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This article is about the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode. For the locomotive classification, see [0-8-4T](/source/0-8-4T).

2nd episode of the 1st season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"0-8-4" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode Samuel L. Jackson's cameo as Nick Fury during the episode's end tag was much talked about, being called both thrilling and unearned. Episode no. Season 1 Episode 2 Directed by David Straiton Written by Maurissa Tancharoen Jed Whedon Jeffrey Bell Cinematography by Feliks Parnell Editing by Paul Trejo Original air date October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01) Running time 42 minutes Guest appearances Leonor Varela as Camilla Reyes Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury Episode chronology ← Previous "Pilot" Next → "The Asset" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1 List of episodes

"**0-8-4**" is the second episode of the [first season](/source/Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D._season_1) of the American television series *[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.](/source/Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.)* Based on the [Marvel Comics](/source/Marvel_Comics) organization [S.H.I.E.L.D.](/source/S.H.I.E.L.D.), it follows [Phil Coulson](/source/Phil_Coulson) and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they travel to [Peru](/source/Peru) to investigate an object of unknown origins. It is set in the [Marvel Cinematic Universe](/source/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe) (MCU) and acknowledges [the franchise's films](/source/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films). The episode was written by showrunners [Maurissa Tancharoen](/source/Maurissa_Tancharoen), [Jed Whedon](/source/Jed_Whedon), and [Jeffrey Bell](/source/Jeffrey_Bell), and was directed by [David Straiton](/source/David_Straiton).

[Clark Gregg](/source/Clark_Gregg) reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, starring alongside [Ming-Na Wen](/source/Ming-Na_Wen), [Brett Dalton](/source/Brett_Dalton), [Chloe Bennet](/source/Chloe_Bennet), [Iain De Caestecker](/source/Iain_De_Caestecker), and [Elizabeth Henstridge](/source/Elizabeth_Henstridge). The episode is set in Peru, featuring guest star [Leonor Varela](/source/Leonor_Varela) as a member of the Peruvian military. Filming took place in July 2013 at the [Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden](/source/Los_Angeles_County_Arboretum_and_Botanic_Garden), with some location shooting in Peru. Composer [Bear McCreary](/source/Bear_McCreary) used ethnic instruments to support this setting. [Tesseract](/source/Tesseract_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) technology is carried over from the films to tie-in with the conflict, while special guest star [Samuel L. Jackson](/source/Samuel_L._Jackson) also reprises his film role of [Nick Fury](/source/Nick_Fury_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) in a [cameo appearance](/source/Cameo_appearance).

"0-8-4" originally aired on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) on October 1, 2013, and was watched by 13.17 million viewers within a week. The episode received a mostly positive critical response, with Jackson's appearance considered a highlight by many, but also seen as unearned.

## Plot

Beginning immediately after "[Pilot](/source/Pilot_(Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.))", "0-8-4" sees [Skye](/source/Daisy_Johnson_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) accept Agent [Phil Coulson](/source/Phil_Coulson)'s offer to join his [S.H.I.E.L.D.](/source/S.H.I.E.L.D._(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) team as a consultant. Though agents [Melinda May](/source/Melinda_May) and [Grant Ward](/source/Grant_Ward_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) oppose this due to her [hacktivist](/source/Hacktivist) background and lack of S.H.I.E.L.D. training, Coulson believes that Skye can be an asset.

The team travels to [Peru](/source/Peru) to investigate a reported 0-8-4 (the S.H.I.E.L.D. designation for "an object of unknown origin"). They find the object within an ancient Incan temple, and agents [Leo Fitz](/source/Leo_Fitz) and [Jemma Simmons](/source/Jemma_Simmons) determine that it is [Hydra](/source/Hydra_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe))-made: powered by the [Tesseract](/source/Tesseract_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) and extremely volatile. The national military arrives to claim the weapon for the Peruvian government, led by [Camilla Reyes](/source/Camilla_Reyes), a former colleague of Coulson's. When they are all attacked by local rebels, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and soldiers escape with the weapon to the plane that serves as the agents' mobile base.

En route to a classified S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, tensions among the agents are high due to poor communication during the fight. This concerns Reyes, who decides to double-cross Coulson and secure the 0-8-4 for her government. Together, the agents devise a plan to activate the weapon, blowing a hole in the *Bus*. The drop in pressure opens the interior doors, allowing the agents to subdue the soldiers. At the facility, Reyes and her men are incarcerated and the 0-8-4 is launched into the sun in a rocket. The team watch the launch together, celebrating their combined efforts, while Ward agrees to supervise Skye's S.H.I.E.L.D. training. Skye secretly confirms her allegiance to the hacktivist group the Rising Tide.

