A vision fulfilled
Its all led to this.
So we might as well dive into this recap, eh?
We start on the Blue Area of the Moon, where Daisy and Coulson are in the containment unit.
Credit: ABC/Richard Cartwright
Coulson is asking how long they think they can survive here.
Is this real life?
Or just a fantasy?
(Its a dream.
Or the show screwing with us.)
Daisy is stuck in a containment unit and shes feeling pretty messed up after Hives mind control.
Shes upset that she hurt people, but right now, the teams got bigger things to worry about.
Like, you know…this missile.
With Hive, theyre up against everyone who hes ever been, which makes things difficult.
Enter Coulson, who gets into the defense logistics building.
The team manages to stop the missile just in time, and oh boy, Hive is PISSED.
He forces Radcliffe to fix the missile despite the fact Radcliffe has no knowledge about that whatsoever.
When Mack tries to give her the cross back, Elena wont take it.
(Maybe shes less sentimental and pissed at his turtle speed.
We cant all be super, Elena.)
An angry Hive runs into Lincoln and talks about Daisy to draw him out.
(He even remembers Wards specific memories, like pushing FitzSimmons into the ocean back in season 1.)
He does manage some info, though: We need to disconnect the warhead for absolution.
NEXT: Saved by SCIENCE!
Elena gets the hostages out, and as they attempt to escape, Hive shows up and stops them.
What did they do to him?
They won, of course, as Hive gets trapped in a gel matrix unit.
Coulson comes to see Daisy to let her know they entered the kill code in time.
Daisy is just bitter because she thinks she deserves the blame for everything.
She doesnt deserve pity or friendship.
Coulson tries to tell her she was brainwashed, and yeah, well, so was Ward.
The difference is, Daisy wants to FEEL pain.
Its okay, Radcliffe: Fitz and Simmons are great at figuring out impossible things.
But Lincoln doesnt want to be S.H.I.E.L.D.
Once hes done with Hive, hes out.
While Coulson thinks he can have a future here, Lincolns not so sure.
And, well, he has nothing Daisy wants.
Mack is so underrated but one of the best characters on this show, you guys.
I want to keep him around forever.
Is she making him a card in Photoshop?
No, shes BOOKING THEM A TRIP.
(Apparently not Fitz: We both know Im the romantic one.)
But Simmons has had enough tragedy, so a little fun wont kill us.
Youre speaking way too soon, but Im going to let it slide because this moment is adorable.
Thanks to some inside science work, Fitz escapes.
And thats just the beginning of problems.
(Well, thats not good.
No kidding, Coulson.)
If Hive wasnt pissed before, hes pissed now.
Hive has his delivery system now for the gas, and hes also got his new missile.
Is this her revenge?
Maybe, maybe not… Daisy just asks him to take her back.
NEXT: I hope youre satisfied
And he does!
Well, not really.
He says he cant because of what S.H.I.E.L.D.
Apparently they made her impervious.
Daisy freaks out about Hives refusal and quakes, using her powers to have a go at attack him.
and Daisy stabbing Hive a bunch of times to no avail.
Hey, at least its something.
Daisys knocked out eventually, and put in the containment unit on the plane.
But thats not the worst news: Those Primitives that were turned when the mist was released earlier?
They dont have original thoughts of their own, only previous memories of weapons and the like…
So at least 20 agents are infected and know this base inside out.
Elena wants Mack to do the honors you know what, Id trust Mack with my life, too.
Theres one person who isnt in hiding with the team, though: Simmons.
Clever girl, indeed.
But there is a way out of here: Coulson has a remote quinjet.
He wants to go in and rescue Daisy alone because its on him to stop Hive.
He then plans to drop everyone in the containment unit before the warhead detonates.
But theres a flaw in his plan…and its the fact that Daisys going to be saved.
How did they know that this plan would work?
Theyve got TWO spies on the inside: Fitz and May!
Daisy is still beating herself up over being a liability and tells May what happened with Hive.
She doesnt think her powers are good enough, but May doesnt care about her powers.
Your powers didnt make you an agent.
Out of options, Fitz tries to talk his way out of being shot and shoots him.
Since Daisy is still going through withdrawal, Fitz gives her his jacket with the cross in the pocket.
NEXT: What the hell just happened?
and Hellfire uses a ball of fire to injure him.
Daisy shares a moment with Lincoln, apologizing for the way she treated him, but Lincoln understands.
What can I say, Marvel makes me emotional.
Coulson has one plan left to stop Hive the Terrible.
(Never let it be said Coulson didnt learn from Tony Starks selfless sacrifice in 2012!)
How far weve come!
Mack realizes Hive went for Daisy, who is moving the warhead into the quinjet with her powers.
Daisy says this is her purpose, but Hive isnt concerned about her sacrifice.
He can manually override the controls because Ward is still in his memories.
The world has been saved, and Daisy is left in an emotionally distraught mess.
Simmons asks after the team finds Daisy and realizes what happened.
Well, that remains to be seen…next season.
Daisy hooded, goth-like, clearly in hiding shows up and gives the girl a wooden bird.
Coulson orders Mack (and units) to move, and they pursue Daisy, who disappears.
When Coulson mentions they struck out again, Macks answer is to ask where theyll be assigned.
So, we can infer that maybe S.H.I.E.L.D.
is gone for real…perhaps given to Talbot?
Or did Coulson step down as Director after everything that happened?
Is Coulson now hunting Daisy for a reason to bring her home?
Or is he part of another master plan because she turned against them again?
Wheres Elena, and is she still BFFs with Mack?
Are Fitz and Simmons enjoying their vacation and snorkeling?
Why do we have to wait until September for answers?
But we dont end there.
Radcliffe is back to being a happy scientist in a spiffy lab.
A project: L.M.D.
Life Model Decoy, everyone.
