Agents of SHIELD: Season 3 - Discussion (SPOILERS LIKELY)

[Trekker4747]

AOS returns at the end of this month.

Given the events of S2, the aftermath of AOU and the build-up to Civil War it'll be interesting to see how things go on the TV side of the MCU.

Hopefully I'll be able to be more active this year in the thread, but daily business keeps me occupied and stressed anymore.

Sept 29. Be ready!

 

[Marsden]

I thought if we posted in this thread we'd be killed. Oops.. *thud*


Marsden is fine, nothing to see here, move along.

 

[JD]

I'm pretty sure this was already posted in the Season 2 thread, but since this is the Season 3 thread it might be a good idea to post the trailer here too.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-K8gjhG4K8[/yt]
EDIT: The casts of Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have engaged in a Dubsmash war for charity.

 

[RJDiogenes]

This YouTube video will self-destruct in ten seconds.

 

[Jedi_Master]

I see the red-head quintuplets are briefly visible... I wonder if they will be making a repeat appearance.

 

[Turtletrekker]

A synopsis for 3.01, "Laws of Nature", can be found here.

Also, first look at Daisy with her "Quake" costume and gauntlets, and an interview with Chloe Bennet.

 

[JD]

I keep getting an error message.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Both of the links work on my end...

 

[gblews]

Also, first look at Daisy with her "Quake" costume and gauntlets, and an interview with Chloe Bennet.

She looks INCREDIBLE. Glad they got rid of the bangs.

 

[JD]

I saw the pictures on Newsarama, and she looks great. I can definitely see the influence of the comic costume, but it's not identical.

 

[Reverend]

I saw the pictures on Newsarama, and she looks great. I can definitely see the influence of the comic costume, but it's not identical.

To be fair it's not like there seems to be a definitive design or even a specific colour scheme for Quake's outfit. A quick google image search turns up about three or four distinct designs right off the bat. The only consistent features are the dark coloured/black jumpsuit and gauntlets of some description.

Some designs have a black & orange motif, some have her wearing a chunky neck brace thing, others also have huge shoulder pads. Some are skewed more to the superhero aesthetic, others more to the tactical/super-spy look. Sometimes the gauntlets appear fairly low key, other times they look big enough that she could arm wrestle Hellboy with them.

With all that in mind, one could hardly call something that includes at least the baseline "catsuit + gauntlets" combo anything less than faithful and accurate.

 

[Trekker4747]

Yeah, she looks fantastic! Not, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow fantastic, but close.

 

[Christopher]

Honestly, I can't get that excited about another black jumpsuit, even if it is comics-accurate. It just makes me happier than ever that the Berlanti DC shows are willing to go all-out with the colorful, ornate costumes (even if the colors are a bit subdued).

 

[Jedi_Master]

A synopsis for 3.01, "Laws of Nature", can be found here.

Also, first look at Daisy with her "Quake" costume and gauntlets, and an interview with Chloe Bennet.

Kudos to the costume designers. Stylish and practical.

 

[Reverend]

Honestly, I can't get that excited about another black jumpsuit, even if it is comics-accurate. It just makes me happier than ever that the Berlanti DC shows are willing to go all-out with the colorful, ornate costumes (even if the colors are a bit subdued).

I also like that both DC and Marvel are gradually becoming more willing to show off some of the more colourful designs, but I don't think that would suit the role in this instance.

Remember that Daisy (training myself to call her that instead of Skye) is an Agent first and a super-hero second. On top of that, the whole "Secret Warrior" thing by definition necessitates keeping things relatively low key. It's not meant to look like a costume per-see, it's tactical gear with special equipment for her powers.

I actually like the idea that there might be some uniformity to the outfits here. It's basically X-Men in all but name (they're even getting a cool new jet going by the season 2 finale.) I think it's a nice contrast to the very public Avengers who are a group of individuals (mostly with HUGE egos) to have a more cohesive, almost paramilitary style team.

 

[JD]

I saw the pictures on Newsarama, and she looks great. I can definitely see the influence of the comic costume, but it's not identical.

To be fair it's not like there seems to be a definitive design or even a specific colour scheme for Quake's outfit. A quick google image search turns up about three or four distinct designs right off the bat. The only consistent features are the dark coloured/black jumpsuit and gauntlets of some description.

Some designs have a black & orange motif, some have her wearing a chunky neck brace thing, others also have huge shoulder pads. Some are skewed more to the superhero aesthetic, others more to the tactical/super-spy look. Sometimes the gauntlets appear fairly low key, other times they look big enough that she could arm wrestle Hellboy with them.

With all that in mind, one could hardly call something that includes at least the baseline "catsuit + gauntlets" combo anything less than faithful and accurate.

I didn't realize she had so many different costumes. I'd only ever seen this one.

 

[Christopher]

The only Quake costume I was acquainted with was the one from the Avengers cartoon (the good one, not the current one).

While we're at it, AoS really should redesign Mockingbird's costume to put some white in it.

 

[Reverend]

^White stripes on a black suit doesn't really work if you're trying to be stealthy.

Mockingbird's outfit is going to be a bit harder to adapt since let's be honest, it looks very silly, particularly for a non-powered person.

They may do an homage to it one day if there has to be some sort of skydiving scene and put her in a wingsuit. Other than that, they're better off sticking more or less with what they have.

 

[Marsden]

They could add some grey or flat silver in place of the white to get the same effect without making it overly visible.

She used to hide her staves in her sleeves, but she already seemed to have them hidden up her sleeves when she escaped from HYDRA with Simmons in her invisible jet.

 

[JD]

They've released a bunch of promo pictures showing new looks for all of the cast members. It does include Deadlok, so it looks like even if he isn't a main cast regular, he will be involved in the season.