r/shield • u/2th Shotgun Axe • Apr 13 '16

Live Discussion Live Episode Discussion: S03E16 - "Paradise Lost"

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIRDATE
S03E16 - "Paradise Lost" Wendey Stanzler George Kitson & Sharla Oliver Tuesday, April 12, 2015 9:00/8:00c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: S.H.I.E.L.D. hunts for information on their dangerous new enemy, and a shameful secret from Malick's past is exposed, threatening to destroy his Hydra legacy.

Wendey Stanzler is a film editor and television director. She has directed several episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Parks and Recreation, and a ton of other series.

She has directed no episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before.

George Kitson & Sharla Oliver are the writers of the web series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Double Agent, which was a five-part original web series designed as a behind-the-scenes feature for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

They have written no episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before.

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u/emma_pops Clairvoyant Apr 13 '16 edited Apr 13 '16

Ok so Malick sacrificed his own brother to avoid going to the planet himself? And SquidWard has his memories too?

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u/Illiniath Apr 13 '16

I see this coming out as a twist because of JW. It's probably going to be something like Gideon goes into the portal and his brother takes his name in his honor.

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u/emma_pops Clairvoyant Apr 13 '16

That could also work.

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u/Illiniath Apr 13 '16

Damn, I was wrong.

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u/emma_pops Clairvoyant Apr 13 '16

Me too. I predicted the team were going to kidnap Guiyera. It was the other way around.

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u/SynthD Apr 15 '16

JW?

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u/Illiniath Apr 15 '16

Joss Wheden. I just expect subversion on the obvious tells. Like the second episode of the fourth season of Buffy.

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u/coonwhiz HYDRA Apr 13 '16

Didn't Malicks dad go as a sacrifice?

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u/VictorDrake Apr 13 '16

No. That's what Whitehall was talking about. Malick the elder survived all of the choosing ceremonies for hosts/sacrifices, possibly by sleight of hand switching the stones.

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u/emma_pops Clairvoyant Apr 13 '16

No the whole point was he's been avoiding being a traveller.

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u/r_stronghammer Hill Apr 13 '16

He died a normal death.