# Agents of SHIELD - 4/15 question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-4-15-question/686094 "2014-04-14T16:52:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-4-15-question/686094/1 "2014-04-14T16:52:39Z")
I just caught up with last week’s show, but haven’t seen Captain America 2 yet. Is there any reason not to watch Agents of SHIELD until I see Winter Soldier? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-4-15-question/686094/2 "2014-04-14T17:03:20Z")
From the previews for this week–yeah, probably. They even used some footage from the climax of Cap2 in the preview. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-4-15-question/686094/3 "2014-04-14T17:05:33Z")
Given that every episode for the rest of the season directly deals with the impacts of Cap2, seeing the movie first is kinda important. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-4-15-question/686094/4 "2014-04-14T17:08:15Z")
I wonder how this will affect syndication. Probably not much but I can’t think of another show that leaned so heavily on something occurring offshow and in another medium. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-4-15-question/686094/5 "2014-04-14T17:25:05Z")
It doesn’t rely on _Captain America 2_ for needed information. You can watch the show and understand everything that’s going on. But the show and the movie are following the same events. So if you watch one, you’re going to find out the plot of the other. If it doesn’t bother you to have plot surprises spoiled for you before you watch something, there’s no problem. ---
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-4-15-question/686094/6 "2014-04-14T17:25:46Z")
I watched last weeks show and then saw CA2 on the weekend. I didn’t feel like I should have watched CA2 first. YMMV though ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-4-15-question/686094/7 "2014-04-14T17:51:10Z")
It’s about like watching Star Wars ep IV before watching Star Wars ep III.