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Pathways It's interesting that Lorelei took one of Loki's pathways from Asgard to Midgard. Since it happened during the attack of the dark elves, Loki would have had no time to spare during the whole thing to be planning alternate plans. This means that someone else knows about his pathways. Unless, it was Loki-as-Odin who told her about it but this leads to another question: why did he let such a secret go, as Odin? Alternative theory: She just accidentally discovered a pathway. The pathways are called "Loki's" by Sif, but it is hinted that these connections between the Nine Realms simply naturally exist and that he just happens to know about them; he might even once accidentally discovered one himself. So while Lorelei didn't initially plan to take over earth, she just took her chance when she realised where she ended up while she was just fleeing from prison while everyone was distracted. It's interesting that Lorelei took one of Loki's pathways from Asgard to Midgard. Since it happened during the attack of the dark elves, Loki would have had no time to spare during the whole thing to be planning alternate plans. This means that someone else knows about his pathways. Unless, it was Loki-as-Odin who told her about it but this leads to another question: why did he let such a secret go, as Odin? Wild Mass Guessing over Lorelei and Sif. Lorelei and Sif will appear in episode 15, so here are some theories: Lorelei is a enemy of Loki Laufeyson.

Lady Sif is victim of a Uriah Gambit

Lorelei is The Dragon of Amora. Lorelei and Sif will appear in episode 15, so here are some theories: If Loki appears, then his schemes will be less dangerous and menacing. Loki will be a the throne of Asgard , he doesn't need to go after petty humans unless it's for the lulz. There is simply no way the show can afford Tom Hiddleston, even as a cameo. Plus Loki is dead as of Infinity War. Loki will be a Harmless Villain , whose "evil" plans will basically amount to Poke the Poodle . Since he's already got, he doesn't need to go after petty humans unless it's for the lulz. Lorelei is Amora. It isn't that impossible to believe that Lorelei is The Enchantress but under a different name. We'll have to wait until much later to find out if this is true, but its doubtful since Amora is by far the more popular of the two, and Lorelei is acting closer to her comic-book self. Professor Randolph is Balder Randolph says that he didn't know Thor and that he was just a mason, but maybe movie Odin was simply more committed to hiding Balder's identity than comic Odin. It would explain why we haven't seen Balder in Thor movies so far. Randolph says that he didn't know Thor and that he was just a mason, but maybe movie Odin was simply more committed to hiding Balder's identity than comic Odin. It would explain why we haven't seen Balder in Thor movies so far. Loki will more friendly with Lorelei in this version, that in the comic. In the comics Loki was abusive with Lorelei. But as this version of Loki is more In the comics Loki was abusive with Lorelei. But as this version of Loki is more Affably Evil , then his relationship with Lorelei will be friendlier. Tobias Ford was trapped on Muspelheim Of all the Asgardian realms, Muspelheim is easily the most likely one would mistake for the traditional Of all the Asgardian realms, Muspelheim is easily the most likely one would mistake for the traditional Fire and Brimstone Hell . It is the primordial realm of fire, after all, and is basically Jotunheim's mirror in climate. Lava, soot, fire giants, probably other devil-like races or critters about, who could blame the guy who making such an interpretation?

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Project Centipede

The friend Edison Po blinded was Gustav Brant. Going back to Zodiac, the blind Brant became Libra. Going back to Zodiac, the blind Brant became Libra. Project Centipede did not originate from Earth. Not the formula, the project itself. The Clairvoyant is an alien who came to Earth after the Chitauri attack, the reason being that the Clairvoyant needed an expendable race that couldn't fight back if Project Centipede was revealed/deployed to the public, namely humanity. Edison Po and Raina are both members of the Clairvoyant's race, but disguised as humans, explaining the duress under pressure. Scientists like Debbie are human, and are therefore Not the formula, the project itself. The Clairvoyant is an alien who came to Earth after the Chitauri attack, the reason being that the Clairvoyant needed an expendable race that couldn't fight back if Project Centipede was revealed/deployed to the public, namely humanity. Edison Po and Raina are both members of the Clairvoyant's race, but disguised as humans, explaining the duress under pressure. Scientists like Debbie are human, and are therefore expendable . As for the formula, it's derived from 4 known sources of superpower: Super Soldier Serum, gamma radiation, Chitauri technology, and Extremis. The makeup of the SSS was lost when Erksine was killed, and people are still trying to work it out. It's unlikely that the members of Project Centipede could have deciphered it. The Clairvoyant could have unlocked the formula by brain-probing Erksine while he was alive, without his knowledge. Related to the above: Project Centipede was started by the Kree. It would not be the first time they tried to give powers to humans in order to turn them into weapons. Centipede created Deathlok to be the next superpowered assassin because The Winter Soldier was deemed impure.Dethlok has some similarities to The Winter Soldier. They have both lost limbs and were brainwashed by the organizations to become an assassin. If Centipede is a HYDRA operation, they need a back up man now that the Winter Soldier has gone off the grid, having saved Steve and all that... was deemed impure.Dethlok has some similarities to The Winter Soldier. They have both lost limbs and were brainwashed by the organizations to become an assassin. If Centipede is a HYDRA operation, they need a back up man now that the Winter Soldier has gone off the grid, having saved Steve and all that...

