After last night's episode of Agent's of SHIELD there were a few dangling threads but the one I was most concerned about was Agent Fitz role next season. After he made his sacrifice for Simmons he was not on screen the rest of the episode. This could be a good indication that he is either out of the show or not to going to be in the first portion of the new season. I actually believe that he is not just going to be a part of next season but a HUGE part of the storyline. I think his route is going to follow another popular Whedon goofball hero but he is NOT going to walk the line as Wesley Wyndham Price did but fully cross it.
After all, we were told that he will be a changed man.
I believe that he will be in his coma for the first seven episodes of season 2 allowing just enough time for Simmons and Trip to get romantically involved with one another. Fitz comes out of his coma and not only is he a tad brain damaged but the woman he sacrificed himself for is dating another man. We got several hints about this in season 1 and I think it is something they are going to play off of. Obviously Agent Fitz will NOT be happy with this and begin to build resentment not just for Trip but for Simmons who saw his brave act but STILL chose the muscle over her. For awhile he will attempt to accept the situation but the madness keeps growing. He tries to work with Trip but just ends up trying to sabotage him. While the others try to work with him he gets more rebellious and darker.
Enter the man he so desperately wanted to believe was not evil; enter his friend.
Ward, not redeemed and dead set on turning Skey into a monster due to his LUST for her, is captive and starts whispering in Fitz's ear about their friendship and how they mistreated him; how they went to the ends of the earth to revive Coulson immediately but just left his life in the balance as they went on missions. This will lead Fitz eventually turning on the team and freeing Ward. Grant Ward takes his place as the big bad and takes on Fitz as his right hand man, making him feel a major part of the group.
Together they locate Reina (the flower dress girl ...never was positive of her name), Quinn, and Gravitonn ...and align with Talbot among others in the government. Their goal: end SHIELD before it starts again. Ward is tasked with training them all in the agency's ways and how to combat them. Talbot will label this the Thunderbolts Initiative named after a man who had progressive ideas that no one listened to. Ward is even given the nickname The Taskmaster as Fitz is heralded as a Fixer of sorts as it refers to electronics. Thus the war against SHIELD begins as it is at its weakest state.
Do you feel this is where the series will go? Do you completely disagree with this speculation? Please voice your opinioin in the comments below.
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