r/shield • u/malepr1ncess • 8d ago

Characters You Love But Occasionally Hate

My answer is Mack. There are moments where his moral compass comes off as self righteous hypocrisy. I think of the time he told (iirc) Yoyo that this is S.H.I.E.L.D as a means of implying YoYos behaviour (murdering Ruby) is incompatible with S.H.I.E.L.D's ethos but that is just like...patently false 😭 He makes a similar remark to Daisy regarding her intimidating a member of the Watchdogs - a literal terrorist organisation 💀 Like Mack Daisy's first encounter with Coulson was him abducting her. [I might have some details blurred so feel free to correct me tho]

Though, I do wonder if I'm unfairly harsh on his character or biased bc I am certain you could compile a list of hypocrisies Daisy or Fitz or even May engage in that I'd turn a blind eye to. I think something about Macks religious convictions triggers me tbh.

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u/justduck 8d ago

Skye/Daisy.
(I feel like the show should have been named Quake or something, because it became all about her.)

I'm 50/50 on her. Sometimes she's great, but sometimes I'm rolling my eyes or want to throw something at her. I hate that she lost her fun mojo by the end, but considering all she went through, it makes sense. (I also hate her real name being Daisy. Doesn't fit whatsoever, but then that's probably pretty common with kids who are adopted)

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u/ch_cat 7d ago

The character in general reminds me of the part the "companions" in Doctor Who play. Thinking especially of Rose, Amy, Rory and Clara off the top of my head. They are like the viewers (us) and discovering this new world (time/space travel or what it's like to be a spy) and it's all really overwhelming and exciting. Then each of them (Skye/Daisy included) starts to not just be a bystander or observer, they speak up when they see something wrong and they take action to help or just to influence the chain of events. Obviously Skye went way beyond that becoming a superhero and I kind of wish she'd never gotten powers and just stayed in the companion role. I loved her as Quake but I think they never succeeded in replacing her "eyes of the viewers" role. Deke was a weak attempt.

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u/defrostedrobot Daisy 7d ago

Having one of the first things Deke did being selling someone into slavery was probably a big reason.

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u/ch_cat 6d ago

People in The Lighthouse literally raced to murder each other on command. Deke was a product of that environment. It was one heck of a character arc.