# Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E12: Who You Really Are **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733 "2015-03-11T00:39:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/101 "2015-03-13T21:58:54Z")
Yes, unless Sif was able to arrange for that to be returned to Hala as well. They should have addressed that. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/102 "2015-03-14T02:12:20Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > But up until the last couple of episodes, Skye really was as waif-like as she appeared. Other than her moderate computer skills she had no special abilities. She was the weakest link in the team but for some reason everyone else was giving her tremendous and mostly undeserved respect. (shrug) It’s her eyes. And her slight overbite. And her perfect unruly hair. She owned my soul the first time she blinked. Same thing for the guys on the show. May looks like she’s puking into her mouth when she sees the guys do it. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/103 "2015-03-14T08:49:31Z")
Skye’s computer skills are hardly shown as “moderate” in the show - she’s elite at that. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/104 "2015-03-14T10:27:19Z")
Whether for good or bad, everyone seems to be of a mind that Skye as Quake cements her role as the center character of the show. I’m inclined to think otherwise. Obviously, her story arc is going to be important for the rest of this season but if the show gets picked up for a third season I see Skye as getting pushed out. I’d guess the character would go off on her own and the actress would be reduced to a few guest appearances. That is, unless they want to rename the show _Marvel’s Friends of Quake_. We’re going to see her coming to terms with her new self and learning to control her powers then, my guess is, that will be it. She may even be sidelined for some episodes of this season: “No, Skye, you stay behind and have an herbal tea! We can’t have you shaking the hell out of this mission!” ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/105 "2015-03-14T10:57:10Z")
I’m thinking the rest of the season is “find a way for Skye to control her powers” which is going to lead them to the rest of the Inhumans (but only the ones out in the world, not the Royal Family or Attilan, I’m guessing). That and the internal betrayal by Mac&Bobbi, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/106 "2015-03-14T14:19:00Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I’m thinking the rest of the season is “find a way for Skye to control her powers” which is going to lead them to the rest of the Inhumans (but only the ones out in the world, not the Royal Family or Attilan, I’m guessing). > > That and the internal betrayal by Mac&Bobbi, of course. Ward will probably be brought back into the story at some point as well. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/107 "2015-03-14T14:55:33Z")
So I get that a Diviner creates Inhumans, or perhaps unlocks latent qualities. But what does it divine? ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/108 "2015-03-14T15:02:40Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Whether for good or bad, everyone seems to be of a mind that Skye as Quake cements her role as the center character of the show. I’m inclined to think otherwise. > > Obviously, her story arc is going to be important for the rest of this season but if the show gets picked up for a third season I see Skye as getting pushed out. I’d guess the character would go off on her own and the actress would be reduced to a few guest appearances. That is, unless they want to rename the show _Marvel’s Friends of Quake_. We’re going to see her coming to terms with her new self and learning to control her powers then, my guess is, that will be it. > > She may even be sidelined for some episodes of this season: “No, Skye, you stay behind and have an herbal tea! We can’t have you shaking the hell out of this mission!” The comics character she has been molded into is an Agent of Shield. I don’t see any reason why she would need to be pushed out of the show. She’ll gain some control or suppression and then go more or less back to normal. That’s kind off the beauty of earthquake powers…they really aren’t that useful. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/109 "2015-03-14T15:27:23Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > So I get that a Diviner creates Inhumans, or perhaps unlocks latent qualities. But what does it divine? It could be a diviner in the sense that it makes you godlike rather than in the sense that it tells the future. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/110 "2015-03-14T15:39:52Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > So I get that a Diviner creates Inhumans, or perhaps unlocks latent qualities. But what does it divine? If you touch it, it divines whether it should kill or not. The original Kree scientists would have known who they experimented on though, so I’m not sure why they’d call it that. Maybe it doesn’t translate to English that well. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/111 "2015-03-14T16:04:00Z")
The diviners have a different effect on every Inhuman they activate. Maybe that’s what they “divine:” the nature of your nascent superpowers. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/112 "2015-03-14T16:06:36Z")
That’s what I was thinking also - more a divination (learning about something) rather than making something “divine” or being divine of itself. On the flip side, it would seem a bit pointless to divine only at the point of changing. I very much get the impression Raina at least would have liked an option to say “waitaminute” before getting turned into a thorn monster. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/113 "2015-03-14T16:17:56Z")
It’s like Cal said to Raina. It gives you want you want. You might not realize it’s what you wanted. That’s in-line with the comics. The results of the terrigen mists are unpredictable, and if deep down you’re a jerk, you might not like the results you get. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/114 "2015-03-14T19:13:31Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Whether for good or bad, everyone seems to be of a mind that Skye as Quake cements her role as the center character of the show. I’m inclined to think otherwise. > > Obviously, her story arc is going to be important for the rest of this season but if the show gets picked up for a third season I see Skye as getting pushed out. I’d guess the character would go off on her own and the actress would be reduced to a few guest appearances. That is, unless they want to rename the show _Marvel’s Friends of Quake_. We’re going to see her coming to terms with her new self and learning to control her powers then, my guess is, that will be it. > > She may even be sidelined for some episodes of this season: “No, Skye, you stay behind and have an herbal tea! We can’t have you shaking the hell out of this mission!” Nope, I will bet 100 Quatloos that as time goes on the show will become more and more “Skye & friends”. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/115 "2015-03-14T19:19:24Z")
Yeah, that Inhumans movie is years away, so Skye probably isn’t going anywhere unless she gets a spin-off show. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/116 "2015-03-14T19:30:13Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Nope, I will bet 100 Quatloos that as time goes on the show will become more and more “Skye & friends”. I’ll take that bet. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/117 "2015-03-15T09:50:27Z")
Sky is the POV character, she’s not going anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/118 "2015-03-15T11:22:59Z")
Valerie was the POV character from _Valerie_. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/119 "2015-03-15T12:38:39Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Nope, I will bet 100 Quatloos that as time goes on the show will become more and more “Skye & friends”. > [@silenus](#): > > I’ll take that bet. I’ll put another 100 Quatloos alongside **DrDeth** ’s. The only thing that might derail The Skye Show (formerly Agents of SHIELD) would be the addition of a cute kid hero to the cast. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e12-who-you-really-are/714733/120 "2015-03-15T13:07:27Z")
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