Melinda May quotes from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

May

Hey! This area is authorized for Hydra personal only. Who the hell are you?

Hello gorgeous. I'm James. Single, 33, originally from Brisbane. I'm a Leo, with a little dab of Scorpio thrown in there for good measure. I like a decent drink, a decent meal, an indecent lass and not necessarily in that order. And you are?

May

Nauseous.

May

Was that a spaceship?

Coulson

It's too small. Looks like more of a satellite.

Mack

Why am I not relieved?

Daisy

Even when I tried killing him, he beat me. My powers are nothing compared to Hive.

May

I don't give a damn about your powers. They're not what made you an agent. I did.

Daisy

You have no idea what I did. I have nothing left.

May

Why did Andrew save you? Yeah, you did a lot of bad things. All you can do now is balance the scales, do some good. You wanna give up? Live in a box? Go ahead. But that hurt stays in there with you, believe me.

Coulson

Are you okay?

May

Yeah, it's just been a long day.

Coulson

Well, take advantage of the down-time. Who knows what tomorrow holds?

May

You're a monster.

I prefer the term... Inhuman.

Mack

If that thing is that dangerous, then why not tell him? He's the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Coulson

We don't know if we can trust him.

May

[nodding at Robbie] So why the hell is he here?

Coulson

Without him, we wouldn't know the Darkhold had resurfaced. But the fewer people who know about it, the better. Fury had no problem opening Pandora's box from time to time, but even he was afraid of this thing. It's powerful, it's deadly, and now probably in the hands of a pissed off mad scientist ghost. So, thoughts, feelings? This is a safe space.

Coulson

You know, you never did tell me what you saw when you died.

May

Really? Now? Is it because it smells like death down here

Coulson

You saw something.

May

You want to know what I saw, Phil?

Coulson

Yeah.

May

I saw you. Don't let it get to your head.

Mack

The Chinatown Crew was working with Eli when he was in prison. And now that he's out, they might know his location. Now, I figure if I find their hideouts, I find Eli, and then I can...

Slow down. We're not gonna just go cracking heads.

Mack

It's not cracking heads.

May

Let him go. Someone should.

Mack

Look, my job is to keep people safe.

Mine, too. So first we sharpen the ax, and then we chop the tree.

Mack

My ax is plenty sharp. And a shotgun.

Radcliffe

I'm building an inter-dimensional gateway with an android I've created. If this works, I could die happy.

May

We've put our faith in a robot who says she hears ghosts. If it fails, you might die quickly.

Coulson

All cards on the table: AIDA's an android.

She's... What did you just say?

Coulson

An android.

May

Had me fooled, too.

But that's... Okay. I mean, forget about the fact that I was mildly attracted to her. That totally goes against the Sokovia Accords. Doesn't anyone remember Ultron?

May

[kicks AIDA off the balcony into a computer matrix] Oh no.

AIDA

[entering the room] Hello Agent May. [May turns around] Congratulations, you got further this time than your previous attempts at this course.

May

What is this?

AIDA

We call it "The Framework." Your journey to escape Dr. Radcliffe's lab, our fight, all of this, is a simulation. I assure you, you're safe, we've moved you to another location.

May

You've put this in my head.

AIDA

Dr. Radcliffe knew the best way to keep you busy was to give you something to fight.

May

Something like you.

AIDA

Yes, but this is the program's end. We're coding more, but we can't keep up with you. You keep getting through it faster. I'll wipe your memory and send you through again.

May

You wipe my memory, but I get better every time.

AIDA

Yes, memory traces.

May

So I'm beating it, and I'll get out eventually, beat you.

Wait, don't shoot! They need help up there!

May

[Lowers her weapon and talks on comms] This is Agent May, there are kids in here. Why the hell are there kids in here? [Enters room where Coulson, Mace, and more children are] Where's the Patriot?

Coulson

Put that gun down! We need help here, there's a kid buried under that pile of rock.

Trip

It's coming down!

Simmons

No, it's coming up.

[Lifts up giant pieces of rubble] Get him out.

May

Nobody move!

Coulson

Are you insane? He's trying to save a kid!

May

So was I.

Ward

Agent May, he's the only thing keeping this building from falling down on all of us. You shoot him, we all die.

Coulson

We don't have time for this, we've gotta save that kid. Form a team, find something to pop up that beam. Either shoot us or help, but don't just stand there. Snap out of it, May!

May

Getting this footage out isn't enough to make up for what I did in Hydra, but it's a start.

Daisy

Changing people's hearts and minds is great, but I know a way to destroy Hydra for good. Remember the place Simmons and I were trying to find? Radcliffe told me where to go, how to find it.

Coulson

The way out of this?

Daisy

Yes, yes. If we can get there, all of our problems go away. We just need all the help we can get.

May

I don't know what you mean. There's no magic bullet against Hydra.

Ward

Yeah, and this footage is as close as it comes. I mean people will finally wake up!

Daisy

No, you don't understand! None of this will matter in the long run. It's... [cuts off] Coulson? This is the only chance to actually wake people up.

Coulson

Maybe the only way to solve our problem is to solve their problem.

Daisy

What does that mean?

Coulson

Getting to Radcliffe's coordinates right now is next to impossible. We need a way to divide Hydra's forces. To save ourselves we need to save the world.

May

I don't answer to you, not here or any other fantasy world you two might've cooked up.

Daisy

You told her?

Coulson

It came up in conversation.

Daisy

How does the existence of an alternate reality come up in... in casual conversation?

Coulson

I like to think it's because we were bonding, though I don't really want to speak for her.

Mack

The good news is that Talbot is alive, he's in a coma, but alive.

Yo-Yo

The bad news is they know we're here and they're on their way.

Fitz

Yeah, you should go while you can.

Coulson

Yeah, we're all going.

Fitz

Nah, I'm gonna stay. This is my fault, AIDA, the LMDs, all the deaths. Those aren't on S.H.I.E.L.D., those are on me. And I can explain that I built the LMD that shot Talbot, that way–

Daisy

Fitz! We were all in the Framework together, we understand how confusing and screwed up that world is. And trust me, it's gonna take me years to process everything that happened in there. But the one thing that I don't need time to understand is that we are all in this together. I tried to take the blame for everything not too long ago. I dyed my hair, I ran away. I thought that separating myself from the team would help me protect it, but in truth I kind of just lost myself. And you, you were the one who pulled me back in. This is not on you, okay? We all lost ourselves in there. And yeah, it might take you a long time to forgive yourself, but speaking on behalf of the team: you have nothing to apologize for.

May

If there's a price to pay, we pay it, together.

Simmons

I'm in.