Jemma Simmons quotes from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Fitz

That sounds like S.H.I.E.L.D.

Simmons

I've never been so happy to hear live ammunition.

Simmons

There was a reason you rushed off to space last year.

Daisy

I went with you to find Fitz.

Simmons

We both know it wasn't just that. You have a pattern. It happened after you got your powers. After Lincoln, you walked away.

Daisy

That has nothing to do with this.

Simmons

Everything around here reminded you of Coulson, so you left. You didn't want to face it.

Fitz

Maybe we could hyper-stimulate our brains with some sort of chemical, and that way, if she [Izel] possesses us, she won't be able to put us into an unconscious state.

Simmons

You're suggesting we all take amphetamines.

Fitz

Yeah. Yeah, okay, fine. I can see how that would be counterproductive.

Fitz

You copied tech that you never understood in the first place, and now we've got bugger-all to show for it!

Deke

We've got bugger lots. We are close.

Fitz

[To Simmons] You said our grandson was a delight.

Simmons

He's a work in progress.

Deke

Oh, you know what? You are just jealous that I came up with the big solve.

Fitz

No B.S. Foundation can hide the fact that you built this company not to advance science but to get rich!

Deke

I built this company because no one liked me!

Simmons

Deke, he didn't mean...

Deke

Yes, he did. I built it because I've never belonged anywhere, because the place that I'm from doesn't even exist anymore and because all of my friends are gone. And the woman that I gave lemons to thinks that I'm a loser, so I went out into the world to try and be what everybody wants me to be, and she still thinks that I'm nothing! And my best friend turned out to be a spy, and my girlfriend turned out to be a psychopath.

Simmons

Snowflake was not good for you.

Deke

I was talking about Sequoia. Oh. I mean, the family that I do have wants nothing to do with me.

Simmons

Deke, we care about you. We do.

Deke

You say that and you try to be nice, but you didn't even want me to know that Fitz died.

Simmons

I wanted to spare you the pain.

Deke

But I could've shared that with you. I could've helped. Even my own grandparents think I'm a joke.

Enoch

Sorry. This must be confusing, best friend. But I had to take bold action.

Fitz

Enoch?

Enoch

I found that bluffing was much easier if you kill someone and take their skin. There is a second wave of Hunters coming. I have a strategy that will save your lives and the lives of your fellow Agents, but, unfortunately, time is of the essence. We must act now.

Fitz

Yeah, of course. What?

Enoch

This will be the hardest thing you have ever done.

Simmons

I doubt that.

Fitz

Nothing's ever easy with you, is it?

Simmons

What do we have to do?

Enoch

[Dramatically] Change the natural course of your lives forever.

Simmons

Oh, that again.

Fitz

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Daisy

I would say I need a drink but those are illegal now, aren't they?

Mack

Are there any other bombshells you want to drop, Agent Simmons?

Simmons

Yes. There is one. We have a problem that Fitz and I could not solve, but Enoch provided a possible solution. The Chronicom Hunters have Fury's Black Box as well as centuries of anthropological research to pull from. Our team needs an expert in S.H.I.E.L.D. history to have a chance of stopping them, to even know what the Hunters might target. I would ask May her opinion, but she's out of commission for the time being. The rest of us could vote, but truthfully, this decision should be left up to him. And he has already voiced his opposition to anything like this. He has all of his own memories and has been upgraded with complete knowledge of everything he's missed. He has Chronicom hardware, which makes him our most advanced LMD. And there is no better person to be your right hand, sir.

Mack

Simmons...

Simmons

I was deeply against it at first but the more I thought about it, the more I think he'd understand. I believe it's the right thing to do. And frankly, I miss him. So what do you think?

Mack

He would want us to consider the ramifications.

Hey, guys.

If Hydra doesn't form, then S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't form in response.

Daisy

Well, because it doesn't have to. I mean, think about all the future lives we'll save if there's no Freddy Malick.

We can't disrupt the timeline. If we take out Malick, something even worse could rise up in his place.

Daisy

But then we'll just deal with it when we get back, right?

Simmons

To a future we won't recognize... Killing Malick was the Chronicoms' intent. They do know the consequences.

Daisy

And we'll only know what happens if he lives. None of this is pretty.

Yo-Yo

But why does it have to be a live-or-die situation? Can't we stay here awhile, uh, be a good influence for him, change his heart?

Simmons

Technically, that would still be killing the historic Malick, who...

Daisy

Has no heart.

Simmons

I need some alcohol. 90 proof or better.

I like the way this bird sings.

Simmons

I'm a biochemist, not a bird. I also need some salt, some cork, something made with silver. Let's hope it's not what I fear.

Simmons

I know what it is. By heating the compound inside an alcohol-based solution, I was able to produce a decomposition reaction, separating and isolating...

Whoa, cut... cut... cut to the chase. I'd like to get this package before Christmas.

