Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

Agents Coulson and Sitwell meet in a diner to figure out a Level 6 clearance issue.

So this almost definitely started out as course correction. They didn't know exactly how to tie the Cinematic Universe together yet, so when they were doing the post credit scene for The Incredible Hulk, they tried to set up a very straightforward way for the Hulk to end up on the team, and later decided to handle that within the first Avengers movie instead. Well, that leaves this to tie up the loose end. And considering that, it actually is a lot better than you might think. It's essentially mostly people talking, but even this early on the mcu were excellent at dialogue and character interactions. This is 3 and a half minutes long, or three if you don't count the end credits.

This is currently available on the Disney plus streaming service. I recommend it to any fan of the franchise. 7/10.

This Marvel One-Shot features almost nothing other than banter wrapped around a post-credits scene, and it makes me wonder why it wasn't just shot as a post-credits scene itself since it's so short. The aforementioned banter, constrained by its low budget, gives some context to the post-credits scene and pokes fun at Tony Stark's arrogance. For what it is, this (very) short film is an effective way to add some filler to the MCU in the time it's given. It just doesn't amount to much.

The Consultant is a short little film from MARVEL starring one of the best characters in the MCU - Agent Coulson. Not much to say here, since it's really short, but honestly... it's funny and smart. Nothing special, of course, but it works for the few minutes it runs, and it's somehow refreshing.

It fits nicely into Phase 1 and adds a bit of charm to the whole SHIELD side-story.

I must type another 199 characters for this review to be accepted and that's why I am writing this long nosense, because I want to publish it but it is a short film and I don't have anything else to add.

Final Score: 6/10.

As far as the One-Shots have gone so far chronologically speaking, this is one of the more interesting ones. The majority of this One-Shot is recycled footage; however, this One-Shot adds more depth to the scene that is replayed and answers questions I had when viewing the scene originally, such as why was "X" character sent to have that conversation rather than character "Y"? It also provides more information about the whereabouts of another character that was left on a bit of a cliffhanger. Solid One-Shot with humor and extra information for anyone rewatching the MCU looking for connections and information between movies for a full picture of the universe as a whole.

These One Shots are really fan bait. Often understated, single concept and great character pieces, these are delightful. I give this short film a 7 (delightful) out of 10. {Marvel Segue}