It’s Hydra versus the S.H.I.E.L.D.
team as Ward’s revenge plans take shape.
So, who else is ready for next weeks winter finale?
Credit: ABC/Greg Gayne
So without further ado, lets begin.
Shes even brought burgers from DJs.
And maybe shes right, becauseno oneprobably could have protected her from the sniper shot that interrupts their dinner.
Rosalind is killed instantly in front of Coulsons eyes.
Oh, dear Rosalind.
We hardly knew ya.
She told Coulson theres a lot he doesnt know about her.)
Who committed the JFK shot heard round the world?
Unsurprisingly, Grant Ward.
(Best since Romanov, huh?
Because thats some Hawkeye sniper skill right there.)
(Ahem, Kara.)
Mays assessment: He wants people to think of him as a hero.
Fitzs assessment: He was trying to replace something in his life that he lost.
Simmons assessment: He was a bad flirt, always laughing at his jokes and those ridiculous puns.
(Im glad even the writers have realizedBrett Daltons episodic tweetsare amazing.)
Evenmoreimportantly, she lets Coulson in on this secret: Ward doesnt kill because he feels nothing.
He kills because he feels too much.
But remember: Cut off one head, two more will take its place.
Malick has relocated with Ward to the castle in England where Fitz reopened the portal.
Malick then shows him a carton containing five different stones, all extracted from the monolith centuries ago.
(Apparently, centuries later, no one has learned we should not give men powerful objects.)
Anyway, remember how Ward was intent on finding the things in that vault, a.k.a.
These stones are the key to everything Hydras been working toward.
(Since, you know, as of last week weve retconned the entirety of Hydras origins.)
Seriously, would it have killed Hydra to come forward with this information sooner?
It wouldve saved Fitz a lot of angst.
Robbing a bank, apparently.
They kidnap Thomas and then call Ward to let him know where they stand.
Turns out, Thomas isnt so fond of his brother either (guess its that whole well thing).
He goes so far as to admit that he was the one who changed his name and distanced himself.
Fitz and Simmons are then captured by Malick and Ward.
Can these two ever catch a break?
Maybe the monolith is bad luck.
Maybe Fitz is right, and theyarecursed after all.
NEXT: I wanna be in the room where it happens
Malick cuts right to the chase.
He wants to know if Simmons saw it when she went to the other planet.
(Alexander I wish there was a war Hamilton, he is not.)
Instead, Mack calls Coulson to alert him of the situation.
Although hes clearly concerned, he doesnt back down from his original plan.
Thats okay because Malick already has this all planned out.
This time, theyre sending Fitz to the other side instead.
I cant lose you again.).
Im not crying,yourecrying.
Hey, remember when Daisy mentioned Ward couldnt resist a father figure OR the pull of a powerful organization?
Ding, ding, ding.
Malick starts to launch the portal, telling the team theyll turn it back on in 12 hours.
History is happening in England!
Did you think this show would make us wait an entire week to see what happened?
Outgunned and outmanned, indeed.
Debriefing Notes:
Theories?
Drop em below, and Ill see yall next week.
