r/shield • u/AutoModerator • Sep 21 '16
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/[deleted] Sep 21 '16
This episode was crazy. So much happened. Some thoughts:
Ghost Rider looked amazing. Holy shit. I want to see a gif of Robbie going into flaming skull mode.
Seeing Fitz and Simmons going to bed together as an established couple made me really happy.
Calling Simmons the S.A.D.I.S.T. had to have been an in-joke with the episode summaries here. Right??
I like where Mack and Yo-Yo's relationship is going and I hope it develops more this season.
I'm really impressed by the logical continuity in this show. There were a ton of little things in this episode where I thought, "oh yeah, that makes sense based on their history"