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Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D by the way. After spending the first few season 2 eps in a cell, Grant Ward is finally a free man. The character betrayed his team-mates towards the end of season 1 and did some pretty awful things (the attempted murder of Fitz and Simmons topping the list), but we always got the feeling that he did have genuine feelings for Skye, and at least respect for Coulson and the others. In an interview with EW, actor Brett Dalton says that Ward hasn't "told a single lie this entire season", suggesting that the disgraced Agent does indeed still have some emotional ties to his former comrades in arms. Dalton then discusses Ward's mindset now that he's free, and whether he thinks he'll return to Hydra or not.
"I always felt like he was more loyal to Agent Garrett (Bill Paxton) than he ever was to Hydra as a whole, as an evil organization bent on world destruction. I really had a father figure in Agent Garrett, and he made a choice about which way the wind was blowing and decided to swing his sails, and I followed Garrett. I don’t think Ward has Hydra tattooed across his chest or anything like that. He’s really been through a mental, psychological journey. It’s not quite good guy, it’s not quite bad guy. It’s not trying to get in with S.H.I.E.L.D. again, it’s not trying to get in with Hydra. He’s really on his own path. He’s living by his code at this particular point in life. It’s interesting to see someone gone rogue like that, who has so many skills and can pretty much do anything. It’s just what do you do with those skills once you’re out?"
Do you think Coulson and the others can ever forgive Ward and welcome him back into the fold? Would he even want that? What do you think is next for the character? Sound off below, and be sure to check out the rest of the interview at the link below.
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