Yes Men (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
"Yes Men" | |
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 15 |
Directed by | John Terlesky |
Written by | Shalisha Francis |
Produced by | |
Cinematography by | Feliks Parnell[citation needed] |
Editing by | Joshua Charson[citation needed] |
Original air date | March 11, 2014 |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
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"Yes Men" is the fifteenth episode of the
"Yes Men" originally aired on
Plot
The
The team trace Lorelei to the biker gang's bar, and a fight ensues between Sif and Lorelei, while the team fights Lorelei's men. The device to inhibit Lorelei's voice is damaged, and she enchants Grant Ward and escapes to Las Vegas with him. Leo Fitz attempts to repair the voice inhibitor while Skye tracks Ward and Lorelei, and the team head to Las Vegas to find them. However, Lorelei and Ward instead hijack the Bus, and Lorelei enchants Fitz, who had succeeded in repairing the voice inhibitor; using it as bait, Fitz is able to trap Sif in the cell. Melinda May confronts Lorelei, who reveals that Ward is in love with Skye, and orders Ward to kill May. Sif is able to trick Lorelei into entering the cell and defeats her in a fight; Lorelei's power fails as soon as the device is attached to her neck, freeing Ward and Fitz.
Sif takes Lorelei back to Asgard, while May ends her relationship with Ward. Coulson informs Skye of the GH325's
Production
Development and writing
In March 2014, Marvel revealed that the fifteenth episode would be titled "Yes Men", and would be written by Shalisha Francis, with John Terlesky directing.[1] Francis called "Yes Men" "a very important episode" because Phil Coulson has learned the source of the GH serum is alien in the previous episode, while also now dealing with the Asgardians on Earth. The title of the episode alludes to all the men Lorelei seduces, along with referring to Coulson, who has always been a "yes man" for S.H.I.E.L.D. Francis added by the end of the episode, Coulson "realizes that he's going to stop looking for Fury and he's going to go get his answers".[2]: 145
Casting
In February 2014,
In March 2014, Marvel revealed that main cast members
Design
In creating Lorelei's costume, costume designer Ann Foley wanted to retain the character's signature color of blue from the comics, while adding in gold because "Asgardians love their gold"; this was done through a shoulder piece. Foley referenced what had been done in Thor and Thor: The Dark World "to stay true to what has already been established in the Marvel Cinematic Universe". Phillip Boutte Jr. created illustrated mockups of various design options for Lorelei, while Marvel COO Joe Quesada designed various collar devices.[2]: 230–231 Marvel provided Foley with Sif's costume from Thor: The Dark World, to retain continuity with her appearance from that film.[6]
Filming
Filming occurred from January 8 to January 20, 2014.[2]: 143 Shooting occurred near the Mojave Desert in Palmdale, California at the film set Four Acres for two days. Three shooting units were utilized, including an aerial unit shooting the high speed car chases from a helicopter.[2]: 146 As well, a small unit went to Las Vegas to film exteriors of the Las Vegas Strip.[2]: 147
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins
With the appearance of Asgardians Sif and Lorelei, the former mentions that the latter escaped prison during the
Release
Broadcast
"Yes Men" was first aired in the United States on ABC on March 11, 2014.[9]
Marketing
Beginning with the previous episode, "T.A.H.I.T.I.", all episodes leading up to the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the series' crossover with that film were marketed as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Uprising.[10]
Home media
The episode, along with the rest of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s first season, was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 9, 2014. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel.[11] On November 20, 2014, the episode became available for streaming on Netflix.[12]
Reception
Ratings
In the United States the episode received a 2.1/7 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 2.1 percent of all households, and 7 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 5.99 million viewers.[9]
Notes
- ^ Loki in disguise as seen in Thor: The Dark World.
References
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- ^ ISBN 978-0-7851-8998-5.
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- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (March 12, 2014). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' & 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Adjusted Up; 'The Originals', 'Mind Games', 'About a Boy', 'Growing Up Fisher' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Barr, Merrill (March 4, 2014). "'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Is About To Become The Show Everyone Wanted It To Be". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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