1. Death
Sad but true, death seems to always been just around the corner for Whedon’s characters. I won’t name all of them here, but up until Game of Thrones‘ Red Wedding, Whedon was responsible for some of the most memorable character deaths in any fandom.
Killing off characters is a great way to add tension to a show; it raises the stakes significantly when you know that no one is carrying a character shield (pun intended?). Even if Coulson is now mysteriously back from the grave, that doesn’t mean that any of the other characters are safe. Considering it only took Joss 11 episodes of Angel to kill of Doyle, it’s possible we won’t even have to wait very long before someone takes a dirt nap.
What other Whedon traits to do think we’ll see in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
