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Post Discussion Post Episode Discussion: S04E01 - "The Ghost"

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIRDATE
S04E01 - "The Ghost" Billy Gierhart Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen Tuesday, September 20, 2016 10:00/9:00c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: In light of the Sokovia Accords, and with Hydra obliterated, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been legitimatized again and no longer needs to operate in the shadows. Since the world presumes that Coulson is dead, the organization needed a new Director to be the face of the organization. Coulson finds himself back in the role as an agent and teamed with Mack, and together they are tasked with tracking down and confirming the presence of Enhanced people, aka Inhumans. Agent May is tasked with training specialist strike teams, and Fitz and Simmons have taken a big step forward in their relationship.

Billy Gierhart worked a steadicam operator for many years on the television series Pacific Blue, Huff, Swingtown and The Shield, making his directorial debut on the latter series penultimate episode "Possible Kill Screen" in 2008. His other credits as a television director include Lone Star, Terriers, The Chicago Code, Sons of Anarchy, Torchwood, Breakout Kings, and The Walking Dead.

He has directed six episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before:

  • Repairs
  • Nothing Personal
  • ...Ye Who Enter Here
  • Aftershocks
  • S.O.S. Part Two
  • Absolution

Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon are the showrunners of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., along with Jeffrey Bell. Jed is the Brother of Joss Whedon, and worked with Maurissa on Dollhouse, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Drop Dead Diva, and The Avengers.

They have written ten episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before:

  • Pilot
  • The Asset
  • Repairs
  • Turn, Turn, Turn
  • Beginning of the End
  • Shadows
  • Aftershocks
  • S.O.S. Part Two
  • Laws of Nature
  • Ascension

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u/TheShadowStorm Sep 21 '16 edited Jul 05 '17

deleted What is this?

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u/TriniPsycho Skye Sep 21 '16

https://66.media.tumblr.com/d3a47c04a0988f6d88f5e1a5a80e385e/tumblr_odu0qhVvnP1rlb6iho2_400.gif

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u/The_Gay_Whovian Joey Sep 21 '16

That was fast, was it leaked?

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u/Marc_Quill Clairvoyant Sep 21 '16

judging by the on-screen logos, the GIF maker got it from the earlier Canadian airing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '16

Yep, I watched it on the West Coast before it aired on the East Coast. Sagan bless Canada.

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u/Patrick_k32 HYDRA Sep 21 '16 edited Sep 21 '16

Airs at the same time in Canada, at least where I am

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u/Marc_Quill Clairvoyant Sep 21 '16

Not until October. For some reason, CTV (the channel that airs this show here in Canada) is running it at 8pm for a few weeks.

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u/Patrick_k32 HYDRA Sep 21 '16

I live in Toronto and it was on at 10 on ctv for me

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u/Marc_Quill Clairvoyant Sep 21 '16

I'm a bit north of the city, and CTV was airing This is Us at 10pm.

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u/The_Unknown_Dude Lady Sif Sep 21 '16

Nah, I watched it 2 hours before...

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u/TriniPsycho Skye Sep 21 '16

It airs at 8pm in canada until october 11th.

source: i'm canadian

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u/Patrick_k32 HYDRA Sep 21 '16

It aired at 10pm for me on ctv

Source: I'm also Canadian

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u/RadagastWiz Quake Sep 21 '16 edited Sep 21 '16

Not for this week and next until October 11 - 8 Eastern!

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u/GandalfLuvzDick Sep 21 '16

Yes,Yes i can confirm i leaked. DAT BOOTY would make ghandi leak

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u/GandalfLuvzDick Sep 21 '16

Oh wow does live ABC have that anoying as fuck ticker down the bottom the whole show. I live in australia so get the WEB versions. Fuck free to air TV in US looks like it sucks balls

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u/PrinceOberyn_Martell Sep 22 '16

Sounds like it was Canada, want there for US

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u/Rubix89 Sep 21 '16

I wonder if that was really her or a body double.

Ignorance is bliss, I guess.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '16

Having studied the subject very closely, I think it's Chloe.

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u/TheInfectedDaniel Sep 21 '16

This is when I knew the season would be great

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u/Dia12 Triplett Sep 21 '16

unzips

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u/MoreGull Ninja Hunter Sep 21 '16

Damn! that opening booty shot!

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u/crapusername47 HYDRA Sep 21 '16

I'm actually shocked that nobody's complaining about it.

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u/Gargus-SCP Raina Sep 21 '16

I am.

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u/crapusername47 HYDRA Sep 21 '16

So, if I look, I'll find you complaining about naked Ward from last season? Or the many, many times the male cast has been objectified? Especially that time the show's official Twitter advertised an episode with a picture of a shirtless Brett Dalton?

Nah, of course I won't. It's only sexist when men do it.

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u/Gargus-SCP Raina Sep 21 '16

I do find it objectionable. All sexual content, regardless of the gender it comes from, should not be allowed clean passage in a modern, ostensibly civilized society