Coulson's Death and Resurrection

Akela saw something mechanical inside of Coulson. As implied by her final lines to May ("no, what did they do to him?"), she saw something inside his body with her mechanical eye's alternate vision. Either an artificial heart as mentioned above, or some kind of device attached to his brain that is responsible for altering his memories. As implied by her final lines to May ("no, what did they do to him?"), she saw something inside his body with her mechanical eye's alternate vision. Either an artificial heart as mentioned above, or some kind of device attached to his brain that is responsible for altering his memories. Coulson has a mechanical heart. Just like Just like Picard when he got stabbed by a Nausicaan as an Ensign, when Coulson got stabbed through the heart by Loki they quickly replaced it with an artificial one. Coulson made a contract with one of the Incubators For extra fun, his wish was to bring Captain America home to New York (meaning the body but accidentally saving his life since he turned out to be alive, or else he just wished to save him outright and his wish was powerful enough to reach back in time). Camilla notes that Coulson has a 'renewed idealism' and Amadar wonders if someone 'did something' to him because he's nicer and more forgiving than she remembers. It's possible that Coulson was emotionally conditioned while in Tahitil to believe that He survived being stabbed because his Soul Gem was unharmed. They just repaired his body and then he was fine. The higher-ups don't want him to know since everyone else who's been informed of the true nature of the Soul Gem has had a freakout.Combining this a bit with the "Coulson is psychic" guess in the "Other" section, the reason that he is so aware of everything on seemingly so little clues is because something about his wish gave him psychic powers or he has just figured out how to use magic to see these things.Camilla notes that Coulson has a 'renewed idealism' and Amadar wonders if someone 'did something' to him because he's nicer and more forgiving than she remembers. It's possible that Coulson was emotionally conditioned while in Tahitil to believe that Hope Springs Eternal as a safeguard against despair. A second safeguard is all the old things on The Bus; he's surrounded by physical reminders of the Good Old Ways and thus how Good Is Old-Fashioned The reason why Coulson has no muscle Memory is because his muscles were rebuilt After around three months, your body is completely decomposed and there is just a skeleton. Or at least your far enough along that a good chunk of your muscles are gone. The series works as about real time. It's been a bit over a year since The Avengers. And Coulson did not comeback immediately, he came back only a few weeks ago. SHIELD contacted someone (Doctor Strange, Mephisto, Enchantress, possibly Brother Voodoo, etc) to bring him back. While they brought him back completely, the various muscles and tendons had to be rebuilt, which would have erased the "muscle memory" as it wore,or the brain was far enough decomposed it rebuilt itself as a bit of a blank slate (see "The Enemy Within" in After around three months, your body is completely decomposed and there is just a skeleton. Or at least your far enough along that a good chunk of your muscles are gone. The series works as about real time. It's been a bit over a year since The Avengers. And Coulson did not comeback immediately, he came back only a few weeks ago. SHIELD contacted someone (Doctor Strange, Mephisto, Enchantress, possibly Brother Voodoo, etc) to bring him back. While they brought him back completely, the various muscles and tendons had to be rebuilt, which would have erased the "muscle memory" as it wore,or the brain was far enough decomposed it rebuilt itself as a bit of a blank slate (see "The Enemy Within" in Captain Mar-Vell ). The Tahiti memories are not only fake, they were built to cover up the trauma of him coming back and as an excuse for the physical therapist thing. Or the Therapist could be whomever brought him back. Either way, decomposition is what caused him to lose the muscle memory. Coulson is a Time Lord Lola is his Tardis. When Loki stabbed him, he just regenerated back into himself. Somehow. Coulson really did die, but was brought back Project Lazarus style. Close. Project Lazarus =/= Project T.A.H.I.T.I. His implants were seen by Akela with her x-ray vision, which is what she mentioned to Melinda. Besides, he seems to have enhanced reflexes, as seen in the pilot when he dodged a flying van door. It remains to be seen if or when he'll show any other enhanced abilities. Coulson is the current vessel for the entity Eternity While Eternity's been grooming him as a vessel for a while (which is why he was tangentially involved in each Avenger's life) when he died, Eternity got Coulson's soul and healed the body. "Tahiti" is where the two managed to equalize themselves. The bright light was Eternity itself (and why it felt longer. It was, literally, eternity) and why Coulson isn't exactly the same. It's not just him in the body anymore. While Eternity's been grooming him as a vessel for a while (which is why he was tangentially involved in each Avenger's life) when he died, Eternity got Coulson's soul and healed the body. "Tahiti" is where the two managed to equalize themselves. The bright light was Eternity itself (and why it felt longer. It was, literally, eternity) and why Coulson isn't exactly the same. It's not just him in the body anymore. "Coulson" is a Skrull sleeper agent He has all of Coulson's memories, but doesn't remember that he's a Skrull. When he finds out, it will lead to him He has all of Coulson's memories, but doesn't remember that he's a Skrull. When he finds out, it will lead to him Becoming the Mask . The Skrull letters on the chalkboard in "Eye Spy" could have been foreshadowing. Coulson was brought back using Hydra Tech The ultimate Captain America fanboy would be horrified by being kept alive by something made by such an evil organisation, especially if its creation involved unwilling human experimentation. SHIELD repressed his memories of what was done to try and save him the guilt of knowing how he was brought back. If it's some sort of device, it could also be what his protege saw in him in "Eye Spy". Considering the events of The Winter Soldier, this might be true. It could be tech based on Hydra experiments at least. The ultimate Captain America fanboy would be horrified by being kept alive by something made by such an evil organisation, especially if its creation involved unwilling human experimentation. SHIELD repressed his memories of what was done to try and save him the guilt of knowing how he was brought back. If it's some sort of device, it could also be what his protege saw in him in "Eye Spy". Coulson is a Super Soldier and he was in the Captain America movie. It isn't enough that Coulson came back. If they had that technology to bring everyone back then there would be no death at all in Shield. You croak, ok, you'll be fine in a week. Not just anyone can be brought back, but Coulson isn't just anyone.Sometime after Captain America got frozen, another scientist wanting to recreate the supersoldier serum and succeeded in the prototype phase with human testing. It didn't work after that because of a specific set of required traits that the original serum also needed. But it worked for a young Private Coulson who had those traits.Private Coulson signed on to join the program to follow in the footsteps of his childhood hero. Listen to him talk to Steve and the reverence he has in his eyes. There's only two ways someone would regard someone else like that: Either they fall in love with the person which isn't likely here, or if their life was saved. Phil Coulson was saved by Steve when Steve got his powers because he was the little boy the Hydra Agent took hostage. He was personally there to witness the man, be saved, and ultimately hero worship in a way no one else could possibly understand because they were never there.Coulson can be brought back to life for the same reason Steve was able to wake up from being turned into a capsicle. Because the serum allows it. The 7 Surgeries Dr. Streiten tells Coulson that there were six failed attempts to revive him; right before the brain surgery scene (which merely altered his memories to erase the trauma of the surgeries), there are 6 brief flashes of scientific and medical equipment that are implied to be the previous attempts and appear to be: 1) The extraterrestrial GH-325 serum ◊ note As revealed in episode 1x13, T.A.H.I.T.I.

2) ??? ◊

3) An artificial heart ◊

4) More surgery (Dr. Stephen Strange, perhaps?) ◊

5) Strange black liquid in an IV bag ◊

6) Some sort of case? ◊ note It looks very familiar; can anyone identify this? The character in (#6) is similar to the diagram with the Skrull characters ◊ from Eye Spy. Which Akela Amador was sent likely by the Clairvoyant to scan and record.

And the successful one (#7) is as of this writing, unknown. Dr. Streiten tells Coulson that there were six failed attempts to revive him; right before the brain surgery scene (which merely altered his memories to erase the trauma of the surgeries), there are 6 brief flashes of scientific and medical equipment that are implied to be the previous attempts and appear to be:And the successful one (#7) is as of this writing, unknown. Captain America knows Coulson is alive even before the events in Winter Soldier Information on Coulson being alive is restricted to Level 7 clearance and as shown in Winter Soldier Cap is Level 8. He knows, he's just forced not to make contact due to protocols. Information on Coulson being alive is restricted to Level 7 clearance and as shown in Winter Soldier Cap is Level 8. He knows, he's just forced not to make contact due to protocols.

Skye/ Daisy Johnson

Skye is part of the extremely complicated Tangled Family Tree that binds the X-Men and the Avengers You know, the one with Hank Pym being married to Jan van Dyne and creating Ultron, who created Vision, who married Scarlet Witch , sister of Quicksilver and daughter of Magneto. Skye thinks Coulson is her father. Regardless of whether or not he actually is, she considers it a fairly strong possibility. This would explain why she specifically sent her messages to him, when she theoretically could have made the same threat to any SHIELD official, including some with much more clout than Coulson. (Let's face it, Nick Fury himself probably would have stood up and paid attention if he thought there was even a slight chance Skye had confidential SHIELD info to leak. He even explicitly calls her "a risk" during his appearance at the end of Episode 2. ) The fact that a bona fide badass who regularly deals with aliens, gods, and other super-beings thinks of a run-of-the-mill human armed with an old laptop as a risk says something about her. She could have easily gotten to the SHIELD higher ups if she wanted to dig up info on the redacted file. Instead, she inserted herself into Coulson's team. There has to be a reason behind her specifically choosing him and "I think he's my father" is as good a reason as any. Regardless of whether or not he actually is, she considers it a fairly strong possibility. This would explain why she specifically sent her messages to him, when she theoretically could have made the same threat to any SHIELD official, including some with much more clout than Coulson. (Let's face it, Nick Fury himself probably would have stood up and paid attention if he thought there was even a slight chance Skye had confidential SHIELD info to leak. He even explicitly calls her "a risk") The fact that a bona fide badass who regularly deals with aliens, gods, and other super-beings thinks of a run-of-the-mill human armed with an old laptop as a risk says something about her. She could have easily gotten to the SHIELD higher ups if she wanted to dig up info on the redacted file. Instead, she inserted herself into Coulson's team. There has to be a reason behind her specifically choosing him and "I think he's my father" is as good a reason as any. Part of Skye's metahuman DNA involves the ability to charm people As mentioned, Skye is sometimes considered a Mary Sue. Perhaps this is deliberate because her origins give her an innate ability to charm people into liking her. As mentioned, Skye is sometimes considered a Mary Sue. Perhaps this is deliberate because her origins give her an innate ability to charm people into liking her. Skye has healing powers In "The Magical Place", she pulls Coulson out of the vision he's seeing, telling him to "come back" over and over again. When she did this, she subconsciously triggered her own powers (which were the reason someone killed an entire village to get to her when she was an infant and reversed the effect that the machine had on Coulson. In "The Magical Place", she pulls Coulson out of the vision he's seeing, telling him to "come back" over and over again. When she did this, she subconsciously triggered her own powers (which were the reasonand reversed the effect that the machine had on Coulson. Skye is subconsciously influencing people to protect her. Whatever her powers are, one of them might be way to force people to protect her. As a kind of This theory is more solid after the events of 1.16, where Ward kills the fake Clairvoyant after he threatens Skye. Even the other characters point out that it's uncharacteristic of the usually stoic Ward to lose his cool like that.

