| As shown in the video to the left, the show through the character of Coulson reveals the truth about Fitz's condition. Although for the entire episode it seemed like Fitz was communicating with his partner, in fact, Simmons was never there; he was hallucinating her and using his subconscious construction of her as a coping mechanism. It is also clear that, in addition to his hallucinations, Fitz is suffering from some sort of aphasia. The show does not directly diagnose his condition, other than to say it is as a result of hypoxia and is caused by damage to his temporal lobe. |
So in order to continue, I needed more details about the type of brain damage Ftiz suffered, as well as what kind of aphasia Fitz now had. Basically, I needed to diagnose the character as accurately as possible, accounting for possible exaggeration in the show for the sake of drama and shock value. To do this, I used two papers, which I will discuss in my next posts.