▁events ▁in ▁the ▁episode — part icular ly ▁the ▁terror ist - ca used ▁black outs ▁in ▁major ▁cities ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁re leg it im ization ▁of ▁S . H . I . E . L . D .— w ere ▁problem atic ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁series ' ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Cin ematic ▁Un iverse . ▁Mes low ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁question able ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁crisis ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁black outs , ▁given ▁they ▁" w ould ▁surely ▁attract ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁Aven ger ". ▁Valent ine ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁S . H . I . E . L . D . ▁announ cement ▁would ▁fall ▁alongside ▁other ▁events ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁that ▁" will ▁never ▁be ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁[ MC U ] ▁mov ies ▁... ▁it ▁does ▁sometimes ▁make ▁you ▁ag gra v ated ▁when ▁the ▁series ▁can ▁go ▁for ▁such ▁broad ▁stro kes ▁to ▁the ▁universe ▁without ▁any ▁mention ▁in ▁the ▁mov ies ▁themselves ". ▁Fitz pat rick ▁con cur red ▁with ▁Valent ine , ▁saying ▁the ▁announ cement ▁will ▁" ne ver , ▁ever ▁be ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁any ▁other ▁Marvel ▁property ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁" U pr ising " ▁at ▁ABC ▁ ▁Category : Ag ents ▁of ▁S . H . I . E . L . D . ▁( season ▁ 4 ) ▁episodes ▁Category : 2 0 1 6 ▁American ▁television ▁episodes <0x0A> </s> ▁On ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 2