Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1.01: Pilot

"Pilot" is the premiere episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Plot
After the events of The Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson assembles a small team of agents to investigate a mysterious group called the Rising Tide. In doing so, they encounter Mike Peterson, an ordinary man who has acquired superhuman powers.

Cast

 * Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
 * Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May
 * Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons
 * Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz
 * Brett Dalton as Grant Ward
 * Chloe Bennett as Skye
 * J. August Richards as Michael Peterson
 * Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
 * Ron Glass as Dr. Streiten
 * Shannon Lucio as Debbie
 * Bob Stephenson as Gary
 * Dan Sachoff as Reporter #1
 * Arlene Santana as Hunter Harris
 * Doug Simpson as FBI Agent

Continuity and References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

 * Phil Coulson appears and despite dying in The Avengers is alive.
 * Maria Hill appears and sets up a team.
 * Agent Ward has the best espionage scores after Agent Romanoff aka Black Widow.
 * Nick Fury is mentioned.
 * The Battle of New York is mentioned.
 * The Avengers are mentioned.
 * Tony Stark, Iron Man and the Stark Tower are mentioned.
 * Thor Odinson is mentioned and seen in recycled footage.
 * The Hulk is mentioned and seen in recycled footage.
 * Captain America is mentioned and seen in recycled footage.
 * There are toys of Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye.
 * The Chitauri are mentioned and seen in recycled footage.
 * Extremis appears and is being harnessed in a new way.
 * Project Puente Antiguo (New Mexico) and Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. are mentioned.
 * Gamma Radiation and the Super Soldier Serum are mentioned.
 * The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier is mentioned.
 * Abraham Erskine is mentioned.
 * Abomination is seen in recycled footage.
 * It seems that Lola is a perfected version of the flying car Howard Stark effortlessy tried to present at the World Exposition of Tomorrow in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Trivia

 * Skye puns Spider-Man's mantra when speaking with Michael Peterson, saying: "With a great power, comes...a ton of weird crap you are not prepared to deal with!"
 * Agent Simmons asks Agent Ward: "Are you excited to be coming on our journey into mystery?". Journey Into Mystery is a Marvel comicbook series, on which also Thor made his debut.

Links

 * http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2912308/?ref_=tt_ep_pr