Sure, Hive LOOKS terrifying.
And weve seen him be ruthless with his powers.
But in this world of Inhumans, there are a lot of people who have crazy powers.

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So whats Hives deal?
Nathaniel interrupts Malicks mourning by telling him Daniel Whitehall want to see him you remember Whitehall, right?
The man responsible for searching for the obelisk?
You dont ignore Whitehall, though, so off they go.
Now, who does he REALLY want to follow?
Hive thinks its time to reveal his true self.
And it was a bad death.
None other than Hive.
But Malick thinks hes going to be killed tonight, which is why hes gathering the others.
Stephanie reminds him that he can fix whatever hes worried about and turn the tables.
After all, he can remind them of how important he is.
He did show her how to be a strong example of Hydra, after all.
(Hey, MAY still wants to kill Ward.)
More importantly, shell play a key role in his plans.
Malick realizes his father was a coward, which Nathaniel doesnt want to believe.
But it doesnt matter.
Because theyll be better men than their dad.
When James comes to, Lincoln tells him theyve come from S.H.I.E.L.D.
This whole fight scene is worth it just to get an awesome scene of May being badass.
(Like, she literally does the Black Widow jumping-off-walls move its amazing.)
This we knew, but to what extent?
Were about to find out.
She brings him in to meet the Council, whose members have all come to celebrate!
What have they come to celebrate?
Hive, of course.
He keeps his promise and shows his true form, though we only see the back of his head.
But he basically becomes his brother, chastising him for his mistakes.
Right in front of Malick.
Talk about ruthless.Nowdoes Malick understand sacrifice?
Daisy has no idea what to do because everyone from their team is on that plane.
Remember when Daisy was smart enough to keep her new team scattered?
Secret Warriors, assemble!
Youve got work to do.