Adapt or Die (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

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"Adapt or Die"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode
The episode utilizes the season five typeface logo
Episode no.Season 7
Episode 6
Directed byAprill Winney
Written byDJ Doyle
Produced by
Cinematography byKyle Jewell
Editing byKelly Stuyvesant
Original air dateJuly 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)
Running time42 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Enoch
  • Sibyl
  • Tobias Jelinek as
    Luke
  • Thomas E. Sullivan as
    Nathaniel Malick
  • Paulina Bugembe as
    Lilla Mackenzie
  • Dawan Owens as
    Ford
  • John Mackenzie
  • Shakira Barrera as King
  • Rick Stoner
  • Enver Gjokaj as Daniel Sousa
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"Adapt or Die" is the sixth episode of the

Chronicoms from unraveling history in the 1970s. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by DJ Doyle
and directed by Aprill Winney.

Rick Stoner from season five
, return from previous episodes in the season.

"Adapt or Die" originally aired on ABC on July 1, 2020, and was watched by 1.32 million viewers.

Plot

Following the events of "

Sibyl
. After speaking with her about the Chronicoms' plans, he sacrifices himself to destroy their ship and Hunters while May and Stoner escape.

Meanwhile,

Inhuman powers to himself. However, he is unable to control them as they break his bones and demolish the building around him, allowing Johnson and Daniel Sousa
to escape and return to Zephyr One. After it jumps to 1982, Johnson is placed in a healing pod while Mack steps out to mourn. Shaw leaves to check on him, but they are stranded when Zephyr One unexpectedly jumps through time again.

Production

Development

After the sixth season finale of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. aired in August 2019, showrunners Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell revealed that the seventh season would feature the team trying to save the world from invasion by the Chronicoms. They use time travel to do this, allowing the season to explore the history of S.H.I.E.L.D.[1][2] Later that month, one of the season's episodes was revealed to be titled "Adapt or Die" and written by DJ Doyle.[3] It was confirmed to be the sixth episode of the season in June 2020, when Aprill Winney was revealed to have directed it.[4] Winney had shadowed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. director Garry A. Brown in season six,[5]: 20:00  as "Adapt or Die" was her first time directing a television episode with stunts and visual effects; Winney previously worked more on kids and family television.[5]: 18:06 

Writing

This episode introduces Jemma Simmons' biological implant, which she has named D.I.A.N.A. (Digital Implanted Axon Neurotransmission Attenuator).[5]: 54:05 [6] Simmons actress Elizabeth Henstridge had gotten engaged during the previous episode and named her engagement ring Diana, speaking openly about the ring by that name when Henstridge returned to filming. As such, Tancharoen reached out to Henstridge letting her know the writers and producers decided to call the implant D.I.A.N.A. as well.[5]: 54:05 

Casting

Further information: List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters

With the season renewal, main cast members

Deke Shaw, respectively.[7] Series star Clark Gregg also returns as Phil Coulson, portraying a Life Model Decoy version of the character in the seventh season.[8]

Guest starring in the episode are

Rick Stoner,[10] and Enver Gjokaj reprising his Agent Carter role of agent Daniel Sousa;[12][10] all returning from earlier episodes of the season.[13][14] They are joined by Shakira Barrera as Agent King.[10]

Filming

Director of photography Kyle Jewell suggested a crane be used when filming in Sibyl's void, which director Aprill Winney felt helped "bring the dynamism" to an empty room with two people.[5]
: 6:30 

Release

"Adapt or Die" was first aired in the United States on ABC on July 1, 2020.[4]

Reception

Ratings

In the United States the episode received a 0.3 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 0.3 percent of all households in that demographic. It was watched by 1.32 million viewers.[15] Within a week of release, "Adapt or Die" was watched by 2.38 million viewers.[16]

Critical response

Syfy Wire felt Coulson's line "Dying? It's kind of my superpower." was "one of the show's greatest" and that Sousa and Daisy had "a great bit of chemistry" in their scenes, noting "Sousa really gets a chance to shine".[19] Matt Webb Mitovich from TVLine said that after the first five episodes had "light-hearted time-travel hijinks", "Adapt or Die" had "harder-hitting drama" which resulted in an "incredibly eventful episode".[20] Giving the episode a "B−", Christian Houlb at Entertainment Weekly said the episode "reach[s] new depths for the season" and called Mack learning his parents were Chronicoms "the most brutal stuff in [the] episode".[21] Wesley Coburn from Bam! Smack! Pow! was more critical of the episode, giving it a "C", and saying it "answers a lot of questions, but at the expense of character development and excessive action.".[9]

References

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  2. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (August 2, 2019). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. EPs Break Down Those Trippy Season-Ending Twists, How Final Season Will Tap Into History". TVLine. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019. Episodes with a credit date in 2019.
  4. ^ a b "(#706) "Adapt or Die"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e Henstridge, Elizabeth (July 1, 2020). Live with Lil! Agents of SHIELD ep 706. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Damore, Meagan (August 5, 2020). "Agents of SHIELD May Have Already Given FitzSimmons Their Happy Ending". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (November 16, 2018). "'Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D' Renewed For Season 7 By ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (April 14, 2020). "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Gets Final Season Premiere Date". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Coburn, Wesley (July 3, 2020). "Agents of SHIELD season 7, episode 6 review: Adapt or Die". Bam! Smack! Pow!. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d Harjo, Noetta (July 1, 2020). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap (S07 E06): Adapt or Die". Geek Girl Authority. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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  12. ^ Agard, Chancellor (April 15, 2020). "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings back Agent Carter character in season 7 first look". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "(#705) "A Trout in the Milk"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "(#703) "Alien Commies from the Future!"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  15. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original
    on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  16. ^ Pucci, Douglas (July 13, 2020). "Wednesday Final Ratings: TBS Leads Cable Networks in Prime Time Among Adults 18-49 Primarily with Reruns of 'The Big Bang Theory'/". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  17. ^ McLevy, Alex (July 1, 2020). "The past takes a heartbreaking turn on a dark Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  18. ^ Ahr, Michael (July 1, 2020). "Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 6 Review: Adapt or Die". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  19. Syfy Wire. Archived
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  20. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 1, 2020). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Bombs Away! Plus, Jemma's Secret Revealed". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  21. ^ Holub, Christian (July 2, 2020). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. recap: Robot vs. robot". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

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