Thread:CirUmeUela/@comment-27496405-20180307074410/@comment-26838855-20180517115047

The Wikia Editor wrote: Deke mentions in Episode 21 that he is the same age as his grandparents, basically confirming that he is 30. Yeah. We have three pieces of evidence for Deke's date of birth that I'll work out properly later on (not top priority at the moment). he's his parents' age. Considering the 50 years is very broad, it will have little impact on the final date I find when I get round to mathematically weighing things - I'd reckon that he'll likely be calculated to have been born in 2061 and indeed be 30. The Wikia Editor wrote: Good news everyone. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has officially been renewed for a sixth season, albeit an abbreviated one which will consist of only 13 episodes. Still, it's nice to know that the show will stick around for at least a little longer. Excited for it. It's about 3 or 4 times now that the show has survived people (including you, Marvelous ;) ) counting it out and declaring it all-but-dead. It keeps on surviving, and it's (usually - I'm not loving the Talbot stuff at the moment but otherwise) a really good show. I'm really glad it's been renewed.
 * Jeff Ward's age. I'll do proper calculations based on each individual episode, but a quick approximation now is that the middle of filming for the season as a whole was December 1.5, 2017, when Jeff Ward was 30.9, and the middle of the season is when he's been in 2017 for only a day or two after living in 2091, meaning he was about 30.9 in roughly October 2091 and then this would mean he was born around November 2060-ish.
 * Him saying in January 2018 that he won't be born for 50 years. Definitely just a rounded figure, but would suggest around ([Jan 2068]*4+[middle of 2068]*2+[middle of 2060s]*1)/(4+2+1) = September 2067-ish. But yeah, definitely just rounding.
 * Him saying on January 11, 2018 after being back for about 38 days, that he's his parents' age.
 * Fitz was born August 19, 1987 in Scotland, so roughly August 19, 1987 12:00 Scotland, which is August 19, 1987 11:00 UTC. I never worked out the timings for Rewind, but he goes to sleep November 26, 2017 I think around the afternoon? So November 26, 2017, ballpark time 16:00 N.Y., so about 21:00 UTC. So Fitz was about 11,057:10:00 old when he went to the future. He spent about 4:09:20 in the future, so when he returns he's about 11,061:19:20 old. The team return December 4, 2017 12:05 UTC, so working back, biologically it would be as if he were born roughly August 22, 1987 16:45 UTC, 12:45 N.Y.. His biological birthday would be August 22, 1987, basically. So, on January 11, 2018, he'd be 11,100 days old.
 * Simmons was born September 11, 1987 in England, so roughly September 11, 1987 12:00 England, which is September 11, 1987 11:00 UTC. She goes to the future May 12, 2017 21:46 N.Y., so May 13, 2017 01:46 UTC. So Simmons was about 10,836:14:46 old when she went to the future. She spent about 2:03:34 in the future, so when she returns she's about 10,838:18:20 old. The team return December 4, 2017 12:05 UTC, so working back, biologically it would be as if she were born roughly April 1, 1988 17:45 UTC, 13:45 N.Y.. Her biological birthday would be April 1, 1988, basically. So, on January 11, 2018, she'd be 10,877 days old.
 * Therefore, on January 11, 2018, if Deke is his parents' age, he'd be roughly (11,100+10,877) = 10,988.5 days old - 30.1. - 38 days would mean he was about 10950.5 days old when he transported from October 2091 to December 2017. Then, this would mean he was born roughly October 2061.

The fact that it's 13 episodes when the rest has been 22 is not particularly comfortable with my OCD😂 and I'm a little bit uncomfortable as well because this Season 5 finale was apparently written to function as the show's final episode, if that were to be the case, and that makes me think that a continuation might be awkward and that the show's actual final episode, whenever that comes, might not end up being as satisfying. Plus, I don't know if you guys are aware, but the season will not air until summer. Presumably May-July, starting around the time the season would usually end - so a whole year with no Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. It just feels a bit odd - A rounded 5 seasons of 22 episodes with the same September-May airing and a conclusive final episode... followed by a 13-episode season at a completely different time, possibly without Coulson, if he's going to die.

But oh well, minor things (and I'm sure they'll sort it), considering that when it hadn't yet been announced I was getting nervous - I do care, and wanted it to be renewed, and the show keeps going! Plus they have a whole year to prepare it and presumably more budget per episode and more focused/less padded story with only 13 episodes, and the new time of year and shortened season is unlikely to lose any viewers (it's pretty much only loyal fans who are still watching now anyway) and might attract new viewers. Interesting that it will not be until after Avengers 4 - that's not the reason they have pushed it until then, but it might mean that they just skip the snap.

I'm very intrigued by whether they will or won't do the snap in the finale. It depends on many factors.

I had been sorting Thor: Ragnarok but lost my work. Should be able to get it done soon though. Have a tiny bit more time at the moment than I have for the last intense week.