In an end tag, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director [Nick Fury](/source/Nick_Fury_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) scolds Coulson for the damage caused to the plane during the fight, and expresses his doubts over Skye's loyalty.

## Production

### Development and design

[ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) announced in May 2013 that it had ordered a full season of *[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.](/source/Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.)* based on [the pilot](/source/Pilot_(Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.)) episode.[1] That September, [Marvel Television](/source/Marvel_Television) revealed that the second episode in the series was titled "0-8-4", and had been written by the series' showrunners [Maurissa Tancharoen](/source/Maurissa_Tancharoen), [Jed Whedon](/source/Jed_Whedon), and [Jeffrey Bell](/source/Jeffrey_Bell), with [David Straiton](/source/David_Straiton) directing.[2] The 0-8-4 device was created by prop master Scott Bauer to be "stylistic" yet "timeless" and its design was inspired by [Art Deco](/source/Art_Deco).[3]

### Casting

Further information: [List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters](/source/List_of_Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D._characters)

Marvel confirmed in September 2013 that the episode would star main cast members [Clark Gregg](/source/Clark_Gregg) as [Phil Coulson](/source/Phil_Coulson), [Ming-Na Wen](/source/Ming-Na_Wen) as [Melinda May](/source/Melinda_May), [Brett Dalton](/source/Brett_Dalton) as [Grant Ward](/source/Grant_Ward_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)), [Chloe Bennet](/source/Chloe_Bennet) as [Skye](/source/Daisy_Johnson_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)), [Iain De Caestecker](/source/Iain_De_Caestecker) as [Leo Fitz](/source/Leo_Fitz), and [Elizabeth Henstridge](/source/Elizabeth_Henstridge) as [Jemma Simmons](/source/Jemma_Simmons). They also announced the episode's guest cast, which includes [Leonor Varela](/source/Leonor_Varela) as [Camilla Reyes](/source/Camilla_Reyes) and [Carlos Leal](/source/Carlos_Leal) as an archaeologist.[2] [Samuel L. Jackson](/source/Samuel_L._Jackson) makes a surprise cameo appearance at the end of the episode, reprising his role of S.H.I.E.L.D. director [Nick Fury](/source/Nick_Fury_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) from the [MCU films](/source/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films).[4][5][6] Jackson had previously expressed interest in appearing in the show in June 2013.[7] Executive producer [Jeph Loeb](/source/Jeph_Loeb) said there were "a number of places that we thought Nick Fury would have a big impact on the show," ultimately settling on a cameo in this episode as a way to "kind of christen the show, legitimize it in its own way."[8] Bell highlighted Marvel's security team and the dedication of the cast and crew to keeping Jackson's cameo a surprise despite "this age of tweets and spoilers".[9]

### Filming

Filming took place at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, standing in for Peru

Filming for the episode occurred from July 17 to 29, 2013.[10]: 51 The Peru setting was filmed at the [Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden](/source/Los_Angeles_County_Arboretum_and_Botanic_Garden), which has gardens dedicated to specific areas of the world,[11]: 14:53 with some location shooting also occurring in Peru.[10]: 58 The sequence in which a hole is blown in the side of the *Bus* was filmed in one day. The final shots utilized stunts and wirework, rigged explosives, wind machines, and green screen.[10]: 57–58 Much of the Nick Fury scene was scripted, but Gregg ad-libbed the line about a proposed fish tank for the *Bus*.[10]: 58

### Music

Composer [Bear McCreary](/source/Bear_McCreary) had a larger orchestra to work with on "0-8-4" than he did with the pilot, allowing him to compose a much more traditional and "grandiose" score. He also opted to expand his synthesizer use to be "beefier and more aggressive". The South American setting allowed McCreary to add an ethnic component to the score, with his frequent collaborators M.B. Gordy and Chris Bleth playing tribal-sounding drums and ethnic woodwinds, respectively. Guitarist Ed Trybek also recorded various South American guitars for the episode, including [timple](/source/Timple) and [charango](/source/Charango).[12]

### Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins

The titular weapon is powered by the [Tesseract](/source/Tesseract_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)), the [macguffin](/source/Macguffin) of the MCU films *[Captain America: The First Avenger](/source/Captain_America%3A_The_First_Avenger)* (2011) and *[The Avengers](/source/The_Avengers_(2012_film))* (2012). The "0-8-4" was made by [Hydra](/source/Hydra_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)), a fictional organization that also appeared in *Captain America: The First Avenger*. It is stated in the episode that the last object of unknown origin that S.H.I.E.L.D. encountered was "a hammer", referring to [Thor](/source/Thor_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe))'s weapon [Mjolnir](/source/Mjolnir_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) which Coulson discovered on Earth during the events of the film *[Thor](/source/Thor_(film))* (2011).[13] Coulson also refers to Skye as a consultant, which is how S.H.I.E.L.D. classified [Tony Stark](/source/Tony_Stark_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)) during *[Iron Man 2](/source/Iron_Man_2)* (2010), *The Avengers*, and the [Marvel One-Shot](/source/Marvel_One-Shot) short film *[The Consultant](/source/The_Consultant_(film))* (2011).[6]

