For most of the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. I wondered what on earth I could write about. Comparatively little of the series raised any interesting legal questions, at least ones that could be answered in any kind of concrete way based on the information presented in the series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For example, S.H.I.E.L.D.’s jurisdiction is still kind of an open question, with the agency operating freely in some countries but not others. This suggests some kind of treaty, but there just aren’t enough details to do more than speculate.
And then, finally, near the end of the season I received an email from a reader asking some great questions. Massive spoilers for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. below, so if you haven’t seen season one and don’t want to be spoiled, stop reading now.
