Agents of SHIELD teaser…HOLY CRAP!!

Oh my goodness, is that friggin’ LUKE CAGE?! That’s Luke Cage, right? How the hell is Marvel making all my childhood dreams come true like this?* Thank goodness I’m not a DC fan!

[*OK, I’d still prefer a ’70s Blaxploitation Luke Cage movie, but hell, I’ll take it.]

So Coulson’s obviously alive, a nice little mystery element. Some are arguing that he didn’t really die in The Avengers, but I think that would be way too much of a cheat. His demise was the core of that movie, so saying it didn’t happen would be a massive pisser.

This is a SHIELD show, so I’m assuming his consciousness has been downloaded into a LMD, a part of SHIELD mythology since the ’60s. There was a rumor flying around after The Avengers came out that Coulson would be brought back as the Vision. This could be the source of those rumors, either as a slight misreading of the situation, or as a step towards that actually happening.

I’m happy enough following the SHIELD agents every week (or however often I get to watch this; maybe Paul & Holly can DVR it). They don’t need a new superhero or even supervillain popping up every week. But it’s nice spice for the stew, that’s for sure.

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Petoht

First rule of comic books: if you don’t see them dead, they aren’t. Besides, Fury already lied about the playing cards, so why not the death, too.

And, well, it’s a comic book. It’s not like death is especially permanent.
GalaxyJane

I thought I’d heard that this supposed to be a prequel, which would explain Coulson’s presence. Admittedly the trailer doesn’t look that way.

My theory is that Agent Coulson will be coming back in the movies as The Vision, given that whole “dating a cellist named Wanda” thing in the Avengers.
Ken_Begg

And again, if true, that fits in with the whole LMD thing.

Of course, if the TV show is a success, Coulson will probably stay as he is. If it fails, there will be more freedom to Vision-ize him and insert him back into the movies.
Ken_Begg

Yeah, I can see that, but given the importance of his death to the movie, I just think it would be really unsatisfying to say, “Oh, but he didn’t really die.” Especially since the LMD thing is right there.
Galaxy_Jane’s Husband

I am thinking that this is post-heroes appearing, but pre-Avengers.
And I sure do hope that it does have Luke Cage in there! I was a Power Man and Iron Fist fan way back when!
Petoht

It’s kind of a cop out, yes, but… well… dammit, Coulson’s awesome. I’m willing to put up with some cheapening if it means more of him.