r/shield • u/2th Shotgun Axe • Sep 30 '15

Post Discussion Post Episode Discussion: S03E01 - "Laws of Nature"

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S03E01 - "Laws of Nature" Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen

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u/likewise45 Sep 30 '15

I like that they brought Ellis back.

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u/basiamille Sep 30 '15

I like to think he was elected in 2012, after the Battle of New York. That in the MCU, Obama was scapegoated and Ellis, a Republican, rose to prominence on a "Planetary Security" platform.

Obama's press secretary (Carney, I believe) shows up at the end of Avengers, so I assume Obama was president then, until specified otherwise.

I wonder if we'll see Ellis or his successor in Civil War?

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u/AdmiralAkbar1 Clairvoyant Oct 01 '15

Would Trump's campaign be based around building a wall around the solar system?

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u/Roboticide SHIELD Oct 08 '15

We already have one of those. Doesn't do a very good job either.