Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.finale was out of this world… literally.
To do that, she used Daisy doubles to incite real-life fear of Inhumans, and subsequently S.H.I.E.L.D.
to get to trick Aida, Coulson took on the power of the Ghost Rider and killed her.
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But there are consequences to his actions that remain to be seen.
For now, the government plans to shut down S.H.I.E.L.D.
JED WHEDON:Is he, or is he standing in front of a nice television?
JEFFREY BELL:Could be 4K TV.
Is the whole team there?
Or is this as a result of this Ghost Rider deal he was being coy about?
MAURISSA TANCHAROEN:Well, that’s what season 5 is for.
BELL:Those are all great season 5 questions.
Can you speak to Coulson’s mindset in this moment?
TANCHAROEN:Yeah, he seems very resolved in his new place, wherever that place may be.
BELL:Yeah, which to me is Coulson.
Okay, back to work."
That’s him in a nutshell.
“Okay, this is weird, or this is terrible”
WHEDON:But it’s always normal.
What can you tease about this group that appeared at the end in the diner?
It doesn’t seem like they’re government.
BELL:That seems like a fair assessment.
WHEDON:Or at least notourgovernment, but yes.
Is this the new antagonist for next season?
BELL:These are all questions we’re telling stories for next year.
WHEDON:Yeah, you’re not going to get anything out of us.
BELL:We need 22 stories next year!
WHEDON:Truthfully, if we hadn’t gotten a season 5, we’d tell you anything.
Can you say how much of a time jump we’re seeing here?
WHEDON:I feel like we’ve reached the end of this section.
BELL:And he’s not cleanly shaven, so it’s at least three days.
We see a glowing blue light in space.
Is that a clue, or just getting a sense of how vast it is?
WHEDON:Oh, it’s a clue.
Read into it as hard as you’re free to.
I can’t wait until you see it.
Everything is a clue.
We can’t say anything really about the end.
It’s all meant to get you asking these questions, so at least we did our job there.
Does the space stuff tie intoMarvel’s Inhumansat all?
WHEDON:We can’t say.
The government was planning to shut down S.H.I.E.L.D.
once and for all, which seems to be a threat most seasons.
WHEDON:It’s definitely not resolved.
We’ve hit a low point in terms of the public view of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The public perception of S.H.I.E.L.D.
WHEDON:Next year is going to remain a mystery until next year.
TANCHAROEN:Only because it’s still a mystery to us.
Will you be going the subtitle route again like you did this season?
We will venture to have it in bite-sized chunks.
BELL:A 22-episode arc is a lot for people to hold onto.
May and Coulson seem to admit there are feelings between them.
But they want to take a few steps back.
Will she revert at all, or continue moving forward with this growth next season?
For us, that’s a really wonderful next step for her.
WHEDON:Yeah, it’s not something she did consciously.
But then in rejoining that team, that personal mission starts to include them.
Simmons said this was Fitz’s fault.
Yes, it was an LMD version, but can she ever forgive him?
If he’s ever going to get over it, she’s the only one who can help him.
There’s a big rift between them right now; one hopes that they can mend it.
Mack seemed to handle coming out of the Framework pretty well.
Is it fair to say he got some closure when it came to his daughter?
WHEDON:It was different for him than it was for Fitz.
He was the only person who got something he really wanted.
I don’t think he came out as damaged as everyone else by what had happened.
Ghost Rider can now travel between realms.
Does that mean we will see more of him in the future?
BELL:Anything is possible.
Can you speak to this deal Ghost Rider made to take over Coulson?
WHEDON:We can safely say that having that thing inside of you is no small occurrence.
Robbie carries it around; it’s the biggest weight on his back.
It’s not like he can just hop into Coulson with a thumbs up.
Whatever the deal is, it’s fair to say that it’s serious.
And you get that impression from Robbie when he says, “I don’t envy you.”
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.is expected to return in late fall on ABC.
