The Geekcap: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "Parting Shot"

The episode begins with Bobbi being captured by a Russian officer at Interpol Black Site in Moscow. The officer questions Bobbi and accuses her of being responsible for the assassination of three Russian figures as a former SHIELD agent. Bobbi refuses to answer, instead asking for a cheeseburger. The officer then asks her what exactly happened.

We move back 34 hours ago where Bobbi and Hunter are trying to track a vehicle. Bobbitt tags the car for the rest of the team on the Zephyr One as they track the movement to a facility in a distant wasteland. Coulson deduces that they plan to keep the Inhumans in an out-of-the-way compound acting as a prison camp. Hunter steals a Russian vehicle, and the two head for the facility.

In another flashforward, Hunter is also being interrogated by the same officer who is less than flattered by Hunter’s attitude. Hunter claims that he and Bobbi were simply out picking mushrooms for mushroom soup, but the officer insists on their implication in the assassination. Hunter states that they were only accosted unfairly by Russian soldiers and proceeds to discuss his recipe for mushroom soup.

31 hours earlier, Bobbi and Hunter make it to the facility where the team searches for key figures. Hunter wants to kill Malick, but Coulson states that killing a former member of the World Security Council on Russian soil would only start a war. The two are put on surveillance duty awaiting a back-up team if things go south. Hunter takes the time to talk with Bobbi, remarking on how they haven’t spent any time alone together in a while. Bobbi says that they have to make sacrifices for their job, but Hunter says that they’ve made too many compromises involving Ward and Carl Creel. The best solution might be a break. Bobbi then spots the soldiers leading a man in the facility with an iron helmet around his head, believing him to be an Inhuman. Before they can react, the two are caught by soldiers.

Bobbi attempts to throw off the guards with Hunter claiming they were looking for mushrooms. When that doesn’t work, they beat the soldiers unconscious. The Zephyr One arrives to provide back-up with Bobbi discovering that Malick has brought cabinet members to see the Inhuman. With other figures on the line, Daisy, May, and Mack join the mission. Daisy and Mack join Bobbi to infiltrate the base since Bobbi’s the only one who can speak Russian while May works with Hunter to survey the area. In another flashforward, the officer continues to interrogate Bobbi and Hunter, asking Bobbi personal questions about her role with Hunter with Hunter responding only with his recipe for mushroom soup. The talk continues until Bobbi states to the officer that she did not kill one figure. Through that statement, the officer concludes that she has implicated Hunter as the assassinator, though she quickly says otherwise. Additional officers take Hunter away, likely leading him to the firing wall.

29 hours earlier, May and Hunter track guards around the area, only to find a dead body hidden in the shadows. May reveals that the body is, in fact, the Russian Prime Minister’s attaché. Meanwhile, Bobbi, Daisy, and Mack infiltrate a security office. Bobbi plans to sneak in as a Russian guard while Daisy operates the security system, despite being ancient and in Russian. Mack spots Malick and Petrov in the facility for Bobbi to make her move. In the meeting, Petrov asks for Malick’s assistance with the Inhuman sanctuary, mostly due to the Prime Minister’s opposition against the project. Petrov remarks that this is only because the Prime Minister’s opposition, the ministers currently at this meeting, support it, under their general who happens to be the first Inhuman politician. The general was, in fact, responsible for the murder of the attaché because of the Prime Minister’s view of Inhumans and is now restrained because of his actions. Malick, however, remarks that in order to properly lead and guide the Inhumans in sanctuary, they need a leader in the general. Coulson deduces that Malick is staging a coup to eliminate the Prime Minister.

Again in interrogation, Bobbi asks to know about Hunter’s well-being, but the officer wants to know about her connection to SHIELD. Bobbi maintains that SHIELD has fallen, and the only one responsible is Gideon Malick. The officer gives her the ultimatum that either she outs SHIELD and the American government for the assassination or Hunter faces the firing squad.

28 hours earlier, Hunter is restless watching guards with May who has admitted that she doesn’t trust him as a friend. May states that friends don’t risk lives for personal vendettas like he did for Andrew, but Hunter adds that he would sacrifice his life for any one of them with or without SHIELD. May remarks that SHIELD is about sacrifice for the greater good, and Hunter needs to accept that.

Bobbi nearly tails Malick before being stopped by a Russian officer and locked out by a mechanical door. While Daisy tries to translate her way to opening the door, Fitz and Simmons analyze the attaché’s body to discover that while he was strangled, there were no visible fingerprints, hinting at some telekinetic ability. Hunter and May spot Malick outside the building without the general, questioning his next move. Fortunately, Daisy finally unlocks the door for Bobbi to track Petrov. Fitz, howeverm tracks additional jets in the area matching the Prime Minister’s pattern, revealing that Malick plans to kill the Prime Minister in the facility. Coulson orders the team to stop the Inhuman general, but, as Bobbi notes, they have no idea what he can do.

-Daisy: “De nada.”
Bobbi: “Pretty sure that’s not Russian.”

May and Hunter abandon their mission to track Malick to rescue the Prime Minister who’s walking into a trap with the general in the open. Coulson orders Hunter to protect the Prime Minister while May, Mack, and Daisy fighting the general. In the midst of this, Simmons discovers the general’s abilities by noticing his shadow moving on its own. In the meeting, the Prime Minister denounces the Russian soldiers as traitors to the country for the death of his attaché, but SHIELD quickly intervenes. May and Daisy take out the soldiers, Hunter takes the Prime Minister, and Bobbi takes the general. The general, however, sets his shadow loose on the team. The shadow proves intangible to hits, weapons, and Daisy’s powers by knocking Mack unconscious. Simmons notes that the shadow comprises of a dark force that can shift its density at will but can’t find a way to defeat it. In the fight, the general escapes.

Hunter escapes with the Prime Minister, shooting Petrov in the process, but Bobbi and Daisy are left to fight the shadow to no avail. The shadow finally knocks Daisy out and goes after Hunter. Mack offers to take Daisy back to the ship while Bobbi goes after the general himself. Unfortunately, Bobbi’s only choice is to shoot the general in front of other Russian officials, implicating her and Hunter in the assassination.

Now in present day, Bobbi and Hunter are reunited. While they’re happy to see each other, they realize that their opportunities are slim in their position of being accused of assassination. The Prime Minister speaks with President Ellis, believing Hunter and Bobbi to be either working for the government or SHIELD to move ahead in the Inhuman arms race. The president, however, remarks that he should be thankful they saved his life. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister is not in a hurry to explain the deaths of three of his political figures and demands an option. From the shadows, Coulson appears to speak with the Prime Minister as an advisor to the ATCU. Coulson notes that the general who was killed tried to assassinate him, so their motives weren’t exactly malevolent. The Prime Minister still demands some repercussions for what happened.

Coulson walks in and introduces himself to the couple to explain their options. Suddenly, the video feed to the room goes out, giving Coulson, Bobbi, and Hunter ninety seconds to go over the extraction plan. While Coulson gives them clear instructions, the two refuse to go through with it. They argue that even if they do leave, they will still be fugitives, and neither want to be stuck in the lab or at a desk. With few options left, Coulson gives them an out. The video feed comes back on to hear Coulson reprimanding them for straying too close the facility, and the two apologize for their actions. The two also confirm that SHIELD is dismantled to satisfy the Prime Minister. Before he leaves, Coulson thanks Hunter and Bobbi for their actions in saving the Prime Minister’s life and their sacrifice. To the team’s sorrow, Coulson returns to the Zephyr One without Hunter and Bobbi, revealing that they have abdicated their positions in SHIELD.

