ABC/Bob D’Amico(NEW YORK) — With ABC’s well-received limited-run series Marvel’s Agent Carter all wrapped up, Marvel’s: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns to the network Tuesday night.
Series star Ming Na Wen, who plays butt-kicking secret agent Melinda May, tells ABC Radio that fans should brace for an “incredibly intense” start to the second half of the show’s sophomore season.
The show ended with a cliffhanger. The agent fans knew as Skye had just been revealed as an Inhuman — a person with the potential to receive superheroic abilities; in fact, she was revealed as the Marvel comics character Daisy Johnson AKA Quake. As her name suggests, Quake has seismic powers, which lead to the death of one of her teammates.
Wen hints the season delves into how Chloe Bennet’s character comes to terms with her literally earth-shaking gifts — and how her former teammates deal with her.
“With the introduction of the Inhumans and having one of our own becoming that,” Wen says, “it brings a lot of the unknown into the S.H.I.E.L.D. world. Where at one point we knew about…the Thors of the world, or the aliens…But to have the Inhumans, and not quite understanding if their powers are for good or evil…we enter a much more dangerous field.”
For fans of the show — and for Wen herself — there’s always speculation about whether some of the series’ characters will eventually end up on the big screen. “No one’s told me anything yet,” she insists.
One thing is apparent: Agent May won’t appear in the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. “I was still hoping for that phone call like, ‘Hey, come on out to New Zealand for a quick scene,'” Wen laughed, adding, “I can’t wait to see it to see how it all connects with our show.”
Marvel’s: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs at 9 p.m. Eastern time.
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