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What the twist in Captain America means for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Warning: major spoilers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and tomorrow's episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier was this weekend's top grossing film across the globe. It can't go unnoticed that the movie has a major impact on the Marvel Universe. The Winter Soldier is the sequel to the Captain America film from 2010 and one of the many stepping stones towards The Avengers sequel. Marvel has build an impressive franchise with cross-content story lines. It's obvious that the events in The Winter Soldier will have major repercussions for the TV show based in that same Universe: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The show might not be the big hit neither Marvel or ABC expected it to be. After debuting to nearly 12 million viewers in the fall, the show has sunk well below that with criticism to boot. However, now the show seems to have a trick up its sleeve. If you've seen the movie, you don't have to watch the show. The other way around, however, is a different story.

Last warning: if you haven't seen Captain America: The Winter Soldier yet or do want to be surprised during the upcoming episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. hide in the nearest bunker. Or click away. Whatever works.

In The Winter Soldier, Captain America (Chris Evans) discovers that the gigantic operation named S.H.I.E.L.D. is infiltrated by the nazi movement Hydra. Until now, S.H.I.E.L.D. was one of the key factors in tying the Avengers together. The all mighty organization which formed the base for the TV-show is compromised. In the movie, this led to an internal conflict between the loyal agents and the Hydra spies. That conflict will carry itself onto the TV show.

"It's an extremely unique experience that doesn't exist anywhere else out there in the entertainment business," tells Jeph Loeb, executive producer and head of Marvel TV to USA Today. The lead characters, under command of agent Coulson (Clark Gregg, whose role originated in the movies), are under pressure. They can't trust each other or their organization. "There is no more tapping into big S.H.I.E.L.D. through the holo-column. The guns that you have on the plane are the guns you have. They're basically left with the bare minimum," executive producer Maurissa Tancharoen says.

Loeb tells IGN about the plans they've had for the show. "[We knew from] the beginning. You know, people have to remember that when you go out to make a movie, you usually start about two years beforehand -- and we started about a year ago, so obviously when we first set out, we sat with the studio, and they laid out where it was going. But what's really important is that this is the Marvel Universe. It always has been a part of the Marvel Universe, with all things leading back to one another, whether it is publishing, whether it's in the animation group, live television or in the movies. It's obviously been very clear from the beginning, from our pilot, we have been telling the story of what happened to Agent Coulson in The Avengers. So clearly the world of the movies is impacting our show. When folks see what's going to happen in the next few weeks, there'll be a lot of surprises."

The changes in the TV show will start in the final six episodes of the show. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. always portrayed this group of characters who worked for the organization. Now it is about agents who need to be weary of that same organization. Executive producer Joss Whedon, who was also responsible for The Avengers, sums it up as "they went from the most massive organization ever created by man to a ragtag bunch scraping things together."

The final six episodes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will start tomorrow, April 8th on ABC.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is now playing in theaters everywhere.
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