Sunday, September 18, 2016

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: A Ghostly Season 4 Appears!!!


Well, folks, at this point, I really don't know what to make of an ongoing supernatural element in "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (premiering 9/20 on ABC), but when it comes to comic-book adaptations these days, the formula for success seems to be a varied "more the merrier". 


Ghost Rider has now entered the Marvel super-spy scene. He's a cool, vengeance-driven character, who (with a different alter-ego) occupied two swell, theatrical films. His addition to the series, even if he's not Johnny Blaze, ought to make Season 4 one to remember, with a guaranteed new and refreshing direction. (I thought last season wavered between extremes and sometimes felt more like "Outer Limits", with its Inhumans approach, than what we normally find in derring-do Marvel.)


Incidentally, for the sake of the series, Gabriel Luna will play Robbie Reyes, the current comic-book Ghost Rider. (So, where does that put the potential Norman Reedus series, if it's even being seriously considered? Would a possible Netflix show be a prequel, or is even that just another hopeful extension of fanboy speculation?) 


Guess we'll just have to see how it plays out, but for the time being, the Ghost (as he'll be referenced on the show) must elbow his way among existing characters: Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg); Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen); Alphonso MacKenzie (Henry Simmons); Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge); Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker); Holden Radcliffe (John Hannah); and of course, Daisy Johnson/Skye/Quake (Chole Bennet). (Yeah, the whole Daisy deal is far from over and will occupy a portion of the new season, no doubt, but in what way will it link to the Ghost, if at all?)

Season 4 could be a defining moment for the series. It all depends on how elaborate and/or clear-cut the producers/writers are this time out. I'm confident they'll do well, but gosh, if only we could get a stronger link to the "Avengers" movies (or vice versa), that would be most beneficial. Got my fingers crossed, since there's speculation that the Ghost's mythology may connect somehow with the upcoming "Doctor Strange", but if Season 3 was any indication of the way things are played, I've a hunch we may also face more of the same ol' distanced-at-best approach.

4 comments:

  1. I am new to the Google+, Twitter and Facebook community
    but old to computers (71.)This is an impressive site and so is your profile on the edge of the page. I have ideas for stories but have never written down like you. I also have enjoyed collectibles and don't have even a quarter of what I had before - 3 divorces - but I do have some Batman stuff displayed so it makes me a little happy. I'd liked to keep in touch so you can answer my concerns about Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    Astral Blessings

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  2. Hi, Skullator! I'm honored you've touched based. I would be delighted to converse on any subject, including S.H.I.E.l.D. and Ghost Rider.

    I commenced my blog as a result of a publisher's request some years ago, if only to promote one of my novels, and from there, I simply continued along, catering to a number of topics, including superhero movies and television shows.

    I've been collecting fantasy oriented items since a little boy; Batman is one of my favorite collectible subjects.(The Adam West series was really responsible for my getting into the fantastic, and my love for the Caped Crusader has prevailed over the years. I appreciate and respect all of his various forms.)

    Anyway, I'm glad you fancy my site and profile. Your comments are most appreciated!

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  3. Hi, Michael! Received an email and reply from you, thanks. My question is, "How is Phil Coulson alive on TV and was killed by Loki in the Marvel's Avenger movie?" Sometimes I became lost in the many battlefronts and dramas that was presented in most of the episodes.
    Astral Blessins!

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  4. There's a bit of ambiguity (or even some lingering debate) in such, but the gist is that Coulson was refashioned after his apparent "death". Advance surgery, requested by Nick Fury, appears to be the means with which Coulson returned to us, though the process was evidently a painful one. A fabricated memory of Tahiti was implanted in Coulson's brain, so that he would not recall the arduous process that brought him back. As a result of the alteration, he's a different man (in some respects) than he was before.

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