Prior to its midseason hiatus, Agents of SHIELD was safely on board the Ghost Rider train. The iconic Marvel character joined the ABC drama to spice up its later airtime, and fans were interested to see the show’s supernatural twists. The gritty hero took the form of Robbie Reyes on Agents of SHEILD as the newer Ghost Rider butted heads with Team Coulson. However, fans were able to see part of the character’s soft roots as the show did flashback to Reyes’ origin story – and it was there than another Ghost Rider was teased.
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Sadly, the other Ghost Rider won’t be explored any further in the show. The series’ executive producers told IGN during a recent interview that they were content with letting the mystery remain.
“There is a tradition within the comics that there’s been many Ghost Riders and our take on that was they’re not simultaneously a tribe of Ghost Riders but that it’s passed. The Spirit of Vengeance is passed from person to person. In that respect, at least our intention was that the Spirit of Vengeance was passed from one person to another,” Bill explained. “And who passed that on, there are suggestions within the storytelling … That’s as far as we’re going to take that part.”
Of course, this news will disappoint many as Agents of SHIELD did drop some sly spoilers about who the other Ghost Rider was. It is widely thought the man was none other than Johnny Blaze, the original and most famous iteration of Ghost Rider. The other ‘Spirit of Vengeance’ was seen in a flashback riding a souped-up motorcycle and leather jacket. While the description could match Daniel Ketch in part, fans feel it is more likely that Marvel Television would allude to the most popular Ghost Rider, so fans are now left to wonder why the reference was made if Agents of SHIELD has no future plans for the mysterious character.
In the next episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD: LMD, titled “Wake Up,” May races to find the truth about what happened to her, while Aida’s next move could mean the death of them all.” For fans watching this season, they’ll know that Aida is one of the aforementioned Life Model Decoys created by scientist Holden Radcliffe. In an Ultron-esque move, Aida broke bad and now S.H.I.E.L.D. is trying to take her down while she’s seemingly hell-bent on finding a way to live forever.
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Henry Simmons as Agent Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie and John Hannah as Holden Radcliffe.
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Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.
