Theory: Agent Fitz Is Doomed [UPDATED]

Originally posted on October 10, 2013

The official description for Episode 1.06 "FZZT" has been released, and states: "When floating bodies turn up, Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D must hunt down an elusive killer. No one is safe--not even the team--on 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'"

I want to focus on the part that says, "No one is safe--not even the team". The photo used for the press release is of Agent Leo Fitz. I think that this is a clue that Fitz might die in the episode. And that is not the only clue that has been given that Fitz is doomed.

I first got a bad feeling about Agent Fitz's fate when the promos using Stevie Nicks' song "Soldier's Angel" first premiered. Agent Fitz is prominently featured during the line "No one walks away from this battle". At that time I got a bad feeling that Fitz might not survive, and now I have even more possible proof to support my theory.

If any character from "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." could die, I think that Fitz is the one that is expendable. Don't think that I don't like Fitz - I do, even more after the most recent episode. But I just feel that the most likely candidate for a character death would be him.

I think that episode six is too early for a character to die. But the description says that the team is chasing a killer and "No one is safe--not even the team". I am tired of TV shows that put the main character(s) in peril, but you know that they aren't in real danger. If a TV series like "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." killed a main character in the early part of its first season, it would be a really gutsy move.

As much as I don't want Fitz or any other character to die, if it does happen, I would be sad but I would respect the show and its producers.

UPDATE: October 18, 2013

Michael Ausiello of TV|Line is reporting:

Check it: A prospective new TV pilot just landed a big-time actor as its star, but the up-and-coming producer/writer behind the future series can’t pitch it to a single network. Heck, he can’t even discuss it with anyone — and that’s because there’s a spoiler bomb embedded within the top-secret project.

You see, the headliner in question is currently starring on a popular hour-long drama series. And if word were to get out that he has committed himself to a new full-time gig, it could potentially ruin a major upcoming twist: his onscreen death.

So the scribe has graciously agreed to keep his script — and his stealth casting coup — under wraps until the morning after the character meets his end.

On the bright side, I hear he won’t have to keep his trap shut for much longer.

This might be evidence to support my above theory. Does Iain De Caestecker count as "a big-time actor"? I don't know. But everything else seems to fit.

Other Updates - October 19, 2013

According to SHIELDTV.net, a representative from the fansite attended New York Comic-Con and spoke to Marvel's Executive Director of TV Communications who has seen episode 6 and says the episode will make us cry in a good way. Read the full post.

Also, SpoilerTV.com is reporting that episode 7, "The Well", will now air as episode eight, and episode 8, "The Sandwich Incident", will air as episode seven. It is unknown why the episode orders are being reversed, or how the episodes relate events of episode 6. (UPDATE: This point may be inaccurate.)

UPDATE: October 24, 2013

After seeing the preview for episode 6, which ended with everyone crying and Fitz screaming, I thought that my prediction was going to come true about Fitz dying that episode. But now Marvel has released information about the upcoming episode titled "The Hub":

Dangerous secrets are being kept from Coulson’s team, and he works the system to save Ward and Fitz when they are sent on a Level 8 classified mission that may end in tragedy in "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.".

The episode number is not being given for "The Hub", but it is probably episode 7, and the "may end in tragedy" might still be Fitz's death. (UPDATE: Official press release confirms that "The Hub" is indeed episode 7.)

UPDATE: November 1, 2013
Okay, now they are just messing with me. Marvel just released the synopsis of episode 8 which reads:

In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Marvel's "Thor: The Dark World," Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces--one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.

To recap: In episode 6, "No one is safe--not even the team." In episode 7, "Ward and Fitz...are sent on a Level 8 classified mission that may end in tragedy." And episode 8, something "threatens to destroy a member of the team."

Sigh. I have such a good theory, and yet every new episode press release from Marvel confirms and contradicts my theory at the same time. I just can't wait for the episodes to start airing again.