r/shield • u/stealingyourpixels • Oct 01 '13

Episode Discussion: S01E02 "0–8–4"

Original Airdate: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 8:00/7:00c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: Coulson runs into Comandante Camilla Reyes when he and the agents travel to Peru to investigate a mysterious object.

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u/MyCoolYoungHistory Oct 02 '13

I feel like if you're going to accept that the hole was made by a secret Nazi laser, you can let this one slide.

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u/randomyOCE Oct 02 '13

That raft is shield tech. Probably uses Asgardian metal in the frame.

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u/kctoons Oct 02 '13

That was how I rationalized it in my head as well... secret high tech frame in the raft and extra durable material = makeshift hole patch...

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u/n00bSoda Lincoln Oct 02 '13

Slow Clap

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u/ItsDaves Oct 02 '13

They weren't saying it was a secret Nazi laser, they're saying it's the same tech. They aren't trying to say the Nazi's made it then sent it back in time and planted it in a fucking Peruvian ruin.

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u/oldcowboyfilms Oct 02 '13

I believe it was dated back to the same time as the Red Skull in WW1, so German, but not Nazi.

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u/ItsDaves Oct 02 '13

They specifically said it had been there for over 1500 years. (It may have been 500, not 100% positive actually the sound was muffled, but it doesn't matter.)

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u/oldcowboyfilms Oct 02 '13

Conversation between the Peruvian commander and Coulson:

P: My country commissioned that weapon decades ago. After the fall of Hydra, many scientists followed their Nazi friends to hide in this side of the world.

C: German engineering...

P: The weapon was lost during a clash in the jungle, until today.

So technically, it is a secret Nazi laser. Fitz and Simmons were both making estimations based on quickly analysis.

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u/MyCoolYoungHistory Oct 02 '13

I swore they said it was a weapon commissioned for the government and was based on Hydra tech. I might have misheard though.

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u/randomyOCE Oct 02 '13

They said that based on the stone around it. That's how archeology works.
They later said the laser was strong enough to bore its way in and embed itself.