*Spy's Goodbye* AGENTS OF SHIELD 3x13 REACTION!! Season 3 Episode 13: "Parting Shot"

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[@David-bf2cg]

That was mean.😢 Why did you have to remind me.

[@sophiedozeman1162]

The spy’s goodbye is one of my favorite scenes in the whole show. It is heartbreaking that they can’t properly say goodbye. It’s already extremely emotional but then they decide to punch you in the gut when they show you Mack.

[@akira410]

"What's wrong with these writers?" -- LOL. Those were some genuine "why do they want to hurt me?" vibes.

[@David-bf2cg]

Yes, as you probably already know, this was supposed to lead to a Bobbi and Hunter spin off called Most wanted. They are so great characters, that they almost got their own spin off, imagine that. So then they had to be written of the show. And they shot the pilot, but then ABC decided not to pick it up. So because of Marvel/ABC being goofs, we not only didn't get the spin off, we lost Bobbi and Hunter on this show as well, permanently, never to be seen again. It still hurts man. Two incredible characters, lost too executives being executives.

[@sheilo]

I'm still hella pissed at ABC and Marvel for what they did to these guys

[@jackcollinsmartin4210]

And on top of that, apparently the pilot was also completely finished (post production-wise) and Adrianne Palicki watched it and said it was great. So now it's just locked away in a vault somewhere 😔

[@elizabethblack2674]

​@@jackcollinsmartin4210 I want to watch it so damn bad

[@northwindkey]

Both that and New Warriors were shot and edited. Can we get a fuckin Snyder Cut campaign for those?

[@David-bf2cg]

To be honest i smiled when i saw the thumbnail. Not because its fun to see someone sad, but to see that the show affected you that much and the incredible spys goodbye scene hit you, is great as a fan of the show. Trust me, we all cry at that scene. I tear up too, even though i habe seen it many times. The music, the acting, its just an incredible scene from top to bottom.

[@sarahphillips9644]

Bear McCreary did not have to go that hard with the score for a spy’s goodbye 😢 😢

[@sophiedozeman1162]

The acting in the spy’s goodbye is so phenomenal because it’s only partial acting. They have to say goodbye to their friends who they won’t be acting with anymore. Also, rewatching this episode after knowing where it ends is interesting because it really does feel like the scenes with Bobbi and Hunter were closing off their loose ends and storylines with them. Seeing Hunter tell May he was truly sorry for everything, it really feels different to watch when you know they’re leaving.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Watching you repeatedly say “I love Hunter” each time was like stacking the bricks which were gonna fall in you, my dude. 😢

[@sophiedozeman1162]

3:44 “You can talk about it later” ….. about that

[@JustGavinBennett]

🥺

[@kathlinncabanas6743]

Stop twisting the knife 😭

[@jessicamagri8211]

The ending scene, the spy’s goodbye, is so impressive. Not only is it saying goodbye to lovable characters that we bonded to in only a season and a half, but everyone’s acting and the score are SUPERB. Half of the acting wasn’t faked because the actors were truly sad, and I don’t know what psychology Bear McCreary read about to make that score but it gets me teary EVERY TIME. It’s just such a phenomenal scene, to make people so emotional when no one even dies. So impressive.

[@daniellanctot6548]

*_As sad as Bobbi and Hunter leaving the show was, the creation of the “Spy’s Goodbye” was absolutely EPIC! Many fans of the show did their own Spy’s Goodbye to the cast when the show officially went off the air at the end of season 7._* *_The episode is a great one, even i, as you mentioned, there are some few plot holes which inevitably came up because the decision to pluck Bobbi and Hunter for a spin-off series came late and the writers had to pivot quickly. It is also very sad that it was mostly for naught as the powers that were at Marvel Entertainment at the time just as quickly cancelled the show just as fast; I hope the actors had good clauses in their contract in case of that happening; and I really would love for the pilot of the cancelled show, which apparently WAS shot, to be released so that we can have an idea of what the show might have looked like._*

[@jaredschuster3010]

Coulson offered for them to work within SHIELD but not in any way public facing. They didn't want that so the only option was to walk as though they were never part of shield in the first place

[@David-bf2cg]

