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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot
File:AoS Slingshot.jpg
Genre
Created byGeoffrey Colo
Based on
Starring
ComposerBear McCreary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Bob Kozicki
  • Chris Cheramie
Production locationLos Angeles
CinematographyKyle Jewell
Editors
  • Jennifer Macfarlane
  • Michael Benni Pierce
Running time3–6 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC.com
ReleaseDecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
Related

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot, or simply Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot, is an American digital series created for ABC.com by Geoffrey Colo, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division) and the character Yo-Yo Rodriguez. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and television series of the franchise, and is a supplement to Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The series is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television.

The digital series revolves around a mission Rodriguez embarks on before the events of the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Natalia Cordova-Buckley reprises her role from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., having been cast in the role in February 2016, with Clark Gregg, Chloe Bennet, Jason O'Mara, Ming-Na Wen, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge and Henry Simmons also appearing in their Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. roles. Slingshot was first revealed at the end of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics", with members of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. production team also working on the series.

All episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot were released on December 13, 2016.

Premise

Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez is forced to sign the Sokovia Accords as an Inhuman. However, by signing the Accords, she creates a direct conflict with a personal mission she is looking to complete.[1]

Cast and characters

Further information: List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters

Main

A Colombian Inhuman who can move at super speed for a beat of her heart, before returning to the point she started moving from. She serves as an asset to S.H.I.E.L.D.[1] Cordova-Buckley stated the series explores how Rodriguez "feels about having these powers and how to use them and with whom to use them and with whom to team up or not."[3] She added, "We see Yo-Yo begin that conflict of whether she wants to belong to S.H.I.E.L.D. or not. I think at some point we've seen all the [S.H.I.E.L.D.] characters have doubts about the bureaucracy and the power struggle of S.H.I.E.L.D., but I think Yo-Yo's the one that the struggle is the most evident."[4] Marvel Entertainment COO Joe Quesada felt the series gave "a nice focus" into the character of Rodriguez "and an adventure that she had that kind of defines a lot about her character and how she goes about doing her business as an Inhuman."[5] Cordova-Buckley added that the series helped her learn to build a character, as she had never had to hold a series on her own before.[3]

Recurring and guest

  • Yancey Arias as Victor Ramon: A former National Police of Colombia member-turned-arms dealer who killed Rodriguez's cousin.[6]
  • Alexander Wraith as Anderson: An agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Deren Tadlock as Cecilio: An agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Matt Berberi and Hiroo Minami as Ramon's henchman.
  • Dale Pavinski as Alpha Dog: A member of the Watchdogs terrorist organization.

Stan Lee cameos through an on-set photograph.[7]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Vendetta"Joe QuesadaJames C. Oliver & Sharla OliverDecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
Elena Rodriguez meets with Daisy Johnson privately. The two discuss a secret mission they shared around the time Johnson went rogue from S.H.I.E.L.D. Now that Johnson has returned, Rodriguez wants to make sure their stories are consistent in efforts of throwing off Director Jeffrey Mace. In a flashback, Rodriguez meets with Phil Coulson as he clears out his office after stepping down as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Rodriguez contemplates signing the Sokovia Accords, but is hoping to seek out Victor Ramon, the man responsible for the death of her cousin.
2"John Hancock"Feliks ParnellJames C. Oliver & Sharla OliverDecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
Director Mace sets a meeting with Rodriguez to have her sign the Sokovia Accords. As she does, she informs Mace about Ramon, who tells her that under the agreement of the Sokovia Accords, Rodriguez has to follow a certain procedure before going after Ramon. Unsatisfied, Rodriguez steals Mace's S.H.I.E.L.D. access card to help her get more information on Ramon.
3"Progress"Keith PotterGeorge KitsonDecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons examine Rodriguez, during which she secretly learns Ramon is in Baltimore, Maryland. As she sets forth with the mission, she runs into Mack, who is on a mission with Coulson to track down Johnson. As Coulson and Mack's Quinjet takes off, Melinda May informs Rodriguez that Mace's credentials have been reported missing. Rodriguez realizes that May is aware that she took them.
4"Reunion"Chris CheramieIden BaghdadchiDecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
Agent May accuses Rodriguez of stealing Mace's credentials, with Rodriguez reluctantly returning his access card. May advises Rodriguez to be mindful of her "sloppy" work and that she would not tell Mace. Instead, May grants Rodriguez access to another Quinjet headed to Baltimore, allowing her to move forward with her mission. Rodriguez finds Ramon and botches his plans to leave the city. She reminds him that he is responsible for her cousin's murder. As their encounter intensifies, one of Ramon's henchmen knocks out Rodriguez.
5"Deal Breaker"John P. GordonIden Baghdadchi & Mark LeitnerDecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
Held captive by Ramon, Rodriguez realizes that he is attempting to sell an Inhuman weapon to members of the terrorist organization called the Watchdogs. Rodriguez is rescued by Johnson, who had come for the weapon, and holds off the Watchdogs attacks for Rodriguez to go after Ramon, who had tried to escape.
6"Justicia"Mark KolpackMark LeitnerDecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
Rodriguez chooses not to kill Ramon, who is inadvertently vaporized by the Inhuman weapon as S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives. Back in the present, Rodriguez has Johnson erase any trace in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s system that she was in Baltimore.