At a bar, Bobbi and Hunter share a drink while discussing where to go next with the world open to them. Unbeknownst to them, a stranger casually watches them talk, but the two are interrupted when the waitress comes by with a free shot from a secret admirer who preferred to stay anonymous. Bobbi and Hunter look around the bar only to find Simmons in a corner booth. The waitress comes by with another free shot, and the two then spot Fitz on the other side. Bobbi remarks that this is a spy’s goodbye, the team’s toast to their leave. The waitress then brings buy three extra shots, each one from May, Daisy, and Coulson on each side of the bar. Subtly, they all raise their drinks, take their shots, and leave one by one with Mack being the last one to tearfully leave. Bobbi and Hunter take each other’s hand, preparing for their lives outside SHIELD.

In the final scene, Malick practices shooting flying targets when he’s interrupted by his daughter. She asks him how the situation in Russia worked out which he admits did not go according to plan. She then wonders when she can meet the Hive himself, but Malick states that he’s not at full power yet and his plan is still unknown. Malick’s daughter, however, says she knows his plan: to change the world. 

A toast to Bobbi and Hunter. Let's hope we see them soon in Marvels Most Wanted!

The Geekcap: Supergirl "Manhunter"

Kara mournfully watches the news with a reporter presenting the failing image of Supergirl. Since her rampage on the city, both criminals and citizens alike are terrified of Supergirl arriving to the scene. While people, including CatCo, have implied that Supergirl was altered mentally when she attacked, but few believe the story and fear what would happen should it ever happen again. Cat is furious at the city’s inability to have faith in Supergirl, especially with crime rates up 40%, but still believes that there’s a chance that the hero can win back the city’s good faith. She asks for Kara, but Winn informs her that she took a sick day, which, shockingly, lasts a whole day.  Before Cat can protest, Winn receives a text from Siobhan and rushes out the room, leaving James to answer the phones for Cat Grant. The news also reports on the strange new alien monster spotted on the scene.

"If Mel Gibson can present at the Golden Globes, then Supergirl can win the city back."-Cat

Winn talks to Siobhan who’s suffering from unemployment. No other news system will take her after Cat’s disapproval, and all Siobhan can blame is Kara, especially since it was her dream to work in news. Winn tries to comfort her saying that she can accomplish anything she wants which Siobhan takes to heart. Meanwhile, Alex moves to talk to Hank, who is still be held prisoner by his own organization, by offering chocolate cookies, his favorite. Hank advises Alex to abandon her dedication to him and instead say he betrayed the group. Alex refuses to do that, but Hank warns her that they will do worse things to her if she stays by him. Alex agrees to lie but refuses to abandon Hank.

At the DEO, the army led by Lucy Lane and Colonel James Harper, the newly-appointed head of the DEO, come in to question J’onn J’onzz. Off the back, Col. Harper is immediately distrusting of the organization and plans to find out everything he can about the new alien. The military takes Hank into a fortified room containing a stasis field that prevents J’onn from using his powers as well as from Kara listening in on the conversation. Hank agrees to their interrogation nevertheless.

Ten years ago, Hank Henshaw led the DEO on a mission to the Peruvian Andes where the organization has been tracking an old alien fugitive, a manhunter. Hank advises the team to quickly swarm and destroy the creature, but Jeremiah, Alex’s father, wonders what they could learn from this alien who has been on the planet for so long. Hank still denies that curiosity, stating he is only interested in the color of its blood. In the Andes, the group wanders about the area, accidently losing Jeremiah on the mission. When a wounded Jeremiah is almost attacked by a boa constrictor, J’onn comes to his rescue.

Both Alex and Kara are desperate to hear the conversation, but Alex understands that they could be implicated in the act. Kara states that they couldn’t hold her back anyway. The interrogation continues with Lucy and Col. Harper finding it hard to believe in J’onn’s story. J’onn still denies killing the real Hank Henshaw.

In the past, Jeremiah and J’onn talk through the night over a burning fire, though J’onn is a little apprehensive about it. He reveals to Jeremiah that his planet burned and that he is the last survivor of the planet Mars. Jeremiah is fascinated by J’onn’s history, noting that J’onn is more of a refugee just like his own daughter. He shows him pictures of Kara and Alex which touches J’onn as he had daughters of his own who did not survive off Mars. With their connection, Jeremiah promises to protect J’onn, but unfortunately he is attacked by Hank. Hank shoots at J’onn with a special gun designed against the Martian’s regenerative abilities. Jeremiah pleads with Hank to stop, but Hank is insistent on killing the alien that even Superman considers the most powerful being on the planet. Desperately, Jeremiah tackles Hank, and the two fight until Hank stabs Jeremiah, causing Jeremiah to toss Hank off a cliff. With his dying breath, he asks J’onn to take care of his daughters. J’onn then proceeds to return to the DEO as Hank in disguise.

J’onn insists to Col. Harper that he has dedicated himself to the DEO and has prevented many real alien threats. Col. Harper instead believes that J’onn was planning to infiltrate the United States system and possibly raise his own alien army with the prisoners, an insult to Hank’s legacy. J’onn remarks that he brought honor to Hank’s name since the original one was a sorry excuse for a man. Col. Harper fires back that Hank Henshaw was his best friend, leading Lucy to end the interrogation. The military leads J’onn out the facility to a new secret location much to Alex’s arguments. Because of her connection, Alex is next for interrogation.

Cat leaves her office while speaking with Kate Middleton when Siobhan sneaks back into the building. She finds Kara’s desk and breaks into her laptop. With Kara’s laptop, she proceeds to compose a grating letter to Cat, posing as the assistant. Meanwhile, outside Alex’s interrogation, Supergirl is even more eager to hear the conversation. She pleads an agent to lower the field to allow her to listen. The agent states that she refuses because Col. Harper has a mission to complete but secretly leaves a listening device for her.

Alex’s interrogation begins with Col. Harper and Lucy asking Alex what she can tell them about Hank Henshaw. She claims that whoever he is, he has saved her life more times than she can count. Three years ago, Alex was partying at a club, wasting her life before being arrested for public drunkenness. Hank came to bail her out, revealing that he knows about her scientist background, her love of watching stars, and, more importantly, her sister. He understands that growing up with Kara must have caused her to feel inadequate, leading to this lifestyle. In addition to bailing her out of jail, Hank offers her a spot on the DEO to put her knowledge to good use. Upon arriving at the DEO, Hank states that she will begin a strict training regime to become a field agent.

While Alex claims that she did not know that Hank was an alien, Lucy nevertheless claims that she’s lying to protect J’onn. With that connection, the military then transfers Alex with J’onn to a place they call “Project Cadmus.” Kara rushes to James to inform him what happened. James informs him that Project Cadmus is a place where aliens are experimented on to be weaponized for military purposes, the main reason why Superman doesn’t work with the government. Since neither Superman nor James know where Project Cadmus is, they have to look for other sources to save J’onn and Alex.

James invites Lucy to Kara’s place where he’s pretty interested in seeing that she returned to the military. Lucy, however, is a little bothered that James is once again with Kara, but this situation is more important. Kara then reveals to Lucy that she is, in fact, Supergirl in order to try and gain her trust. Lucy admits that she feels as though she always knew but still feels apprehensive about trusting Supergirl as well as any alien. Kara beseeches her by stating that when you are transported to a whole new world, fitting in becomes a desperate goal.

