Marvel's Agents of SHIELD Season 2 Spoilers: Time Jump, BJ Britt and Agent Ward Updates

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns this fall for Season 2, but we've got plenty of spoilers to consider before the premiere in September. TVLine has posted a bevy of information, so let's get to it.

Firstly, the "Ask Ausiello" column reports the Season 2 premiere will feature a time jump, as well as a theme for the season:

"S.H.I.E.L.D. producers are typically mum on details for Season 2, even when it comes to how much time will have passed since Coulson was appointed Director of TFOKAS (The Former Organization Known As S.H.I.E.L.D.). 'There is a jump,' EP Jed Whedon allows. 'It might be a little skip, it might be just a hop-skip-jump.... But yes, a little time has passed.' As for an overall theme for Season 2, EP Maurissa Tancharoen shares, 'There was a word that came up a lot towards the end of the season - evolution - and that is something we will be exploring.'"

One of the fan favorites in Season 1 was B.J. Britt's Agent Triplett, and it looks like he will stick around for Season 2:

"According to exec producer Jed Whedon, Triplett 'will be around a lot' when the ABC series returns on Tuesday, Sept. 23 (now at 9/8c, remember!). Chiming in on how Britt instantly sparked with fans (as well as Miss Simmons), EP Jeph Loeb says, 'You always have hope for characters, then when people 'pop,' you're like, 'Oh, that's cool' and you steer toward that.'"

Finally, the "Matt's Inside Line" column fields a question about how Agent Ward (Brett Dalton) could work alongside the people he betrayed in Season 1:

"'Alongside' is perhaps an optimistic way of viewing things! As exec producer Maurissa Tancharoen reminds, 'He did very bad things' toward the close of Season 1. That said, 'He's in our custody now, and he's a great villain to have around.' And he WILL be around. 'Ward is definitely in the mix' as Season 2 opens, says EP Jed Whedon. 'Brett [Dalton] has done a great job, and we love who Ward has become.'"

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