Agents of SHIELD season 6: Could Fitz still return?

Could Iain De Caestecker still return for Agents of SHIELD season 6, even in spite of some of the craziness that happened over the course of the season 5 finale? While it may seem like a longshot based on Fitz’s apparent demise, it does still seem as though there is a way in which for this to happen.

One of the glorious things about Agents of SHIELD as a whole is that the story is so creative, and because of the time-loop nature of Fitz’s story at the moment, there is still a chance for a different version of Fitz to be reintegrated in the team coming yet. This is a version of Fitz who will not necessarily have all of the same memories. He’s floating out there in space, without the memories of marrying Jemma and some of what has happened as of late.

In speaking about the current Fitz dilemma further in an interview with TV Guide, show executive producer Jed Whedon had the following to say:

“In breaking the season about time travel, which is like 3-D chess, [Fitz] was one of the problems we encountered … Whenever you’re doing time travel stuff, there are these loopholes, and there are these twists and turns that you cannot figure out, and this was a problem for us. But then we realized there was an opportunity there. Truthfully, because of how we structured the season, there was no version where there isn’t a second Fitz. So it’s just a question of whether or not to kill one of them, and we do actually kill him. The emotion of it and the effect of it is real. He really goes through that, and our team really goes through that. Whether or not they can even find the one floating in space is a question.”

Clearly, the Agents of SHIELD writers have plenty of time in order to address all of this further, largely due to the fact that season 6 will not premiere until the summer. After writing themselves into some creative corners during this finale, they have their work cut out for them now!

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