Twelve years ago, Kara and Alex attended the same school, but Kara’s abilities prove to be a little difficult for her in hearing every little sound and seeing through people’s skin. She can hear several girls commenting how weird the situation is with Alex sharing her life with a stranger. While Kara’s preoccupied, an older boy comes by and invites Alex to a beach party. Alex says she can’t go without Kara, but the boy lets her bring Kara along anyway. At the beach, Kara marvels at the seagulls flying around her which the others think is a little weird. Alex advises her to stop, even though Kara notes there were no birds on her planet. Alex says that she’s going to have to stop acting that excited about Earth things if she wants to blend in on the planet. Suddenly, Kara hears a cry for help. She quickly runs over to a burning, over-turned vehicle. Using her strength, she rips open the door and pulls the woman trapped underneath along with her baby. The other kids finally catch up and witness Kara somehow save the two before the vehicle explodes. Later on, Jeremiah speaks to Kara about her abilities, that in order to blend in she will have to hide her powers. Because the world has a Superman, all she has to do is be Kara Danvers. Fortunately, he developed a pair of lead-lined glasses to help her control her super-vision in public.

"I’m sorry, we didn’t have birds on my planet."-Kara

A few years pass, two years ago, and Kara goes in for an interview to become Cat Grant’s new assistant. She bumps into and meets Winn who’s instantly smitten, especially after Kara’s firm handshake. When a prospective assistant leaves the office crying, Kara already feels a little nervous, but Winn advises her to be herself. Kara enters Cat’s office who immediately despises Kara for appearing as an optimistic millennial who has a high opinion of herself. Kara, however, surprises her by claiming that there’s nothing special about her, that she’s completely average. While this initially catches Cat off-guard, Kara goes further by stating she can be helpful in picking up prescriptions and replacing pens (which she notices thanks to her X-ray vision). Cat seems subtly accepting of Kara but states that someone would have to be completely dedicated in order to be her assistant. Kara is initially distracted by seeing a forest fire on TV but stands firm that she is dedicated.

Kara tells Lucy that she understands J’onn’s desperation to be accepted in as well as Lucy’s, the reason she returned to the military. However, she states that if Lucy stood by while they tortured J’onn, then she will never truly accept herself.

While J’onn and Alex are being transferred with Col. Harper in a truck at night, two motorcyclists ambush the vehicle. When a soldier tries to fire back, the bullets bounce off one of the cyclists. The other fires back at the truck’s tires, causing the vehicle to stop. The soldiers fight back, but the cyclist proves to be too fast and strong from them. It’s then revealed that the motorcyclists are Kara and Lucy disguised to rescue their friends. In the fight, Alex manages to disable the stasis field, giving J’onn his powers back. He fights against Col. Harper but stops from killing him. Instead, he begins to erase his memories of the past few days. However, while looking in his mind, J’onn sees Jeremiah inside of Project Cadmus. He informs Alex that her father may be alive. Kara insists on helping, but Alex states that the city needs her. Besides, since Hank and Alex are both fugitives, they may as well go on their own to find Jeremiah. The two say a tearful goodbye before going their separate ways.

Cat invites Siobhan for a talk in her office to talk about Kara. Cat states that she has received an e-mail from Kara which she found curious. She then informs Siobhan that she had a Kara-expert, Winn, research further into it, finding that while the system of typing didn’t match Kara, it perfectly matched Siobhan. Cat then kicks Siobhan out of the building, stating that if she ever comes back or tries another stunt, she will call the police.

"I just want to be useful to somebody. I want to be worthwhile."      

-Kara  

Supergirl and Lucy return the DEO to await further orders from Col. Harper, only to learn from an agent that Col. Harper had resigned a while ago. Likely thanks to J’onn’s influence, Col. Harper has designated Lucy as the new head of the DEO. In the midst of this, an agent informs Supergirl that there is a bank robbery downtown with no real alien threat, but Supergirl should probably go to help. Lucy advises her to go, but Supergirl doubts that the city would be on her side. Lucy states that if Supergirl could somehow convince her to trust an alien, the city shouldn’t be too hard. With that, Supergirl returns to the city.

Siobhan stands on the top of a roof shouting with a bottle in her hand. Winn runs up to stop her from jumping, but she rebukes him stating she has too much self-esteem to kill herself, though she blames Winn for betraying her. Winn nevertheless rebukes her since she threatened one of his best friends despite believing that deep down she is a good person. Filled with anger, Siobhan shouts that she has no job, no friends, and all she wants to do is scream. She then falls off the side of the building but manages to save herself by demonstrating a powerful scream.

Super-Notes

• Project Cadmus makes its first mention in the series. Cadmus was previously referred to in Arrow as the organization that employed Amanda Waller, but in Supergirl, it's referred to by its original form by being a government facility that experiments on aliens and other genetic research.
• The title "manhunter" that Hank gives to J'onn J'onzz is an obvious reference to J'onn's superhero name the Martian Manhunter.
• Siobhan debuts the first of her powers as Silver Banshee through a sonic scream, but eagle-eyed viewers will note that her full name, Siobhan Smythe, actually comes from the New 52 interpretation of her character.
• The Flash arrives in National City next week! Let's hope they recreate Superman and the Flash's famous race to see who's really the fastest person alive!

The Geekcap: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "The Inside Man"

We move back to Coulson killing Ward on Maveth. While Ward is left for dead, an eerie tentacle wraps around his view flashing back through Ward’s life before finally returning to the present. The creature stares at a multitude of screenings contemplating the character of Grant Ward, believing that he would have been an interesting man to have met in life. Gideon Malick reappears stating that he has a new plan to refresh the Inhuman supply and brings Lucio, the Inhuman with medusa-eyes, as an example. The creature asks to see his eyes, and Lucio freezes everyone in the room. The creature then moves out of an imprint made of dust that it causes to fly into Lucio.

General Talbot sees his wife Carla leave him off on a plane who blames him for choosing work over family and paying the price. Coulson arrives to see the act but states that he just wants to talk about the ATCU, claiming that technically he’s Talbot’s boss by order of the president. Talbot doesn’t take that claim well and insists that Coulson will never be his boss and they will never be partners.

Back at the base, the team prepare to follow Coulson with Hunter eager to grab a weapon out of the Inhuman threat. Fitz says that’s what they have Daisy and Lincoln for, but Hunter’s less convinced. He asks to see Fitz’s new invention, but Fitz says it simply makes gloves. Bobbi and Daisy comment on the gathering at the symposium with Daisy being less enthusiastic about people being negative towards Inhumans. She states that terrigenesis is not a disease but an awakening that caused her to become who she was meant to be and that she uses her abilities to do good things and stop bad people. Bobbi points out that some of those bad people are Inhumans, but Daisy comments that humans do bad things as well yet no one holds a symposium for that. Bobbi simply states that Inhumans are unchartered territory and asks about Lincoln’s first cov-ops mission.

Lincoln is at the airport tracking Talbot and Coulson under the watchful eye of May who’s trying to teach Lincoln not to rush in and use his powers. Talbot complains that the symposium will be a waste of time, but Coulson says that they need to figure out if any of the ambassadors would be possibly harboring Inhumans or secretly working for Malick. Meanwhile, Coulson also hopes that Talbot can work things out with Carla at least for the sake of their son. Before the two leave, Carl Creel, the Absorbing Man appears to them, causing Lincoln and May to attack. Creel first gets the upper hand by absorbing the rubber off a tire to block from Lincoln’s powers, but May hits him with a metal pole causing him to conduct the electricity. Before Lincoln can deliver a fatal blow, Coulson orders him to stand down while Talbot reemerges. To their surprise, Talbot states that Creel is actually his bodyguard.

