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

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"Scars"
The Art of Evolution" poster for the episode.
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 20
Directed byBobby Roth
Written by
Produced by
Cinematography byFeliks Parnell
Editing byKelly Stuyvesant
Original air dateMay 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
Running time43 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Calvin Zabo
  • Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie
  • Jiaying
  • Raina
  • Gordon
  • Kara Palamas / Agent 33
  • Lincoln Campbell
  • Billy Koenig
  • Anne Weaver
  • Robert Gonzales
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"Scars" is the twentieth episode of the

Lauren LeFranc, and directed by Bobby Roth
.

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. The episode ties into the film Avengers: Age of Ultron, exploring the aftermath of it.

"Scars" originally aired on

Nielsen Media Research
, was watched by 4.45 million viewers.

Plot

In flashbacks to the previous year, it is revealed that

Ultron's attempt to destroy the world.[a]

In the present, Coulson is allowed to be the Director of

Inhumans, and May admits the truth about the Bahrain incident[b]
to Coulson.

Lance Hunter
sees them, and they are forced to flee to evade capture, after which the council plan to find the Inhumans, considering them a threat.

Using salvaged

Hydra
technology, Weaver is able to trace Gordon's teleportation and determine Afterlife's location. Gonzales suggests they attack, but Coulson instead sends Skye and Lincoln to liaise with the Inhumans and arrange a meeting between him and Jiaying. Raina has a vision of S.H.I.E.L.D. attacking Afterlife after the meeting, and begs Gordon to let her represent the Inhumans instead of Jiaying. Convinced that Raina is manipulating the other Inhumans and planning to seize power, Jiaying has her placed under house arrest. The council insist that Coulson should not meet with Jiaying due to his lack of objectivity concerning Skye, and Gonzales is nominated to stand in.

S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel travel to Afterlife in

Cal
surrenders to S.H.I.E.L.D. as a gesture of goodwill from the Inhumans. Meeting in private, Jiaying shows Gonzales a Terrigen crystal, explaining that the Inhumans have never been able to remove the Diviner metal properties, making the Terrigen they produce lethal to humans. She shatters the crystal, and the Terrigen mist petrifies Gonzales, after which she shoots herself with his gun, and tells Skye and the other Inhumans that he tried to kill her.

In an end tag Ward and Palamas plan to torture Morse, in revenge for giving Palamas' location to

Daniel Whitehall
, which Morse did to ingratiate herself with Hydra.

Production

Development

In March 2015, Marvel announced that the twentieth episode of the season would be titled "Scars", to be written by

Lauren LeFranc, with Bobby Roth directing.[1]

Casting

In March 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members

Alisha Whitley, David Douglas as Michael and Crystal Coney as scientist.[1] Vela-Bailey, Douglas, and Coney did not receive guest star credit in the episode. Simmons, Negga, Oswalt, MacLachlan, Olmos, Harris, Adams, Stewart, Stojan, Lachman, and Mitchell reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[2][3][4][5][6]

Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins

Following the events of "The Dirty Half Dozen" leading up to the opening scene of the film Avengers: Age of Ultron, this episode deals with the aftermath of the film, containing "plot threads and other connective tissue" with it.[7] Comparing this tie-in to first season tie-in to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, executive producer Jeffrey Bell said, "Our stories have to stand on their own. We're not getting blown up like we were last year with Hydra and Captain America, but some elements or some things from the movie do affect some of the relationships in our episodes moving forward, in an interesting and constructive manner."[8]

Release

Broadcast

"Scars" was first aired in the United States on ABC on May 5, 2015.[9]

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 "

Jiaying and her scars in a way that the series cannot do with special effects, while also depicting Skye near the former's stomach to cement the maternal connection between them.[8]

Home media

The episode began streaming on Netflix on June 11, 2015,[11] and was released along with the rest of the second season on September 18, 2015, on Blu-ray and DVD.[12]

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 4.45 million viewers.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ During the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
  2. ^ The events depicted in "Melinda".

References

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  8. ^ a b Towers, Andrea (April 30, 2015). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Art of Evolution teases Inhuman secrets -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  9. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2015). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Flash', 'NCIS', 'The Voice', 'Fresh Off The Boat', 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Person of Interest' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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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