Tonight's mid-season premiere episode of Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was titled "The Magical Place." During one pivotal scene in the episode, a sequence of mysterious images were passed on screen that seem to illustrate Agent Coulson's repressed memory of his own resurrection during what seems like a medical operation. The series of screen captures below should aid in speculating the method and persons in play behind the alleged resurrection. I will kick it off with some easy ones I picked out.
Theory #1: Clarevoyant has mysterious powers or familiar STARK technology. The Clarevoyant is
the BORG ULTRON
Theory #2: Name stuff in the Marvel universe that is green and comes in tube form. Obviously A) Hulk juice or B) Skrull juice, or maybe even C) Ooze? Coulson is slowing transforming into Leonardo of the TMNT and this conspiracy is actually a retcon/spin-off/origin story to the new Michael Bay movie. Calling it now.
Theory #3: AontheheadStarontheChest pointed out that the blue liquid in the IV solution, could be Super Soldier serum or Alien (Chitauri?) blood.
Theory #4: Mysterious symbols are of alien origin and illustrate a solar system or are of a more celestial nature. Or this is pregnancy test. Coulson is pregnant
Theory #4.5: Jonylede pointed out the similarities to the symbols on the blackboard during the "Eye Spy" episode (shown above). I think this is a brilliant catch and a rock solid theory of plot relationship. Notice that the top left of the chalk-board image has a code layout very similar to the tick and circle layout in this Coulson-operation image.
Theory #5: This brief image of a star-burst within SPACE could be A) Reference to Chitauri worm-hole, B) Reference to G.o.t.G. ('Nova Corps' related?), C) Reference to Midgard or D) teaser for a J.J. Abrams movie.
Theory #6: This robot, seemingly being managed/monitored by the mystery woman, is part of ULTRON. Refer to #1 - ULTRON is trying to figure out the paradox that is Coulson's survival.
Theory #7: Four shadowy individuals are on the observation deck in the background of this sequence - One obviously is Director Fury, a second most likely Commander Hill. The other two individuals could most likely be S.H.I.E.L.D. or W.S.C. affiliated.
Theory #8: This procedure is either A) Copying Coulson's original brain or B) Programming (Coulson's) new brain in a new body. Notice how he isn't moving anything but his mouth throughout the procedure and doesn't seem to be restrained. Leaning on new brain because he seems like he started 'waking up' during the procedure as more and more of his consciousness was uploaded.
Theory #9: This mysterious woman speaks as if an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and may be one of the new characters introduced this season. Possibly someone Coulson will seek out.
Theory #10: Mike Peterson will become even more mundane unless he is provided additional cybernetic implants and becomes Deathlok.