The team transfer Creel back to the base where he is locked in a containment unit. Simmons begins to question him despite the bad blood between him and the team. He states he got his powers from an experiment, but Simmons also questions how he survived contact with the Obelisk. Creel says he doesn’t know, only that it hurt. Hunter is also furious that Talbot is working with Hartley’s killer, but Talbot states that he was only brainwashed by Hydra and has since reformed. Since Talbot refuses to go without Creel and bringing in their own Inhumans would ruin the symposium, Coulson agrees to take Creel and, even further, bans Daisy and any other weapons from going to the event.

Malick observes the creature, noting that Ward’s body is not the best shape. The creature states that the host must be dead, and that he cannot inhabit Inhumans as “we do not feed on our own kind.” Instead, he says that Grant Ward will suffice his needs.

May, Bobbi, Hunter, and Creel prepare to go on the mission with Hunter tempted to throw Creel off the plane. May states that he needs to focus on the mission, but Hunter doesn’t trust a guy who killed his friends. May throws back that the only reason Hunter is here is because of Bobbi, and that he couldn’t care about the mission otherwise. Hunter says he’s only trying to watch May’s back, but May states that they’re not friends.

Coulson states out their mission which includes five other delegates from separate countries. Coulson and Talbot believe that one of them is really connected to Malick and sends the team to gather intel on who it could be. Coulson will be attending the event as a CDC doctor while Talbot will be attending as himself, the president’s representative, wearing a traditional Taiwan outfit, which looks like a dress. Using Fitz’s technology and his new hand, Coulson gathers the fingerprints of the delegates for Bobbi, Hunter, and May to sneak into rooms. Talbot accuses many members of the symposium with being the inside man but eventually narrows it down to everyone. Back at Hydra, the creature requests Giyera and Lucio to find five humans alive.

With a break from the mission, Daisy invites Lincoln to train with her to prepare for an agent assessment test without powers. While Lincoln’s not excited to fight, Daisy’s impressed with how much better he’s doing in the field. Of course, he’s still not a match for Daisy and states that the field’s not really his thing. Simmons interrupts their sparring practice by requesting Lincoln’s opinion on a finding.

Talbot and Coulson begin the discussion by talking about the new “alien” threat. Coulson clarifies that the “aliens” are actually Inhumans who just want to find a place in the world. Rather than being a disease, the Inhumans contain a genetic anomaly that is not transferrable and only affects a small population. While some of the delegates are hostile or paranoid to concept of Inhumans, the Russian delegate Petrov is willing to create a sanctuary city within his country. Bobbi, however, does not trust the idea of all the Inhumans in one place where Malick’s involved. Hunter then becomes preoccupied when he notices Creel leaving his post.

Simmons demonstrates to Fitz and Lincoln a new reaction she observed using Creel’s blood. With a sample of Daisy’s blood from two years ago, she doses the sample with terrigen to cause terrigenesis. However, once she dabs the sample with Creel’s blood, the process reverses. In theory, Simmons finds she can create a vaccine for Inhumans to prevent them from going through terrigenesis, maybe even reverse the process in general. While Lincoln appears interested, Daisy is appalled.

Eventually, the rest of the delegates begin agreeing on the idea of a sanctuary city. While gathering intel, May intercepts a message meant for the Australian delegate Ellen King, leading Bobbi to break into her room. There, she finds evidence that King is keeping an Inhuman, Eden Fesi, under containment for military experimentation but has no connection to Malick. Hunter tails Creel to the back of a truck where he finds Talbot’s son in a stasis cube. After seeing the evidence, Creel knocks Hunter unconscious.

After the official vote, Talbot then calls out a traitor in the group: Coulson. Using the team’s surveillance, he proves to the delegates that Coulson has been spying on them, only to have Malick appear to group stating that Coulson is, in fact, the director of Hydra.

May and Bobbi rescue Hunter who explains that Hydra is keeping Talbot’s son in captivity. The group deduces that Malick is blackmailing Talbot to betray Coulson at the symposium, and that the building is actually surrounded by Hydra agents, leaving them with no weapons. Hunter, however, shows that he secretly smuggled in a plate of weapons along with Bobbi’s batons, so the fight is back on for SHIELD. Bobbi and Hunter search for Coulson and Talbot while May looks for Talbot’s son.

"I love you."-Bobbi    "I don't hate you quite as much."-May

Lincoln then argues with Daisy that the vaccine could be protection for people who don’t want to change or shouldn’t change, like Daisy’s mother wanted. Daisy points out that her mother was crazy and that he sounds like one of the Watchdogs on the Internet. Lincoln insists that there needs to be a balance, and the vaccine maintains a choice. However, Daisy states that the condition is a birthright, and if the government got their hands on a vaccine, it would no longer be a choice. Lincoln argues medically, their condition is actually a disease, but Daisy interrupts saying that just because he went to medical school doesn’t mean he’s the final judge. Lincoln fires back that he wasn’t hacking his way through life like Daisy was, causing small jolts of sparks to fly from his hands.

Malick states that while the symposium knows about his dedication to the World Security Council, little is known about Coulson. Through photo evidence of Hydra’s technology, Malick claims that Coulson wants to gather the Inhumans in one location to destroy them. Coulson, however, deduces that Malick must have something on Talbot to cause this and beseeches him to come clean as he is dragged out of the room.

Giyera and Lucio gather five humans for the creature and freeze them in place surrounding it. Giyera asks if one of them will be its new host, but the creature says that it has other plans for them. When the two leave the room, the creature spreads its dust around the room, leading to painful screams behind a closed door.

Hydra agents lock Coulson in a basement and disarm him (literally). Malick then betrays Talbot as well by handcuffing him to Coulson and locking him up as well. Coulson questions why Malick is doing this, but Malick responds that he’s building an army. Coulson states that there’s no way he can convert them all, but Malick’s not interested. While Coulson and Talbot are about to face death, Creel comes to their rescue, taking on a metal coating and beating the guards. While Creel has located Talbot’s son, he says he lost him trying to keep his cover in knocking out Hunter. He then helps the men escape while Talbot takes Coulson’s hand.

"Give me a hand!"-Coulson       "Got it!"-Talbot

Talbot admits that Malick took his son when he became the head of ATCU with Carla leaving him because of that reason. Bobbi and Hunter take on the rest of the guards. Just as one is about to shoot Hunter, Creel snaps the guard’s neck, though Hunter says they still aren’t even. Fortunately, the group escapes when May pulls the van with Talbot’s son and an unconscious guard ready to go.

Daisy goes to apologize to Lincoln for acting militant against the vaccine. Lincoln admits he’s envious of Daisy’s natural zen with her powers under pressure. When Daisy points out that he seemed in control at Afterlife, he states that it’s different being out in the field. Now he can’t seem to help himself. Daisy says that perhaps it’s good to lose control once in a while, and the two consummate their relationship.

The team recover Talbot’s son whom Coulson says will make a full recover, something that may interest Talbot’s wife. After the adventure, Talbot finally agrees to be partners with Coulson who can call him Glenn…occasionally. While they’ve succeeded in teaming with Talbot and rescuing another Inhuman in stasis, Coulson can’t help but feel as though Malick is reporting to someone else. In the midst of this, the creature emerges surrounded by the burnt remains of the five humans and slime. Ward’s body is now healed.

