<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=200511.msg9824280#msg9824280">Quote from: Mathim on 09-04-2014, 01:08:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I forgot to mention, I watched Winter Soldier over the weekend and was like...WTF? At the end. If anyone is able to explain to me<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">What exactly happened to SHIELD now? It seemed to me like they would become defunct afterwards but that wouldn't make sense with respect to Agents of SHIELD. And what with losing Agent Carter, Maria Hill and Nick Fury, as well as all the HYDRA traitors, what's left? They've been freakin' neutered. It's just like the whole "I'm not going to be Iron Man anymore" ending to Iron Man 3. Can someone please tell me if I'm just having a bad dream about this or what?</div></div></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Well, my thoughts on the movie...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Winter Soldier spoilers</div><div class="spoiler_body">The after credits scene does a pretty good job of wrapping things up and talking about the future, I think. The Marvel movies so far (with the possible exception of Thor) have been pretty well grounded in reality. But, as Baron von Strucker says in the post-credits scene, this is no longer the age of men, governments and spies - This is the age of miracles. In the current modern Marvel comics, SHIELD is not a big presence - Why would they be? The Avengers are a massive entity with a big roster of superheroes, and they sure don't need SHIELD watching over them. SHIELD served it's purpose, but in the upcoming movies, these people are going to be facing off against Ultron and Thanos. We're moving towards big, epic Marvel stories from the comics, and SHIELD doesn't really have a place in them. So, yeah, it was surprising, but, I think it fits with what's coming.</div></div>