Warning: This story contains major spoilers from the midseason finale ofMarvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Read at your own risk!
Its been two seasons in the making, but Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
finally rid the world of a great evil: Ward.
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But, naturally, there was a twist!
JED WHEDON:Its safe to say that he didnt make it out of there the same.
We certainly dont think of it as removing him.
We think of it as a change.
Hes one of our favorite characters and will continue to be.
At what point is this delaying the inevitable that you cant always have Ward there as a villain?
Thats a tricky question.
This is a wrinkle for him.
Where it will go, we cannot say.
What are we supposed to call It?
You will soon discover what It is.
What can you say of what It does want or how powerful It really is?
We do know certain things.
We know that at least Will and Simmons believed that It had caused the desolation on the other planet.
We know that It was able to inhabit Will.
We know that It was able to remember things that Will knew.
Thats the ammo that we go in knowing.
Where that will go and what that means, well have to wait and see.
Are we going to learn more about these ancient cities that were on this planet?
Maybe get some flashbacks to see how It drove them to civil war?
But we did blow up the portal.
There is a history there and perhaps we will unravel it.
I guess I can just say Maybe?!
How much will Malick (Powers Boothe) play a role in the second half of the season?
Wed be fools not to use him more.
We couldnt be bigger fans of his portrayal of the role.
We love the way hes attacking the scenes.
We plan on keeping him around, because wed be idiots not to.
Since Lash killed all of Hydras Inhumans, will they be searching for new ones?
Inhumans are in the world.
Hydra is a bad organization that wants to do bad things.
Are we finally going to see more of the Secret Warriors coming in?
Youll get an answer to that question when we come back in 900 months.
Pretty quickly well see how the team is being approached and how they plan on managing this.
Well maybe meet some new characters.
How does killing Ward change Coulson?
I think you could get the notion from that final frame that its not sitting well.
Ward even calls him out saying, I used to be just like you.
He, a little bit, became what he always fights against.
Thatll inform the way that Coulson approaches things moving forward.
Ward got what he wanted.
He proved himself right when he said to Coulson, Were not that different.
But Coulson, in that moment, the emotion got to him.
Will Coulson spend his time trying to repent or has he fallen down a well, so to speak?
Part of being a spy is moving forward.
Its fair to say that every week something bad happens to these people.
Fitz has a lot of blood on his hands as well.
What are we seeing for him moving forward?
Thats why we love that last moment.
How will Simmons deal with Wills death, especially knowing that he died saving her?
Shes a good person, so shell have the appropriate reaction.
Can Simmons let Will go?
She sure did like him.
He was a nice fella.
Even though Fitz didnt kill Will per se, he did kill the Will that was inhabited by It.
Will he be forthcoming to Simmons about that?
It is a little bit of a technicality.
He did get to shoot his rival with multiple objects, but I dont think he had a choice.
Hopefully Simmons will be understanding of that, but well see.
Are May and Coulson finally on good terms?
Nothing brings people together like suffering.
Theyve both suffered almost unimaginable losses.
Theyve always been close.
Those are the sort of things that bring people back together.
Their friendship is very special, both to them and to us.
Their scenes together, it’s possible for you to feel the history, and feel their friendship.
What role is Andrew playing in the second half of the season?
Is May trying to track him down?
Its not being put to rest, Ill say that.
We have a big bad Inhuman in It and we have a big bad Inhuman hunter in Lash.
Could Andrew be the saving grace?
These are all very good questions.
You should do this for a living.
[Laughs]I cant really answer that, but thats a very interesting theory.
What does that Lincoln-Daisy kiss mean moving forward?
Its at long last.
Will we see them dating?
We just might see some dating.
Its about time someone had a decent time.
Can you talk about some of the themes that youre going to be exploring in the second half?
We are still exploring the themes of what it means to be human and Inhuman.
What does it mean to all these people when they have to live with their actions?
Are they capable of the things their enemies are capable of?
Weve answered some of those questions, but well continue asking them.
What is the true nature of a person?
Is everybody capable of everything if put in a terrible position?
Or is there true good and a true evil?
Youve given a lot of cant say answers, so whats one thing you’re free to say?
I can say that wewillsee more Secret Warriors.
Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.returns Tuesday, March 8 at 9 p.m.
