Will 'Agents Of SHIELD' Season 5 Introduce SWORD?
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is heading to space for its fifth season, but could it be introducing [...]
The Lance Hunter Connection
In reality, a pilot for a spinoff series focusing on Hunter and Morse was filmed. The series, titled Marvel's Most Wanted, was not picked up, leaving fans to wonder what had happened to the duo.
While Morse's future remains unclear for now (Palicki is currently starring Fox's The Orville), it could turn out that Hunter got out of the spy game on Earth only to be recruiting for cosmic missions by SHIELD.
Hunter's knowledge of Coulson and SHIELD could be what leads SWORD to seek out Coulson and his team, especially if they've encountered some kind of crisis involving the Kree, an alien race that Coulson and his team have some experience dealing with.
prevnextInfinity War
There's another reason why now might be the right time to introduce SWORD into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that is Avengers: Infinity War is on the horizon.
Thanos' Black Order paying a visit to Earth would seem like the opportune time for a cosmic defense organization, one possibly formed in the wake of Loki's assault on Manhattan in Marvel's The Avengers, to reveal itself.
This would provide an easy way for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD to tie into the events of Avengers: Infinity War, much in the same way that it previously led into the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
It should also be noted that Marvel's Agents of SHIELD will be airing its 100th episode in its fifth season. What better way to celebrate than with a tie into the Avengers' biggest battle yet?
prevnextThe X-Men Problem
There is one possible problem with this theory, and that's Marvel Studios and Marvel Television may not be at liberty to use SWORD on screen.
The organization debuted in the comic book Astonishing X-Men and the SWORD spinoff series featured the X-Man Beast and was published in trade paperback form under the title X-Men: SWORD, which may mean that the rights to SWORD rest with 20th Century Fox.
That said, Fox and Marvel Studios have gotten in the habit of making trades lately, and Fox Television and Marvel Television seem to have an even closer relationship with the launch of the first live-action X-Men television series Legion and the upcoming debut of the second, The Gifted, so it is possible that, even if this was once an issue, it has already been resolved.
Fans will find out when Marvel's Agents of SHIELD returns to ABC this winter.
