Before Marvel's Agents of SHIELD even began shooting its pilot episode, Joss Whedon made it clear that there was one line the show would never cross.
Whedon, who directed and co-wrote the show's first episode, sat down with series stars Chloe Bennet and Elizabeth Henstridge, both of whom were playing characters unique to Agents of SHIELD and were taking on their first series regular roles. He set one unbreakable rule for the two of them in their portrayals of hacker Skye (now revealed to be Daisy Johnson) and bio-chemist Jemma Simmons: they would create a relationship based on respect, and not be cruel to each other or portray a "cliched, catty relationship that is always on TV."
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Whedon, who directed and co-wrote the show's first episode, sat down with series stars Chloe Bennet and Elizabeth Henstridge, both of whom were playing characters unique to Agents of SHIELD and were taking on their first series regular roles. He set one unbreakable rule for the two of them in their portrayals of hacker Skye (now revealed to be Daisy Johnson) and bio-chemist Jemma Simmons: they would create a relationship based on respect, and not be cruel to each other or portray a "cliched, catty relationship that is always on TV."
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