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.
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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.