Heavy Is the Head
- Episode aired Sep 30, 2014
- TV-PG
- 42m
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7.9/10
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Hunter gets captured by General Talbot. May goes after Creel and the Obelisk.Hunter gets captured by General Talbot. May goes after Creel and the Obelisk.Hunter gets captured by General Talbot. May goes after Creel and the Obelisk.
Anna Schonberg
- Jane Hartley
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe title of this episode is a popular rephrasing of a famous line from Shakespeare's "Henry IV." The original line is "uneasy is the head that wears a crown" and refers to stress that comes from leadership and the responsibility of making hard decisions.
- GoofsHunter pronounces "Lieutenant" in the American way, although he is British and was in the British special forces.
- Quotes
Phil Coulson: Right now we have more important problems. A five-alarm fire otherwise known as Lance Hunter.
Skye: Is he...
Phil Coulson: Captured. But, if he talks, our entire operation is compromised. We'll have to burn the base and evacuate.
[pause]
Phil Coulson: I know. And we just retiled the bathrooms.
- ConnectionsReferences Cake Boss (2009)
- SoundtracksAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Theme Song
Written by Bear McCreary
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Really Cool Ending of the 'Sode
Ironically, the "real" story here is so bizarre it, too, could come from a graphic novel.
First, your mission is to locate the guy behind what is acknowledged as one of the best written, and most influential, TV shows of all time, and then allow him to regain lost prestige by reversing Marvel's endless series of film flops.
Done.
Next, credentials duly re-established, god-like reputation re-attained, direct him to the Marvel TV franchise, and give him carte blanche. Literally. If he wants to bring his brother into the project, let him. Money is no object.
OK,you now have the best and the brightest in the entertainment biz doing a weekly salvage operation on one of the weakest properties in the Marvel catalog. Because, when all is said and done, this is really the MBA-certified Business Plan that Marvel (a public firm) has adopted. Rehabilitate the weakest properties first. The strong properties will take care of themselves. Darwin in reverse.
The above I hope will help newbies grasp why this series consistently presents the most frustrating (and arguably un-interesting) story arcs yet with the most interesting and captivating characters.
That is Whedon, clever man, completing his corporate mission while at the same time doing what he does best -- character development, entertaining viewers.
Where this disjointed series is headed, I don't care, and I don't think you will either. It is engaging, not as much as Buffy was, but (and I am sure Joss is tired of hearing this) how many Buffies can you do in one lifetime anyway? Note that the ending, the last two minutes, is crazy fun. And that it has nothing to do with the long arc (and I am sure there IS a long arc, somewhere, your grandchildren will live to see it) BUT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE CHARACTERS.
First, your mission is to locate the guy behind what is acknowledged as one of the best written, and most influential, TV shows of all time, and then allow him to regain lost prestige by reversing Marvel's endless series of film flops.
Done.
Next, credentials duly re-established, god-like reputation re-attained, direct him to the Marvel TV franchise, and give him carte blanche. Literally. If he wants to bring his brother into the project, let him. Money is no object.
OK,you now have the best and the brightest in the entertainment biz doing a weekly salvage operation on one of the weakest properties in the Marvel catalog. Because, when all is said and done, this is really the MBA-certified Business Plan that Marvel (a public firm) has adopted. Rehabilitate the weakest properties first. The strong properties will take care of themselves. Darwin in reverse.
The above I hope will help newbies grasp why this series consistently presents the most frustrating (and arguably un-interesting) story arcs yet with the most interesting and captivating characters.
That is Whedon, clever man, completing his corporate mission while at the same time doing what he does best -- character development, entertaining viewers.
Where this disjointed series is headed, I don't care, and I don't think you will either. It is engaging, not as much as Buffy was, but (and I am sure Joss is tired of hearing this) how many Buffies can you do in one lifetime anyway? Note that the ending, the last two minutes, is crazy fun. And that it has nothing to do with the long arc (and I am sure there IS a long arc, somewhere, your grandchildren will live to see it) BUT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE CHARACTERS.
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- Sep 30, 2014
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- Halfway House Cafe - 15564 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, California, USA(Cafe where Creel waits for his contact)
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