Deals with Our Devils

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"Deals with Our Devils"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 7
Directed byJesse Bochco
Written byDJ Doyle
Produced by
Cinematography byFeliks Parnell
Editing byEric Litman
Original air dateNovember 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
Guest appearances
  • Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider
  • Eli Morrow
  • Aida
  • Gabe Reyes
  • Arnell Powell as a scientist
  • Vijay Nadeer
  • Jeffrey Mace
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"Deals with Our Devils" is the seventh episode of the fourth 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., it follows Phil Coulson and his allies, who are trapped between dimensions. 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 Jesse Bochco.

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Henry Simmons, and John Hannah.

"Deals with Our Devils" originally aired on

64th Golden Reel Awards
.

Plot

Darkhold. Mack hunts down the remaining Chinese gang members, and Daisy Johnson
pursues him, unknowingly accompanied by Robbie, who convinces the spirit to return to him and help him exact revenge on Morrow, in exchange for Robbie continuing to serve as the spirit's host afterwards.

Aida
suggests she reads it instead, revealing her android nature to May (and Coulson), and with the magical knowledge she learns from the book, she builds a machine that opens a dimensional portal, through which Coulson, Fitz and Robbie return.

Meanwhile,

Jeffrey Mace
made with Nadeer while out of sync. In an end tag, Aida secretly begins experimenting with her new knowledge from the Darkhold, creating an artificial brain.

Production

Development

In November 2016, Marvel revealed that the seventh episode of the season would be titled "Deals with Our Devils", to be written by DJ Doyle, with Jesse Bochco directing.[1]

Casting

Main cast members

Holden Radcliffe were confirmed to be starring in the episode.[1]

Also revealed was the guest cast for the episode, including

Nathanson, Arnell Powell as scientist, Lance Broadway as Tac Team Leader and David An as Zhi.[1] O'Mara, Luna, Jansen, Wraith, Henrie, Osinski, Cavanaugh, Zúñiga, and Miller reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[2][3][4]

Release

"Deals with Our Devils" was first aired in the United States on ABC on November 29, 2016.[1] It began streaming on Netflix, along with the rest of the fourth season, on June 15, 2017.[5]

Reception

Ratings

In the United States the episode received a 0.8/3 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 0.8 percent of all households, and 3 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 2.41 million viewers.[6] Within a week of its release, "Deals with Our Devils" had been watched by 4.63 million U.S. viewers,[7] above the season average of 4.22 million.[8]

Accolades

The episode was nominated for

Ebb Tide".[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "(#407) "Deals with Our Devils"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "(#401) "The Ghost"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "(#402) "Meet the New Boss"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "(#405) "Lockup"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  5. ComingSoon.net. May 23, 2017. Archived
    from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Porter, Rick (December 1, 2016). "'Fresh Off the Boat' & 'American Housewife' adjust up, 'No Tomorrow' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Porter, Rick (December 21, 2016). "6 shows double in week 11 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  8. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (May 26, 2017). "Final 2016–17 TV Rankings: 'Sunday Night Football' Winning Streak Continues". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  9. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (January 27, 2017). "'Arrival,' 'Rogue One,' 'Westworld' Lead MPSE Sound Editing Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

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