One of Us (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

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"One of Us"
The Art of Evolution" poster for the episode.
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 13
Directed byKevin Tancharoen
Written byMonica Owusu-Breen
Produced by
Cinematography byFeliks Parnell
Editing byJoshua Charson
Original air dateMarch 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)
Running time43 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Calvin Zabo
  • Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie
  • Karla Faye Gideon
  • Gordon
  • Andrew Garner
  • David A. Angar
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"One of Us" is the thirteenth episode of the

Cal. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by Monica Owusu-Breen, 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. Recurring guest star Kyle MacLachlan portrays Cal.

"One of Us" originally aired on

Nielsen Media Research
, was watched by 4.34 million viewers.

Plot

Karla Faye Gideon, suggests forgetting S.H.I.E.L.D. and just running away to live new lives, Cal can't forget about his daughter, Skye
, who was an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and has now developed abilities of her own. He has been developing a serum in the hopes of making himself stronger ever since S.H.I.E.L.D. had taken Skye and his wife had been killed, but results have been inconsistent, and now he hopes that he can stand against S.H.I.E.L.D. with the help of his new team.

Now that Skye has powers, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director

Andrew Garner, who consulted for S.H.I.E.L.D. previously. He agrees to help on the condition that Skye gets to see his report as well, as he is doing this for her, not S.H.I.E.L.D. May explains that that won't be a problem now that Coulson is in charge. Skye admits to Garner that she iced herself previously[a]
because she couldn't control her abilities, and that she was scared of losing her status as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, even having nightmares of being targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D. as she knows many Gifted individuals are.

Coulson and Agent

Gordon
teleports into the stadium and takes Cal away.

Coulson, Morse, and May subdue the rest of Cal's team, but as Skye witnesses the brutality S.H.I.E.L.D. uses against them, she loses control of her abilities again. As the stadium shakes, she tries to push her emotions aside as May has taught her, and as the shaking stops, she falls unconscious. Upon waking up, she learns that she had just directed her abilities inwards, causing hairline fractures up her arms. Garner recommends that Skye leave S.H.I.E.L.D. altogether, and notes to May that S.H.I.E.L.D. really hasn't changed, as she said it had, turning down an offer to stay on and consult. Meanwhile, Agent

Lance Hunter
as a prisoner to "the real S.H.I.E.L.D.", an organization that he and Morse are secretly working for.

In an end tag, Cal is enraged that Gordon didn't take Skye, who he feels should be saved from S.H.I.E.L.D. Gordon taunts Cal about being a "science experiment", rather than being born with his gifts like himself and Skye. Cal then goes to learn his fate from Gordon's superiors.

Production

Development

In February 2015, Marvel announced that the thirteenth episode of the season would be titled "One of Us", to be written by Monica Owusu-Breen, with Kevin Tancharoen directing.[1]

Writing

Executive producer Jeffrey Bell talked about the more episodic aspects of the episode, saying "This was a different episode for us. We're pretty serialized, and every now and then you want to find a way to take a little detour that keeps the emotional life of your story going, but you want to explore other corners. And this one really does that. We're spending a lot of time with Cal in this episode, and his friends ... it's a really fun episode. And there's a... not darker, but more of a gothic tone to it, if that makes sense."[2]

Casting

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

In February 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members

David A. Angar, Gregg Martin as student, Jack Kennedy as security guard and Jamal Duff as John Bruno.[1] Sarabia, Corvera, Phillips, Martin, Kennedy, and Duff did not receive guest star credit in the episode. Simmons, MacLachlan, and Harris reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[3] Main cast member Brett Dalton, who portrays Grant Ward in the series,[1] does not appear in the episode.[4]

Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins

Dr. Andrew Garner works at the West Virginia campus of Culver University. The Virginia campus appeared in The Incredible Hulk.[5]

Release

Broadcast

"One of Us" was first aired in the United States on ABC on March 17, 2015.[6]

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.[7] For "One of Us", created by Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, the poster features muted colors and shows "Coulson surrounded by villains [from the S.H.I.E.L.D. index], and the giant Cal looming over, and [a bird and] S.H.I.E.L.D. behind him."[2]

Home media

The episode began streaming on Netflix on June 11, 2015,[8] and was released along with the rest of the second season on September 18, 2015, on Blu-ray and DVD.[9]

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 4.34 million viewers.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ As shown in "Who You Really Are".

References

  1. ^
    Marvel.com. Archived
    from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Towers, Andrea (March 12, 2015). "Coulson and Cal take center stage in new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. art -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. Marvel.com. Archived
    from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (March 18, 2015). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "One of Us" Review: Go Home, Cal". TV.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  5. ^ KevinGarcia.com (March 18, 2015). "Messy and Surprising: Secrets of SHIELD episode "One of Us"". io9. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (March 18, 2015). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Flash' & 'The Voice' Adjusted Up; 'iZombie' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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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