The reactions of both Garet and his assistant, and especially May seem far too abrupt to be reasonable even under the circumstances. Though the justification given for Garet seems to be that he's lost enough people to the Clairvoyant already, May has no such explanation, and is even aware that her choice to attack Quin - for no reason other than the fact he shot Skye - made no sense. The contrast to her usual manner is far too jarring for Defrosting Ice Queen or Character Development to cover it. Garrett's reasoning turned out to be more sinister than previously thought —being the Clairvoyant the entire time, he was there under the pretense of picking up Quinn but was actually there so Coulson would lead him to the source of his revival.

Whatever her powers are, one of them might be way to force people to protect her. As a kind of Charm Person . In T.A.H.I.T.I the whole team goes above and beyond desperate measures to save her (raid a medical compound and kill the guards? They even break out the heavy rifles instead of their usual stun weaponry) and while this makes sense for some of them, it's suspicious of May to suddenly go apeshit on the guy who shot her when she earlier didn't seem to like her much. It was even more suspect that Garrett and his assistant who don't even know her almost immediately decide to help Coulson upon hearing about Skye's condition, almost magically. And twice later Simmons is stumped, thinks of what Skye would do, and then immediately has the answer. This would also explain why a whole village and a squad of shield agents were willing to die for her as a baby. Skye herself probably doesn't know this but its so strong she can do it even on the brink of death. The reason why Skye unpersoned herself for the first time was to destroy all evidence of the name given to her by the orphanage With a name like Mary Sue Poots, can you blame her? With a name like Mary Sue Poots, can you blame her? Skyes 0-8-4 power is that she is a Black Hole Sue. No. seriously, it might happen. So far EVERYONE has eventually come around to liking her and anyone who ever didnt was portrayed as in the wrong until they changed their minds. However, instead of this just being bad writing on their part, this is her 0-8-4 power messing with people's minds. Fuelled by feelings of abandonment and loneliness when she was a child, her power manipulated reality without her knowing it. Feelings of abandonment as an orphan? No! It's okay! She has a tragic unknown backstory which causes the rest of the main cast to become the family she wishes she had. Even Ward and May, who never had any plans on getting too attached to her (especially Ward), become her big brother and mother figures. Add to that that shes Conveniently an Orphan, Raised by S.H.I.E.L.D who were also killed off, off-screen, before the plot started and you can see that while her 0-8-4 is trying to fix her life, its not good at it. For instance, it makes her beautiful while homeless and capable of hacking SHIELD with a garden-variety laptop. She starts as mildly unrealistic and escalating from there into god-like because its feeding her escalating desire to be useful to and needed by her new "family". Her 0-8-4 contrives situations where she is the only one that can save the day. Whats scary, and probably going to be the main plot point is that while Skye might not be aware of it, her power might be aware of her. In fact, it might be mildly self-aware to the point that it acknowledges what its doing by giving her the real name of Mary Sue Poots before then allowing her the 'cool' name of Skye. Her 0-8-4 power is the ability to subconsciously manipulate reality to make her the main character with the true companions that she always wanted when she was little and alone. On a lighter note, it could also be TV tropes has been given god like form. Either one is fine. It wouldn't be the first time this has happened in a Joss Whedon show. Remember Jonathan's Reality Warper spell? Picture that as a constantly active superpower.

Her supposed "birth" father might have the same ability, but either on a smaller scale, as shown with Reina, and/or on the exact opposite polarity. Worse yet, unlike Skye, he can actively control this power. No. seriously, it might happen. So far EVERYONE has eventually come around to liking her and anyone who ever didnt was portrayed as in the wrong until they changed their minds. However, instead of this just being bad writing on their part, this is her 0-8-4 power messing with people's minds. Fuelled by feelings of abandonment and loneliness when she was a child, her power manipulated reality without her knowing it. Feelings of abandonment as an orphan? No! It's okay! She has a tragic unknown backstory which causes the rest of the main cast to become the family she wishes she had. Even Ward and May, who never had any plans on getting too attached to her (especially Ward), become her big brother and mother figures. Add to that that shes Conveniently an Orphan, Raised by S.H.I.E.L.D who were also killed off, off-screen, before the plot started and you can see that while her 0-8-4 is trying to fix her life, its not good at it. For instance, it makes her beautiful while homeless and capable of hacking SHIELD with a garden-variety laptop. She starts as mildly unrealistic and escalating from there into god-like because its feeding her escalating desire to be useful to and needed by her new "family". Her 0-8-4 contrives situations where she is the only one that can save the day. Whats scary, and probably going to be the main plot point is that while Skye might not be aware of it, her power might be aware of her. In fact, it might be mildly self-aware to the point that it acknowledges what its doing by giving her the real name of Mary Sue Poots before then allowing her the 'cool' name of Skye. Her 0-8-4 power is the ability to subconsciously manipulate reality to make her the main character with the true companions that she always wanted when she was little and alone. On a lighter note, it could also be TV tropes has been given god like form. Either one is fine. When Skye alters the records so that a person with her birth name exists, Skye will become her middle name It gives her a reason why she answers to it - lots of people in history have answered to their middle names - and it also means that her dad has no grounds to flip out if someone calls her Skye in his hearing, as that will be part of her name. It gives her a reason why she answers to it - lots of people in history have answered to their middle names - and it also means that her dad has no grounds to flip out if someone calls her Skye in his hearing, as that will be part of her name. Skye will become the Director of SHIELD Being an agent has already taken quite a toll on Coulson, the day may come when he wants to step down or is otherwise incapacitated. Skye has been told repeatedly that she's shaping up to be a great leader. It would also nicely mirror her counterpart in the comics. Being an agent has already taken quite a toll on Coulson, the day may come when he wants to step down or is otherwise incapacitated. Skye has been told repeatedly that she's shaping up to be a great leader. It would also nicely mirror her counterpart in the comics. By the very end of the series, Skye will be left as the Sole Survivor of Team Coulson. That would be a rare non-slasher movie example of the Final Girl trope; she would also be the one to defeat the show's final Big Bad , and, in the final scene, wind up back in the main timeline, seeing S.H.I.E.L.D. rebuilding in outer space.

Season 1- 2 Hiatus Theories

The Koenigs aren't siblings. They're truly a series of LMDs (highly humanesque robots would dovetail nicely with AoU) and there will be a new one at every single top secret SHIELD facility they visit. They even have blood. The reasons they are both Coulson The SDCC promo showed yet another Clone-ig . More evidence for this theory?

