Since we gave away gifts to characters in the DC / TV Universe, it would only be fair to do the same for some of the Marvel television shows. What could we get them to make the shows just a little bit better? How about we start off with the Agents of SHIELD.
Going to start off by swinging by the lab and seeing Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons. These to geniuses have been trying to work out a relationship since before the show started it seems, they just didn’t admit it until the end of season two. The problem is that the life of a SHIELD agent doesn’t seem to ever slow down. The two have been torn apart by so many different things that they have to check lanyards to make sure they’re still dating. So for them we give them a two week vacation. Doesn’t matter where, just as long as there are no Inhumans, demi-gods, Hydra gents or LMDs around.
Then we head over to the Bus and find Phil Coulson. The reason the show exists is Coulson, but along the way he stopped being able to be the dry, super cool man in shades that seem to take everything in stride (except meeting Captain America) and turned into a Nick Fury knock off. So for Phil, we have a replacement set of original Captain America trading cards in mint condition with just a little foxing. Maybe this will remind him of who he used to be and who we’d love to see again. He’s a little better with the Director title off his shoulders, but he’s still not 100% back yet.
And while the show may be cancelled, we know there are more stories to be told about Agent Peggy Carter, so for her we have a couple TV movies to finish out her story. One to wrap up things from the TV series and another to show the formation of SHIELD and leading into the days when Hank Pym joined up. I mean, come on Marvel… You can’t leave us hanging on the season 2 ending.
From network television, we move over to the world that exists between television and movies… the wild world of Netflix. And our first stop is in Hell’s Kitchen where our gift to Matt Murdock is to bring his mother back into his life… and have her move in with him. With his mother, a nun, living in his apartment… maybe Matt would be less distracted by women and the trouble they bring into his life. Then maybe he’d get to court on time, maybe win a few cases. Build up his law firm, convince Foggy to come back… etc. Because right now the women in his life keep dragging him into one bad situation after another. Seriously, he has yet to win a single case.
From there we find Wilson Fisk, who is no doubt finding a way out of prison as he always does. Fisk fell in love with Vanessa and make a lot of changes to his organization because of it… but things when bad when Wesley was killed. Wesley was more than just his right-hand man, he was Fisk’s loyal friend. He protected the Kingpin and made sure nothing bad happened. Now Fisk can probably find a trusted errand boy or two, but a best friend? Those are hard to come by. So, we get him a rescue dog. Not just any dog, a pit bull. The dog will bond with Fisk and become fiercely loyal. And when Fisk gets upset, he can pet the dog and relieve some of his stress… because Fisk really needs a better way of relieving stress than smashing a guy’s head with an SUV’s door.
And if we can find him, we have a gift for Frank Castle. The Punisher is this unstoppable killing force, except he is stoppable. He ended up in the hospital and got beaten pretty bad. He found the generals stash of weapons and put together the flack vest with the skull on it, so he should be good except for one thing. He could use a helmet. He is constantly getting hit in the face and head. If he was in the NFL he’d be in the concussion protocol constantly. The man must think that church bells are always ringing. I know there’s no sense trying to protect his identity… that horse is way out of the barn… but he can try to protect his face, right?
From there we head over to the office of Private Detective Jessica Jones. Now you might think that a good gift here would be an office door without a window. But that’s too pedestrian of a gift for Jessica. What we have for her is a good ole, Barry Allen inspired, do over button. She can press it and not kill Kilgrave the Purple Man. Why would she want to change that? Well, she hasn’t been a character for very long and really hasn’t built up a rogues gallery to pull from. She has the Purple Man and I think some Skrulls and that’s about it. Plus, Kilgrave was an awesome villain. The more he was in an episode the better it was. I’m sure they can do another season, find a decent villain… but having Kilgrave as a fallback would be very handy.
And while we’re in the area, we’re going to swing by Trish Walker’s place and drop off a yellow and blue cat-like costume. They’ve set her up to become Hellcat. Showed her fighting, her getting involved in the cases and just about coming out and telling Jessica she’s jealous of her powers. We need to at least move further down this path in the second season or fans might feel ripped off.
From there we find Claire Temple, who is constantly getting in the middle of gun fights because she is trying to help out someone with super powers. Maybe if the bad guys understood that she wasn’t a threat, they would leave her alone. We got her a t-shirt with a big red cross on the front and back. Now when she is in a gun fight, they’ll know she’s just there for medical purposes.
Luke Cage doesn’t have a lot of money. And what he does have he keeps having to toss into the swear jar. The perfect gift for him is a sponsorship deal. Maybe with Nike or Reebok. All the yellow t-shirts and black hoodies he could want, with their subtle logo on them. So when he’s saving the streets of Harlem, his fans can yell “Just Do It!”… and when he gets shot at, he doesn’t have to worry about buying a new shirt all the time.
And finally, even though all we’ve seen so far is a trailer, we get Danny Rand a pair of shoes. Not because he needs to conform to the rest of civilization or because it’s proper. It’s because he’s walking the streets of New York City and you have no idea what you might step in. Gum, cigarettes, dog poo… and those are the less gross things. He may have an Iron Fist, but he doesn’t have floating feet. Put some shoes on before you step in something that will give you nightmares.
Handing Out Gifts In The Marvel TV Universe
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Dan Wickline
