Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunners talk Jaimie Alexander's Lady Sif and J. August Richards' Deathlok

Part of the complaint about the first half of the first season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was the lack of super-powered elements at play. But that changed recently with the reintroduction of J. August Richards as Deathlok and the soon-to-be-included Jaimie Alexander as Lady Sif, one of Thor's associates.

Showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen recently spoke to Comic Book Resources and discussed the two super-powered characters. First, Tancharoen talked about Lady Sif:

"It's really exciting for us to be the ones who allow audiences to get to know her a little bit more. In the Thor movies she's one of the players, but here, she has many, many scenes with our characters. Seeing the way she interacts with them, and also knowing her perspective, and why she's here, and her moral compass -- that was very fun, to be able to dive into that."

Jed Whedon added the following about Agent Coulson's (Clark Gregg) relationship with the Asgardian:

"We had been excited to have an Asgardian from the films on our plane, because the fish out of water stuff in Thor was some of the best stuff, and also because Coulson is a little bit of a fanboy. An actual Asgardian in his midst -- we were excited for that, and it definitely played out just the way we had hoped. She's a pleasure to work with, and that also made it much easier, once she stepped on the set and was totally game for anything, it makes it a pleasure to write for her." 

The site also asked if Deathlok is the biggest super-powered name that the show would ever have, to which Tancharoen and Whedon told fans not to worry.

"If they're excited about Deathlok, then they should be excited about the things to come," Tancharoen said. "We have some other very fun guest stars in the pipeline."

Whedon was a bit more cautious. "We're in a weird spot, because if the character is big and cool enough, then they're probably planning a movie. [Laughs] We have a fairly large list of characters that we have at our disposal, and we plan on exploring all of them." 

What do you think? Should more superheroes appear, or should the show stay focused on the main characters? Who would you like to see on the show? Let us know in the comments below.