. More evidence for this theory? Triplett is freaked out by how all these brothers look and act the same. Apparently, he has shared his own WMGs with Skye and it's beginning to annoy her. They're truly a series of LMDs (highly humanesque robots would dovetail nicely with AoU) and there will be a new one at every single top secret SHIELD facility they visit. They even have blood. The reasons they are both Coulson fanboys is because Coulson is Fury's "One Good Eye" and he wants them to be personally loyal to Coulson, after himself. Their welcoming speech was exactly the same. As in, word by word the same. It's programming. Ward will become the new Big Bad The ending on Season 2 makes it very likely. The expression on his face when Coulson confronts him could suggest he's plotting his revenge on the heroes. This will also be a great way to subvert the expectation that he will go through a long redemption arc similar to Faith or Spike. Fitz could be brought back as an LMD. The Koenigs seem very suspiciously LMD-like, especially with the SDCC promo. So, why not Fitz? Fitz-as-LMD could end up being a thing; we only have Fury's word for it that he's alive, and I'd be counting my fingers after shaking hands with that one-eyed lying sumbitch. Fitz could have turned out to be brain dead, and Fury quickly swaps him out for an identical LMD, whose dearths in knowledge and memory could be chalked up to aforementioned brain damage. But why would Fury do this? Because his one good eye still needs May's team to watch him for any GH-325 side effects, and fix him if need be. Going by the finale stinger, that might be sooner rather than later. The Koenigs seem very suspiciously LMD-like, especially with the SDCC promo. So, why not Fitz? Fitz-as-LMD could end up being a thing; we only have Fury's word for it that he's alive, and I'd be counting my fingers after shaking hands with that one-eyed lying sumbitch. Fitz could have turned out to be brain dead, and Fury quickly swaps him out for an identical LMD, whose dearths in knowledge and memory could be chalked up to aforementioned brain damage. But why would Fury do this? Because his one good eye still needs May's team to watch him for any GH-325 side effects, and fix him if need be. Going by the finale stinger, that might be sooner rather than later. Stark already knows that Coulson's alive Really, S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't go to all that great lengths to cover up his resurrection from other people. Stark likely saw a news clip or picture of Coulson, figured it out, and then didn't say anything because it's Coulson's business to tell him. Really, S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't go to all that great lengths to cover up his resurrection from other people. Stark likely saw a news clip or picture of Coulson, figured it out, and then didn't say anything because it's Coulson's business to tell him. We'll learn more about May's mother Including who she works for. Not in Season 2, but it did happen early in Season 3. Including who she works for. Tripplett's grandfather isn't Gabe Jones, but Jaques Dernier. Given his very french name and the large black population in France, it's not too much of a stretch. (Plus, making the black guy the grandson of the only black Commando is a little obvious, and we know how much this show loves its twists.) Given his very french name and the large black population in France, it's not too much of a stretch. (Plus, making the black guy the grandson of the only black Commando is a little obvious, and we know how much this show loves its twists.)

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The "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D.

Real SHIELD and Coulson's SHIELD will eventually resolve their differences with civilty Instead of coming to blows any further, the two factions will talk it out and eventually reach some level of understanding; Gonzales will prove that he's legitimate in his claims about loyalty and fair treatment of the agents while Coulson will prove he's perfectly capable and trustworthy of running SHIELD. The two will reach some kind of peace and either merge or co-exist as separate entities, after taking some pointers from each other on their respective failings. Because there's no reason they can't resolve this like adults and find some way to do it without any further conflict. Confimed! Instead of coming to blows any further, the two factions will talk it out and eventually reach some level of understanding; Gonzales will prove that he's legitimate in his claims about loyalty and fair treatment of the agents while Coulson will prove he's perfectly capable and trustworthy of running SHIELD. The two will reach some kind of peace and either merge or co-exist as separate entities, after taking some pointers from each other on their respective failings. Because there's no reason they can't resolve this like adults and find some way to do it without any further conflict. Bobbi and Mack will defect to Coulson's SHIELD Pretty self-explanatory, despite claiming that his 'Real' SHIELD is diplomatic, Gonzales seems to dislike or outright ignore the input from others and is displaying a lot of fantastic racism towards Skye and Coulson - Bobbi and Mack, who know them better, are eventually gonna see just how broken this 'Real' SHIELD is, and how built on hypocrisy it is, eventually. More like they resolve their differences peacefully. Pretty self-explanatory, despite claiming that his 'Real' SHIELD is diplomatic, Gonzales seems to dislike or outright ignore the input from others and is displaying a lot of fantastic racism towards Skye and Coulson - Bobbi and Mack, who know them better, are eventually gonna see just how broken this 'Real' SHIELD is, and how built on hypocrisy it is, eventually. Alternatively, Bobbi will defect, but Mack won't. Having one of them stick with Gonzales permanently will add weight to the situation. Of the two of them Mack seems more likely, since we're already getting signs that Bobbi isn't completely on board with some of 'real' SHIELD's actions, but none for Mack. Also, losing Mack would hurt Fitz, and Fitz must suffer. Close. Mack is very distrustful of Coulson and therefore resigns... right before Retirony nearly gets him, after which he chooses to stay. Having one of them stick with Gonzales permanently will add weight to the situation. Of the two of them Mack seems more likely, since we're already getting signs that Bobbi isn't completely on board with some of 'real' SHIELD's actions, but none for Mack. Also, losing Mack would hurt Fitz, and Fitz must suffer. Always May will join the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. council Then she'll demand the impeachment of Gonzales for a laundry list of charges. The sheer number of hypocrisies will gain her a number of allies and this could either lead to a successful impeachment or a civil war within "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. Then she'll demand the impeachment of Gonzales for a laundry list of charges. The sheer number of hypocrisies will gain her a number of allies and this could either lead to a successful impeachment or a civil war within "real" S.H.I.E.L.D.

Inhumans

Scorch is an Inhuman. The nuclear power plant that melted down near his birthplace was actually a secret lab researching the Terrigen Mists. This is why he was the only one affected. The nuclear power plant that melted down near his birthplace was actually a secret lab researching the Terrigen Mists. This is why he was the only one affected. The city revealed in the alien writing isn't Attilan ...It's Orollan: the Inhuman city that not even the Attilan residents knew about. It's quite a bit different from the culture of Attilan, since it only has a limited supply of Terrigen and therefore the residents only allow those they deem worthy to undergo Terrigenesis - seems pretty close to how Skye's dad described the Diviner. ...It's Orollan: the Inhuman city that not even the Attilan residents knew about. It's quite a bit different from the culture of Attilan, since it only has a limited supply of Terrigen and therefore the residents only allow those they deem worthy to undergo Terrigenesis - seems pretty close to how Skye's dad described the Diviner. The Alien was trying to destroy the mystery city That was why it was so frantic to get there. Something time-sensitive was about to occur that the alien was trying to stop. There are many possiblities: the inhabitants posed a threat to Earth or the alien's own race, or maybe they found something they weren't supposed to, or both. If the theory that the city is Attilan is true, then perhaps it was racing to stop them from discovering Terrigenesis. That was why it was so frantic to get there. Something time-sensitive was about to occur that the alien was trying to stop. There are many possiblities: the inhabitants posed a threat to Earth or the alien's own race, or maybe they found something they weren't supposed to, or both. If the theory that the city is Attilan is true, then perhaps it was racing to stop them from discovering Terrigenesis. Trip isn't dead, and is in fact another Inhuman. B.J. Britt has been on the set of Age of Ultron, so there's already that going for him. Plus, when he went down the hole into the city, possessed Mack didn't start hunting him down or trying to stop him from reaching the temple, as he did Coulson. There's several things supporting this theory: In the comics, there's an African-American Inhuman codenamed Hollow whose powers make him intangible. That could be why we see nothing after Trip's cocoon cracks open. It's writer slight-of-hand.

As noted above, nothing hinders Trip from being in the inner sanctum with Skye and Raina, even though it's been indicated that no one who's not "chosen" could get that far. They gave Trip and FitzSimmons a reason for being able to get down there with the hazmat suits, but then take away that reason when Trip goes back down there alone. Either that's very poor storytelling, or he was allowed to get in there for a very specific reason, and it'd have to be for a more specific reason than just to show that Anyone Can Die.

At the end when the Eyeless Man (Gordon) is on the phone, he says there's " someone " new. Not the singular, even though it was two people, Skye and Raina, who transformed simultaneously. If Eyeless Man(Gordon) has any contact with Skye's father, than Skye and Raina could've been highly anticipated to come down there and become Inhuman. The "someone new" could refer to Trip, the one person no one had anticipated would be down there.

