Originally Posted by
Cyke
Agents of SHIELD handled it pretty badly, imo. A throwaway line of "Can you believe what's happening in New York?" "Yeah, but let's get back to business. We have our own aliens to deal with."
Either do something with it, or don't mention it at all. It's the laziest connection to the movies yet -- in the past, they had half a season devoted to the consequences of The Winter Soldier, an episode's subplot devoted to Age of Ultron, and a philosophical discussion about the ramifications of Civil War's registration act. Here, it's a recurring character mentioning a major alien invasion like it was water cooler talk about last night's episode of Empire.