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

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"Aftershocks"
The Art of Evolution" poster for the episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 11
Directed byBilly Gierhart
Written by
Produced by
Cinematography byFeliks Parnell
Editing byDavid Crabtree
Original air dateMarch 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)
Running time43 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Calvin Zabo
  • Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie
  • Raina
  • Sunil Bakshi
  • Glenn Talbot
  • Gordon
  • Fred Dryer as Octavian Bloom
  • List
  • Jiaying
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"Aftershocks" is the eleventh episode of the

Hydra after an apparent defeat to the latter, while several characters discover they have gained new abilities following the end of the previous episode. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon, and directed by Billy Gierhart
.

"The Art of..."
marketing initiative.

"Aftershocks" originally aired on

Nielsen Media Research
, was watched by 4.48 million viewers.

Plot

In 1983, a young man named

Hydra
for their misfortune, and devises a plan to get revenge against the rival organization.

Hydra themselves feel like they have been heavily defeated since Coulson killed their North American commander,

Cal
, and demands he fix her. He reminds her that she got what she wanted, and tells her that if she can not live with who she has become, then she should not.

Coulson makes a deal with Brigadier General

Bobbi Morse
, fights his way into the house, kills Bloom, and takes Bakshi back into custody, to finally be delivered to Talbot. Now, all of Hydra's top level operatives in North America are dead.

Simmons feels that Raina may be the first victim of an epidemic, and should be put down. Leo Fitz deduces that Skye caused the earthquake in the alien city, and so herself has been altered just like Raina. Hearing what Simmons wants to do to Raina, Fitz decides to hide the truth from the rest of the team. Skye believes that there is something wrong with her, but Fitz tells her that she is just different now, and there is nothing wrong with that, and she is released from quarantine. Raina, unable to come to terms with who she is, takes Cal's advice and attempts suicide. She is prevented by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, who try to take her in, but before anything happens, a much older Gordon appears, and teleports away with her.

In an end tag, a model car that Agent

Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie built for Coulson scans the latter's office, discovering the "toolbox" that former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury
gave to Coulson. Mack secretly reports this discovery to Morse while making food, then they join in with the rest of the team having drinks and sharing memories of Triplett.

Production

Development

In February 2015, Marvel announced that the eleventh episode of the season would be titled "Aftershocks", to be written by executive producers Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon, with Billy Gierhart directing.[1] The episode was originally titled "Epidemic".[1]

Casting

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

In February 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members

Jiaying, Alvin Ing as Yat-Sen, Fred Dryer as Octavian Bloom, Kathryn Leigh Scott as The Baroness, Joel Polis as The Banker, Kyle David Pierce as accountant, Maz Siam as The Sheikh, McKay Stewart as scientist #1 and David A. Jansen as agent.[1] Abernathy, Labes, Ing, Scott, Polis, Pierce, Siam, Stewart, and Jansen did not receive guest star credit in the episode. Simmons, Negga, Pasdar, MacLachlan, Harris, Kassianides, and Lachman all reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[3][4][5] Goodman reprises his role from an uncredited cameo appearance in the mid-credits scene of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.[6] Main cast member Brett Dalton, who portrays Grant Ward in the series,[1] does not appear in the episode.[7]

Release

Broadcast

"Aftershocks" was first aired in the United States on ABC on March 3, 2015.[8]

Marketing

Starting with this episode, 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 "

Raina, Coulson and the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo in the background. Dell'Otto was chosen specifically because of his relationship to the character.[9]

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 1.6/5 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 1.6 percent of all households, and 5 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 4.48 million viewers.[8]

References

  1. ^
    Marvel.com. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original
    on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Rivera, Joshua (September 24, 2014). "Here's a first look at Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse in 'S.H.I.E.L.D.'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. Marvel.com. September 8, 2014. Archived from the original
    on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  4. Marvel.com. Archived from the original
    on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
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    from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  6. ScreenCrush. Archived
    from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (March 3, 2015). "Review: 'Marvel's Agents of SHIELD' – 'Aftershocks': Hunter vs. Hunter". HitFix. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (March 4, 2015). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Down; No Adjustment to 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.

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