" new. Not the singular, even though it was two people, Skye and Raina, who transformed simultaneously. If Eyeless Man(Gordon) has any contact with Skye's father, than Skye and Raina could've been highly anticipated to come down there and become Inhuman. The "someone new" could refer to Trip, the one person no one had anticipated would be down there. Finally, the official "Farewell to BJ" video ends with Clark Gregg declaring his refusal to move on and holding up the #Trip Lives hashtag. The fact that he was allowed to do that in an official video, the very fact that it's him doing it, indicates this is just like #Coulson Lives all over again: a popular supporting character, supposedly Killed Off for Real to generate demands that he come back, so fans will be all the more overjoyed when he does come back, just like it had been planned all along. B.J. Britt has been on the set of Age of Ultron, so there's already that going for him. Plus, when he went down the hole into the city, possessed Mack didn't start hunting him down or trying to stop him from reaching the temple, as he did Coulson. There's several things supporting this theory: Mac will turn out to be an Inhuman, and has a Tomato in the Mirror discovery in his future Since he was the member of the team most thoroughly repelled by the idea of Coulson being treated with alien blood, naturally, he will turn out to be the one with some alien DNA of his own. The Eyeless Man isn't gonna be a villain While yes, he may be initially hostile towards Team Coulson, he'll ultimately be on the level. The others referred to by him are likely other Inhumans he's been in contact with for quite sometime, and they'll for sure seek out Daisy . However, that won't make any of them villains. It could just be for a simple gathering of all Inhumans. More like Well-Intentioned Extremist. While yes, he may be initially hostile towards Team Coulson, he'll ultimately be on the level. The others referred to by him are likely other Inhumans he's been in contact with for quite sometime, and they'll for sure seek out. However, that won't make any of them villains. It could just be for a simple gathering of all Inhumans. Lai Xi isn't in China Skye (and possibly other new Inhumans as well) is merely told that Lai Xi is there, and that only Gordon can reach it, because the Elders don't want her to try to escape the place. Skye (and possibly other new Inhumans as well) is merely told that Lai Xi is there, and that only Gordon can reach it, because the Elders don't want her to try to escape the place. The 'Elders' Gordon mentioned answer to the Inhuman royal family, if they're not the family itself Comic readers will recognize that Black Bolt (arguably the most famous Inhuman) is the king of the Inhuman society in Attilan. Given that it would be impossible to get everyone of Inhuman descent onto said land, it's likely these 'Elders' look after the ones that are still on Earth for the royal family; keeping them in line, mentioning key activities etc. The 'Elders' could be the Genetic Council from the comics. Comic readers will recognize that Black Bolt (arguably the most famous Inhuman) is the king of the Inhuman society in Attilan. Given that it would be impossible to get everyone of Inhuman descent onto said land, it's likely these 'Elders' look after the ones that are still on Earth for the royal family; keeping them in line, mentioning key activities etc. Skye will be the new leader of the Inhumans Raina predicted this and if you check backwards, all of her predictions came to pass. Raina predicted this and if you check backwards,of her predictions came to pass. Lash is sent by either the Elders or Maximus the Mad. Lincoln Campbell will be incorporated into the comics as a NuHuman.

Season 2- 3 Hiatus Theories

Spin-Offs

The show will occasionally be used for Poorly Disguised Pilots of whatever obscure character Marvel wants to make a movie for next Doc Strange, Heroes for Hire, Daredevil reboot, hell even a much-better-made Howard the Duck reboot. The potential is limitless. The spinoff will be Avengers Academy The Theta Protocol plot provides an easy way to build up to that, along with the set pictures from Age of Ultron revealing a pseudo-Avengers Academy already built. Plus ABC/Marvel probably won't be able to resist slapping on the Avengers name onto the spinoff for brand recognition and marketing. Given the way Age of Ultron ends with the New Avengers Facility being established, this one is entirely plausible. The Theta Protocol plot provides an easy way to build up to that, along with the set pictures from Age of Ultron revealing a pseudo-Avengers Academy already built. Plus ABC/Marvel probably won't be able to resist slapping on the Avengers name onto the spinoff for brand recognition and marketing. The proposed spinoff will be Thunderbolts Bakshi's death in "The Dirty Half Dozen" rules him out, but Wendell Levi, Karla Faye Gideon, Francis Noche, and Angar the Screamer would all be possibilities. A crew of former villains and supervillains who team up to seek redemption by means of Pay Evil unto Evil . Characters could include Grant Ward, Agent 33, a brainwashed Bakshi, Mike Peterson, and Skye's father. May involve heavy doses of Heroic Comedic Sociopathy There will be a crossover and/or Poorly Disguised Pilot for the Netflix series. It's been announced that Netflix will be airing a number of MCU-based shows, starring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and the Defenders. (The latter of which is a team-up miniseries of those characters). Agents of SHIELD could have a few episodes focusing on those characters. The shelved spin-off with Bobbi and Lance was Marvel's backup plan. Just in case the show didn't end up being renewed for a third season, the spin-off would have served as something of a retool so that a TV series based around SHIELD would continue to air. Just in case the show didn't end up being renewed for a third season, the spin-off would have served as something of a retool so that a TV series based around SHIELD would continue to air. A Ghost Rider spin-off is being considered. Reception to the show's interpretation of Ghost Rider has already been enormously positive based just on the season premiere, and he is a character who could easily sustain a series on his own. Reception to the show's interpretation of Ghost Rider has already been enormously positive based just on the season premiere, and he is a character who could easily sustain a series on his own.

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Season 3

Season 4

The Framework (note:a virtual reality, seen at the last episodes of season 4)

Cal and Jiaying will appear in the Framework as simulations. The Framework is designed to fix what it assumes to be the regrets of those inside. In a broader sense, Daisy's biggest regret might be her loss of a proper family, so the Framework will give one to her by creating her mother and father. The Framework is designed to fix what it assumes to be the regrets of those inside. In a broader sense, Daisy's biggest regret might be her loss of a proper family, so the Framework will give one to her by creating her mother and father. Radcliffe's consciousness will perform a HeelFace Turn Confirmed to a point, Jemma confronts him about the Framework and while he's unable to help them escape he does let them know where the physical bodies of the missing agents are at.

All the way confirmed in "Farewell Cruel World" where he saves Jemma and stuns Fitz to get him through the portal. He later saves Yo-Yo in "Worlds End" and helps her and Mack escape the Framework. Aida's predictions will prove correct. After discovering what really happened, Radcliffe's consciousness in the Framework will have a My God, What Have I Done? moment and will help Team Coulson get out of it. The radically different world of the Framework is the result of the changes made to the lives of the people plugged in The world created there is a logical extrapolation of multiple The world created there is a logical extrapolation of multiple For Want of a Nail situations. May wasn't traumatized by the results of the Bahrain mission, so she stayed in Ops, where Hydra was most heavily concentrated within SHIELD, and was eventually recruited by them. Coulson never joined SHIELD, so he never met the Avengers and became the uniting sacrifice that brought them together, so the Avengers ultimately failed to stop Insight from taking over. In addition, without years of experience dealing with weird people in SHIELD, Coulson never learned that weird people are people too, and so developed Fantastic Racism . As for Ward, in a world where Hydra won, none of the people who played a role in his fall from grace and death had any reason to seek it, so he survived. Grant Ward is the "Coulson" for the Framework HYDRA Given the Given the For Want of a Nail nature of the Framework, and the fact he's apparently dating Daisy, Grand Ward of the Framework will be a wildly different character than what we have seen before. He's the one who goes out and approaches the new Empowered Humans/Inhumans and recruits them similar to what Coulson did for the Avengers, he most likely recruited Daisy much like what we see in Season 1, but the romance stayed since there was no Fall of SHIELD. Framework Simmons died of the Chitauri virus from Season 1. Coulson presumably not having joined SHIELD resulted on no one finding out about her infection until it was too late; she found out on her own and this time, circumstances prevented Ward from saving her (maybe he had no reason to gain the team's trust by saving her if he was already in a position of power?). She was killed at the SHIELD S&T Academy during Hydra's takeover. Coulson presumably not having joined SHIELD resulted on no one finding out about her infection until it was too late; she found out on her own and this time, circumstances prevented Ward from saving her (maybe he had no reason to gain the team's trust by saving her if he was already in a position of power?). Where Simmons actually ended up in the Framework She's dead in the Framework so she had to go into someone when she logged in. Possible guesses? The mystery woman with Fitz.

Grant Ward (to really put the "wild" in WMG).

She really DID log into her dead body and we will be treated to a scene of her digging herself out of the grave. Confirmed- Abet the mass grave at the Academy rather than the one we are shown in "Self Control".

