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The Story:
The search for May takes the #AgentsofShield to Spain where they find the woman AIDA was modeled after. Holden and AIDA work with the Superior Man to find Coulson. Holden scolds the Superior Man for reading the Darkhold. He tells Holden that the book told him that he is the key in killing all the Inhumans. Holden shows them the pure Terrigen crystals he obtained when he was working for Hive. Back at the Playground, Jemma tells Mace that the serum that was used to give him his powers is lethal. She suggests that he not use it anymore when Fitz arrives to give him his newly modified Patriot suit. Coulson updates the team about Agnes Kitsworth, the woman Holden modeled AIDA after. He confronts her and asks about her work with Holden. Mack shows her footage of AIDA, surprising Agnes. She tells Coulson that she and Holden were lovers, but he left her after finding out that she had an inoperable tumor. She tells them that she wants to live out the rest of her life in peace but Coulson asks for her help in finding Holden. Mack tells Coulson that they should respect Agnes and her decision. Coulson finds Agnes and apologizes before telling her about May. She agrees to help him find Holden and rescue May. Holden receives an email from Agnes and he tells AIDA about her. Agnes tells him to meet her but Holden calls her instead. He tells her he can cure her but they need to meet somewhere else. Coulson tells her to follow his orders and that they will be right behind her. She finds Holden who tells her about Frame Work, a place where she can live forever. He convinces her to come with him, the two just managing to evade Mack and Coulson. One of the Watchdogs, Tucker Shockley, visits Nadeer at her office and insinuates that she might be an Inhuman. He sets off one of the crystals, but Nadeer is unaffected. Tucker however is encased in the Terrigen and then explodes, killing everyone in her office. The team head out to investigate the explosion and they realize that it was the Tucker who was last scene in the office. Tucker is revealed to be alive and he is confronted by the Superior Man. Tucker tells him that he doesn't remember how he survived the explosion but they need to go before #Shield gets to them. The team raid the Watchdog base and take Tucker into custody. Daisy interrogates him to find out where Radcliffe is. Back on the Zephyr, Fitz realizes that an Inhuman exploded the office and realize that it is Tucker. They rush to tell the team before he can kill Daisy and Mace. They all work together and manage to lock him in a containment pod which they eject from the Zephyr. It explodes just as it is dropped from the hatch. Tucker is able to reform despite having been blown to bits. Jemma and Fitz show their findings of Tucker's powers. They tell Daisy that she is their best shot in stopping him. Daisy finds him and battles him in an open world. She continually uses her powers to make him explode in hopes to tire him. Mace makes one last hoorah and uses the serum to take on a convoy of Watchdogs while Fitz and Jemma get away. He tries to fight the army of them, but it ultimately overpowered. Fitz and Jemma trap Tucker in a modified containment pod. Holden and AIDA place Agnes in the Frame World. She dies shortly after being put in, but Holden remains unfazed. AIDA takes the ring from her neck and as they leave May shows signs of coming back to reality. On the quinjet, Coulson tells Mack that the other person Holden was taking about being in the Frame Work is May. He is hopeful that they will be able to save her.
New Characters/Cameos:
Tucker Shockley: We finally learned this Watchdog's name and we've got to say that giving him powers similar to #Marvel's Nitro was awesome. Hopefully we get to see more of him in the future. After going through Terrigenisis he gained the ability to explode and regenerate.
Notable Character Interactions:
Team Shield: The team had to handle the Watchdogs and Nadeer without Coulson and well....Things got explosive pretty quickly. After the epic duel between Daisy and Tucker, the team ended up losing Mace to the Watchdogs. Seeing him sacrifice himself to save Fitz and Jemma was a big moment for him. He took his rip off #CaptainAmerica juice and went to take on the baddies. He ended up losing though. Hopefully the #AgentsofShield will save him from the group before the Superior Man does some real damage to him. At least they have Tucker, who may be the only person with the answers they need.
Team Coulson: Mack and Coulson going on missions together usually provide the comedic relief with these serious stories. This time was different though. No fun and games. Coulson means business now. He wants to find May. They ended up finding the woman AIDA was modeled after, Agnes Kitsworth. After learning that she and Holden were lovers (yikes), they also found out that she was dying. Even so, Coulson was able to convince her to help them save May. The plan went south and she ended up going with Holden. It might not be all that bad though. She might be the one to help them out now that she is in the Frame Work.
Team AIDA: While they did build an epic computer world, they are still crazy. This will definitely not end well to either of them. The Frame Work will definitely add something very new to the show and it's exciting. We definitely want to see the team have to go in and save May. That would be epic. As far as their work with the Watchdogs, why doesn't AIDA just kill them already. It's not like they have a purpose anymore. The group just wants to find Coulson so that the Superior can take him out.
The Action:
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Easter Eggs:
#CaptainAmerica : Jemma told Mace straight up that even with his blue juice, he was nowhere near Cap. It's okay Mace, that's not the first time anyone on the team has said that! So many Cap references this episode and we couldn't be more happy about it!
#TheAvengers : Coulson mentioned the events of the first movie and how he was stabbed in the chest by Loki. We understand if you don't want to talk about it Coulson.
Nitro:Tucker Shockley is the #MCU version of the character Nitro who was actually the mutant who started #CivilWar in the Marvel Comics. Here he is an #Inhuman . What makes this nod even more epic was the fact that Nadeer represented Stamford, CT. In the comics, Nitro destroyed a good portion of the city with would then start the Superhuman Registration Act, which would be the Accords introduced in #CaptainAmericaCivilWar . Now that's some good writing!
What's To Come/Theories:
In the previews for next week's "The Man Behind The Shield" Mace fights for his life while Coulson and team find themselves in a deadly cat-and-mouse game as they attempt his rescue. In a perfect world, everyone will make it out of the episode in one piece. But we are readying ourselves for some heartbreak. They need to save Mace and May. Then there's the whole problem of putting an end to the Watchdogs and Team AIDA's plans. It would be interesting to see what #TeamShield could do if they got their hands on the Frame Work though. Jemma and Fitz could find a way to use it. Then as for May, we are theorizing that Agnes will be the one to help her out of the Frame Work. We're assuming everyone is tethered together in this big digital world and if they retain the memories, then Agnes will remember Coulson talking about May. In this was, the human AIDA was modeled after will sort of redeem the character. We shall see though. Also, now that Nadeer is dead, we're wondering how her brother Vijay will play back into the story.
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Final Thoughts:
Surprisingly, even after the #GhostRider arc ended (at least for now) the show just continues to get better. The whole #LMD story is pretty amazing and the elements surrounding it keep us coming back for more each week. Then you get a nod to the #CaptainAmericaCivilWar comic arc with the inclusion of a character that started it. Sure it's their own version, but that makes it even more awesome. We give "BOOM" 10 BOOMS out of 10! What did you think about the episode? Leave it in the comments below, we would love to read them!