In the final tag, Malick has a toast with the Russian ambassador. After revealing the “director of Hydra,” Malick reassures the man that he will try to create the Inhuman sanctuary. Unbeknownst to them, Hunter and Bobbi have stored themselves inside the plane, listening to everything.

Interesting Notes

• Eden Fesi is actually the name behind Manifold, a member of the Secret Warriors from Austraila who has the ability to teleport. If you notice in the report for Eden, the military states that witnesses have seen him dematerialize.
• Mack is not present in this episode.
• The Watchdogs is actually a group that was known to work against Captain America in the late 80's comics. Look out for more of them in future episodes.
• While Carl Creel was something of a Secret Warrior in this episode, his son, Jerry Sledge/Stonewall, was actually the real Secret Warrior in the comics. Lots of potential in this episode!

The Geekcap: Supergirl "Falling"

In a new episode of The Talk, Cat Grant speaks about her news company. While she is labelled the most powerful woman, nay person, in National City, the question quickly turns to Supergirl. In a surprisingly considerate move, Cat describes Supergirl as one of the nicest and considerate people she has ever met and says that everyone should aspire be to be just as brave, kind, and strong. Meanwhile, while Supergirl flies to work, she hears a little girl being teased for dressing up as her. Supergirl immediately stops to compliment the girl’s look, stating that she and Laura are friends because she’s friends with all of the nice girls.

At Catco, Kara watches The Talk when Cat arrives looking for Winn. Kara searches for Winn when she hears a noise in a locked supply closet. Using her x-ray vision, she quickly sees something she wishes she could unseen as Winn and Siobhan walk out trying to redress. Winn tries to explain his situation as something that just happened, but Kara doesn’t want to hear any of it. Kara learns from Jimmy that Lucy has quit her job at Catco. When she thinks that this must have something to do with Jimmy revealing her secret identity, Jimmy states that he never told her. Instead, he just says that he blew it off with Lucy on his own and that maybe he didn’t love her as much as he should have. 

Alex: He likes you, you like him, okay? Rebound relationships, they can work.

Kara: Name one.
Alex: Kim and Kanye.
Kara: I'm embarrassed you even know that. 

At the DEO, Supergirl and Alex briefly discuss the Jimmy situation with Alex encouraging Kara to go after him before someone else does. However, Kara is less than quick to the prospect, believing that work-based relationships could never work out for them. Alex encourages her to embrace her feelings before another Lucy Lane comes to Jimmy. Hank and their new guest Senator Crane provide a new incentive to gain more funding for the DEO as the senator believes it is a vital defense to both the city and the planet, and no one best represents that to her than Hank, a tender gesture that Kara notices. An alarm sounds off for a fire, and Supergirl takes off to the city.

On top of a burning building, a group of firemen attempt to rescue one of their own under a fallen support beam. Supergirl arrives to save the men from the destruction. Before she leaves, however, she reacts to an odd force, something that makes her stop. When nothing seems to happen, she takes off again, but not before we notice a glowing, red material underneath the building. 

 Kara arrives at CatCo the next morning with a new outfit and attitude as she talks to Cat. When Kara’s able to immediately produce a list of potential replacements for Lucy in order of those who would annoy her the least, Cat accepts this as a good change and offers her tickets to Club Apocalypse while Siobhan grows more spiteful towards her.

Hank warns the agency of a group of people who have been taking out agency men with their on alien weapon: a K’Hund, one of the strongest Fort Rozz escapees. Supergirl’s less than excited about the prospect instead mocking the director’s tone and leaving on her own. On the field, the K’Hund attacks an officer’s vehicle before the DEO enter the scene. Supergirl comes in and begins to mock the K’Hund for his clichéd story and easily beats him. In the end, she has him beneath her feet but decides to let him go, saying he’s not worth her time. However, she tells Alex that the alien escaped.

Hank lectures Kara that the DEO’s job is to catch aliens not let them go free. Supergirl comments back that she’s only here to follow their orders, and that Hank should capture the aliens himself considering he’s powerful enough to do that. Alex tries to defend Hank by saying it’s dangerous for him, but Supergirl fires back that every single Kyptonian except for her cousin wants her dead and if Hank wanted to honor his people, he should at least fight as them. Supergirl then leaves to return to her day job but not before taking a chunk out of the wall with her fist.

The next day, Kara rides up Cat’s private elevator, believing Cat’s private elevator is a waste for one person, despite Winn’s and Cat’s questioning. Kara tells Cat that she saves 90 seconds of walking which keeps her latte 90 seconds warmer, so she’s off-the-hook despite being a little brazen. Siobhan, meanwhile, goes to Cat with a possible story of Supergirl letting the K’Hund go free. Cat shuts down the story, believing that there should be a good reason for Supergirl acting this way, and dismisses Siobhan. The DEO then captures the K’Hund who informs them on how Supergirl let him go.

Kara arrives at CatCo the next morning with a new outfit and attitude as she talks to Cat. When Kara’s able to immediately produce a list of potential replacements for Lucy in order of those who would annoy her the least, Cat accepts this as a good change and offers her tickets to Club Apocalypse while Siobhan grows more spiteful towards her.

Hank warns the agency of a group of people who have been taking out agency men with their on alien weapon: a K’Hund, one of the strongest Fort Rozz escapees. Supergirl’s less than excited about the prospect instead mocking the director’s tone and leaving on her own. On the field, the K’Hund attacks an officer’s vehicle before the DEO enter the scene. Supergirl comes in and begins to mock the K’Hund for his clichéd story and easily beats him. In the end, she has him beneath her feet but decides to let him go, saying he’s not worth her time. However, she tells Alex that the alien escaped.

Hank lectures Kara that the DEO’s job is to catch aliens not let them go free. Supergirl comments back that she’s only here to follow their orders, and that Hank should capture the aliens himself considering he’s powerful enough to do that. Alex tries to defend Hank by saying it’s dangerous for him, but Supergirl fires back that every single Kyptonian except for her cousin wants her dead and if Hank wanted to honor his people, he should at least fight as them. Supergirl then leaves to return to her day job but not before taking a chunk out of the wall with her fist.

The next day, Kara rides up Cat’s private elevator, believing Cat’s private elevator is a waste for one person, despite Winn’s and Cat’s questioning. Kara tells Cat that she saves 90 seconds of walking which keeps her latte 90 seconds warmer, so she’s off-the-hook despite being a little brazen. Siobhan, meanwhile, goes to Cat with a possible story of Supergirl letting the K’Hund go free. Cat shuts down the story, believing that there should be a good reason for Supergirl acting this way, and dismisses Siobhan. The DEO then captures the K’Hund who informs them on how Supergirl let him go.

Siobhan then plans to email the story to Perry White of the Daily Planet, but Kara deletes the email and shows the product to Cat. Cat fires Siobhan and informs her that, after a talk with Perry White, the Daily Planet will not hire her either because she values loyalty in her employees rather than backstabbing. Kara seems fine with the result, believing Siobhan to be a bad seed. To cheer the guys up, she takes them to Club Apocalypse.

While Winn worries about Siobhan who hasn’t called him back, Kara shows up at the club to dance with Jimmy. When she becomes a little too forceful in wanting to take what “the poor-man’s Lois Lane was to idiotic to keep,” Jimmy pushes her away, noticing something wrong. He then receives a call from Cat Grant who requests a meeting with Supergirl. Kara immediately leaves for CatCo.

