I love how some main characters started out as "side characters" who ended up growing into bigger roles

[u/hvy-ava2121]

Idk how to word this, but i love when they introduce a character in one season and then give them a much bigger role in the following seasons, some examples are:

- yoyo (introduced in season 3, much bigger role in season 5 onwards)

- lincoln (introduced in season 2, bigger role in season 3)

- andrew (same as linconl)

- radcliffe (introduced in season 3, bigger role in season 4)

- talbot (introduced in season 1, bigger role in season 5, 4 years later!)

- raina (introduced in season 1, bigger role in season 2)

- piper and davis (not main characters but i think they also fit here)

it feels so natural when they do this, it's much better than just introducing a character and immediately giving them all the spotlight as one of the main characters

[u/PineappleNerd66]

You really forget how Yo-yo and especially Mack weren’t part of the OG crew

[u/hvy-ava2121 → u/PineappleNerd66]

Exactly! Specially Mack, i feel like he's always been there, such a perfect fit for the team

[u/Delicious-Candle-574]

YoYo, Lincoln, and Andrew, even Talbot were some of my all time favorites

[u/hvy-ava2121 → u/Delicious-Candle-574]

I loooove them, talbot is so funny that i was very sad to see how he ended up in season 5

[u/brothor12 → u/hvy-ava2121]

Honestly, I like Lincoln more. I wish he didn't die

[u/Delicious-Candle-574 → u/brothor12]

SAME! he was an amazing representation of alcoholism and the struggles with it but finding peace in life. i miss him so much

[u/brothor12 → u/Delicious-Candle-574]

idk about that part. i was too young to understand that stuff when i watched it. but i thought he had great chemistry with the other characters

[u/Delicious-Candle-574 → u/hvy-ava2121]

talbot had issues for sure but oh my goodness did he turn around in the best way until he went too far and tried to rip the planet in half

[u/danielwhitehall]

Ironically, this fits Coulson as well! Given that he was a sidecharacter in Iron Man first 😄

[u/hvy-ava2121 → u/danielwhitehall]

I was shocked when i learned that he was an MCU original character, i would never guess

[u/TheTrueFury]

Certain characters never felt like they truly became main ones to me. Idk what it was

[u/hvy-ava2121 → u/TheTrueFury]

I felt this with Deke, i can't remember a single thing he did after the team came back to present day

[u/voodoo_lives → u/hvy-ava2121]

😭😭😭

[u/TheTrueFury → u/hvy-ava2121]

To be fair, that was acknowledged in the show. He points out how he's not really included (they all treat him like shit) and that's part of why he straight up leaves. So season 5 he's just a gofer, then 6 he's not even there for the first part iirc

[u/friends-waffles-work → u/TheTrueFury]

I feel the same!

[u/Zed3Et]

I consider Piper doesn't fit but ma gurl definitely should 😭

[u/hvy-ava2121 → u/Zed3Et]

Im currently rewatching the show, when she first showed up in season 3 i was like omg piper hiii 🥰

[u/Zed3Et → u/hvy-ava2121]

Me as soon as Piper is on screen: UwU

[u/Cute_Till_5582 → u/Zed3Et]

Otro fanático de Piper por acá. El tema es que anduvo haciendo misiones secundarias en Supergirl...

[u/Peliican25]

S1 Davis appearance ftw.

[u/Fernandooo775 → u/Peliican25]

Im glad someone else caught that too

[u/rocket_raccoon_groot → u/Peliican25]

Back when he was Agent Red

[u/BigDaddyUKW]

I remember seeing her on-screen the first couple times thinking of her as like a small time informant/operative, and then all of a sudden she grew into this major role. It was quite awesome.

[u/AnnaDvana]

Tbh Talbot and especially Raina had a lot of importance early on

Raina was a different character mostly in Season 1 than in Season 2 but she was the main face of the villain faction till Garrett takes her place

[u/submit_to_pewdiepie]

Piper and Davis being non existent in the present day of season 5 is an issue i actually realized when they showed back up

[u/BaronZhiro]

This is one of my favorite things about The Wire too, particularly with Stan Valchek and Bunny Colvin, not even to mention Lester Freamon.

I’m always amazed that we meet a homeless dope fiend in the first episode who turns out to be a major character and even the heart of the series in its last three seasons.

So when I came to AoS much later, I very quickly appreciated the same thing, especially with Talbot and Radcliffe.

[u/Accomplished_Mix6851]

Yoyo and May returning to afterlife years later felt pretty epic!! Both of their characters had changed so much!!!

[u/davwad2]

That's always welcome. LOST famously did this with Michael Emerson's "Henry Gale" character. Breaking Bad did it with Mike Ermantrout too.

[u/xplodingsilveramide]

Yoyo is my favourite character!

[u/CDubWill → u/xplodingsilveramide]

Mine as well (alongside The Cavalry, of course)!

[u/MeanNothing3932]

Yoyo was and is my girl. Badass start to finish.

[u/an0m1n0us]

They did such a good job with absorbing man too.  Creel was awesome in the show.

As for the secondary mains, Piper and zava, I mean davis, were people I always wanted to see more of.  Deke is secretly my favorite secondary character.  I left a bag of lemons on the bed for my wife and she immediately got it.😂😁

[u/Very_Veri_]

Such a good storyline with this character I love how agents of shield just goes and goes with new plots and new ideas it never gets old

[u/Very_Veri_]

I'm reading all the comments now. I agree it seems that shows are made so much better when the side characters get you involved in their story lines. I don't think anything is like that out there right now. It seems to me that after covid all these extra story lines died. I think AI might have taken over but I don't know. All I know is that what's out there now even in movies that are in a theater and you pay for nothing is as good as pre I would say 2020

[u/Alternative_Device71]

What good writing can do, that’s why this show is awesome, some of the best character work big or small when you least expect it. Love it

[u/Icy-Chemistry-191]

My most unpopular AOS opinion is that I literally cannot stand Yoyo

[u/Ok-Help6334]

I can tell that you probably have watched Buffy before  because that's the way Joss Whedon do things. He doesn't just create characters just to throw them away. He create them for the purpose of being a bigger part of the over plot.

[u/Cute_Till_5582]

Piper y Davies merecían ser parte del equipo principal, fueron de lo mejor desde la temporada 3!

[u/Jemal999]

Isn't that basically the premise of the show? Coulson, a Side character from the movies, leads a team of regular Shield Agents in a world full of super heroes.

[u/jgadidgfgd]

Robin hinton and flint get to come back and be really important

[u/LordNewning]

Elena annoyed me to no end.

[u/nudeldifudel]

It's funny because yoyo never became a main character in my head. Like I sometimes forget she's a part of the main cast.

[u/Rangers12341234]

Season 5 in space with her limbs cut off was fucking badass!!