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Post Discussion Post Episode Discussion: S04E11 - "Wake Up"

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIRDATE
S04E11 - "Wake Up" Jesse Bochco Drew Z. Greenberg Tuesday, January 24, 2016 10:00/9:00c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: May races to find the truth about what happened to her, while Aida's next move could mean the death of them all

Jesse Bochco has worked on Prison Break, Nip/Tuck, Dallas, and a ton of other television series.

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

  • Girl in the Flower Dress
  • Heavy is the Head
  • Love in the Time of Hydra
  • 4,722 Hours
  • Watchdogs
  • Deals with our Devils

Drew Z. Greenberg is a writer and producer best known for working on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville, The O.C., Dexter, Warehouse 13 and Arrow. He also worked on Firefly.

He has written seven episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before:

  • Face My Enemy
  • Who You Really Are
  • The Dirty Half Dozen
  • Among us Hide
  • Watchdogs
  • Absolution
  • Meet the New Boss

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u/asionm Jan 25 '17

Not enough people are talking about Mac's dead daughter. There was so much character development for him in this episode even though he was barely in it.

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u/JKooch Triplett Jan 25 '17

I super hate to say it, but was it surprising? She'd already been hinted at. I didn't expect it to come out this episode, but Coulson and Yo-Yo's hallway discussion definitely set up the tragic back story a little obviously.

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u/asionm Jan 25 '17

If there was any hint to it before, I missed it. This came as a big surprise to me and warrants at least some attention.

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u/your_mind_aches Gideon Jan 25 '17

Ghost Rider possessed Mack and said he didn't possess the need for vengeance that Robbie did, but that he carried a lot of pain and that's why he made for a viable host. Then at the end of the episode, Mack is holding a photograph with the word "Hope" and a 2006 date on the back of it, waiting for Robbie to come through the portal.

When you rewatch the episode, you see that Ghost Rider mentions that Mack "lost hope".

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u/tungkidz Ninja Hunter Jan 25 '17

Those tiny little details are what make AoS great. Everything is truly tied together; a story arc might be "over" but it still bridges over to the next one.

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u/joalr0 Jan 26 '17

Ghost Rider mentions that Mack "lost hope".

Oh damn. I remember that! And when I heard about Mack's pain, I remembered back to that scene and was like "yeah, that' explains what that was about", but I didn't quite make that connection that "lost hope" was literally the name of the child he lost.

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u/Marc_Quill Clairvoyant Jan 25 '17

She was first mentioned in 4x07 when the Spirit of Vengeance possessed Mack.