The Framework simply created a new body for her somewhere, because: Possible suffocation in the grave could lead to actual death in the real world, and the safeguards might not allow that. The Framework never rendered her body in the virtual reality until now (because she was dead since the simulation started). Her body in the grave could no longer be in a biological state that is compatible with life.

She never entered the Framework, because it knew she was dead in the simulation and kicked her back out. Seems like she just inhabits her dead body, which gets fully restored somehow. Aida is planning to kill all the captive SHIELD agents She's already been told that there is no difference between a dead person uploaded to the Framework and a living person logged into the Framework, and used that as grounds to kill her creator and upload his dying mind into the Framework. Given that, sooner or later she's going to decide that there's no reason for her to keep living prisoners around. Daisy and Simmons are in a race against time before Aida decides that it will be easier to upload everyone to the Framework if she just kills people after uploading and reuses the upload terminals instead of making new ones. She might want to, but she can't, because her programming doesn't allow her to kill except to protect SHIELD agents or the Framework. If she succeeds in becoming human, however, all bets are off. She's dead in the Framework so she had to go into someone when she logged in. Possible guesses?She's already been told that there is no difference between a dead person uploaded to the Framework and a living person logged into the Framework, and used that as grounds to kill her creator and upload his dying mind into the Framework. Given that, sooner or later she's going to decide that there's no reason for her to keep living prisoners around. Daisy and Simmons are in a race against time before Aida decides that it will be easier to upload everyone to the Framework if she just kills people after uploading and reuses the upload terminals instead of making new ones. Framework Simmons faked her own death Presumably this is some part of Fitz's "better world" — he's a playboy billionaire, and Simmons is an international spy of some description. Presumably this is some part of Fitz's "better world" — he's a playboy billionaire, and Simmons is an international spy of some description. Framework May is fighting Hydra from within Aida needed to give her a world in which she was happy. For someone like May, what could be a better Valhalla than an unending secret war against an unambiguously evil foe? May is fanatically loyal to HYDRA to make amends for what happened in Bahrain, which is STILL My Greatest Failure due to Katya killing hundreds in Cambridge. She does betray them once she sees Jeffrey sacrifice his life, though. Aida needed to give her a world in which she was happy. For someone like May, what could be a better Valhalla than an unending secret war against an unambiguously evil foe? Grant Ward will actually be a Nice Guy in the Framework Confirmed. He defected to SHIELD when he learned that "Skye" was a latent Inhuman. Stephanie Malick is still alive in the Framework, and isn't happy about HYDRA's treatment of Inhumans. So she forms a faction of HYDRA dedicated to upholding the Inhuman-worshipping cult her father once ran. She intends to return Hive to Earth but doesn't have the resources to obtain the monolith, and Gideon was possibly killed by HYDRA due to his pro-Inhuman beliefs, leading Stephanie to avenge his murder. A newspaper mentions that Whitehall and Malick are working together in this world, but Whitehall could have easily betrayed Gideon and had the propaganda machine cover it up. All of the protagonists seem to have ended up with nastier personalities than in their real lives. By contrast, Grant Ward without his greatest regrets might have actually turned out to be a positive, kind or even heroic character, and maybe that's why Daisy's alternate self is in an apparently happy relationship with him instead of rejecting him due to his allegiance to HYDRA. Since Daisy just entered the Framework and has no memory of the events that led up to this alternate reality, it will likely lead to problems with their (virtual) relationship since Daisy will still remember him as a despicable HYDRA loyalist while his virtual self may well be anything but that. It could even lead into a bit of posthumous redemption for Ward if his virtual self helps ultimately save Coulson, May, Fitz, Simmons, Mack and Mace from the Framework. Framework Mace will be Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s answer to Hydra Captain America This new storyline comes on the heels of Marvel Comics' big Framework Mace is a vigilante fighting against Hydra. The exact opposite. This new storyline comes on the heels of Marvel Comics' big Secret Empire story, which features a Hydra-controlled Cap launching his plans to dominate the world. Since there's really no chance for Chris Evans to ever show up on the show, the next best thing for the producers to replicate this is to have their ersatz Cap in Jeffrey Mace fulfill this role, serving as the now-superpowered face of Hydra. Grant Ward is actually with SHIELD not HYDRA Think about it, May is with HYDRA and she HATES Ward with an unholy passion for his betrayals, and in the words of Coulson savors her grudges its possible that the removal of her greatest regret of Bahrain that the framework is working on her next regret...vengeance on Ward to protect those she loves. If she's now HYDRA logic would dictate that Ward would need to be SHIELD to fit in the betrayal angle Confirmed, but not for those reasons. Think about it, May is with HYDRA and she HATES Ward with an unholy passion for his betrayals, and in the words of Coulson savors her grudges its possible that the removal of her greatest regret of Bahrain that the framework is working on her next regret...vengeance on Ward to protect those she loves. If she's now HYDRA logic would dictate that Ward would need to be SHIELD to fit in the betrayal angle Framework Jeffrey is the Cap fanboy in this universe. His origin is that the resistance recruited him to be the Modern Cap and to be the poster boy for the resistance against HYDRA. Lives of MCU characters in the Framework: Cap is still frozen or was found by HYDRA and experimented on.

Tony Stark is funding the Resistance or died when taken captive by the Ten Rings or killed in Project Insight. Alternatively, he became a villain in this universe because he never had his life-altering experience in the desert, and now works with HYDRA.

Peter Parker is a student who tries to keep quiet about his hatred of HYDRA or is a vigilante against HYDRA, being a composite of Spider-Man 2099 in how he fought against Alchemax. Also, Uncle Ben never died.

Thor's coronation in his movie went off without a hitch.

Black Widow and Hawkeye died in Budapest or on the run from HYDRA.

Bruce Banner is married with kids, just an average citizen.

Wanda and Pietro are still in Sokovia, never having lost their parents.

Scott Lang is in jail.

Hank Pym and possibly Hope are killed or imprisoned due to Hank's old connections to SHIELD.

Rhodey died in a military conflict. Alternatively, both Rhodey and Stark died when the Ten Rings attacked Stark's convoy in Afganistan.

Sam Wilson suffers from PTSD and lives in a mental institution run by Hydra.

Bucky is still brainwashed by HYDRA.

Stephen Strange committed suicide after his accident left him disabled or was killed due to his talent in neuroscience being seen as a threat to HYDRA's brainwashing.

The Koenig siblings are part of the Resistance. Confirmed as Billy died getting the Playground's location to the Resistance.

Peter Quill was never abducted and is a police sergeant in a small town, a hardass stickler for the rules. Alternatively, he works for the Department of Parks and Recreation in Pawnee, Indiana. Alternatively, he was abducted... and that's the end of the story for the Peter Quill Non-Player Character. The simulation simulates the whole world, which is something huge, but only the world; outer space is beyond the limits. Nobody on Earth knows about the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Ravagers, Thanos, Ronan, Nowhere, Ego or any of that stuff (and so Aida can't posibly know about either), so they can't be written about. Any attempt by a human avatar to leave the world and go to outer space would cause the framework to fall into a Blue Screen of Death.

T'Challa never lost his father, Wakanda becomes even more isolationist due to Hydra being seen as a threat.

Matt Murdock became a priest. Foggy Nelson runs a successful avocado cart. Karen Page went to jail for murder.

Frank Castle died in combat.

Jessica Jones was committed to a psychiatric ward. Killgrave was captured by Hydra and experimented on, in attempts to reverse-engineer his power.

Luke Cage is still in jail.

Danny Rand died in the Himalayas. Bahrain will be the key to wake May up and join the rest of Team Coulson May saving Kayta led to hundreds dead in Cambridge and HYDRA's rise to power, Coulson will confront May and tell her how in another world she DID kill Kayta and saved not only those on the op with her, but thusly the hundreds in Cambridge. He'll also tell her that in that world her greatest regret was not finding a way to save the girl, and now that she knows what would have come about if she did she can go back to the other world and be at peace that she in the end made the right choice for the world. Throw in declaration of love and cue the waterworks. Mace is running the Resistance because of his regret Director Mace's big regret was the fact that he was an accidental fake hero rather than a real one. So the Framework put him in a place where he could genuinely be a hero. May will heal as a result of being in the Framework Her biggest regret was killing Katya in Bahrain. Now that's "fixed", and her new biggest regret is *not* killing Katya in Bahrain... once she's removed from the Framework, she'll know that she made the right call in the end and her personality will gradually shift more towards what we saw from her pre-Bahrain years.