## Release

### Broadcast

"0-8-4" was first aired in the United States on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) on October 1, 2013.[14] It was aired alongside the US broadcast in Canada on [CTV](/source/CTV_Television_Network),[15] while it was first aired in the United Kingdom on [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) on October 4, 2013.[16] It premiered on the [Seven Network](/source/Seven_Network) in Australia on October 2, 2013.[17]

### Home media

The episode, along with the rest of *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*'s first season, was released on [Blu-ray](/source/Blu-ray) and [DVD](/source/DVD) on September 9, 2014. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel.[18] On November 20, 2014, the episode became available for streaming on [Netflix](/source/Netflix).[19] The episode, along with the rest of the series, was removed from Netflix on February 28, 2022,[20] and later became available on [Disney+](/source/Disney%2B) on March 16, 2022.[21]

## Reception

### Ratings

In the United States the episode received a 3.3/10 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 3.3 percent of all households, and 10 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 8.66 million viewers.[14] The Canadian broadcast gained 1.83 million viewers, the fourth highest for that day and the twelfth highest for the week.[15] The [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) premiere had 3.08 million viewers,[16] and in [Australia](/source/Australia), the premiere had 2.8 million viewers, including 1.3 million [timeshifted](/source/Time_shifting) viewers.[17] Within a week of its release, the episode was watched by 13.17 million U.S. viewers,[22] above the season average of 8.31.[23]

### Critical response

[MTV.com](/source/MTV.com) gave a positive review, saying "If tonight's installment is any indication, the cast will soon be able to support their own weight, make Coulson proud, and audiences sit up and pay attention", and comparing it positively to *[Tarzan](/source/Tarzan%3A_The_Epic_Adventures)*, *[Beastmaster](/source/BeastMaster_(TV_series))*, and *[Mutant X](/source/Mutant_X_(TV_series))*.[24] Terri Schwartz of [Zap2it](/source/Zap2it) also gave a particularly positive review, praising both the connections to the films, including Jackson's cameo, and the internal development of the show, namely that of the character Skye and the team as a whole.[6] Dan Casey of [Nerdist](/source/Nerdist_Industries) called "0-8-4" "a strong second episode, [which] managed to course-correct from some of the missteps of the pilot". He praised the "solid mix of action, character development, and humor" and concluded that the episode was "genuinely enjoyable television".[25] Eric Goldman of *[IGN](/source/IGN)* scored the episode 7.5 out of 10, comparing it positively to *[The A-Team](/source/The_A-Team)* and *[Indiana Jones](/source/Indiana_Jones)*, praising its self-awareness, Jackson's cameo, and the development of Coulson's character, but criticizing the lack of development for other characters.[26]

Oliver Sava of *[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)* called the episode "an adequate hour of action-adventure television, but the first 59 minutes are missing the spark of the final post-credits scene", seeing room for improvement for all the cast members, and concluding that the show falls "somewhere between *[Firefly](/source/Firefly_(TV_series))* and *[Dollhouse](/source/Dollhouse_(TV_series))* on the spectrum of Whedon TV influences".[27] Graeme Virtue of *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)* called Gregg "*Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*'s greatest asset", finding the Jackson cameo to be a "thrill", but that "plot-wise, things perhaps still feel a little inconsequential".[28] *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*'s Marc Bernardin praised the scale of the episode, describing it as coming "out of the gate like a blockbuster", but criticized its ambitions, asking "Shouldn't this show be, well, nuttier? [...] *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* needs to unhinge itself, but good, and not just be a procedural." He also singled out Skye and May as being unfocused and underdeveloped, respectively, as characters, and he felt the Jackson cameo "gave the whole thing a charge that, in truth, it didn't really earn."[29] [Jim Steranko](/source/Jim_Steranko), known for his work on *[Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.](/source/Nick_Fury%2C_Agent_of_S.H.I.E.L.D._(comic_book))*, found the episode to be "smoother [than "[Pilot](/source/Pilot_(Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.))"], although more formulaic". He criticized the plot and characters, but praised Jackson's cameo as "an electrifying reminder of what the series could and should be."[30]

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## External links

- ["0-8-4"](https://archive.today/20131002135318/http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-agents-of-shield/episode-guide/102-084) at [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)

- ["0-8-4"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3130816/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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