#framework arc

agents of shield appreciation week

AoS 30 Day Challenge - Day 21: Favorite season 4 moment

“Because the truth is, I’m not just a history teacher... my name, is Phil Coulson, and I’m an agent of shield.”

As Jake Peralta once said, chills, literal chills. I love this scene soo much, and every time I see it I still get goosebumps. As I’ve said, I love the framework because it’s so well written, and this is one of the moments that tips it off. The stakes again were high at this moment. The patriot had just died and he was getting blamed for Hydra’s acts. The team was still trapped, trying to get out now that they are fugitives, and Madame Hydra was super close to become omg a real person. Coulson was right, maybe they needed to save the people so that they could save themselves, and thanks to this moment things stated looking up. It was so emotional to see Coulson give his speech because it just embodies everything great of shield. It shows that they are the defenders, and that they are willing to make the sacrifice, to do whatever it takes for the greater good.

And then Burrows comes in and tells Ward that the people outside are here to help them fight. It reminds me of s6 when May said that there’s something about humans, which is that they always fight back. I don’t know why but it just fills me with happiness every time something like that is said, because it’s almost like it gives you strength in your actual, real life.

AoS 30 Day Challenge - Day 11: favorite villain

AIDA/Madame Hydra/Ophelia. If I’m being honest, I was trying to choose between her and Ward. I feel like his betrayal was when I really started getting into the show, and he was such an interesting villain to watch since he obviously had this backstory with the team and great chemistry with the cast. However, when I think about “villain that annoyed me the most which means it’s a pretty well done villain”, then that’s Aida.

As so many people have pointed out, Mallory did a great job playing all these different characters and she really made Aida feel real. I like the whole robot storyline, since I really liked ex-machine and those types of sci-fi films. It was great to see her at first, pure and used for good, and her dynamic with the team who weren’t aware she wasn’t human was great (the scenes in 4x04 with both May and Coulson are super funny!). Of course everything went to shit because we can’t have nice things, but even as a villain her fight for free will and how twisted everything she did was, I still thing it was such a well written storyline. She really does make you hate her and yet some times (SOME) times feel for her. Later on she obviously deserves what happens to her, she goes completely ballistic and there’s also the whole consent thing which is something we could talk about entirely on its own.

AoS 30 Day Challenge - Day 15: saddest death

The death of the patriot/Mace in the FW. Okay, hear me out. Fitz’s death was super sad, it was so emotional and I’m not going to say I didn’t cry. The thing is, when I watched it, I already knew 1. That it was going to happen and 2. That he was in s6, so it didn’t hit me that hard.

I chose Mace not because I will miss him the most, or because I cared (I didn’t dislike him but like I didn’t care that much either). However, think about this moment in the show. It happened in the framework arc. Now I can appreciate it but when u watched it, it hurt so much I just wanted it to end. Every episode in the fw was an emotional roller coaster, I was super sad about Fitz and Fitzsimmons, I missed the team being the actual team, all in all I was just upset. And then Mace’s death happens. The scene is super dramatic and is so well acted, everyone looks heartbroken when they realize what is happening, Jemma is just sobbing when Coulson forces her out because she knows this means they lost one. And then, the thing that just completely destroyed me, the music. The sad shield music when we see the building collapse, when Jemma is crying, when it finally sinks in that they weren’t able to save them all... it just makes me so sad to think about it and honestly cheers to the cast for being so amazing, because it really pulled at my heartstrings.