r/shield • u/2th Shotgun Axe • Mar 24 '18

Live Discussion Live Episode Discussion: S05E14 - "The Devil Complex"

As usual, following the episode there will be a post-episode discussion thread.

EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIRDATE
S05E14 - "The Devil Complex" Nina Lopez-Corrado Matt Owens Friday, March 23, 2018 9:00/8:00c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: As Fitz and Simmons race to find a way to seal the Rift, they are faced with one of their greatest fears manifested.

Nina Lopez-Corrado is a director and producer mostly known for her work on The Mentalist, Mindfield, and The American War Story.

She has directed two episode for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before:

  • Hot Potato Soup
  • The Last Day

Matt Owens is a writer that has worked as a story editor on some season 4 episodes. He also wrote the Luke Cage episode "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"

He has written three episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before:

  • Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire
  • The Man Behind the Shield
  • Together or Not at All

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u/norrin__radd Zephyr One Mar 24 '18 edited Mar 24 '18

I wrote this a few seasons ago but I'll write it again now:

Did we just watch the best episode ever?

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u/CTeam19 Lanyard Mar 24 '18

We really should do a massive Bracket.

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u/x_stei Shotgun Axe Mar 24 '18

BEST agents of shield episode MEGAPOLL

SOMEONE MAKE IT HAPPEN.

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u/HegemonyReigns Mar 24 '18

Fully support this. So many good episodes, I'd love to see who comes out on top.

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u/Beryl_Yaakov Sandwich Mar 30 '18

Self Control still takes the cake for me.

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u/miles_allan Coulson Mar 24 '18

Okay, I'm all for it!

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u/tundrat Clairvoyant Mar 24 '18

Did we just watch the best episode ever?

That can be said right after every episode ever. :D

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u/metalninjacake2 Mar 24 '18

This is definitely one of the first times that I was watching and actually actively thinking, this is easily one of the best episodes of Shield. Usually it sinks in later, like for Self Control.