Secret Warriors take shape in the show’s midseason premiere.
After Rosalinds death, Coulson has bounced back.
After Coulson and Fitzs otherworldly trip, theyve (kind of) bounced back.
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What has not bounced back, however, is S.H.I.E.L.D.
because President Ellis (William Sadler) wont reauthorize it.
But well get to that in a bit.
logo on its sleeve.
In the present day, a high-speed chase is taking place in Bogota.
Her name, well later learn, is Elena Rodriguez (Natalia Cordova-Buckley).
Coulson, meanwhile, has set up a meeting with Ellis at Rosalinds place.
They dont know whats happening, but hey, if Fox News wont shut up, then youknowits bad.
They have to do something, and Coulson assures Ellis that they are.
Ellis reiterates that the ATCU will still be the face of everything publicly because, you know, S.H.I.E.L.D.
When Coulson asks about Malick, Ellis says he cant pull on that thread because Malicks too powerful.
But it doesnt mean hes not going to let Coulson go after him.
Macks good, but hes got no advantage against this girls powers.
After looking at a surveillance tape, the group at the lab realizes Elenas not invisible shes just accelerated.
And as Lincoln notes, those powers arent random.
According to Jiaying, the powers were specifically given to individuals to create equilibrium in the species.
And Simmons has been spending a lot of time with Lincoln in lieu of Fitz apparently keeping to himself.
NEXT: Inhumans vs. the World
Turns out, von Strucker doesnt do too well in the Tahiti machine.
He wants out, and Coulson wants Lincoln to use his powers and give him electroshock to stabilize him.
Coulson visits the secretMission: Impossible-key in hideout, where hes let into a room with a phone.
After being bested yet again while trying to escape, Mack and the girl form a rapport.
And, well, what do you expect when you essentially find out youre an alien?
Turns out, Elena and her cousin werent bad people doing bad things.
They were just scared of the police and what theyve been doing to powered people.
After finding out about her cousin, Elenas pretty much devastated.
But she has powers now that she can use for good!
They get inside easily, but subduing the Inhumans?
And not before Hydra takes the rogue Inhuman from right under their noses.
(Is he supper?)
Its like the Avengers you wouldnt want to keep everyone living in Stark Tower together forever.
(What would Tony blow up while you werent looking?)
NEXT: Starting over with a Fitzbump
Whom havent we really talked about yet?
Our favorite science team.
Simmons finds Fitz working late and tries to dump the air between them because, I miss you.
(We miss you, too!)
And, you know, theres a LOT to talk about in terms of what happened between them.
Did I mention that kiss?
And then they actuallydostart over.
Complete with an adorable first meeting and fist bump.
I still refuse to believe Fitzs thinking that the cosmos have it out for them.
In Coulson news, hes got a new (realistic-looking) hand!
And May notes that hes starting to trust the team more.
Coulson is still worried about Malick, though.
If hes got all the heroes on his side, whom does Malick have on his side?
Well, Malick has the monster, a.k.a.
the Man Formerly Known as Ward.
story line of Hydra being involved in this mess from the earliest years.
Oh, by the way.
Our tag is Ellis calling Coulson and telling him hes making Talbot head of the ATCU.
Something tells me Coulson isnt entirely happy about this…
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