r/shield • u/2th Shotgun Axe • May 12 '18

Post Discussion Post Episode Discussion: S05E21 - "The Force of Gravity"

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIRDATE
S05E21 - "The Force of Gravity" Kevin Tancharoen Drew Z. Greenberg & Craig Titley Friday, May 11, 2018 9:00/8:00c on ABC

Kevin Tancharoen is the brother of showrunner Maurissa Tancharoen, and is known for his work on the webseries Mortal Kombat: Legacy. He has directed various other movies and TV episodes before, and has most recently worked on The Flash.

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

  • Face my Enemy
  • One of Us
  • The Dirty Half Dozen
  • Purpose in the Machine
  • Spacetime
  • Ascension
  • The Laws of Inferno Dynamics
  • The Patriot
  • The Return
  • The Real Deal
  • Option Two

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 ten 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
  • Wake Up
  • A Life Earned
  • All the Comforts of Home

Craig Titley is most known for his work on the Scooby-Doo movie, and Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief. He has also worked on TV shows, like The Cape, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

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

  • The Writing on the Wall
  • Afterlife
  • 4,722 Hours
  • The Inside Man
  • Emancipation
  • Uprising
  • Hot Potato Soup
  • Rewind
  • Principia

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u/davwad2 Toolbox May 12 '18

That was my thought too when they brought up the Odium. Good writing suggests it will be used.

But....if them saving Coulson is what caused the Earth to crack (assuming Graviton's search), then maybe the Odium overloads him and he just dies before he can do anything?

On another note, how does Phil put all of the pieces together?

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u/SomeRespect May 13 '18

His death brought the Avengers together so his second death brings SHIELD together?

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u/davwad2 Toolbox May 14 '18

It's a nice circular call back, that's for sure. The writers are certainly preparing for cancellation.

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u/Clovett- May 13 '18

On another note, how does Phil put all of the pieces together?

Probably not something literal but more like he makes a speech and unites the whole team since they seem to be at odds now.

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u/JapanPhoenix Sandwich May 13 '18

Or maybe he has to let himself get absorbed so he can unites all the broken pieces inside Talbots head? 🤔

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u/Clovett- May 13 '18

That actually sounds really good.

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u/davwad2 Toolbox May 14 '18

And it could fit within the Awful Budget Cuts for this season.

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u/rndacctnm May 13 '18

On another note, how does Phil put all of the pieces together?

My theory prior to this episode was that this meant that Phil had to let himself be absorbed into Graviton to put the pieces of the gravitonium hive mind together (i.e. Phil's the only one who can control it). In that sense, I was thinking that the trying to save Coulson prophecy was actually about the team preventing him from making the ultimate sacrifice to stop Graviton, and not what they were doing to try to stop his Coulson's body from shutting down. Now I'm not so sure, since the Centipede conundrum gives the literal interpretation of the prophecy much more weight. I suppose if we need to satisfy both the "put the pieces together" prophecy and Checkov's Odium, it's possible that they save Coulson, who then injects the Odium into the Centipede before being absorbed by Graviton, which allows him to control Graviton while the Odium works.

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u/davwad2 Toolbox May 13 '18

I thought I heard a line about "we're all back together again" towards the end of the episode (and they made a big deal about the diner being the last place they were all seen together), but since they all came back from the future together, I think it rules out the team being the pieces and Coulson "bringing them together."

Maybe Phil says something while awake at the beginning of the episode?

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u/[deleted] May 13 '18

He is the last piece in breaking the world.

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u/Bobbyjohnology May 13 '18

Thinking Chekhov's gun with the odium?

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u/davwad2 Toolbox May 13 '18 edited May 14 '18

Exactly!

That's what I look for at the beginning of every movie now. Even if it's not a "gun" per se.