You've got to love a villain so badass that he'll orchestrate getting blown out of a jetliner over the spot he needs to go. He is so magnificently bad. I can't wait till he reveals how he's going to betray Hydra Dad, because I don't believe for a second that he's willing to stay in any subsidiary position for longer than it works for him. Though of course Hydra Dad will be expecting it, because he's just as conniving. Is Ward savvy enough to be expecting that as well? It could devolve into that one Dr. Who comedy special: "Of course, I knew you'd betray me, so I went back in time to thwart you." "Fool! Naturally you would do something like that, so I went back in time to thwart you!" "Ha! I knew you'd do that!"
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
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Connie Neil - Nov 18, 2015 5:43:37 am PST #390 of 4001
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Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 18, 2015 6:48:34 am PST #391 of 4001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I feel sorry for everyone who developed a fancrush on Ward. None of the characters I've ever fixated on turned into psychotic, sadistic killers who are so glorious in their madness.
I feel like Angel did, but then they had to go and make him good again.
Connie Neil - Nov 18, 2015 7:07:38 am PST #392 of 4001
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None of the characters on the show want to redeem Ward, unlike Buffy wanting to save Angel. Everybody at SHIELD just wants to shoot Ward in the head.
It's kind of ballsy, when you think about it, that the hijacking of a plane is practically a throw-away scene. I can see the writers' meeting: "OK, Ward needs to get to Germany, how do we do that?" "Why doesn't he just hijack a plane that's going in the right direction?" "Oh, yeah, we can spend a good twenty minutes on that--" "No, no, he just shows up on the plane, throws some charm around, terrifies a bunch of people, then does a D.B. Cooper, and we're done!" "Yeah, we've got a lot of stuff to do anyway."
They truly appreciate that they're doing a comic book show--never explain, never slow down.
sj - Nov 18, 2015 7:27:13 am PST #393 of 4001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
And Ward taunting the henchmen about how he was going to torture them was very Angelus taunting Giles in S2.
kat perez - Nov 18, 2015 8:05:33 am PST #394 of 4001
"We have trust issues." Mylar
One of the things that I love most about Evil Ward is that it makes horrible, boring S1 Ward so deliciously perfect. It's like, "Awww, boo boo. You really had no clue how to be good did you? So you just turned into the blandest, least interesting person you could." Ha!
Kalshane - Nov 18, 2015 8:50:58 am PST #395 of 4001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I remember complaining in season 1 how Ward was really crappy at his job for supposedly being such a great agent, so it was great to learn he was potentially screwing up on purpose. He is so much fun to watch now that he's given up any pretense of being a good guy. Competent villainy for the win.
I loved Fitz and Simmons. It took me awhile to buy into them being more than friends, but last night sold me on their attraction and their anguish.
My one quibble is I thought Andrew's container was their way of finding and breaking into that particular base, but then it wasn't there. Either I missed something or things don't line up.
Yeah, I found Iron Chef Inhuman a little distracting. "Tonight's secret ingredient is: TELEKINESIS!"
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 18, 2015 9:09:45 am PST #396 of 4001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Seeing Dacascos anywhere always gives me a warm fuzzy feeling because ita was so fond of him.
Connie Neil - Nov 18, 2015 9:24:51 am PST #397 of 4001
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Brett Dalton is a fantastic villain, so calmly yet gleefully sadistic.
He just seems so contentedly self-actualized. All he needs is to destroy SHIELD and make Phil suffer, and he'll be content with the world. Oh, and make May hurt.
Polter-Cow - Nov 18, 2015 9:51:33 am PST #398 of 4001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And maybe make Skye love him, if he's still on about that.
sj - Nov 18, 2015 9:56:43 am PST #399 of 4001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My one quibble is I thought Andrew's container was their way of finding and breaking into that particular base, but then it wasn't there. Either I missed something or things don't line up.
That confused me as well.
Yeah, I found Iron Chef Inhuman a little distracting. "Tonight's secret ingredient is: TELEKINESIS!"
I got used to him on Hawaii Five-0. So, it really doesn't bother me to see him in other things anymore.