Yes the whole reasoning behind this whole thing isnt watertight, and many people find the episode a bit confusing, not just you, for many reasons. But it was just something to write them off for the spinoff, and for that purpose I think they went pretty hard with it. And as you saw, Bobbi and hunter had people watching them, probably all the time now, and Russia has spies in the US. So the moment, they suddenly dissepeared or where seen doing any sort of agent work, the gig would be up. And even if Shield is technically "gone", its not really, the Russian priminister didnt even believe so. So all of this was not just about Bobbi and Hunter, but keeping Shield still a secret, and keep the prime minister and others believing that its gone. And this whole thing could lead to WW3 as Coulson said, so its not really something you wanna risk, even if you wanna be with your friends, or still wanna be an agent.

[@derberndvonthueringen]

Seen this episode a 100 times, last time just recently....and even watching you react to it it made me tear up again.🥲😭 Never getting old. This is some good piece of writing. Bobbi & Hunter have such great chemistry.

[@Domak04]

This episode for me is a masterpiece of writing and scene crafting that they could make one of the saddest exits I’ve ever seen, without killing anyone

[@ennaxor]

When this aired we knew it would be their last episode, and I was sad about it but didn't think I would cry - and then the ending got to me. 😭

[@Jo-fk1be]

This episode was the first thing to make me cry in a show or movie

[@AustinSamson1999]

This isn’t just one of the best scenes in the series, it’s one of my personal favorite scenes of all times. In an acting class I had once the director assigned us all to bring in and show a scene that revolves around body language with no dialogue but still manages to portray amazing acting and emotions while conveying a story still. This was the scene I chose and I remember the class LOVED it 😭🙌💀 it’s tough losing Bobby and Hunter here ngl but honestly my fave is still Melinda so as long as she’s around to THROW HANDS I’m happy 🤣👏

[@moldomre4838]

It breaks me every time they cut to Mack holding the glass. I unapologetically bawl my eyes out. They left the show because they were supposed to have their own spinoff, Marvel's Most Wanted. Unfortunately, the person in charge of Marvel TV at the time was terrible at making shows that people wanted and cancelled it, with only a pilot being filmed.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

The reason they where written off was because they where making a Bobby and Hunter spin-off, they even filmed a pilot, It was named Most Wanted But soon after, ABC changed their mind on the amount of Marvel content they wanted, so it and other Marvel shows where cancelled in preproduction

[@Swenglish]

They were supposed to get a spinoff. Shot a pilot and everything. Most Wanted. It supposedly tested well and things were looking optimistic, but between that, Agent Carter, Inhumans and this, the ABC head of programming at the time apparently just didn't want ABC to become the Marvel Channel, so it got killed. I believe the same head of programming shortly thereafter went over to Netflix and canceled all the Marvel shows there. Probably because the writing was on the wall for Marvel Television, although it's been speculated that the person in question just had a personal dislike for comic book stuff.

[@Belhade]

If anything, the shadow reminds me of Charmed (if any of y'alls have watched that). Bobbi and Hunter leaving was such a blow. I loved Hunter, Coulson and Fitz when they were on the run in s2. His disguises were hilarious - the cowboy trailing Ward, the "douche-bag" handling Bakshi, Damn the Yanks - he did some of the heaviest spy work the past two seasons. And Bobbi, well, she's a sexy beast. Oh - and you're not going to mention Amadeus Ravenclaw "Lancelot" Hunter? LOL!

[@AngieHines]

Bear McCreary for the music composition for the show and they are so memorable. Definitely check out his channel maybe after this season (or show end) because spoilers

[@Nate9-9]

I’m sure someone else commented this, but there was supposed to be a spin-off with Bobbi and Hunter that fell through for one reason or another. Hence the reason for this episode.

[@franzxiya]

I believe the confession was made because Bobbi said No and there's only 2 of them as suspect they assume that since Bobbi said no it will automatically point to hunter do the killing. (not sure 😅)

[@bable6314]

Dude, I can't wait to see your season 4 reactions.

[@SkidmoreTx]

As much as I hate that Bobby and hunter are gone. I love the way they did I never seeing anything like that in a show

[@visvivalaw]

Tears. Every time.