Supergirl confronts Cat who wants to know why she let the alien go free. Supergirl complains that Cat created a “girl-scout” image of her in the media, but Cat responds that as a superhero she’s meant to represent the best of people. In her frustration, Supergirl states that she quits helping the people in National City, believing that Cat’s the most arrogant and self-serving person she knows. Proving she’s the most powerful person in National City, Supergirl tosses Cat off a building only to grab her at the last second.

Winn, Jimmy, and the DEO try to figure out the origins of Supergirl’s behavior by looking back at her last mission. After scanning the building, the team finds a level of radiation similar to that of kryptonite only man-made. While the substance doesn’t hurt her, it could explain her erratic behavior. They trace the red kryptonite back to Maxwell Lord who comes to attempt to help them. The DEO then lock him up as he tries to explain himself, that he attempted to recreate the substance after Supergirl’s encounter with Bizarro in order to fight Non and his gang. Hank states that the satellite on top of the building was his, and that the man likely set a trap to kill Supergirl. Lord has been tracking Supergirl’s actions in order to learn the synthetic kryptonite’s effects only to watch her toss Cat Grant off a building. In an effort to make peace, Lord says he will try to make a cure, but Alex warns that he turned Supergirl into the monster he feared she was.

"True power is choosing who lives and who dies."-Supergirl

Cat decides that she has no choice but to denounce Supergirl in front of National City despite Winn and Jimmy’s protests. With CatCo’s support for Supergirl gone, the city loses its trust in the hero. Alex then tries to talk to Kara only to find her dressed in a Kyrtonian garb. Kara states that Alex is only jealous that Kara has superhuman abilities which makes the human seem worthless. Without the DEO, Kara states that the city will worship her, and that Alex must deep down hate her, which was why she killed her aunt. With that line, Kara flies out into the city.

Lord nearly completes an antidote when Alex states that Supergirl’s on the loose. Senator Crane says that, unfortunately, the DEO must take Supergirl down to protect the city. While Hank does not want to kill Kara, the senator states that the DEO’s job is to stop alien threats, and Supergirl has now qualified as an alien threat. Lord finishes the antidote and hands the weapon to Alex as the team plans to ambush Supergirl.

Supergirl spots Cat’s recorded message and, in a fun shout out to Superman III, flicks cashews at bullet speed to the wall until one shatters the television. She then flies downtown to create some mayhem in the streets while the people can barely put up a fight. The DEO show up and try to fend her off with kryptonite bullets, but she still proves to be too powerful and steals their weapons. When she narrows her fight to Alex, Hank transforms to level the playing field. The two fly and pound away at each other, but J’ohnn still manages to stay ahead, mostly through his intangibility. Alex finally gets a clear shot to Supergirl with the antidote and brings her down safely. Unfortunately, the DEO also turns on J’ohnn J’onzz as an alien enemy. Alex begs for him to run, but he transforms back into Hank and agrees to being taken in by his own agency.

Kara wakes up in the DEO after the fight and tearfully remembers everything she’s done, mumbling that she had acted on every bad thought she ever had. Alex reassures her that no matter what happens, they are sisters. Senator Crane confronts Hank in his new cell about his lie where he admits that he is J’ohnn J’onzz but does not admit if he killed the real Hank Henshaw. Crane admits that she used to be afraid of aliens until she met him, but now she can only see everything he said as a lie. Alex then asks why he didn’t run where he admits that he’d rather spend a thousand years in a cell to keep Alex and Kara safe.

"Because I'd spend a thousand years in this cell if it meant keeping you, and your sister, safe."- Hank

Kara returns to work in her usual style to talk to Jimmy. She tries to apologize though Jimmy says he knows it’s not her fault. However, the things she said against Lucy reveal a hint of jealousy for Kara who states that she would jealous towards anyone Jimmy loved. Unfortunately, after the night, Jimmy needs more time to think about what he feels.

Finally, Supergirl goes to appeal to Cat, saying that she loves the city and everyone in it, and the happiest time of her life was being Supergirl. Every time she helped someone, she felt as though a bit of their light became her own with the red kryptonite taking every dark part of her out in the open. Cat brushes off her sorrow, stating that she didn’t scare her (only to actually admit that, yes, Supergirl did scare her). In the end, Cat acknowledges that it won’t be easy for Supergirl to win the city back, but that it’s not impossible, especially for someone like Supergirl. In a touching ending, Supergirl simply wants to stay on the balcony a little while longer.

The Geekcap: DC's Legends of Tomorrow "Night of the Hawk"

We open in 1958 Harmony Falls to an old-fashioned drag race. Two couples race through dark streets until a tire blows out and runs a car down the road. The crashed car lands near a glowing blue rock where the racers examine. Suddenly, Vandal Savage emerges and remarks that the rock is, in fact, a meteor, and that he has been searching it before coming across these people unexpectedly. Or perhaps, he remarks, it is destiny.

The legends arrive in Harmony Falls where they find Savage has been go on a killing spree with plenty of missing citizens. Although the place may be a small town, they note that Savage is good at hiding and must have a bigger plan than simply murdering townsfolk. Rip attempts to find a connection between the victims by sending the team out investigate them separately. Ray and Kendra examine the home of a murdered piano teacher, despite the more backward thinking of the realtor to Kendra. Sara and Stein examine the asylum where a doctor was murdered with some members of the staff who are a little too interested in Sara. Jax goes to investigate the teens who went missing after the drag race, and Rip and Snart investigate the murders themselves as undercover enforcers.

Stein, Sara, and Jax take a break by a diner where Stein reminisces over the idyllic 50’s, a time less friendly to people like Jax and Sara. Jax can’t help but feel like the town’s the beginning of a horror movie, but the team still have to find out Savage’s plan when Stein and Sara return to the asylum. Jax then spots one of the girls from the drag race and attempts to talk with her before being interrupted by two jocks. Jax stands up to them before they immediately back off. The girl, Betty, then asks if he can hang out later.

Ray and Kendra continue their ruse as a married couple, finding a sweet sense of joy after their kiss in the previous episode, while Stein and Sara are less thrilled about their position. Stein suggests Sara search for the files of inmates with violent histories, but Sara becomes preoccupied with a particularly lecherous doctor against a nurse, Lindsy. Lindsy thanks Sara for the helping noting that many of the doctors want a good time with most of the nurses agreeing in order to get married. When Sara asks about her, Lindsy states that she’s “not looking to get married” and gives Sara a tour. The tour ends at Hall H where Lindsy notes is Dr. Knox’s personal hall for psychotic patients. To Sara’s surprise, she sees from a picture on the wall that Dr. Knox is, in fact, Vandal Savage.

Back in the neighborhood, Kendra finds herself greeted at the door by her new neighbors, the Knoxes. Curtis and Gail act neighborly and invite Kendra and Ray over to a party at their house with some underlining recognition on Savage’s part. Kendra deduces that while Savage recognizes her, he doesn’t know that she is from a different time and believes she is unaware of her history. Namely, he cannot steal her powers if she has yet to discover them herself. Rip and Snart have yet to find any evidence on Savage’s crime while Jax questions Snart’s loyalty after he iced his former partner Rory. Meanwhile, a man is murdered by hawk-like creature.

