First off, I would like to apologize for the short article. This is the first editorial I've ever written. People usually write out these long well thought opinion pieces. This is rather short in comparison.
WARNING! Once again, there's SPOIERS ahead.
Recently, Marvels TV show
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been on an a bit of a rise; it's getting better and better. TheMarvel fans can see it and so can the haters.
Ever since his first mention, fans have been wondering who the team's enemy, the mysterious Clairvoyant, is. As of this point, the three most popular fan theories have been M.O.D.O.K., an original villain created for the show, or the Leader.
However last night's episode (Tuesday April 1st) titled "End of the Beginning" revealed some new facts about the mystery entity.
Now, here's what we know:
*The show has recentl renamed itself
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: Uprising. This is only a temporary change. The show's creators have said that every episode in the Uprising Story Arc (that's just my name for it) will directly tie into the events of
Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
*The Clairvoyant isn't a pyschic, he's a S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. That's why he or she knows everything going on in S.H.I.E.L.D. operations; they have the clearance to know! That's also why no one knows what happened to Coulson-- Fury refused to release the file to anyone (except possibly Maria Hill-- in the pilot, it was hinted that she knew what was going on).
*Going with the above information, we learn in
Winter Soldier that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromised. I won't go any further than this, because we know what happens.
With this information, is it possible that new theories have started to arise about the identity of the Clairvoyant. Well...I don't know. I don't know the thought process of the masses of fans. But with this new information, I have new theories about the Clairvoyant.
Theory 1. Victoria Hand
Let the record show, I'm not the biggest comic book fan, and I don't know what role she plays in the comics.
This theory comes from the episode "End of the Beginning." This is one of the most likely scenarios-- at least in my opinion. It also sort of goes with the idea that the Clairvoyant is original to the show. We didn't see Victoria Hand until her debut in the show.
She's a high-ranking agent within S.H.I.E.L.D. and we often see her as the commander of certain missions. So... she has the clearance, she knows the plans, and she knows where agents are going to be in the field.
But my biggest support from last week's episode as I said above... more specifically, it comes from the ending. After May's secret phone line is discovered, Coulson and Skye confront her. During this confrontation, the bus is hijacked, and Hand is ordering agents to wipe out everyone on it (except for Coulson, which she will take care of herself). Is this a coincidence? Nothing is ever a coincidence.
It's possible that (and this is pure speculation) that Hand realized Coulson was getting too close to the truth and she a threat that had to be eliminated.
Like I said, Victoria Hand, in my opinion, is the most likely candidate as the Clarivoyant.
Theory 2. Alexander Pierce
This one is a bit of a stretch. But, remember how I said that the "Uprising" story arc was tied into
Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Well, why would they tie the Clairvoyant into S.H.I.E.L.D being compromised?
It's because the Clairvoyant is in on it!
Like I said, this one is a bit of a stretch to belive. Why? Because Pierce dies.
(If you ignored the SPOILER WARNINGS and you're still reading this, it's your own fault).
Theory 3. Dr. Arnim Zola
This one is more believable than theory 2 but not as believeable as theory 1. However, this theory also its doubts.
In
Winter Soldier, we learn Zola's consciousness has been uploaded into a computer. He tells Romanoff and Rodgers that HYDRA has slowly been infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. since it founding after WWII. Even though he's preserved on a very old computer in a S.H.I.E.L.D. bunker, how much does he really know? Could he access and download S.H.I.E.L.D. files?
Like I said, this theory is also doubtful, because the bunker he was in was blown up. But...was Zola destroyed? Could he have uploaded his consciousness into another computer? We don't know...yet.
But those are my three theories on the identity of the Clairvoyant. Do you agree with my thoeies? Do you disagree? How about you tell me in your comments below.
As always, I thank you for taking the time to read, comment, and thumb my article.