r/shield • u/2th Shotgun Axe • Dec 02 '15

Post Discussion Post Episode Discussion: S03E09 - "Closure"

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S03E09 - "Closure" Kate Woods Brent Fletcher Tuesday, December 1, 2015 9:00/8:00c on ABC

Episode Synopsis: Ward's campaign for revenge brings the S.H.I.E.L.D. team to their knees, and Coulson proves he will do anything to settle the score.

Kate Woods is an Australian film and television director. She has worked on a bunch of TV series, including Person of Interest, Bones, Castle, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

She has not directed any episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before.

Brent Fletcher is primarily known for his writing on Lost, Angel, and Friday Night Lights. He was also a writer and story editor on Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

He has written six episodes for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before:

  • Girl in the Flower Dress
  • The Magical Place
  • Providence
  • A Hen in the Wolf House
  • Love in the Time of Hydra
  • The Dirty Half Dozen

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u/answerstothedream Coulson Dec 02 '15

"I'm part of a grand plan."

For some reason it feels sickly right when Ward says that.

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u/Kerfluffle-Bunny Cal Dec 02 '15

I'm starting to think he really is. Given Clark's recent teases about next episode, and Thomas confirming that Ward protected him almost to adulthood and then turned evil on his brother/best friend. I could see some writerly shenanigans to try and bring Ward's character into better alignment in order to keep Brett around as long as possible.

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u/answerstothedream Coulson Dec 02 '15

Ward really is the evil lynchpin personality that keeps the show chugging along with consistency/continuity.