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Coulson wants to see the world. May shares her feelings. Deke is the new man in charge. Sousa gets the duct tape. Mack passes the ammo. Yo-Yo is in favour of punching. Daisy plays her part. Simmons remembers what they're fighting for. This post covers episodes 12 and 13--the two parts that make up the series finale. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D will not return in a moment. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Aug 12, 2020 - 15 comments

Daisy worries the team is becoming people who used to work together. Mack explains '80s telephone usage to a millennial. Yo-Yo owes Mack $20. Sousa has no intentions. Computer genius Coulson tries to convince May it's a brand new day. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Aug 7, 2020 - 5 comments

In this episode, which plays like a season finale of Dallas, Sousa is a square, Coulson is hilarious, Deke is happy to be stuck in the '80s, May is not an open-minded gal and Daisy earned a B+ with room for improvement. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Jul 30, 2020 - 9 comments

In this time-loop episode, we see that Coulson has a soul, Enoch has a heart, Sousa has a type and Deke has a signature fragrance. Also, Daisy has a revelation. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Jul 23, 2020 - 19 comments

Deke sings the hits. Mack wallows in models. Coulson tunes into a new frequency. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Jul 9, 2020 - 19 comments

The team is split up, cut up, blown up, blocked up, and fed up. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Jul 2, 2020 - 7 comments

Sousa experiences his first and second time jumps and struggles with the fashion of the day. Enoch relies on Consumer Reports when picking out his sweet ride. Mack has trouble with the concept of how to pick a location for a date. Deke pulls an unexpected move. Gemma experiences a glitch. May appreciates good HR policy. Yo-Yo teaches the lessons of 007. Coulson digs covert and fashionable uniforms. Daisy appreciates the simpler times (and its simpler technology). [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Jun 25, 2020 - 5 comments

In a black-and-white episode that calls back to specific (Sunset Boulevard) and general (film noir detective genre) nods to Hollywood's past, the team members find themselves in 1955. While there, Deke gets to catch up with an old friend, Enoch has the opportunity to make a new one, and Coulson starts building a new friendship with a new (but much admired) ally. May comes to terms with her feelings, Yo-Yo tries to come to terms with a mission failure, and Mack struggles while coming to terms with making a hard call. Daisy offers counsel and demonstrates her fighting moves. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Jun 18, 2020 - 8 comments

Coulson meets one of his heroes. Simmons sports a new lipstick colour. Mack just doesn't feel like explaining things. May and Yo-Yo just don't feel like talking about things. Deke puts his privilege to use. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Jun 10, 2020 - 6 comments

From IMDB: With the identity of the timeline-unraveling "threat" revealed, the team's mission to protect him at all costs leads each agent to question their own values. [more inside]
posted by sardonyx on Jun 3, 2020 - 15 comments

While Fitz and Enoch struggle in space, Sarge and his team move forward with their mysterious mission on Earth. [more inside]
posted by straight on May 21, 2020 - 2 comments

Out of answers and running out of time, the agents must face the ghosts of their past to move forward. [IMDb synopsis] Sort-of the penultimate episode - it looks like next week will be two episodes back-to-back to finish out the season (possibly the result of a preemption for sports earlier in the season). [more inside]
posted by under_petticoat_rule on Jul 27, 2019 - 6 comments

Fitz and Simmons are reunited - sort of. Enoch makes a dick move. We meet more Chronicoms and learn more about their situation, and Holmes Mack and Yo-Yo act totally grown-up and not at all passive-aggressive. May proves to Sarge that her love for Coulson was not necessarily face-based. [more inside]
posted by under_petticoat_rule on Jun 24, 2019 - 0 comments

Scattered across the galaxy, the team works to find their footing in the wake of losing Coulson [more inside]
posted by elgilito on May 12, 2019 - 14 comments

The teams works to discover what sort of creature Grant Ward is now, with Daisy and Lincoln off to confront an ex-member of Afterlife, while the rest of the team goes to deal with Gideon Malick directly. But Malick has his hands full with consequences from long ago actions as the newly arrived Hydra god, formerly known as Grant Ward, teaches him the meaning of sacrifice. [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Apr 13, 2016 - 15 comments

The REAL Shield makes its move against Coulson's Shield, with the help of double agents Bobbie and Mack. Meanwhile Skye has a nice chat with a teleporter. Lance spends all his submerisble vehicle, before making his decision about joining Coulson Shield [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Apr 1, 2015 - 28 comments

Coulson and Whitehall's forces meet in an explosive confrontation that dramatically alters everyone's fates. Meanwhile, Skye discovers shocking secrets about her past, on the Winter finale.
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Dec 9, 2014 - 62 comments

S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers the ancient city but uncovering the secrets may require a major sacrifice. [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Dec 3, 2014 - 29 comments

Coulson and the team face off against Hydra as they try to uncover an ancient secret.
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Nov 19, 2014 - 72 comments

May, Trip, Bobbi and Lance hunt the escaped Ward as Coulson and Skye try to find the meaning of the alien map.
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Nov 12, 2014 - 22 comments

Hydra impersonates SHIELD while launching an attack against the United Nations. The public and politicians react in anger, as the real SHIELD searches for the attackers and deals with the relationships among themselves and the traitorous Agent Ward.
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Oct 29, 2014 - 33 comments