Agents Of SHIELD Season 3: 10 Major Predictions

5. A New Accessory For Coulson

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The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S2 finale had another tie-in to the movies, as it included an Easter egg that has been placed throughout Marvel's Phase 2. That's the fact that in each film someone loses a hand or an arm, which Kevin Feige has admitted is in homage to Star Wars. 

It was Phil Coulson who lost part of his arm on S.H.I.E.L.D., having it hacked off by Mack after being infected by the Terrigen Mists. That quick-thinking has saved Coulson's life, but left him a little bit short in the hand department. 

It's unlikely that they'll leave things that way, because a) it'd be impractical to film, and b) it's Coulson. If they can bring him back from the dead, I'm sure they can get him a new bloody arm. What that might well mean is he gets something of an upgrade, a la Deathlock, which would give him a bit more power and a cool new gimmick. 

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