The Frenemy of My Enemy

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"The Frenemy of My Enemy"
The Art of Evolution" poster for the episode.
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 18
Directed byKaren Gaviola
Written by
Produced by
Editing byEric Litman
Original air dateApril 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
Running time43 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Calvin Zabo
  • Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie
  • Jiaying
  • Mike Peterson / Deathlok
  • Lincoln Campbell
  • Gordon
  • Sunil Bakshi
  • Kara Palamas / Agent 33
  • List
  • Kris Lemche as Ethan Johnston
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"The Frenemy of My Enemy" is the eighteenth episode of the second 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 team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they must make a deal with former agent and traitor Grant Ward. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by Monica Owusu-Breen and Paul Zbyszewski, and directed by Karen Gaviola.

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton as Ward, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, and Adrianne Palicki.

"The Frenemy of My Enemy" originally aired on

Nielsen Media Research
, was watched by 4.45 million viewers.

Plot

Determined to learn what

List
, whom they hope will lead them to Strucker. Bakshi offers Mike to List as a gift, as Strucker and List have been experimenting on superhumans.

Lincoln Campbell to spy on them, to make sure Skye is safe. List's scientists detect Gordon's appearance in Milwaukee, as they have been scanning for his teleportation, which leaves a quantum entanglement signature. List, Bakshi and Mike travel to Milwaukee, while Coulson, Ward, Fitz, Hunter and Palamas follow in their quinjet
.

Skye calls May, hoping S.H.I.E.L.D. can apprehend Cal, and May sends

Hydra
attacks them, and Lincoln fights Mike, before each realizes the other is a friend of Skye. Coulson, Ward, Hunter and Palamas enter the fray, and Hunter is soon wounded. Simmons hacks into Mike's camera feed and sees Coulson and Ward working together, before Hydra subdue and remove Mike and Lincoln. Skye almost reaches Coulson and Ward, but Gordon arrives and takes her and Cal back to Afterlife at the last moment. Morse and Mack arrive at Cal's office and find Coulson, who surrenders.

Production

Development

In March 2015, Marvel announced that the eighteenth episode of the season would be titled "The Frenemy of My Enemy", to be written by Monica Owusu-Breen and Paul Zbyszewski, with Karen Gaviola directing.[1]

Writing

Executive producer

Inhumans, and we've got Ward, and we've got all those different threads. And we're starting to put those together in new combinations in new ways, and that will propel us into the last four episodes."[2]

Casting

In March 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members

Deathlok, respectively.[3] Simmons, Goodman, MacLachlan, Harris, Stojan, Lachman, Mitchell, Lemche, Kassianides, and Richards reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[4][5][6][7]

Release

Broadcast

"The Frenemy of My Enemy" was first aired in the United States on ABC on April 21, 2015.[8]

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.[9] Marvel teamed with Nathan Fox on the poster for "The Frenemy of My Enemy", which depicts Ward, Kara, and Bakshi in "Hydra red"; Coulson, Hunter, and Fitz in "S.H.I.E.L.D. blue"; and Deathlok neutral. They are all featured together, just as the season is pulling together all of its different plotlines.[2]

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 4.45 million viewers.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Episode Title: (#218) "Frenemy of my Enemy"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Towers, Andrea (April 16, 2015). "It's all connected in new Agents of SHIELD's newest Art of Evolution -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Freeman, Molly (April 21, 2015). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 'The Frenemy of My Enemy' โ€“ Spoilers Discussion". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  4. Marvel.com. Archived from the original
    on March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  5. Marvel.com. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original
    on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  6. Marvel.com. Archived from the original
    on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Goldman, Eric (April 7, 2015). "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: J. August Richards on the Return of Deathlok". IGN. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  8. ^ 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.
  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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