Scars (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 20 |
Directed by | Bobby Roth |
Written by |
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Produced by | |
Cinematography by | Feliks Parnell |
Editing by | Kelly Stuyvesant |
Original air date | May 5, 2015 |
Running time | 43 minutes |
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"Scars" is the twentieth 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. The episode ties into the film Avengers: Age of Ultron, exploring the aftermath of it.
"Scars" originally aired on
Plot
In flashbacks to the previous year, it is revealed that
In the present, Coulson is allowed to be the Director of
Using salvaged
S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel travel to Afterlife in
In an end tag Ward and Palamas plan to torture Morse, in revenge for giving Palamas' location to
Production
Development
In March 2015, Marvel announced that the twentieth episode of the season would be titled "Scars", to be written by
Casting
In March 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members
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 "
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
- ^ During the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
- ^ The events depicted in "Melinda".
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