Simmons

The compound is part of a formula that first appeared in Germany during World War II.

D... During World War II? I think you're half-cocked from the moonshine.

Simmons

It was synthesized by a German scientist named Abraham Erskine.

I don't like where this is going.

Simmons

And first used by a man named Johann Schmidt.

Daisy

The Red Skull.

Simmons

Freddy Malick is about to deliver the key ingredient used to create the Super Soldier Serum.

You give a name like that to your juice, it better have a helluva kick.

You have no idea.

Simmons

[Speaking to LMD Coulson II] Getting to the bottom of this may be difficult. If the Chronicoms have infiltrated, they would all look and act exactly like this.

Okay, but now you're just trafficking in stereotypes.

Simmons

Well, I mean, perhaps. But until a more diverse population goes into STEM fields, I'm afraid... any one of them could easily be mistaken for a Chronicom.

True, but we don't have to test if they're Chronicoms. We just have to test if they're human. All we have to do is trigger an emotional response.

Simmons

[Speaking quickly holding up three fingers] How many fingers am I holding up? Nope, you're wrong...

You didn't give me a chance...

Simmons

It was two fingers. Thank you.

John Wayne. Bit overrated, don't you think? I mean, you're rugged, you're on a horse... who cares?

Who cares? Who cares about John Wayne? America cares.

Simmons

[In tears] She couldn't stay with Rick. She had to go with Victor. Haven't you ever made a sacrifice for someone you love?

Yes.

How does it make you feel when I say the word "moist"? [Pause] Moist.

P-Please stop.

Moist.

Agent Carter?

Simmons

In the flesh.

Well. Glad to finally put a face to the name. I gotta say, I've waited a long time to meet the famous Agent Carter. But I'm surprised to find you here, running a security op in our little patch of desert.

Simmons

I apologize for the short notice, but we had to act quickly. I believe this base may have been infiltrated.

No. Imagine that. An infiltrator, right under our noses.

Simmons

And you arrived just this morning, Agent...?

Call me Daniel.

Simmons

Daniel. And where exactly did you materialize from?

I just flew in from L.A.

Simmons

Oh, you work at the old SSR [Strategic Scientific Reserve] office.

I'm in charge of it.

Simmons

Daniel, your surname wouldn't happen to be Sousa?

It would.

Simmons

Which would make you the former colleague of Agent Peggy Carter.

It would.

Simmons

I suppose you'll be arresting me now.

You got it all figured out, don't you?

Deke

Sometimes you punch the bag, sometimes the bag punches you, am I right? I get that Mack wants me to do combat training before I return to the field, but seriously, I got kidnapped by a Hydra boss one time.

Simmons

I don't think Freddy will be bothering you anymore, considering his funeral was three years ago.

Deke

Good riddance. Not that I was... rooting for his death, but kinda. Did you hear anything from Bobo? Bobo... or grandpappy, whatever you want to call him.

Simmons

Oh, Fitz. No, I haven't heard. But, um, even if I had, I couldn't disclose...

Deke

Right, because the Chronicoms will probe our brains and blah, blah, blah, and it's very dangerous, no one can know... I get it.

Simmons

We'll be reunited soon.

Deke

Well, I hope so. Because if you and Fitz don't... bump lemons... so to speak... You know, my mom is never going to exist, and then I won't be born... again. I think. But, honestly, I've made so many mistakes in my life, I wouldn't mind a chance at a little do-over.

Simmons

Wouldn't it be easier to prevent the mistakes through, say, preparation?

Deke

Taking the hint. Letting you get back to work. Bye, Nana.

Simmons

Forget what you saw. Enoch is a friend.

Deke

No, no, what I just saw was Creepytown, USA, population... the... the two of you. No, no. I want answers... real ones.

Simmons

He was fixing my memory so we can fix the ship.

Deke

Wait a second. Do you... Do you not know how to fix the time machine that you are currently ripping apart?

Simmons

You cannot imagine how impossible it was to track the Chronicoms through time. But Fitz and I found a place where all their moves could be observed. And to guide us, Fitz stayed there. He is completely exposed, and they will kill him if they find him, so no one can know his location.

Deke

But you knew.

Simmons

Yes. I designed a biological implant to suppress my memories. I named her "Diana." She's adorable, and we're inseparable. Literally.

Deke

But then you won't remember how to find Fitz again.

Simmons

I'm worried I might. Diana is acting up, and I'm... I'm forgetting the things I'm supposed to know, and more dangerously, I'm remembering the things I'm not.

Deke

Um, yeah, E-Enoch, I'm sorry... about before. I-I didn't realize that things were so dire.

Simmons

And... ?

Deke

And... you are a valued member of our family.

Enoch

That is the greatest compliment one could be paid. Apology accepted.

Simmons

Why am I here? What do you want?

My pal Sibyl ran the numbers, and every outcome where we don't come out on top has one thing in common.

Simmons

Fitz.