[@jackdubz4247]

As others have already mentioned here, the whole Bobbi and Hunter going to over Marvel's Most Wanted thing was a fiasco from start to finish. First they (Adrianne and Nick) were supposed to shoot a pilot for the new show between seasons two and three, then ABC lost its nerve and postponed it until mid-season. At which point the head of the ABC network, Paul Lee, was removed from the role and replaced with Channing Dungey. Lee was a big proponent of comicbook TV shows, Dungey was not. So, within a few months of taking over as president of the network, she canned Marvel's Most Wanted before it went to series, cancelled Agent Carter; and while she did renew Agents of SHIELD for a fourth season she moved it to a 10pm death slot, probably with the intention of killing the show by letting the viewership drain away. Or maybe Dungey was a secret genius, because that move allowed AoS to finally break free... But more about that when you get to season four.

[@phillipray4380]

Great reaction to a great episode. Time for some mushroom soup.

[@spamfilter32]

I love how they first show Hunter talking about mushroom soup and you think he is just talking out of his @ss, and then they show him step on a mushroom in the snow, and you think, oh, he got the idea from that, then midway through the episode, they are on the quinjet and Hunter brings up Mushroom soup in front of the group, and Bobbi says, "it's good" and you realize he actually does make homemade mushroom soup!

[@elizabethblack2674]

Fun fact the dead body may and hunter find. The guy started snoring cause he took a nap in the blooper reels.

[@PenneySounds]

"Most Wanted" is one of at least 3 MCU series pilots that were filmed, but never picked up, and never released at all. We also know "New Warriors" was cast and filmed a pilot, and supposedly "Damage Control" filmed one as well. There may have been others. But for some reason, ABC just kept refusing to pick up these shows. The upside is, it left Adrianne Palicki free to star in "The Orville". That's worth reacting to when you have time.

[@mikubelova]

Eu chorando, vendo você chorando com eles chorando 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@HanniMani]

Great reaction for a great episode

[@Reece_Hart]

It still makes me upset that we didn't get the Most Wanted spin off.

[@danjam888]

GREAT episode, so emotional

[@caseybean1305]

Certain by now you know the reason. The spinoff that never happened. But consider this, they couldn't kill them off, so they had to invent a way to remove them from Phil's team. IMO they did such a good job that it was more emotional than having them killed in the plot. Sometimes necessity can bring out the best writing.

[@jackdubz4247]

I will never understand that reasoning though - wanting to spin off two characters from a show but then make it in such a way that the chances of crossovers and special appearances were nigh on impossible. That isn't how TV works. Networks tend to love the publicity and promo boost that usually comes with in-house character and story cross-pollination.

[@caseybean1305]

@@jackdubz4247 Trying to understand the motivations of studios and the people who run them will just mess with your sanity. Remember that some studio once green lighted "Cop Rock" A cop show in which they suddenly break into musical numbers....WTF? 😂

[@MattPerk7]

Marvel TV took a gamble that, unfortunately, didn't pay off. Lance and Bobbi were supposed to star in a spin-off that ABC decided not to pick up.

[@kathlinncabanas6743]

I love how you were in denial up to the very end

[@saltyshieldstan]

This episode is never not emotional 😭😭😭 There was also very little acting in that last scene, they were just that sad about not getting to work together anymore, especially Henry Simmons who plays Mack because, as you pointed out, they started on the show at the same time. While I don't think the actors who played Bobbi (Adrianne Palicki) and Hunter (Nick Blood) ever dated irl, a lot of the actors actually did become good friends offscreen. Nick Blood got married not that long ago, and all the top comments on his Instagram post about it are from fellow SHIELD alums, and he and Iain de Caestecker (Fitz) still frequently hang out.

[@kathlinncabanas6743]

I sob every time i watch this episode. I was wondering if it was gonna get you. I was like how is it not getting him? and it did at the very end😂

[@bananaslin]

"what's wrong with these writers?" they're sick individuals i tell you!! SICK!! spy's goodbye score is one of my absolute favorites from the entire series and i need bear mccreary to release it on spotify or something adrianne palicki said it wasn't acting there with her crying over mack. she took one look at henry's face and was like 'goddammit' and just lost it and i can't blame her bc DAMN!!!

[@heinleinreader]

I hope you're not going to consider this as a spoiler because it wasn't intended to be one. The reason for the farewell was that Marvel was considering a spin-off series for Hunter and Bobbie that never materialized.

