst part of the finale? We lost Tripp! And, by the end of this episode, I felt like Tripp had become the most enjoyable character of Season 2. So much for that. Not sure there can be a Coulson-style comeback for someone that turned into dust.