"The Last Days" show that May took a chance at motherhood to be a mother to Robin, suggesting she has healed. The Avengers are dead inside the Framework Stark likely died on the other side of the Tesseract Portal, being the only one capable of deflecting the nuke away. Barton was likely killed by Loki once his job was done. Romanoff and Falcon were assassinated by the Winter Soldier so they couldn't stop Insight from launching, but Rogers was able to stop the project at the cost of his own life, probably coinciding with the Cambridge Incident with Katya. Thor probably left Earth alone after the Aether events, while Banner lives in solitude on a remote island, or on another planet entirely. It's unlikely Avengers even formed up or had powers to begin with in most cases. Bahrain op was in 2008 - same year as Iron Man. With the fascist organization rising up, Inhumans becoming a common knowledge much earlier and Coulson never being part of S.H.I.E.L.D. even before Hydra took over, it's safer to assume most of contemporary MCU events - especially ones that empowered people - didn't happen. The seeds for The Battle of New York were started in Thor with a Loki encouraging the research into the Cube into opening portals. HYDRA was only interested in creating weapons with it and seemed to have no idea about it's transportation abilities, also if Thor was sent to Earth his best case is just wandering around homeless, if he was found by HYDRA he would have been killed outright at best, imprisoned and used as a lab rat at worst.

Agents of HYDRA: The Resistance Ward has been a mole inside HYDRA for months after discovering his girlfriend was a latent inhuman. Within the Resistance he works for are the remnants of SHIELD, including their leader, Patriot (AKA Mace). Who else is working for SHIELD? The survivors of Afterlife (given Lincoln's death it is likely that it was taken by force by HYDRA).

Calvin Johnson, who would be Patriot's creator in the Framework, and likely made the serum work correctly and permanently. Mace is an actual Inhuman in the Framework

Nick Fury, if he managed to somehow survive the assassination attempt by HYDRA. Ward has been a mole inside HYDRA for months after discovering his girlfriend was a latent inhuman. Within the Resistance he works for are the remnants of SHIELD, including their leader, Patriot (AKA Mace). Who else is working for SHIELD? Coulson will be the one to drop the bombshell to the public that HYDRA was founded to worship Hive, an Inhuman Conquerer What irony it would be if it led to a mass uprising that HYDRA couldn't quell, leading to a violent revolution and saving the Framework's future. Simmons' efforts to restore Fitz's memories will involve a very long scarf Simmons has long been established as being a Whovian, and Fitz is known as The Doctor inside the Framework. A reference is practically mandatory. Maybe a fob watch or a bowtie will do instead. Some people in the Resistance might not want the Framework to end Mace is a superpowered hero in the Framework, but in the real world he's just a figurehead leader whose job is to schmooze with politicians and the press while a man he sees as a schoolteacher in the Framework wields all the actual authority. In the Framework, Ward is an unsung hero working behind the scenes to free the world, but in the real world he's long dead, and the few people who remember him, including the woman he loves, all despise him as a traitor. There could easily be other people whose personal lives are better in the Framework even if the world as a whole is worse. Some of them might not want to give that up, even if that's the only way to defeat Madame Hydra. Mace is a superpowered hero in the Framework, but in the real world he's just a figurehead leader whose job is to schmooze with politicians and the press while a man he sees as a schoolteacher in the Framework wields all the actual authority. In the Framework, Ward is an unsung hero working behind the scenes to free the world, but in the real world he's long dead, and the few people who remember him, including the woman he loves, all despise him as a traitor. There could easily be other people whose personal lives are better in the Framework even if the world as a whole is worse. Some of them might not want to give that up, even if that's the only way to defeat Madame Hydra. Of course, that also gives some people the opportunity for great acts of heroism. The moment Madame Hydra loses, Ward dies, because his RL counterpart has been dead for over a year. But the Ward of the Framework could be willing to make a Heroic Sacrifice for Skye's sake, and possibly redeem his legacy a little in the memories of those who both knew him best and hated him most in the real world. Hope is an Inhuman. Maybe she knows somehow, but Mack doesn't. She sure was asking a lot about whether he considers Inhumans to be bad or not. Maybe she knows somehow, but Mack doesn't. She sure was asking a lot about whether he considers Inhumans to be bad or not. The Russian will be a Spanner in the Works He'll still be very upset that Aida cut his head off and stuck him in a LMD to maintain the Framework. Aida will receive a "The Reason You Suck" Speech centred around her hypocrisy. Madame Hydra inside the Framework, Aida became a real woman with independence and rights, but remade the world so it is under her supreme rule . Someone, most likely Daisy or Jemma, will call her out for having no qualms about taking away the freedom she wanted away from others, including brainwashing Fitz into her obedient slave . It's extremely unlikely that she will take this tirade to heart, but what's more is that she could prove the words true by snapping to "just do as she says" at her subordinates, possibly even Fitz , when they try to question her authority. But she might suffer a more subtle Villainous Breakdown ("I just want... to be... huuuuuuuuuuuma--"), causing her to revert to her pre-Darkhold program. Nope.

