The Singularity (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

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"The Singularity"
Lauren LeFranc
Produced by
Cinematography byAllan Westbrook
Editing byEric Litman
Original air dateApril 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)
Running time43 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Holden Radcliffe
  • James / Hellfire
  • Camille De Pazzis as Anon
  • Glenn Talbot
  • Alicia Vela-Bailey as
    Alisha Whitley
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"The Singularity" is the eighteenth episode of the

Lauren LeFranc, and directed by Garry A. Brown
.

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, Henry Simmons, and Luke Mitchell.

"The Singularity" originally aired on

Nielsen Media Research
, was watched by 3.22 million viewers.

Plot

Alisha Whitley would be a powerful asset to Hive, Coulson, Melinda May
and Lincoln visit her, only to find she has already been infected and has gone with Hive, leaving her duplicates to attack them. After the duplicates are killed, Coulson orders Lincoln to stay out of the field until they have a cure for Hive's infection.

Hive and Daisy approach

Kree artifact connected to the orb, which Hive describes as the only thing that can destroy him. They induce his Terrigenesis, giving him the ability to explosively charge objects (in a similar manner to an Extremis
combustion), and Hive enthralls him, learning he buried the companion artifact beneath his home. Daisy's use of her seismokinetic powers to unearth the artifact attracts the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Coulson and May arrive to find the Inhumans already gone, along with the artifact. The hut is destroyed by a planted bomb, but Coulson protects himself and May with an energy shield projected from his robotic hand.

Meanwhile, Fitz, Simmons and

Will Daniels
, using his memories, only for her to shoot him and escape, after deriding him for trying to be someone he murdered. The three agents reconvene at a hotel, where Fitz and Simmons finally consummate their relationship.

Under Coulson's direction,

Hydra
, with the exception of the forces commanded by Hive.

In an end tag, Hive brings Daisy, Radcliffe, Alisha, and James (who has chosen the moniker "Hellfire") to a town he bought with Malick's money. Seeking to make Earth "the home Inhumans deserve", he reveals his intention to recreate the original Kree experiments and convert the entire human race into Inhumans, with Radcliffe's medical and scientific help.

Production

Development

In April 2016, Marvel announced that the eighteenth episode of the season would be titled "The Singularity", to be written by

Lauren LeFranc, with Garry A. Brown directing.[1]

Casting

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

In April 2016, Marvel revealed that main cast members

Anderson, Camille De Pazzis as Anon and Rudy Dobrev as bartender.[1] Vela-Bailey, Wraith, and Dobrev did not receive guest star credit in the episode. Whitehead, Vela-Bailey, Pasdar, and Wraith reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[2][3][4]
Blood and Palicki do not ultimately appear.

Filming

For the episode's opening long take shot, the cameraman wore a wire rig usually reserved for actors and stunt doubles so he could be maneuvered around and above the set.[5]

Broadcast

"The Singularity" was first aired in the United States on ABC on April 26, 2016.[1]

Reception

Ratings

In the United States the episode received a 1.0/3 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 1.0 percent of all households, and 3 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 3.22 million viewers.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "(#318) "Singularity"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Episode Title: (#304) "Devils You Know"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Scoop: MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D on ABC โ€“ Tuesday, March 15, 2016". BroadwayWorld. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "(#315) "Spacetime"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Wen, Ming-Na [@MingNa] (April 27, 2016). "Needed to watch the beginning again. That one long shot had our cameraman Bill on wires! Even crew has to do stunts now! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Š#AgentsofSHIELD" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Porter, Rick (April 27, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: 'The Voice' adjusts up, 'Containment' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

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