You assume that HYDRA speaks to their underlings, we've seen in Winter Soldier (Spoiler) higher ranking members gladly selling their underlings down the river to preserve their secrets (suggesting that they did not know their secrets. So it is entirely possible that if a HYRDA scientist was involved in project TAHITI…

what makes you so sure they weren't HYDRA? And I think that may well be the point of his discovery at the end of that episode, that he had gone to far and learned the terrible secret that it revealed.

enjoyed the episode, but the one thing worth noting I think is that, while Sheldon wanted to eliminate dark matter research based on Leonard's suggestion, he later says that is what he is leaning towards. It is clear that there are many things that Sheldon wants but doesn't want to admit he wants. Something…

Hope springs eternal one imagines, and there is probably something that would ignite Sheldon's fire, so why not try that. Of course in truth the closest they seem to have gotten with that, was when she cosplayed a star trek nurse and scanned him with a tricorder.

I think that is typical of a lot of Joss Whedon's work, and really most shows that become hits, first seasons are fairly poor, but only gain strength once the characters become real to the audience. I recently noticed that I mostly get into shows in their third season, and then go back and rewatch what I missed, I…

No, they've already mentioned department H, it technically falls under the Alpha Flight family, which is not officially part of the X Family (even though they cross paths regularly) You might wind up with a Quick Silver issue if they bust out Alpha Flight, where there is an argument that the characters belong to more…

and that is how I think you were supposed to feel. To realize that she was trapped with a psychopath, and that she was aware of this, but equally unable to save herself.

A person died while attempting to apprehend him. I'm not saying the show is going to start reading people their rights or letting super villains off on technicalities, but it has come a long way towards dealing with the issues of force and justice, and that evolution is intentional. That is the point, to have…

I'm counting on her being both, really if she was just an orphan in an odd situation, I doubt she'd be as prized as she was. Also it has been implied that her super hacker abilities are 084 related.

I missed the plates, my bad, though just living in Pennsylvania doesn't prevent her from being former Department H or MI16. SHIELD was an international organization, so being based in the US doesn't necessarily mean you worked for them (especially if you are currently retired). It is also possible that she was…

No you see, that's the point, the lies we tell ourselves to convince ourselves that we are on the right side and the crimes we commit "for the greater good" are all important. This is why Coulson is the central figure, a man who has been lied to and as he has unraveled those lies, seen the crimes his people have…

It never ceases to amaze me how people who aren't emotionally invested in a show or its characters, but continue to watch it can often overlook the very strong pieces of story that hide in front of their faces. That isn't a criticism of those who overlook these things, art must at its first duty communicate, and if…

Yeah, I was hoping for more twists like that, but then there would be people complaining about all that.

Well she is also secretly superhuman, so that might go a long way to explaining all that. I mean, they have stated that she has a paranatural ability for pattern recognition, So, perfect hair and skin might just be another side effect of what ever lost Zola experiment produced her.

I think May's mom is Department H Since they were in Canada. That is the Canadian Super Human regulatory agency that is pretty evil in its own right at times in the MU. I am hoping she is department H as it brings up the many other non shield agencies who work in this field. Not just the US air force (Hulk and…

there were some really amazing episodes of this series. Crazy as a Soup Sandwich has always stood out as a personal favorite, followed closely by the Last Defender of Camelot. Glad to see they both got mentions here.

I can't imagine they won't give it a second season. It is a demographic leader (men 18 - 34) and has been solid at third it's whole season, which is better than what was in the slot before it. It's possible they might move it's night, but at this point, it's getting enough critical buzz that combined with it's…

Well, Ross eventually wound up in Bed with AIM, so it's not impossible. He could wind up on the Hydra side, without realizing it, as pretty much all of Shield has been this whole time.

He was in deep cover, he played his part until he was ordered not to.

That is not so far fetched. She is getting better at lying by her own admission.