The Real Deal
- Episode aired Mar 9, 2018
- TV-14
- 43m
IMDb RATING
9.1/10
3.3K
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Coulson finally reveals the mysterious deal he made with Ghost Rider, which will impact everyone on the team.Coulson finally reveals the mysterious deal he made with Ghost Rider, which will impact everyone on the team.Coulson finally reveals the mysterious deal he made with Ghost Rider, which will impact everyone on the team.
Brett Dalton
- Grant Ward
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the 100th episode of the series. Because of that, it packed with a lot of callbacks to what happened in previous episodes. The title card is a mix of all seasons.
- Quotes
Phil Coulson: That other thing we talked about. I want you to promise me that you'll do that, no matter what happens.
Leo Fitz: No. No, no. It's not important. Especially now. It's that's it's just symbolic. It wouldn't even change anything.
Phil Coulson: Symbols are important. Institutions are important. People need things to believe in, Fitz. Especially now. People need hope.
Leo Fitz: Okay.
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Featured review
My favorite episode ever (Re-watch thoughts)
This is my favorite episode of the show, and possibly of any TV show ever, it's by no means perfect, but it felt so to me, every part of it felt like a love letter written to me personally, they don't bring back as many characters as I expected or lean back as heavily on nostalgia as other shows would, but to me that kind of makes it better, see the reason I love this show is its uncanny ability to give me things I didn't know I wanted and I end up loving them more than if they would have given me what I thought I wanted ..I know it doesn't make sense but basically the show doesn't just give fan service, it tells the story it wants to tell and gives the fans some things they want without completely halting the story to do so.This episode takes time to celebrate the past of the show, but without neglecting building up the rest of the season and the future of these characters where all of that flaws naturally with the story so a person who doesn't know it's the 100th wouldn't feel confused. I haven't seen many shows that do that. And they also managed to not simply rely on the surprise factor, because while the surprises got me the first time I watched it, they still got me during re-watch because they were well done.
The episode also break our hearts into a million pieces but still manages to give us some really joyful scenes that warms the soul. I cry every time I watch it, the last 5 minutes in particular are so perfect it is unbelievable!
The acting in this episode was simply great, Chloe and Clark were the standouts in the first 30 minutes, but then Iain and Elizabeth crushed it too in the last 10 minutes, also quick shutout to Natalia who had only brief presence in the episode but was still able to deliver a powerful performance. Seriously though, everyone brought their A game to this episode.
I don't want to spoil the cameos this episode had, because it had only one major character return (two actually because Davis is a treasure!) which wasn't many fans' first choice, not mine either, however it made the most thematic and story sense so kudos to the writers again, staying true to the themes of the show, I appreciate it to no end.
I can talk forever about how much I love this episode, and I'm sure I will for years to come. like I said it's not perfect, I know some people might have wanted something bigger in scale, more cameos and nostalgia, but to me it hit the perfect tone and balance, I really wish more people felt the same.
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