May: No one comes to me with their feelings.
Mack: Makes sense.
The team gathers on the Zephyr One with a limping Coulson
reminding that group that whatever happened here was not Daisy’s fault. The
creature that forced her to do this wanted to cut off their legs, so they must
fight back against this force. He then advises the group to grab onto something
as May tilts the ship on its side to escape the destroyed hangar doors.
Meanwhile, outside a city, Daisy and Hive look out at a city line. Hive reveals
that she used to drive out here with her van back when she felt alone in the
world. Daisy remarks that she told Ward that information since Hive has his
memories. While she’s glad that Ward is dead, she’s surprised to see that Hive
is completely different.
In the lab, FitzSimmons discuss their findings on the
parasite with Coulson. The parasite seems to flood the brain with dopamine
which not only floods the brain with feelings of pleasure but also increases
the body’s capabilities, making them invulnerable to ICERs. Their only hope at
this point is to create a possible cure to help the Inhumans and Daisy break
free. The two scientists connect the destroyed studies at Transia to a
scientist named Holden Radcliffe who seemed to study parasitic activity.
However, he was edged out of the company for conducting enhancive human
experiments. Fortunately, they manage to track the man and plan to meet with
him in order prepare a cure. As they move to pack their supplies in the hangar,
Fitz then questions Simmons on their relationship. While their professional
relationship has been remarkably seamless, he believes that things will grow
complicated as Simmons remarks they will soon have sex. Before they can go further,
they’re ready to depart. At the last instant, May gives Simmons her gun and
tells her to remember her training and go for the side.
Hive questions Daisy whether or not Coulson will find her.
She believes that he will since he’s been protective of her, something Hive
remarks as a shame since Coulson doesn’t seem to realize how strong Skye is.
She reveals that she changed her name since Ward remembered her after finding
her parents. Although they weren’t perfect, they were real which meant
something to her. Hive remarks that now she has connection with him. While
everyone believes that he wants to create an Inhuman army, Daisy understands
that there’s no need for war when everyone will be under the same mindset with
him.
In Coulson’s office, the director speaks to General Talbot.
The general questions why Coulson hasn’t been involved in recent discussions
involving Hydra, but Coulson’s been too involved with the Inhuman situation.
When May enters the room, he immediately cuts off the general, claiming that if
the situation comes through he will discuss it with May. May instead wonders
why Coulson didn’t mention Daisy to Talbot, but Coulson wants to keep the
military out of it. He instead plans to send May to look for Alisha, since she
could be in danger of being swayed by Hive after knowing Daisy.
Mack, Fitz, and Simmons travel to Bucharest to find
Radcliffe who is located in a former hideaway used for the black market.
Because they need to meet with Radcliffe personally, Fitz and Simmons plan to
infiltrate the location and go undercover as scientists looking to work with
the doctor. They further their odds by bringing along the modified eye
technology used in Deathlok to persuade the doctor in hearing them. Mack,
meanwhile, plans to keep an eye on them via comms link. At the base, Lincoln
plans to join May and Coulson since Alisha was his friend, but May forbids it because
of the risk he has of being swayed by Hive. Coulson then agrees on the
condition that Lincoln wear a vest laced with nanothermites which can be used
to take him out should he go rogue. Lincoln lashes out at the accusation since
he believes that Coulson and May would be happy to be rid of him to rescue
Daisy. Coulson insists that no one will make him do anything, but if he wants
to go out in the field, he has to take these risks.
Fitz: Things are about to get complicated.
Simmons: You mean once we have sex?
Fitz and Simmons enter the building. Simmons initially feels
uncomfortable dressed up for the occasion, but Fitz says she looks nice. Mack
tracks the two from their room only to notice that everyone around the two have
more going on underneath them than they look. He tells them to be careful.
Meanwhile, May, Coulson, and Lincoln begin to track Alisha. May questions
Coulson on what they will do if Hive were to show up. He simply responds that
they neutralize the threat, but May is more concerned by what they would have
to do if Daisy doesn’t come quietly. Coulson says that May won’t shoot Daisy
like she shot Andrew, but May throws that back at him by saying she only pulled
the trigger because he made her. Lincoln finally catches up to Alisha and asks
if she’s seen Daisy. She says she hasn’t, so Lincoln tries to warn her. At the
corner, however, one of her clones aims a gun at him, forcing Lincoln to fight
back.
In South Dakota, Daisy meets up with James to introduce him
to the ancient Inhuman he feared. According to Hive, while James gave Daisy a
Kree artifact, it was missing its companion piece. James doesn’t say where he
hid it, so Daisy tosses a terrigen crystal, forcing him to go through
Terrigenesis. In the meantime, Lincoln continues to fight against Alisha and
her clones as she offers him to join her. May comes to help him fight, but she’s
eventually knocked out while trying to search for the original. Lincoln then
grabs who he believes to be the original Alisha and threatens to torture unless
she reveals where Daisy is. The clone then shoots the Alisha he holds since
Hive ordered her not to reveal that information, and Coulson eliminates the
final clone.
It’s revealed that the real Alisha was actually traveling
with Hive. She informs him that Lincoln is alive though she still suffered from
the pain of gunshots. Nevertheless, she was happy to make the sacrifice. James
then breaks free from his husk, only to find that everything he touches begins
to heat up and explode. Hive then sways him and discovers that James buried the
device under his home. Daisy uses her powers to unearth the device, which he
claims is the one thing that can destroy him.
