SDCC 2019 has kicked off an already plenty of news is coming out as the doors open in San Diego starting with the news that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will come to a final end with Season 7. The news was revealed by Deadline in an interview with MARVEL TV head guy Jeph Loeb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byQWZLqgyys
The interview was very candid and actually confirmed much that fans have been speculating about since the death of MCU icon Agent Phil Coulson at the end of Season 5, which many fans felts would be the end of the show as following every season there would always be the dread that it would be cancelled. Loeb actually goes further and confirms that they did feel that the show was done but then the head writers went away and had a bit of a think and came up with an idea on how to end the show on their terms by laying the ground work in Season 6 before bringing it to a full end with Season 7.
Loeb responded: “The simplest answer is so that we can end on our terms, really. How many shows do you know that just suddenly ended, and you feel like, but wait a minute, there was more. Yes, in the chronology of this is we thought Season 5 was the end. If you go back and you look at the end of that season, it is written that way. Actually, the last episode of that season is called “The End.” Honestly, we thought we were turning out the lights and going home when we got a call from ABC that said, the material is so strong, do you think you have another season, do you think you have another 13 because we sort of like this idea of doing it again”
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has always had a struggle really when it came to finding its own place in the MCU, just as Agent Carter did. At first it was a companion show that would continue the story of S.H.I.E.L.D. post the first Avengers film which fans will know, was actually the original death of Phil Coulson before he was resurrected for the TV show. It struggled to find its own rhythm for the first two seasons and relied heavily at times at the odd cameo story from the MCU such as guest starring Lady Sif following the events of Thor: The Dark World which also saw them visit London to do ‘Clean Up’ after the events of that film. It was really only when ‘Captain America: Winter Soldier’ changed the whole MCU did the show finally have free reign to let loose as it were.
But then it kind of just floated by and eventually existed outside of the MCU and never playing a part in any of the big moments including the Snap and the Blip seen with End Game and Spider-Man: Far From Home. It always bothered me that Coulson, who was the catalyst from bringing the Avengers together, some how remained under the rader once he came back to life and never interacted with any of the Avengers who also seemed to not know that he was no longer deceased.
But the show has a loyal fan base and the very fact that the cast and crew dug their heels in to get to a final 7th season is fairly remarkable, and to see them bowing out in their own way with a panned exit now that the MCU is on a break till the next phase of films are revealed is probably the most sensible way to wrap things up.
But first Season 6 has to finish, and going by the sizzle trailer below straight from SDCC 2019…..things are just getting interesting!
*Spoilers Below for the Rest of Season 6 – SDCC 2019 Sizzle Reel Trailer*
