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

May

We know this is a trap, Phil.

Coulson

Yeah. And it's a really good one, too.

May

Don't do that. Not now. Not when you're turning your back on me.

Coulson

Turning my back on you? What other way out is there? This is unavoidable.

May

It's suicidal. Which is now a recurring theme for you.

Coulson

I'm not airing our dirty laundry in front of the bad guys right now.

May

How considerate. [To Hale] He's all yours.

Can I ask you something? I don't understand everything that's happened here today, but Robin clearly has a connection with you.

May

I, uh... don't know if I can explain it. I don't fully understand it myself.

You don't have to. I've seen the drawings. I know that I'm not in them.

May

All Daisy could think about was getting you back. She's not ready for your job, Phil.

Coulson

She has to be. My time is running out.

May

Because you're being irresponsible. You said you weren't in a hurry to die, but you're not acting like it.

Coulson

So this isn't so much about my stupidity as it is about me dying.

May

Seems like one thing led to the other.

Coulson

You realize this isn't easy for me, but I've accepted it.

May

Which is the problem.

Coulson

Maybe I'm reckless. But if this is the end, better to go out doing something that matters.

May

No. You don't get to make that decision alone. That decision is made with the people who love you.

Coulson

May...

May

And that's me. I love you. [Coulson is speechless] I thought that would shut you up.

May

You're late.

Coulson

Hold up. Please. We didn't have a chance to finish our conversation.

May

I said what I had to say.

Coulson

Melinda...

May

We have a mission, Phil.

Coulson

[To himself] Good talk, Phil. Good talk.

Please go to the main computer terminal and choose from the following options. If the Lighthouse is experiencing an extreme-weather event, press 1.

Agent Coulson, I can't silence the alarms.

If you're experiencing a nuclear attack, press 2.

Coulson

Screw it. [Presses 2]

For an alien invasion, press 3. You have selected nuclear attack. For your own health, safety, and radiation protection, all outer doors will remain sealed for 15 years.

May

Did he just say 15 years?

Coulson

How was I supposed to know there would be an "alien invasion" option?

May

You always listen to the whole menu. Always!

Coulson

[Over the intercom] You may be noticing that the Lighthouse is going into lockdown mode. This is not a drill. The Lighthouse is keeping us safe. All exits, including the hangar, have been sealed to protect us from any outside intrusion. Which is good, 'cause there is currently a sizeable alien spaceship overhead. Oh, and due to a technical malfunction, the Lighthouse thinks we're under nuclear attack, so we may be trapped inside for 15 years... ish.

Coulson

I remember you, too. The lighting wasn't great, but the whole vision thing was hard to forget. Did General Hale send you?

Qovas

You will be dealing with me now. I'm here for what was promised, the Gravitonium.

Coulson

Yeah, that's gonna be a hard pass. Maybe you haven't realized it yet, but this bunker, it's apocalypse-proof. It can withstand a nuclear blast. We have years of food, water, and air.

[Whispers to May] Is that true?

May

[Whispers back] Not good food.

Coulson

And pretty soon, the world's gonna realize there's this giant ship in its atmosphere, and I'm thinking, in the current political climate, won't be long before you're blown out of the sky. [To May] Too much?

May

Look, I can't tell you if what you did [killing Ruby] was right or wrong. That's up to you to decide. But it doesn't just change you. It changes how people see you. And the only thing you can do is make peace with it.

Yo-Yo

I'm trying.

Yo-Yo

I could've warned myself about a lot of things: Ruby, Hale, these aliens; but instead, she told me... Instead, she told me, "Coulson is dying, and we need to let him." I'm sorry, sir. I hated keeping this. I owe you so much. You're my family.

May

No, you're wrong. Robin said Coulson puts the pieces back together. And you're saying that we should've just left him to freeze to death in the middle of nowhere.

Yo-Yo

I have to listen, May. She was me. She's lived through this, through the loop, who knows how many times.

May

Exactly. You don't know. We haven't lost yet, and as far as we know, they can't get in here, and until they do you better believe we're gonna do everything possible to keep him alive.

The Confederacy has stood more than 1,000 years. They will seek vengeance, making slaves of you all.

Simmons

Really wish we could happen upon some non-slave-trading aliens.

May

Any idea why this one is more rabid than the rest?

Mack

It probably has something to do with this. [Holds a bottle of Odium] I'm pretty sure this is the same stuff Kasius took.

Simmons

Must give them some sort of energy boost.

You are not worthy of holding the Odium.

May

'Course it would have a dumb name.

Qovas

And how do you plan to stop me? With Earth weapons? The tools of cowards. We Remorath earn our kills. That is how we earn our rank. With humans, it's not about earned power. It's about the gun. It allows the weak to pretend to be strong.

May

I don't need a gun to stop you.

May

Look, I hate it, too, but I've seen a man go rotten overnight. He might be lost. You don't have to feel like you're responsible.

Coulson

Of course I do. After all our ups and downs, Talbot got shot in the head, and he waited for us to rescue him from Hale.

May

We were a little busy.

Coulson

Yes, but even after we didn't come, even after Hydra messed with his brain, he still put himself in that machine. He did that for us.

May

We didn't ask him to.

Coulson

We didn't have to. What?

May

The first time we met him.

Coulson

When he told us about the peacekeeping force he was sending to the Hub?

May

I mean, imagine back then if someone had told us that someday we'd be worried about Glenn Talbot.

Coulson

I know. But things evolve. They change. People change.

Coulson

That's the same writing that was in the Lighthouse in the future. What's it say, Deke?

Deke

How would I know?

Coulson

Because you lived there.

Deke

Well, they don't teach you the language. I can count to five.

Coulson

You lived there for decades, and you know five numbers?

Deke

I also know zero, so, no, I know six numbers.

May

I'm amazed you were able to survive.

May

I'll take care of it. Go home, Phil, now.

Coulson

Are you giving me an order? 'Cause that sounded like you were giving me an...

May

Yes, I'm giving you an order! You're just gonna slow me down, so zip it and get to the... [Coulson kisses her]

Coulson

Thought that might shut you up. Now go.

Daisy

Uh...

Coulson

Not a word, Agent Johnson. That's an order.

Daisy

Copy that, Hot Lips.

Qovas

You have just sealed the fate of everyone in your base. And now you will die. [Launches missiles]

May

Well, one little thing. We changed the target. Told ya I didn't need a gun to stop you.

Qovas

[Sees the missiles headed toward his ship] How?

Deke

I know zero.

May

I'm not going to detail what we risked to get this [Centipede serum].

Coulson

I'm aware. And I'm not happy I was left out of that decision.

May

You wouldn't wake up. But now the decision is yours. You're too weak to stand? Well, we'd like to see you walk out of this room and rejoin the fight. But it's up to you if you think more time is worth it. I've made it clear how I feel.

Coulson

I think I have, too.

May

But even now the word scares you.

Coulson

I'm just having a hard enough time leaving you behind.

May

So don't.