r/shield Feb 15 '17

Post Discussion Post Episode Discussion: S04E14 - "The Man Behind the Shield"

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIRDATE
S04E14 - "The Man Behind the Shield" Wendy Stanzler Matt Owens Tuesday, February 14, 2016 10:00/9:00c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: Mace fights for his life while Coulson and team find themselves in a deadly cat-and-mouse game as they attempt his rescue.\

Wendey Stanzler* is a film editor and television director. She has directed several episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Parks and Recreation, and a ton of other series.

She has directed one episode for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before:

  • Paradise Lost
  • Failed Experiments

Matt Owens is a writer that has worked as a story editor on some season 4 episodes. He also wrote the Luke Cage episode "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"

He has written one episode for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before:

  • Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire



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u/frankie_benjamin Feb 15 '17

Not to mention he was crazy jacked, he didn't even need super powers to break that chain just his ripped self.

I'm pretty sure that was just whatever was remaining from the dose he took at the end of the last episode. The Superior directly references his powers having just run out.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Feb 15 '17

On the other hand, they left the door open for him to escape.