[@yolandag8436]

Yea, but russia knows who they are, so maybe they can easily hide working within the U.S for shield but if they get caught in any diplomatic issues, they will be recognized because they are in russia surveillance and that can affect shield

[@IrrelevantPerson]

Ouch.

[@MonstrousEthicist]

I cringe when fictional covert agents refer to themselves as “spies”. Spies are intelligence assets who have access to classified information, not operators who infiltrate enemy territory looking for it. Didn’t stop me from tearing up at the end, obviously.

[@Arob4343]

This still stands as one of the more confusing episodes of this show. I get it was to set up Marvel’s Most Wanted, but that didn’t come to light. So it just ends up being confusing, because they can’t go secretly work for their secret organization

[@SapphireBoy26]

This is the saddest episode of the entire series. 🙁

[@kampfkeks6980]

One of the saddest for sure, but there is one episode for me that’s even sadder 😓

[@kampfkeks6980]

!!!BIG SPOILERS!!! For me it’s the episode where Fitz dies and Coulson has to leave the team because he’s dying too😭

[@SapphireBoy26]

⁠@@kampfkeks6980That episode is certainly sad, but Fitz comes back, and for some reason, Coulson’s death doesn’t hit me as hard as it did in Avengers. I guess it’s because we were prepared for it this tine. Bobbi and Hunter’s departure was so unexpected, and this episode always makes me cry, not so much with the Season 5 finale.

[@kampfkeks6980]

@@SapphireBoy26 At this point, I didn’t know that they would bring Fitz back. And I couldn’t imagine this SHIELD team without Coulson, he was the one who made the tough choices and without his jokes it wasn’t the same😖

[@Likeomgitznich]

The fact that we lose Hunter but keep Mack will forever piss me off.

[@silvasurfa7962]

That's how I felt with Tripp.

[@Likeomgitznich]

@@silvasurfa7962 yea, I like Tripp but looking back on it, he had like zero personality beyond “all around good guy”. Makes me think he was always meant to be written off.

[@dondumitru7093]

I don't think Mack is acted very well. The acting style seems to be 90% "pause just a moment before giving the line". I liked Henry Simmons in NYPD Blue much more than I like him here. Just as characters, I like Hunter more than I like Mack. However, I do think Mack ends up fulfilling important roles on the team that it would be hard for Hunter to fulfill (even if when fulfilling those roles, the acting for Mack is rather flat).

[@jackdubz4247]

Not here for the tiresome Mack slander. Move on.

[@MonstrousEthicist]

I like Mack’s acting, and his character generally provides good balance and contrast to the others. But his secret agenda in season 2 is difficult to forgive, and I still don’t understand how it didn’t preclude him from being on the team in season 3.

[@CrystalClear5617]

7:04 it really isn't a confession, he's just desperate for something so he's reaching.

[@justanativeman8608]

Mockingbird

[@nateperkins9860]

I love and hate this episode so much

[@silvasurfa7962]

As much as I enjoyed Bobbi, I never liked Hunter. I was one of the few who was happy to see him go since I found his character annoying and overrated. S3 suffers from too much attempted setup for the lame Inhumans show & the terrible spin-off pilot nobody has ever seen. It is nice to see S3 get some appreciation from newer fans I admit though 👍😎

[@dondumitru7093]

I'm the opposite: I found Adrienne Palicki's acting in the role of Bobbi to be flat and unengaging. Nick Blood as Hunter was "ok" - that character could have been more interesting, except it was saddled with being bound up with Bobbi. My unpopular opinion is that AoS is better off without Bobbi. As far as Hunter ... -- SPOILERS -- When we see Hunter briefly return in a later season, WITHOUT Bobbi, I really like Hunter for that short stretch.

[@jackdubz4247]

"terrible spin-off pilot" How do you know that it is terrible? No one outside of ABC has seen more than a scant few seconds of BTS footage of some stunt work. Or are you basing that "terrible" solely on the fact that it would've featured a character (Hunter) you love telling people you don't like? Point is, we have absolutely no idea of the quality (or lack thereof) of MMW. And we probably never will.

[@silvasurfa7962]

​@@dondumitru7093 Spoilers.... As much as I dislike Hunter, his return was a good episode & I liked him in it.