The first new footage from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 has hit the web, and it is, in a word, utterly badass.
A new promo for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 premiere recently aired on ABC, and (fortunately for the internet) was caught on film by an enterprising fan. Though interspersed with material from season 1, this preview is the first to feature new footage from the show’s sophomore season.
While the grainy video and standard-issue jump cuts make parsing out the exact meaning of the footage more difficult, the new promo is an undeniably exciting shot in the arm for a fandom that builds its home on tenterhooks.
A high-quality version of the promo is now available! Check out that glorious HD.
The new footage from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 seems to focus on Skye, who sports a cute new haircut and appears to have become measurably more badass since we last saw her. But it looks like Skye will be dealing with her own demons this season – most notably the former agent Ward, who now has a beard.
Deep breaths, everybody. Those traitorous cheekbones will back someday, we’re sure of it.
While Melinda May seems to be her typical indomitable self, the preview’s brief shot of Fitz and Simmons opens a veritable tesseract of questions. Given his dire straits at the end of season 1, Fitz seems surprisingly healthy – could Fitz really have made it through his ordeal unscathed? Or is something afoot that we can’t suss out from a mere two seconds of footage?
The promo from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 is overlaid by a voice over from now-Director Coulson. In typical Phil fashion, his words are simultaneously depressing and inspiring.
“The enemy has the advantage,” he says, “But we have to fight on for those we’ve lost, so the sacrifices they made were not made in vain.” His plan for the newly resurrected spy agency?
“We disappear, become ghosts,” Coulson says. “That’s how we have to live now – in the shadows, to protect the innocent. To save lives, even when they don’t know it.”
That sounds thoroughly ominous! We’re could not be more psyched.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 will premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m. on ABC.
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