TomOpus

Sometimes they have the car body on top of a towed platform, which holds lights, cameras etc.

As much as Colson was turning the steering wheel, they must've been joking with the audience.

mikehunt

I think so. I've seen some driving scenes that looked really really fake

Jason

They don't want to draw attention to themselves.

Mr. Salty

It's trash day! Then it's not trash day. Then it's trash day again! Oh, look, a palm tree in Ohio!

PhantomStranger

This show has been passable entertainment, so far. The lack of regular superhero appearances will kill it in the end. Why Marvel didn't stick some third-rate, established superhero on the show is still mystifying. This would have been a perfect show for a character like Mockingbird.

DJariya

Finally caught up and finished this episode after being behind most of the Fall. Thanks to Hulu Plus for saving me DVR space during my backlog. I hope to get caught up on everything during the winter break.

You know what, I thought it was pretty good episode. Sure there were a lot of clichés, but it was entertaining. It was good to see Mike Peterson again. I'm sure the explosion was just a red herring and he'll be alive when the show resumes.

For such a relatively small plot point on The Avengers, they sure are making a pretty big deal about Coulson's death and "rebirth"

And really guys? Nitpicking the green screen driving scene? I've seen dozens of driving scenes that looked so much worse.

The one plot point that I found a little odd was Ward and May's secret relationship. I just didn't feel any connection or chemistry between them.

PhantomStranger

I think it's a temporary relationship meant as a placeholder to delay the inevitable Ward/Skye relationship. They didn't want to start the series with the brain-dead obvious May/Coulson and Ward/Skye pairings.

jdslater1

Well, to be fair they did have bigger and better things to worry about in the film.

Also, it is a fairly big thing isn't? A character had died. And come back. It seems a pretty good thing to know about if you are a "baddie",

Jason

Coulson's death in the Avengers was the catalyst to motivate the team. Or at least that's what Fury felt. He tied the phase one movies together more than Fury, whose role was more of a cameo role in them.

I think making such a big deal about bringing him back to life is for the benefit of the non-comic book audience. Comic book people will accept any crazy explanation and run with it. And I mean that in the most positive way possible.

fumanstan

Yeah, Coulson's death was more then a small plot point.

hanshotfirst1138

Fury used Coulson's death to motivate the Avengers. And if he did know he lived, then he was saying what he was to manipulate the Avengers, lying to achieve his means.