Why Blade should be in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season five

Why Blade should be in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season five

We were promised Ghost Rider in season four and most of it became about robots. So let's have season five be all about vampires, werewolves and demons.

Editorial Opinion
By alientraveller - May 16, 2017 09:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been renewed for a fifth season! So who would we like to see? Personally, I started to lose interest in season four while the imposing Ghost Rider was written out to make way for Cylons, so I'd like to see the supernatural front and centre in the series, and for appearances from any of the following characters:

Blade - I know many fans would like a revival of the film series but I don't think Marvel has plans for an R-rated horror film, so this should do in the meantime. It would be grand if the MCU version of Eric Brooks was actually British, and that his daughter who was meant to be introduced in the comics tagged alongside him, helping distinguish him further from the Wesley Snipes version. If Marvel prefers to develop another TV series for Blade, the show could fall back on another monster hunter - Elsa Bloodstone.

Werewolf by Night - You ever hear about the guy named Jack Russell who turns into a big terrier? Anyway, Werewolf by Night was among many Marvel characters considered for his own film back in the 2000s.  It never happened, but perhaps Jack can be part of the MCU here. There's plenty of opportunity for dramatic irony and moments of tension with his ability to control his werewolf form, except during the full moon. Also, a werewolf helping Blade fight Dracula or whoever would just be cool.

The Hellstrom siblings - Daimon and Satana Hellstrom may be pushing ABC's limits even with the show's later timeslot: two half-demons anti-heroes may be a bit much for America. Still, I am rather fond of Daimon and the running gag in the Journey into Mystery comics about him always forgetting to wear a shirt.

Man-Thing - I honestly know nothing about Man-Thing except he's allegedly not Swamp Thing and that he was namedropped by Maria Hill in the first season, but he walks in the same circles as these monster characters so he'd tie in thematically.



Other Marvel monsters include Frankenstein's monster and the Living Mummy (shown above with Satana, Werewolf by Night, Zombie and the Devil of Hell's Kitchen), but if I suggested them it'd start to sound like a Monster Squad remake. What's great about all these characters is that it'd still make sense for Ghost Rider to hang around.
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JDL
JDL - 5/17/2017, 12:44 AM
No. Maybe Netflix when they are through with the current lineup.
TheRose
TheRose - 5/17/2017, 1:44 AM
I was actually work shopping a very similar idea--what about a spin-off show called "Howling Commandos" or "Agents of S.T.A.K.E." Or hell, even an animated movie spin-off. Something like the CWSeed shows of the Ray, Vixen, and Constantine (I think). That way, you can do some of the larger-than-life, fantastic elements on a smaller budget. Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider could be on the show, and maybe another pullover from Agents of Shield to give it the connection. Put Piper as the liaison. Or, if he's up for it, Patton Oswalt's Koenig brothers would make for a hilarious and fun addition to the Monster Squad.

But hey, I'm all up for a Legion of Monsters
JaredRWebb12
JaredRWebb12 - 5/17/2017, 11:42 AM
Some of these suggestions(the Hellstrom siblings) should be featured in Doctor Strange 2 as a way to introduce the Sons of Midnight(Blaze,Blade,Daimon,and Moribus would like to say hello) and from DS 2 you can spin Blade and Blaze into whatever the Devil(tee hee) you want.
alientraveller
alientraveller - 5/17/2017, 1:20 PM
@JaredRWebb12 - Think Scott Derrickson has said he wants to shy away from a horror feel as he finds that the weakest era of the comics. If DS2 is gonna guest star anyone, it'll probably be Scarlet Witch.
JaredRWebb12
JaredRWebb12 - 5/17/2017, 2:46 PM
@alientraveller - Damn. I was really hoping a horror director like Derrickson would embrace the horror. Also, that is the only mainstream home Blaze and Blade have in all honesty
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