Sara continues to search for files in Knox’s office before running into Lindsy who offers her some wine from a doctor’s secret stash. Ray and Kendra mingle at Knox’s party with guests who are still unacquainted with a mixed “marriage.” Ray, however, states that he has the most beautiful woman in the room at his arm. Although Savage lurks over them, Kendra suggests they split up with Ray looking for evidence and Kendra staying at the party, believing that Savage wouldn’t kill her next to the canapes. Sara and Lindsy continue a talk with the nurse fascinated by Sara’s extensive life while she has never left Harmony Falls. Sara quickly asks if she has a girlfriend, making Lindsy uncomfortable, but Sara states that she can keep a secret. Lindsy reveals that she has kissed a girl but feels nervous about being a lesbian. Stein warns Sara against seducing a nurse in 1958, but the lecture’s interrupted when there’s an emergency in Hall H.

Ray’s search unfortunately only takes him to a sealed door. Savage nearly confronts Kendra but receives a call regarding Hall H and must leave. At Hall H, Savage confronts one of his rowdy “patients,” revealed to be a mutant hawk-creature made from one of the drag racers. Ray and Kendra inform Rip about Savage’s hidden room while Jax prepares for a date with Betty.

As the ATOM, Ray sneaks into Savage’s room. While the search is mostly uneventful, he finds the ancient dagger right to kill Savage before Savage returns. Sara continues to talk to Lindsy who notes some apprehension regarding Hall H and what goes down there. When Sara presses a little further, Lindsy interrupts by kissing Sara. Sara, overwhelmed by this response, quickly leaves.

Jax and Betty park out in a woods where Betty quickly kisses Jax. Jax asks that they take it slow and asks about her old boyfriend. Betty begins to discuss the drag race when they are interrupted by the two jocks who hassle the couple. Suddenly, the group is attacked by the hawk creatures who butcher the jocks. When Jax attempts to protect Betty, she recognizes one of the creatures as her former boyfriend. Unfortunately, the fight leaves her wounded, leading Jax to try and take her to Gideon. The two are stopped by a cop, forcing Jax to try and reason around a bleeding white girl in his car. The cop, however, knocks Jax out and drags his body from the scene.

Rip traces Jax’s bio-signature to the car and finds Betty. The group notes that the attack seems to have come from claw marks and, with the remaining details from Betty, believe that the meteor the group came in contact with was a Nth level meteorite, the same one that gave Kendra and Carter their powers. Stein deduces that if they can take residue from Betty’s attack, the might be able to create a cure, and the group attempts to plot a final attack on Savage using the dagger with Kendra as bait, much to Ray’s discomfort.

Sara than discusses her kiss from Lindsy with Stein, remarking that she was actually the one to move away from it. In light of what has happened, Sara has discovered who she could end up hurting if this relationship continues. Meanwhile, Jax wakes up in Savage’s clutches before he too becomes another hawk-like monster. Enacting the plan, Kendra moves to distract Savage while Ray and Rip go undercover as a patient and orderly, respectively. To save Jax, Snart and Stein search beneath the asylum.

While Kendra nearly distracts him with a kiss, Savage sees through her plan and steals her dagger. Savage releases the creatures on Snart and Stein, leading to an all-out war in the asylum. Snart and Stein face the transformed Jax while Sara protects Lindsy. Kendra fights Savage before Ray blasts him out a window. Within the chaos, the team retrieve Jax.

Thanks to a serum created by Gideon and Stein, the team manages to cure Jax and the rest of the victims. Sara and Lindsy then share a heartfelt goodbye with Lindsy noting that she shouldn’t have fallen for a ninja. Jax leaves a parting gift for Betty, a new car, before saying goodbye to her as well. Ray also confronts Kendra and agrees to be less protective of Kendra in future missions. After learning that Snart chose not to kill Jax in the fight, Jax finally apologies for his attitude and acknowledges Snart as a part of the team, much to Snart’s dismay.

The team wait for Ray, Kendra, and Sara before leaving 1958. However, the plan changes when their ship is attacked by Chronos. In the midst of the attack, the Waverider appears to take off and vanish from 1958, leaving Ray, Kendra, and Sara behind. 

Notable Quotes

Stein: “I’m not the only one whose vision is blurry in the left eye.” 

Sara: “Just so you know, R’as al Ghul taught me how to kill someone slowly, over the course of days.

Ray: “Say what you want about Savage. He makes one hell of a casserole.”

Lindsy: “Should have known better than to fall for a ninja.”  

Kendra: “Fate is a prison. When free will is gone, what’s left?"

The Geekcap: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

We open three months right now on a ship hovering above Earth. A monitor is beeping wildly with drops of water and blood, a crate, and a cross necklace floating in zero gravity. Once we see a SHIELD emblem on the sleeve on an unseen person, the entire ship is engulfed in flames

In present day Bogatá, Columbia, the police are transporting a cartel of weapons before being stopped by an invisible force that shatters their car windows. When they attempt to confront the force, their guns quickly vanish and seem to fire back. In a flash, the gun crates are gone. Unbeknownst to the police, the crate of guns is now in the hands of a Colombian woman, who’s wearing the same cross necklace.

Coulson and May take a look at Rosalind Price’s old place which still has the blood stain from her death. May consoles Coulson, knowing that it must be hard to come back, but Coulson simply states that they couldn’t be at their base for this meeting. In comes President Ellis who has become more interested in handling the Inhuman situations since even Fox News has kept talking about it. Coulson states that his team is doing something about it.

Back in Columbia, Daisy and Joey make their way through the Colombian police under the guise of officers exploring the new alien threat. Joey helps translate Spanish although he believes he’s not so good at projecting authority but states that it does remind him more of home such as times when his mother would cook on Sundays. The two speak to Colonel Ramon about the “alien” threat with Daisy reassuring the officer that they have a team ready to find the threat if it is indeed bad.

The President then gives Coulson the go-ahead to continue his mission with SHIELD all the while pretending that the organization doesn’t exist due to bad public memory. In the public eye, he will elect a new head of the ATCU to be the face of the administration’s response. Unfortunately, the President is less than helpful on Gideon Malick, saying that the man has built up too much power and influence to be taken down and he never had time to get inside his head. While May sees this as a loss, Coulson says he may have thought of a different method.

In Columbia, Mack, Bobbi, and Hunter investigate the scene of the crime, taking note of local protesters. Hunter says it doesn’t compare to the super-powered people where all it takes is a tainted fish taco to take out the police in less than four minutes. Bobbi notes that the police believe they were attacked by something invisible which Hunter finds fascinating though claims he wasn’t think of anything bad. He then remarks how even he tried a fish oil pill and hoped for x-ray vision, but of course, for nothing bad. When Mack looks at him oddly, Hunter responds that he was not the only one who thought about doing it. Bobbi, however, says that she only thought about it and didn’t do it, simply because “rehab’s a bitch.”

Back at the lab, Lincoln and Simmons help to create a new containment unit for the Inhumans based on the new powers that keep appearing. Although Simmons’s formulas are working fine, she still desires Fitz’s opinion and can’t seem to stop staring at him.

Mack discovers a trail of skid marks on the ground to explore. He traces the skid marks to the worn shoes of the Colombian women who spots him. In a flash, she takes his gun and, in two more, knocks him in the back of a truck. Mack then wakes up duct-taped in her bathroom as she argues with a relative about what to do next.

At the base, the team try to find where Mack is using surveillance footage that shows a mere glimpse of the woman in action running at approximately six meters per 1/13^th second. Simmons begins modifying the containment unit despite having no way of getting her in one. When Simmons explains that the containment unit modifies itself based on the random Inhuman abilities, Lincoln actually responds that the powers are not random but an evolutionary necessity based on the moment a person gains abilities, or at least that’s how it was explained to him. Even though it may see random, there may actually be an intellectual design.

