Afterlife (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
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The Art of Evolution" poster for the episode. | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 16 |
Directed by | Kevin Hooks |
Written by | Craig Titley |
Produced by | |
Editing by | Joshua Charson |
Original air date | April 7, 2015 |
Running time | 43 minutes |
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"Afterlife" is the sixteenth episode of the
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.
"Afterlife" originally aired on
Plot
Agent
Skye awakens in a mountain hideaway with Chinese décor called Afterlife, which is a place where
Coulson lures Gonzales's troops to "The Retreat", where he and Hunter attempt to steal their
Skye learns that
In an end tag, Simmons tells Morse and Mack that she is unable to open the toolbox without Coulson, but in reality she has given the real toolbox to Fitz, who is working with her against those not loyal to Coulson.
Production
Development
In March 2015, Marvel announced that the sixteenth episode of the season would be titled "Afterlife", to be written by Craig Titley, with Kevin Hooks directing.[1]
Writing
Concerning the introduction of
Casting
In March 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members
Release
Broadcast
"Afterlife" was first aired in the United States on ABC on April 7, 2015.[8]
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 "
Home media
The episode began streaming on Netflix on June 11, 2015,[10] and was released along with the rest of the second season on September 18, 2015, on Blu-ray and DVD.[11]
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 4.24 million viewers.[8]
Critical response
IGN reviewer Eric Goldman gave the episode an 8.2 out of 10 "great" rating, saying "A lot continues to change on SHIELD, and I'm genuinely curious what the team dynamic will be like when this all plays out, which is a fun place for the show to be." He gave particular praise to the surprise character returns and Gonzalez's scene with May.[12]
Notes
- Jiaying, who was murdered-by-dissection in the earlier episode "The Things We Bury", is still alive thanks to her husband Cal stitching her back together, which allowed her Inhuman healing factor to revive her.[13]
References
- ^ Marvel.com. Archived from the originalon March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Towers, Andrea (April 2, 2015). "Loyalties are divided in new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. art: Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- Marvel.com. Archived from the originalon September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- Marvel.com. February 13, 2015. Archived from the originalon February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- Marvel.com. Archived from the originalon March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Schwartz, Terri (April 7, 2015). "'Agents of SHIELD' just brought back 5 familiar - and unexpected - faces". Zap2it. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (April 7, 2015). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Get the details on that surprise return". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2015). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'NCIS: New Orleans' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Forever', 'New Girl' or 'Weird Loners'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ 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 28, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Nate (May 21, 2015). "What's New on Netflix: June 2015". Vulture. New York. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ 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 21, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (April 7, 2015). "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: "Afterlife" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ Mian, Bilal (April 7, 2015). "'Agents of SHIELD' Exec Producer, Chloe Bennet on the Mother of All Reveals". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
External links
- "Afterlife" at ABC[dead link]
- "Afterlife" at IMDb