Scars (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

"Scars"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode

"The Art of Evolution" poster for the episode.
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 20
Directed by Bobby Roth
Written by
Produced by
Cinematography by Feliks Parnell
Editing by Kelly Stuyvesant
Original air date May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
Running time 43 minutes
Guest actors

"Scars" is the twentieth episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division), revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they make contact with a secretive community of Inhumans. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Brent Fletcher and Drew Z. Greenberg, and directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, and Adrianne Palicki. The episode ties into the film Avengers: Age of Ultron, exploring the aftermath of it.

"Scars" originally aired on ABC on May 5, 2015, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 4.45 million viewers.

Plot

The S.H.I.E.L.D. board is grateful to Coulson after Fury uses Coulson's secret helicarrier to help save the world, and they agree to merge their factions, with Coulson remaining as director, and the board acting as his oversight and advisory council. Raina has a vision of an ancient Kree weapon, designed to destroy the Inhumans—those who were altered by the Kree. Gordon takes her to search for it, finding it in the cargo hold of Gonzales' ship. S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers the intruders, and uses Hydra technology to track them when they teleport away, learning the location of Afterlife. Palamas reveals Ward's true plan when she helps him kidnap Morse. Gonzales leads a delegation to Afterlife to meet Jiaying and index the community. Raina foresees war if Jiaying meets with S.H.I.E.L.D., but it is assumed that she is lying in order to seize power. When Jiaying and Gonzales meet, she delivers Cal into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody, before killing Gonzales and shooting herself to start a war with S.H.I.E.L.D., rather than letting her people be indexed.

Production

Development

In March 2015, Marvel announced that the twentieth episode of the season would be titled "Scars", to be written by Rafe Judkins and Lauren LeFranc, with Bobby Roth directing.[1]

Casting

In March 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, and Adrianne Palicki would star as Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Grant Ward, Skye, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Lance Hunter, and Bobbi Morse, respectively.[1] It was also revealed that the guest cast for the episode would include Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Kyle MacLachlan as Cal, Edward James Olmos as Robert Gonzales, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Christine Adams as Agent Weaver, Mark Allan Stewart as Agent Oliver, Maya Stojan as Kara/Agent 33, Dichen Lachman as Jiaying, Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell, Alicia Vela-Bailey as Alisha, David Douglas as Michael and Crystal Coney as scientist.[1] Vela-Bailey, Douglas, and Coney did not receive guest star credit in the episode. Simmons, Negga, Oswalt, MacLachlan, Olmos, Harris, Adams, Stewart, Stojan, Lachman, and Mitchell reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[2][3][4][5][6]

Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins

Following the events of "The Dirty Half Dozen" leading up to the opening scene of the film Avengers: Age of Ultron, this episode deals with the aftermath of the film, containing "plot threads and other connective tissue" with it.[7] Comparing this tie-in to first season tie-in to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, executive producer Jeffrey Bell said, "Our stories have to stand on their own. We’re not getting blown up like we were last year with Hydra and Captain America, but some elements or some things from the movie do affect some of the relationships in our episodes moving forward, in an interesting and constructive manner."[8]

Release

Broadcast

"Scars" was first aired in the United States on ABC on May 5, 2015.[9]

Marketing

For the final twelve episodes of the season Marvel once again ran the "Art of..." initiative, in which an image was released the Thursday before the episode aired, depicting a first look at a key event from the upcoming episode, with the season's title being "The Art of Evolution". The different artists were once again chosen to create the teaser posters, based on their previous work and how it connected to the themes and emotion of the intended episode.[10] Marguerite Sauvage provided the poster for "Scars", which prominently features Jiaying and her scars in a way that the series cannot do with special effects, while also depicting Skye near the former's stomach to cement the maternal connection between them.[8]

Home media

The episode began streaming on Netflix on June 11, 2015,[11] and was released along with the rest of the second season on September 18, 2015, on Blu-ray and DVD.[12]

Reception

Ratings

In the United States the episode received a 1.5/5 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 1.5 percent of all households, and 5 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 4.45 million viewers.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cavanaugh, Patrick (April 17, 2015). "Declassifying 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.': Scars". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Cavanaugh, Patrick (March 20, 2015). "Declassifying 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.': Afterlife". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Declassifying Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Aftershocks". Marvel.com. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Cavanaugh, Patrick (March 6, 2015). "Declassifying Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Love in the Time of Hydra". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Goldman, Eric (April 7, 2015). "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: J. August Richars on the Return of Deathlok". IGN. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Strom, Marc (November 17, 2014). "Declassifying Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: ...Ye Who Enter Here". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Truitt, Brian (April 20, 2015). "'S.H.I.E.L.D.' leads into 'Avengers' sequel". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Towers, Andrea (April 30, 2015). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Art of Evolution teases Inhuman secrets -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2015). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Flash', 'NCIS', 'The Voice', 'Fresh Off The Boat', 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Person of Interest' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ Towers, Andrea (February 26, 2015). "Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. launches second year of art campaign, The Art of Evolution -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ Jones, Nate (May 21, 2015). "What’s New on Netflix: June 2015". Vulture. New York. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ Damore, Meagan (July 10, 2015). "SDCC: Jeph Loeb Unveils The Future Of "Agents Of SHIELD," "Agent Carter" & More". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 17, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.