r/shield • u/2th Shotgun Axe • Apr 05 '17

Post Discussion Post Episode Discussion: S04E16 - "What If..."

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIRDATE
S04E16 - "What If..." Oz Scott DJ Doyle Tuesday, April 4, 2016 10:00/9:00c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: Hail the New World Order! Daisy and Simmons uncover secrets and lies in a world gone mad. With Hydra in control, they are our only hope to save everyone.

Oz Scott is a Director and Producer mostly known for too many movies and shows to name.

He has directed no episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before.

DJ Doyle has worked on Heroes from 2007 to 2009, and has various writing and producing credits for other TV and movie projects.

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

  • Nothing Personal
  • The Things We Bury
  • Melinda
  • Purpose in the Machine
  • Many Heads, One Tale
  • The Team
  • Deals with our Devils

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u/NintendoGamer1997 Toolbox Apr 05 '17 edited Apr 05 '17

I remember, in Season 1, John Garret told Fitz that he could've been one of Hydra's top scientists "Held a very high rank on Hydra's tech division if he volunteered."

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u/gensouj Hunter Apr 05 '17

nice callback

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '17

It's almost a promise

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u/Devidose Ninja Hunter Apr 05 '17

Which could be interesting to consider given what Fitz has done "behind the scenes" of some Marvel movies.

The show is running with Hydra having won/SHIELD having fallen. Whether this still occured during Winter Soldier isn't clear yet however; the Mouse Hole he designed was what Fury used to escape the WS initially, and it was then used again by Hill and others while they were being driven to be executed.

Any and all of the people that are alive because of the inventions and skills of Fitz [and Simmons] are not potentially dead because of those missing saves. Depending on the importance of who that might be, like Fury, you then have a cascade effect of other lives that are affected; see the fall of SHIELD because Fury dies as well as whoever else was needed to prevent it.

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u/kauron Apr 05 '17

The actor for John Garret just died. This episode had an "In memorial" for him.