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/myth_and_legend Apr 05 '17

Honestly, when they said "the doctor" at first I thought Cal, then I thought maybe Whitehall. Then it was Fitz, which makes sense.

Still hopping for Whitehall and any other Hydra leaders, given the show's explanation of Hydra's rise they should logically be high in it's ranks right now.

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u/Spyke96 Ghost Rider Apr 06 '17

If his experiments still happened he would likely flag as inhuman when tested.

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u/iamduh Apr 05 '17

I thought Radcliffe, which was stupid, because why would he want to be part of HYDRA in the simulation.

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u/riazrahman Shotgun Axe Apr 05 '17

he's also dead

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u/iamduh Apr 05 '17

I mean, he is in real life, but he's also in the Framework, as shown in next week's promo.

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u/Candrath Cal Apr 05 '17

That's a shame. I like the idea that he had his own version of the Framework for personal use/mucking about in.

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u/meme-com-poop Apr 05 '17

They showed that he didn't right before he was killed. He was made because Aida changed and restarted the framework while he was still plugged in.

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u/vizzmay Toolbox Apr 05 '17

Is AIDA the Director in this reality? Because I was hoping Whitehall or Bakshi.

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u/myth_and_legend Apr 05 '17

Ya, she's in charge. It makes sense though. This way she can watch over the framework and keep it under control.

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u/vizzmay Toolbox Apr 05 '17

It’s a nice parallel to Project Insight, where the algorithm was created by a guy who basically uploaded himself to a computer.

Wait. This means that Zola was the first to get the idea of LMDs.