Production

Development

Natalia Cordova-Buckley revealed on December 5, 2016 that a surprise teaser would air the next day following "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics", the mid-season finale of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fourth season.[8] The teaser revealed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot, a 6-part "digital series" following Cordova-Buckley's S.H.I.E.L.D. character Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez.[1][3] Produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television,[2] each episode of the series is 3–6 minutes long.[9] Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, Jeffrey Bell, Jeph Loeb and Geoffrey Colo are some of the executive producers on the series.[2] Colo indicated that ABC and Marvel had been "looking for a while to do a digital series connected to Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The trick was finding something that fit snuggly into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s timeline and the greater MCU".[10]

Casting

Cordova-Buckley was cast as Rodriguez in February 2016, to appear in the third season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,[11] and was revealed to be appearing in Slingshot with the December 2016 series announcement.[1] She is joined by other Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. cast members Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Jason O'Mara as Jeffrey Mace, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" MacKenzie, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson / Quake, Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May, Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz, and Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons.[2]

Yancey Arias recurs as arms dealer Victor Ramon, reprising his role from the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Bouncing Back".[6][12][13] Also reprising their roles from S.H.I.E.L.D. are Alexander Wraith and Deren Tadlock as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Anderson and Cecilio,[14][15] and Dale Pavinski as the "Alpha Dog" of the Watchdogs.[14]

Filming

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One of Joe Quesada's storyboards for "Vendetta", that highlight his comic-like approach to planning the episode

Marvel Comics COO Joe Quesada, who made his directorial debut with the first episode, created detailed storyboards of the episode like he would with a comic, stating, "The same rules of storytelling, whether its film or television, apply directly to comic books when you do it right."[5] Much of the same crew that works on the main S.H.I.E.L.D. series also worked on Slingshot.[16]

Visual effects

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. visual effects supervisor Mark Kolpack returned to supervise the effects for Slingshot.[17]

Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins

The majority of the digital series takes place shortly before the events of the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,[1] which Quesada said would allow the series to tell the story "that is in between the cracks" and explore "missing time" since the end of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season three.[5] Cordova-Buckley added that Slingshot would help viewers "understand the reasoning for many of the decisions that characters make in Season 4," gaining "more of an overall answer of the 'why's'." Such insights include "the struggle between Yo-Yo and Mack, ... the closeness between Daisy and Yo-Yo, ... [and] the relationship between Yo-Yo and S.H.I.E.L.D." from her interactions with Mace and Coulson.[4] In addition, Peggy Carter,[18] Secretary Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, and his prison The Raft are referenced.[19]

Release

All six episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot debuted on ABC.com on December 13, 2016.[1][5] The episodes were also available on ABC's mobile app, Marvel.com, and ABC and Marvel's YouTube channels.[4]

