After being handed a monumental win with 2012's "The Avengers," it was all but inevitable that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would continue to grow in popularity. The following year not only saw the release of "Iron Man 3" and "Thor: The Dark World," but also a television show on ABC that would serve as a multimedia extension of the movies. "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." resurrected slain fan favorite character Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) to lead the series' ensemble on cases that existed within the periphery of the MCU supers. The connections were often the result of the S.H.I.E.L.D. crew cleaning up the mess, that is, until the big twist of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" blew up the show's entire premise and revealed one of the main cast to have been a secret member of HYDRA the
Clark Gregg's Blunt Message For Marvel Fans Worried How Agents Of SHIELD Fits Into MCU Canon

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