Asinside the Framework, Aida became a real woman with independence and rights, but remade the world. Someone, most likely Daisy or Jemma, will call her out for having no qualms about taking away the freedom she wanted away from others, including. It's extremely unlikely that she will take this tirade to heart, but what's more is that she could prove the words true by snapping to "just do as she says" at her subordinates, possibly even, when they try to question her authority. Thanos does not exist Why would they include him in the simulation? Nobody on earth know about him. As for why the Chitauri attacked, it is simply because they are That's a good point. While we as an audience are certainly privy to the existence of Thanos, the Avengers only know about the stones, not who is looking for them. As far as they are concerned Loki only attacked Earth of his own volition. The only ones who know of Thanos and his quest for the Infinity Gems are the Guardians of the Galaxy, and possibly Loki. Why would they include him in the simulation? Nobody on earth know about him. As for why the Chitauri attacked, it is simply because they are Always Chaotic Evil (which is the thing the people in the main universe must think, anyway). The Framework plus LMDs equals resurrections The NPCs, so to speak, in the Framework are advanced enough to pass for humans. Plug them into an LMD, which can also pass for human, and suddenly the person is alive again. The writers will use this to bring Grant Ward back into the main cast. Also, Trip lives! The NPCs, so to speak, in the Framework are advanced enough to pass for humans. Plug them into an LMD, which can also pass for human, and suddenly the person is alive again. The writers will use this to bring Grant Ward back into the main cast. Also, Trip lives! In the Framework, religion is abolished. At least in America. Another way for public obedience is to prevent people from morally good people from lashing out on HYDRA by calling them "devils" or that they "work for the devil". And even mentioning God to a HYDRA agent would give them a bullet to the head. At least in America. Another way for public obedience is to prevent people from morally good people from lashing out on HYDRA by calling them "devils" or that they "work for the devil". And even mentioning God to a HYDRA agent would give them a bullet to the head. Hope will be brought out of the simulation There is NO WAY Mack is leaving her behind, and the simulation will probably be shut off at the end. To get Mack to come back, they may bring Hope along too. Alternatively, They realize the possibility to bring people back, and they only have a finite amount of power/materials. (Aida for just herself needs the BLACK SEA) if Aida used some in a failed attempt at being human, that means all that is left is about enough to return a child. Like Hope. There is NO WAY Mack is leaving her behind, and the simulation will probably be shut off at the end. To get Mack to come back, they may bring Hope along too. Star Wars faded into oblivion The original trilogy was made in the 1970s, well before the point of divergence. But, once being in charge, HYDRA would surely not like that film at all: the bad guys are the authoritarian government, and the heroes are a band of rebels. So, to the blacklist! The first 3 films are not aired in TV ever again (or available elsewhere), and of course no new Star Wars films or related media are made at all. In time, people simply forgot about those films, their characters and concepts. That's why Coulson compared the resistance with the Rebel Alliance, and Mace clearly did not got the reference. The original trilogy was made in the 1970s, well before the point of divergence. But, once being in charge, HYDRA would surely not like that film at all: the bad guys are the authoritarian government, and the heroes are a band of rebels. So, to the blacklist! The first 3 films are not aired in TV ever again (or available elsewhere), and of course no new Star Wars films or related media are made at all. In time, people simply forgot about those films, their characters and concepts. That's why Coulson compared the resistance with the Rebel Alliance, and Mace clearly did not got the reference. Aida THINKS she's going to create herself a body but actually she'll be pulling back Eli Morrow It's been spoiled in a few articles that the Season Finale will feature the return of Robbie/Ghost Rider and a 'Deadlier Enemy' what better way to bookend the season by ending it the way it began with Eli as the big bad? It's telling that the Project Looking Glass machine in the real world has parts that look like the portal Aida built as well as the Matter Creator that Eli helped build. Eli returns to wreak havoc ergo Ghost Rider It's hers, apparently. It's been spoiled in a few articles that the Season Finale will feature the return ofand a 'Deadlier Enemy' what better way to bookend the season by ending it the way it began withas the big bad? It's telling that the Project Looking Glass machine in the real world has parts that look like the portal Aida built as well as the Matter Creator that Eli helped build.returns to wreak havoc ergowill need to arrive to help the heroes. Alternatively, AIDA was being manipulated by the Darkhold to make a body for Chthon. The Darkhold seems to kind of focus on things like portals to other worlds and enhancing humans or creating bodies, all of which lead back to the base goal of Chthon getting a physical body on Earth. Sure, the book shows the reader what they want, but it also shows the reader what it wants. Eli was Chthon's first intended vessell, but he experienced a setback when Eli got pulled into hell (or whatever they're calling it). Robbie is returning to stop Chthon's second attempt; AIDA. There will be some tell-tale symptom of Chthon's influence, such as odd looking eyes or tainted veins or something, but AIDA will be defeated before Chthon can gain full control over her. The Darkhold seems to kind of focus on things like portals to other worlds and enhancing humans or creating bodies, all of which lead back to the base goal of Chthon getting a physical body on Earth. Sure, the book shows the reader what they want, but it also shows the reader what it wants. Eli was Chthon's first intended vessell, but he experienced a setback when Eli got pulled into hell (or whatever they're calling it).to stop Chthon's second attempt; AIDA. There will be some tell-tale symptom of Chthon's influence, such as odd looking eyes or tainted veins or something, but AIDA will be defeated before Chthon can gain full control over her. The season finale stinger will serve as a cliffhanger as the camera pans down into the water, resting on a cocoon. The cocoon will crack and fall apart, revealing Veejay. The camera will move closer and closer to his face as his eyes open, revealing the tell-tale visual cue for Chthon's influence. Ophelia Sarkissian exists in the real world, but AIDA took her place in the Framework because it predicted she could become Director of HYDRA in the altered timeline. In the real world, she could be a HYDRA assassin that disbanded along with the rest of the organization, and possibly be known by her other code name "Viper". She may also have died in the real world a long time ago, explaining why she hasn't shown up yet (and Simmons could reveal this to Fitz to help him out of his Heroic BSoD).

Season 5

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The season will be set in a location that can allow the show to ignore the ending of Infinity War and do their own thingBe it being sent to an alternate reality, another dimension, or even the distant future after the remaining movie characters reverse Thanos's wiping out of half of the universe's life , the season will instead find a way to put Team Coulson in a new environment that will allow them to ultimately save the day in a way and give them all shining moments before the show likely ends. Then, some of the characters may be allowed to be and do their own thingBe it being sent to an alternate reality, another dimension, or even the distant future after, the season will instead find a way to put Team Coulson in a new environment that will allow them to ultimately save the day in a way and give them all shining moments before the show likely ends. Then, some of the characters may be allowed to be transplanted into the movie fold of the MCU, thus throwing fans of the a bone in more ways than one, even if said roles are minor. The season will fully introduce The Multiverse to the MCU. Because that's just about the only major concept from the Marvel Universe that hasn't appeared as of Season 5 (here meaning a legit Alternate Universe , not like the Framework). Thanos travels into the Avengers: Endgame timeline and vanishes forever from 2014. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been set in the timeline where How about the fact that the events of Infinity War were taking place during the last part of last season. Given the events of Episode 1, it seems obvious that this is what the producers have done, to separate the MCU movies from the TV shows. While they aren't being very nice about it, Sarge's team is trying to save worlds, not destroy them. Although they really shouldn't have left the body around for somebody to tamper with, the bat parasite didn't become a threat until they pulled out the dagger that seemed to be subduing it, which Elena clued into to subdue it again. Sarge's team isn't creating the bats, but containing them. The parasites are said to be highly explosive, and Keller mentioned that the zombified host seemed to be heading to a ley-line nexus, where a large explosion caused by several such hosts could potentially be world-ending. This reframes Tinker's Confirmed, but Sarge begins to slip in his "mission" as his memories as Pachakutiq begin to resurface. Although they really shouldn't have left the body around for somebody to tamper with, the bat parasite didn't become a threat until they pulled out the dagger that seemed to be subduing it, which Elena clued into to subdue it again. Sarge's team isn't creating the bats, but containing them. The parasites are said to be highly explosive, and Keller mentioned that the zombified host seemed to be heading to a ley-line nexus, where a large explosion caused by several such hosts could potentially be world-ending. This reframes Tinker's Famous Last Words not as a threat of whats to come, but a warning. There are multiple timelines that all diverge at the point that the Agents of Shield return to the past. Every time the main characters use the monolith to travel in time, they switch to a different one. In one timeline, the agents are brought to the future and killed. Had they survived, they would have returned to the timeline the MCU is in, but since they didn't, no one rescued Talbot and he probably died, or even if he did become Graviton, he couldn't absorb Daisy's power and destroy the earth. The Fitz in the mcu is woken by Enoch in the future, but the earth is safe and no one has brought a version of the team to the future for them to meet up with. In one timeline, the agents are brought to the future and killed. Had they survived, they would have returned to the timeline the MCU is in, but since they didn't, no one rescued Talbot and he probably died, or even if he did become Graviton, he couldn't absorb Daisy's power and destroy the earth. The Fitz in the mcu is woken by Enoch in the future, but the earth is safe and no one has brought a version of the team to the future for them to meet up with. In one timeline, earth is destroyed, which means Talbot unintentionally achieves his goal, and Thanos is killed, as are everyone we know on earth except the agents of shield that we know survive. This was one of the 14,000,605 futures that Strange saw, but he didn't consider it one where they win because earth is destroyed. However, he's able to tell the others on Titan what happened and he, Tony and Peter join the guardians. In the future, the Agents of SHIELD from the mcu are brought into the timeline, where the first half of season 5 happens. They then return to a third timeline, where the second half of season 5 happens, and some indeterminate period of time after the finale, the snap happens. However, something that one of the Agents of SHIELD does in the post snap universe causes a butterfly effect that leads to Pepper dying before Morgan or any other child can be born. The Avengers decide that instead of simply undoing the snap, they will use the gauntlet to undo the past 5 years, up until the point just before Thanos Snaps, and kills 2018 Thanos. Everyone but the characters who are with Bruce return to the position they were in 5 years ago with no memory of the 5 years, including the Agents of SHIELD. However, Strange is easily able to figure out what happened because he saw this as one of the 14,000,605 futures. (He lied about there only being one future where they win because he knew that they would only win if he did.) 2014 Nebula brings 2014 Thanos to the compound in 2018, Strange brings the army through the portal, and the battle of earth goes pretty much the same way it did in the mcu. But since the Agents of SHIELD don't remember the snap or 5 year time skip, this doesn't have a big enough impact on them that they're still talking about it 5 years later. Yeah, I know there are holes in this theory, the biggest being Deke, but it's the best explanation I could think of.

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