Over a year after SHIELD agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), mysteriously resurrected from his Avengers death, and his new team as they embarked on strange missions within the MCU. Early seasons of Agents of SHIELD held some connections to the broader universe, but over time, it began to drift away and forge its own path.
As a result, Agents of SHIELD's place within MCU canon has been called into question with increasing frequency over the years. Some of Marvel's latest television efforts - most notably Hawkeye and WandaVision - have appeared to retcon parts of Agents of SHIELD, and the series ended with little reference to events such as Avengers: Endgame. In fact, Agents of SHIELD season 7 featured its own time travel story and overall view of the MCU's history.
Though Marvel Studios might not have much interest in reviving Agents of SHIELD right now, there are numerous fans who do. On Wednesday, the hashtag "Save Agents of SHIELD" was trending on Twitter as fans flooded the site with calls for Marvel to bring back the characters in some way. It was part of a concentrated effort to get the topic trending; another event is planned for Thursday, January 6. Check out some of the fan tweets down below.
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This trending effort appears to have been partially inspired by the recent MCU appearances made by Daredevil characters. The Netflix show has been in a similar position to Agents of SHIELD, in that it is a beloved show that, while technically being a part of the MCU, has been largely ignored by the broader universe. However, both Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) have made appearances in major MCU projects lately, thus paving the way for Daredevil to properly become canon.
Now fans want the same for Agents of SHIELD. Even when the series came to an end in 2020, fans were expressing hope that characters like Daisy Johnson (Chloe Bennet) and Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) could turn up again in the MCU. When asked about rumors saying the Agents of SHIELD cast could return to the MCU back in February 2021, Marvel boss Kevin Feige played coy about the possibility. If Marvel really did want to bring back someone like Daisy or Coulson, there are several places where they could fit. In fact, with the multiverse now becoming a major part of the MCU, there could be an explanation in place for the plot holes that might emerge from Agents of SHIELD becoming fully canon. Right now, Marvel isn't committing one way or the other, but clearly there are fans out there who want to see it happen.
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