Agents of SHIELD 1x11 Question

[donutsweeper]

Okay, I watched it, but I think I missed where they explained what DID happen to Coulson? He died and WAS dead for a while and then they did something that somehow involved absolutely awful brain surgery stuff, but... What did they do? Is he still him or was the LMD (Life Model Decoy, a comic's verse thing) theory correct somehow and what we saw was them transferring him into one? Because there was that whole 'missing muscle memory' thing from one of the early episodes. I just feel like I missed something.

Comments

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

I agree that it could have been more explanatory. They say that his heart was shredded, but all we see is brain surgery (horrific, horrific brain surgery).

As shown, it was a hell of a pingback to River Tam and the "Academy", though, wasn't it? I fully expect to learn that they've modified Coulson in important ways beyond the memory-theft.

I can't help myself. There are so many Firefly references in this show that I'm hoping Joss is quietly mandating the chance to finish telling that story, somehow, between the lines, in SHIELD.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

The brain surgery was really, really horrid. Almost in a too much kind of way for me.

Hmmm, modifying Coulson might explain his muscle memory difficulty in firing his gun in that early episode. I don't know. I'm somewhat afraid they're trying too much and being too clever with it all and the network isn't going to let them play the story out properly.