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"The Laws of Inferno Dynamics"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 8
Directed byKevin Tancharoen
Written byPaul Zbyszewski
Produced by
Cinematography byAllan Westbrook
Editing by
  • Joshua Charson
  • Dexter N. Adriano
Original air dateDecember 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)
Guest appearances
  • Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider
  • Eli Morrow
  • Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez
  • Aida
  • Jeffrey Mace
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"The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" is the eighth episode and

Eli Morrow. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by Paul Zbyszewski, and directed by Kevin Tancharoen
.

Ghost Rider
.

"The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" was originally broadcast on

Nielsen Media Research
, was watched by 4.49 million viewers within a week of its release.

Plot

Tracking down

Robbie Reyes enters the building alone. He discovers that Morrow has built a highly unstable demon core to make himself even more powerful, despite its potential to destroy Los Angeles in a nuclear explosion. The danger is increased by a series of tremors throughout the city, and Leo Fitz
deduces they are being caused by Morrow, who is not creating matter from nothing after all, but is stealing energy from the Hell dimension, causing inter-dimensional disturbances. Morrow impales Robbie on carbon spikes, trapping him inside the demon core, and defends his actions, insisting he deserves godlike power after being underestimated and condescended to throughout his life.

Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Rodriguez, and Mace get into position. The agents attack Morrow and his men, and Robbie traps Morrow with him in the demon core as Fitz, Jemma Simmons
, Radcliffe, and Aida send it to Hell. Johnson releases the energy she has absorbed from the tremors and is launched into the sky, resulting in her landing in the middle of a gathering of journalists covering the crisis.

Mace subsequently tells the press that Johnson was undercover as a vigilante combatting the

Nathanson discovers a captive Melinda May
, who was abducted earlier by Aida and replaced by an identical LMD that possesses May's memories and personality, but lacks awareness of its true android nature. To keep her secret, Aida murders Nathanson.

Production

Development

In November 2016, Marvel revealed that the eighth episode of the season, and mid-season finale, would be titled "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics", to be written by Paul Zbyszewski and directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

Casting

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

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, Coleen Sullivan as reporter and Steve Suh as Peng.[1] Cordova-Buckley, O'Mara, Luna, Jansen, Cavanaugh, Zúñiga, and Miller reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[2][3][4]

Release

"The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" was first shown in the United States on ABC on December 6, 2016.[1] It began streaming on Netflix, along with the rest of the fourth season, on June 15, 2017.[5]

Reception

In the United States, the episode received a 0.7/3 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 0.7 percent of all households, and 3 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 2.37 million viewers.[6] Within a week of its release, "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" had been watched by 4.49 million U.S. viewers,[7] just above the season average of 4.22 million.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "(#408) "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 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 7, 2016). "'NCIS' adjusts up, 'Agents of SHIELD' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ^ Porter, Rick (December 22, 2016). "'This Is Us' reaches season highs week 12 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 24, 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.

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