Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26687285-20150905125650/@comment-9062114-20150910164737

Marvelfan94 wrote: Zippertrain85 wrote: I liked Coulson's return, did good in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. I think. Well sure, i did actually think that how they brought him back to life (you know, with that whole creepy Frankenstein-ish operation where they replace his memories) was pretty cool.

But still, it just feels kinda cheap to me to bring him back, just so they can keep him around. When his death in Avengers 1 was such a sad and effective goodbye to such a beloved character.

I mean, if they just had to bring him back, why not have the show take place before the events of the movie?!. That way they could still have had him return, without undermining his noble sacrifice. Like, maybe take us through Coulson's early days with S.H.I.E.L.D.?, and show us more of why he's such a great agent. Then, if you want the show to continue post Avengers 1, just introduce more new characters and make the show about them. After all, It's called Agent"S" of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Still, i don't hate the show, or Marvel for reversing his death, i just think it's frustrating that they can't leave well enough alone. I think part of that is because Marvel had used the "Got ya!" type stuff with killing off major characters already, that when Coulson got brought back it was kind of more an annoying gimmick, than a legitimate shock. It would've been better if the trope was rarely used in the MCU, making the idea of Coulson just returning that much more mysterious and interesting.

I also feel since maybe his "death" was the tragedy that brought The Avengers together, possibly the idea he's been alive this whole time might cause members to (maybe sub-consciously) lose faith in the team and S.H.I.E.L.D. (since what built them up was essentially a lie of Coulson's demise) adding into the Civil War.