Reception

Christina Roberts of Culturess felt Slingshot was "a cool premise for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to do. It builds off characters we already know and gives the ones less utilized a little more action. Honestly, I would have loved if this was just a standalone episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., too. While the ongoing storylines and plot threads are fun, an episode that can stand on its own is always a nice breath of fresh air... It will be fun to see if any of this carries over into the rest of the show when it returns, even if it’s just a wink and a nod between Daisy and Elena."[7] Geek Exchange's Georgia Ringelberg felt, "Overall, the digital series is unnecessary because the plot doesn’t add anything to the larger series as we await the second half of season 4. But it is enjoyable to watch with quite a few nice nods to the first half of the season... It’s a fun, quick watch that’s perfect for getting through the mid-season break and hopefully gets Yo-Yo/Slingshot some well-deserved attention." Additionally, Ringelberg felt the use of Rodriguez in the series would lead "to more screen time for Yo-Yo and maybe even preparing viewers for the Inhumans series... If they transition her to Inhumans or give her time on both shows, she could be strategically utilized instead of mostly forgotten the way she is now."[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Fitzpatrick, Kevin (December 7, 2016). "'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Sets 'Slingshot' Digital Series for December Hiatus". Screen Crush. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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  3. ^ a b c Natalia Cordova-Buckley Talks Starring in Slingshot. ABC.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Schwartz, Terri (December 13, 2016). "Watch The First Episode Of Marvel's Agents Of SHIELD's New Digital Series, Slingshot". IGN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c d Schwartz, Terri (December 12, 2016). "Marvel's Joe Quesada Makes Directorial Debut With Agents Of SHIELD Digital Series". IGN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Caron, Nathalie (December 31, 2016). "Watch the full Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot spinoff series HERE". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Roberts, Christina (December 14, 2016). ""Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot" Digital Series Recap And Review". Culturess (FanSided). Time Inc. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Hood, Cooper (December 5, 2016). "Marvel Plans Surprise Teaser Following Agents of SHIELD Fall Finale". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Trenholm, Richard (December 7, 2016). "'Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot' is a Marvel-ous online spin-off". Cnet. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Marvel Entertainment (December 21, 2016). Go Behind the Scenes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot!. YouTube. Event occurs at 0:21. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  11. ^ Lovett, Jamie (February 16, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Casts Natalia Cordova-Buckley As Slingshot". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Scoop: MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D on ABC - Tuesday, March 8, 2016". Broadwayworld. February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Lovett, James (December 14, 2016). "How Agents Of SHIELD: Slingshot Connects To The Marvel Cinematic Universe - Victor Ramon". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b "(#403) "Uprising"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "(#402) "Meet the New Boss"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ McLauchlin, Jim (December 30, 2016). "Joe Quesada's 'Next Step': Directing". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Mark Kolpack [@@MarkKolpack] (December 6, 2016). "The digital series #Slingshot for #AgentsofSHIELD is coming soon Not only did I supervise the VFX but I also got to direct its finale eps" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Lovett, James (December 14, 2016). "How Agents Of SHIELD: Slingshot Connects To The Marvel Cinematic Universe - Peggy Carter's Coin". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Lovett, James (December 14, 2016). "How Agents Of SHIELD: Slingshot Connects To The Marvel Cinematic Universe - The Sokovia Accords". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ Ringelberg, Georgia (December 31, 2016). "Review: Marvel's Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot". Geek Exchange. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Episodes

  1. Oliver, James C.; Oliver, Sharla (December 13, 2016). "Vendetta". Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot. Season 1. ABC.com. 5 minutes. YouTube url
  2. Oliver, James C.; Oliver, Sharla (December 13, 2016). "John Hancock". Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot. Season 1. ABC.com. 3 minutes. YouTube url
  3. Kitson, George (December 13, 2016). "Progress". Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot. Season 1. ABC.com. 6 minutes. YouTube url
  4. Baghdadchi, Iden (December 13, 2016). "Reunion". Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot. Season 1. ABC.com. 4 minutes. YouTube url
  5. Baghdadchi, Iden; Leitner, Mark (December 13, 2016). "Deal Breaker". Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot. Season 1. ABC.com. 4 minutes. YouTube url
  6. Leitner, Mark (December 13, 2016). "Justicia". Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot. Season 1. ABC.com. 3 minutes. YouTube url
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