Fitz and Simmons continue to search for Dr. Radcliffe
despite feeling watched by everyone in the room. They meet up with his
assistant Anon and claim to be fellow geneticists in order to meet him for a
new technology they have. Mack warns them that the woman has had multiple
enhancements herself which includes a computer system in her arm. She says that
she could take the device to the doctor directly, but the scientists insist it’s
their project. She then allows them to wait in the bar area until the doctor
asks for them.
Back at the Zephyr One, Lincoln questions how Hive could
have forced Alisha to kill one of her own. Coulson then orders him off the
field until FitzSimmons can discover a cure for Hive. Lincoln protests despite
his anger, but Coulson is adamant. The director then speaks to May to apologize
for his mentioning of Andrew. He admits that he’s affected by losing Daisy
since he knows that Hive only heightens the emotions she always felt. Daisy had
always wanted a family, and he wanted to give her that with SHIELD, since she
is the closest thing he has to a daughter. The team then tracks enhanced
seismic activity in South Dakota, understanding that Daisy went after James.
In Bucharest, Fitz and Simmons feign feedback on the comms
to speak privately without Mack. Fitz then blurts out that he now sees their
relationship as a singularity, the point of which a measurable variable becomes
infinite. While their friendship is effortless, the moment they cross that
path, the changes become infinite. Simmons remarks that the prospect sounds
both inviting and terrifying, and the two decide that in the future they will
stop think so deeply on it and just act. Anon then interrupts them to inform
them that the doctor is ready. She takes them down a dark hallway to an
elevator, only to lead them to a makeshift surgery facility. Dr. Radcliffe is
interested in their eye technology but only if he can use it himself. Against
their better judgement, they agree to deal since it’s their only way to a cure
for Daisy. However, Simmons then stabs the doctor’s eye since she recognized
that it was already modified from its human capabilities. Dr. Radcliffe reveals
that he had it changed to enhance his own features and wanted to make sure who
he was working with in the future.
May and Coulson travel to South Dakota to examine what’s
left of James’ place. They discover the hole used for the Kree device but can’t
figure out what it was. May then spies a bomb rigged to explode. Coulson grabs
May and dives into the hole, only to activate a virtual shield from his robotic
hand. Once they are safe, Coulson receives a call from General Talbot.
Coulson: I thought it would be cool if the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. had a shield.
Dr. Radcliffe recognizes the technology as it was used in
Cybertek for Hydra soldiers, but Fitz and Simmons try to insists they are part
of SHIELD which is different. He then discovers that they were on comms with
Mack and plans to have them escorted out. In desperation, the two then tell the
truth, that they need him to develop a cure for a parasitic creature that can
inhabit dead humans and control Inhumans. Dr. Radcliffe is interested that
Inhumans are, in fact, real, but Simmons is still taken by the guards.
Fitz continues to bargain with the doctor, only to be
confronted by Daisy and Alisha who want the doctor for the same reasons. Alisha
takes the doctor while Daisy holds Fitz back. She warns him that for his sake
and Simmons, they should stop trying to save them since she is happy where she
is. Although she doesn’t want to kill anyone, she will if she must.
As Simmons is being dragged out, she meets up with Hive who
speaks to her as Will. He tells her that he is glad she made it out alive
instead of him and that he would never harm her. Simmons retorts that she knows
it would say anything to fool her, but he just responds it would be in her best
interests to stay away. She then shoots Hive with May’s gun and escapes.
With the comms link down, Mack arrives on the scene only to
confront James in a fiery shootout where the agent barely escapes. Meanwhile,
back at the base, Coulson reveals to May Talbot’s real plan. Malick had given
them intel on Hydra’s infrastructure, allowing Talbot to locate and destroy
their bases. The two agents watch as Hydra is finally destroyed. Mack returns
to the room to meet up with Simmons who is worried that Fitz has not yet
returned. She describes her meeting with Hive, remarking that she always
promised that she’d shoot Ward. Despite the odds, they both swear that they
have to save Daisy. The conversation then turns to the futility of Fitz and
Simmons’ relationship since Mack saw through the comms trick originally played
by Bobbi and Hunter. She persists that it’s new for all of them.
Fitz returns to the safe point to meet with Simmons. She
explains that Mack is setting things up in the quinjet. Before they go to
depart as well, they begin to kiss and remove their clothing. Fitz notices that
Simmons’ hands are cold, but he insists that he can power through it as they
make their way towards the bed.
At the end, Hive brings Dr. Radcliffe to a new location. He
explains that the Inhumans are real and that he was one of the first originally
created by the Kree. At this time, the human race has developed to a level
similar to that of the ancient Kree, and Dr. Radcliffe is among the more
advanced of them. Using the doctor, he plans to recreate the Kree experiments
on the rest of humanity, beginning with the small town he just bought.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Notes
- Holden Radcliffe was actually a character from "Machine Teen," a Marvel series from the 2000s. In that series, he was the villain!
- James is revealed to be the character Hellfire who, in the comics, was one of the original members of the Secret Warriors!
- We have a small reference to season one with the re-introduction of the eye technology originally used in 1.04's "Eye Spy"!
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