Coulson calls on Fitz to help him with a project and asks how Lincoln’s doing in the lab. Fitz remarks Lincoln has been helpful in explaining Inhuman biology to Simmons and keeping her occupied since Will’s death which Fitz still feels guilt for causing. Coulson responds that sometimes there is no choice but the hard choice, and that they both did what was necessary. Coulson fires up the brain machine and states that there is still one person out there who knows about Gideon Malcik, and they need to get inside his head.

The woman admonishes her relative to “get rid of the problem today” while she takes care of the complication in their bathroom. When she begins to question Mack, he attempts to make his escape by knocking her out but finds himself trapped when she slams the door before snapping back into place. He discovers that she can only speed back and forth “like a yo-yo” but still cannot beat her.

The team at the base then prepare to take Werner von Strucker under the machine. Simmons notes that with his limited brain activity, it doesn’t seem like it will be possible. Coulson is still adamant about trying to find a way to reach Malick.

Malick, in the meantime, is dealing with the situation in Columbia. Since Dr. Garner killed many of the Inhumans in stasis, they require a new way to replenish their stock for their new leader. Giyera has doubts since the being can barely stand at this point and hasn’t even spoken. A guard than says that the being has been asking for Malick. When Malick approaches the being, we see the emaciated near-death body of Ward who states that he’s hungry.

Mack is still held hostage by the woman who questions him knowing that he is not with the local police. While neither can properly understand the other, they eventually come to a crossroads when Mack states that she was the criminal who stole the weapons. She states that she is not a criminal and that her powers were a gift from el Dios, God. Mack replies that they were actually a gift from el pescado, fish. When she recalls that she was eating fish prior to her terrigenesis, she begins to believe Mack right before Daisy, Bobbi, and Hinter come to his rescue. With an expertly-timed shield, they manage to incapacitate the woman and bring her back to the base.

Simmons, Fitz, Lincoln, and Coulson attach Strucker to the machine which Simmons claims is dangerous on a normal subject. Although Lincoln is less excited about the situation that Coulson describes as less pleasant than losing his hand, they turn on the machine and start the process. Coulson tells Strucker to focus on Gideon Malick, but the boy starts having flashes to being beaten to near death.

The remaining team begin to investigate the woman whom they now know as Elena Rodriguez, a woman who worked a clerical job by day and took art classes by night. With no known record, they question why she was found stealing guns. Hunter points out that Dr. Garner was a fine therapist before turning into an Inhuman killer. Additionally, Bobbi also finds Elena’s cousin, the accomplice Mack spotted with her, also with no record. When Elena wakes up trapped in her containment unit, Joey attempts to communicate with her about the situation, but Mack is simply happy that she’s on the other end of being trapped.

The being in Ward eats a leg of raw meat while watching screens of a history of destruction. Giyera remarks that they believed him to be dead, but the creature responds that the body was dead. It then states that while the humans have advanced, they have not changed. Fortunately, Giyera is no longer human. It knows that Giyera does not believe in its power but states that once it’s strong enough, everyone will know.

Strucker’s case continues to worsen. As a last result, Coulson turns to Lincoln to help him restart part of his brain, even with the risk of frying his circuits. Against his better judgement, Lincoln kickstarts Strucker’s brain, allowing him to reach back to another memory about Malick, a secret location at the back of a pawn shop.

Joey tries to reason with Elena, stating that if they don’t protect her from the world, they must protect the world from her. Elena reveals that she believes her power was a gift from God to end the injustice to her people, and that she and her cousin only stole the weapons away from the police she calls thieves in uniform who only have power with their weapons. With her power, she protects others. When Bobbi and Hunter track Elena’s cousin dumping weapons into the harbor, the team believes Elena’s story. However, Bobbi, Hunter, and Elena’s cousin are caught by the Colombian police who have their own Inhuman as reinforcement. The Inhuman uses his power to freeze the group and murders Elena’s cousin as an example before taking the other two.

SHIELD manages to recover Elena’s cousin’s body, giving her a chance to grieve while the team come up with a new plan. Mack then reconciles with Elena, stating that he too goes by his faith that they are here to help people, and that her powers are part of a bigger plan. In honor of her cousin’s death and to work against the corrupt police, Elena agrees to help the team. For starters, Elena explains that her powers are connected to her pulse, and that she can only go as far as her heartbeat. With Elena on board, Mack and Daisy come up with a plan.

Using Elena’s powers, she sneaks a pass card away from a guard, giving the team access inside the building. Mack tracks Hunter and Bobbi in the building, utilizing a new incapacitating weapon much stronger than duct tape. Joey begins taking care of the weapons by turning them into modern art, and Elena and Daisy take care of the guards with Elena speeding their weapons and Daisy blasting them. Mack finds Bobbi and Hunter, but the other three have to face the man with medusa-eyes. Elena tags him before being paralyzed, Joey melts his glasses, and Daisy blasts him to the wall, giving the Secret Warriors an official win.

Coulson moves to the pawn shop to find a secret landline connecting to Malick. With the SHIELD technology, they manage to connect the line to various Hydra locations around the world, planning to shut them down. Hydra, however, still has some ideas as a ship manages to retrieve the medusa-eyes Inhuman from Columbia.

Despite the success, Elena refuses to stay on SHIELD, stating that she is needed more at home. While Joey tries to argue for her to stay as an Inhuman, she responds that she is also a Colombian, office manager, and daughter, and the people in Bogotá need her. Daisy believes that the team could still work across the world and convinces Coulson to allow Elena to return home with a communications watch should she or they need her. Elena apologizes to Mack for kidnapping him as the two say their goodbyes with Mack remarking “I’ll see you soon, Yo-Yo.”

Fitz later congratulates Simmons on her work, but Simmons blurts out that she misses them. Despite working together, there seems to be a chasm between them. Fitz remains guilty about Will’s death, but Simmons replies that Will died saving her on the alien planet with Fitz killing a creature. They agree to start over with their relationship as Simmons introduces herself as Jemma Simmons, bio-chemist and Fitz as Leopold Fitz, engineer. Lincoln and Daisy also have a moment as Lincoln talks to Daisy about her letting Joey return home. Daisy states that since the President had changed the duties of the ATCU, Lincoln can return to his normal life. Lincoln, however, says that he prefers staying with Daisy, and the two kiss.

May and Coulson also reconcile after the situation with Coulson displaying a new, realistic hand. Although it looks and feels real, Coulson states that it feels just like the others. Coulson wonders why he doesn’t feel any better after returning, but May states that she understands: he has joined the Calvary. The two then watch as one of Malick’s companies seems to be taking damage from their influence.

Malick himself is starting to feel doubt considering the loss Hydra has taken. The creature in Ward then notes that he wants to believe but is unsure if he can. As if responding to the question, the creature begins to show some of its power.

In the final scene, the President reveals to Coulson the new head of the ATCU: General Glenn Talbot.

Notable Quotes:

Mack “I’ll see you soon…Yo-Yo.”

Daisy “You’re my new best friend.”

Hunter “Tell me you didn’t try one of those little fish oil pills? I had my fingers crossed for x-ray vision.”

Elena “I’m the criminal?”

Mack “Yeah, you. Whoosh whoosh.”

Simmons "I miss you."