Lance Hunter quotes from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Hunter

Three men, heavily armed - bet there's more where they came from.

Ward

Does it matter? They got a cyborg on board with rockets in his arm.

Coulson

He's not a cyborg - he's a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent... with rockets in his arm.

Hunter

You're really going to let Captain Ahab just waltz in there and have a fireside chat with Skye's mom?

Coulson

I am, though that is a really strange way of putting it.

Coulson

If I don't put my faith in them, then S.H.I.E.L.D. will fall apart all over again.

Hunter

Hate to break it to you, but S.H.I.E.L.D. will also fall apart if a dozen angry enhanced blokes rain terror on us all.

Hunter

Forget about the plane. Can you pull up the...

Fitz

Footage of Bobbi. From the base. Before she left. Good idea.

Hunter

You know I am capable of finishing my own...

Fitz

Sentences. Yes, you are. Sorry.

Fitz

[showing Hunter footage of May and Bobbi] Okay, that's May.

Hunter

Yeah. And that's the woman that once set my 1967 convertible GTO on fire. The question on the table is not who, but where!

Hunter

Taking a bullet for me was stupid.

Bobbi

Walking into a trap when you know it's a trap is stupid.

Hunter

[on the Black Ops group who are capturing Inhumans] They're not Hydra. You know I've been digging, and my street sources tell me Hydra's gone silent. Eerily silent, yes, but-

Coulson

Yep. The Hydra finances we track are static; no money's changing hands.

Hunter

And by the looks of the hardware these gung-ho nutters are using, they're well-funded. [holds up one of their guns]

Coulson

So, if this woman's not Hydra, what is she?

Mack

[indicates her files] Everything else? I mean, look at this- two years, CIA-

Hunter

Is that MI6?

Mack

Yeah, at which time she was consulting with the CDC, apparently.

Coulson

All under different aliases.

Hunter

Hmmm- I like her.

Mack

How we supposed to track down someone like this? We can't look everywhere.

Coulson

If we can trace that hardware, that'll give us a place to start. [to Hunter] Take that down to Bobbi in the lab- have the team analyze it.

Hunter

Ohhh no, no, no- no, I- I'm not going anywhere near Bobbi. [Coulson and Mack give each other incredulous looks]

Coulson

Fine, I'll take it to her myself. [removes his mechanical forearm] I wouldn't want you to do anything that makes you uncomfortable.

Hunter

Yeah, I know that's sarcasm, and I'm choosing to accept your thoughtfulness at face value.

Coulson

Mack, you should head downstairs, assist Skye with intake.

Mack

Daisy.

Coulson

Daisy! Damn it. [shakes his head] Hard for us to get used to, huh? [Hunter and Mack shrug]

Mack

Mmmm... No, just you.

May

So, you trust Spud?

Hunter

[tsks] Trust is a strong word, for a psychopath. He's a murderous thief who I once saw bite a man's nose clean off. But, he'll get us through the door. [pause] You'll find this funny. Back at H.Q., we've got a little wager going- on what happened between you and the good doctor. [May reaches for a knuckle-duster] My guess is? You walked away. Not in a huff or anything, just couldn't stand the constant talking, sharing-

May

It's true, I don't like a lot of talking. [slaps her brass-knuckled fist into her palm] This fight? It's our way to Ward, so if you're gonna do this, you need to win.

Hunter

You suggesting I can't win?

May

I'm not saying you can't- but, I know I can.

Hunter

Spud runs with a type. And, if that type sees some small, Asian woman destroy a wannabe Hydra thug in a bare-knuckle brawl, that type will talk. And word might spread up the ranks.

May

... I see your point. [drops the knuckle-duster]

Hunter

[smiles] You're just anxious to bash some heads after being out of the game. [pause] Look, I've rarely lost a fight, when I'm sober- which, I plan on being. And, I can take a punch, so worst case I'll do that 'till the other guy tires out. [May stares at him for a moment]

May

So... how much do you have riding on this bet that I left Andrew?

Hunter

A significant sum.

May

[nods, smiles] Well... you lost it.

Fitz

What, you don't think I should help Simmons rescue Will?

Hunter

Do you think you should? He's the competition. If your girlfriend's ex wants to visit from Phoenix, you do not buy him a plane ticket.

Fitz

That's really specific. Anyway, this guy kept Simmons alive. I owe him. He deserves my help.

Hunter

Is that a person?

Daisy

Oh god.

Hunter

Is he dead?

Daisy

No they're monitoring him. He's alive.

Mack

But in, some kind of what... a coma?

Daisy

This is ATCU. This is where they're storing Inhumans they find. Like animals in cages.

Please don't kill me.

Bobbi

Nobody wants that.

That's not very reassuring when he's got a gun to your head.

Hunter

I hate to break it to you but your brother isn't a very nice guy.

You're the one who just kidnapped me. What's wrong with you people?

Coulson

Ward hurt someone I care about. And as far as we can tell, you're the only thing left in this world that he cares about. Which means, you're the only way I can draw him out.

Okay... but you better finish him off when you do.

Hunter

[surprised] Honestly I wasn't expecting that.

It's what Grant's always done; hurt people and lie to himself about it.

Hunter

So all that talk about a "traumatic childhood" is... just rubbish then?

Sure, whatever he told you about our parents is true. See my Dad, he had some... real anger issues, and my Mom... well she had Dad issues. So they spent most of their time taking those issues out on us.

Bobbi

What about your brothers, you're close?

Christian was a lot older, so we never really hung out much, but Grant... he was my best friend. Protected me from Mom and Dad, and Christian. Then one day he... didn't.

Coulson

The day he pushed you down the well.

Grant totally changed after that. It was like he felt guilty but couldn't admit what had really happened. Instead he kept promising never to let anyone hurt me again.

Hunter

Slightly unnerving coming from the guy who just chucked you down a well.

Bobbi

You two keep in touch? Family reunions, holidays, that sort of thing?

Grant was 17 when he burned my parents house down with Christian inside. Ever since I've made sure to give him a pretty wide berth.

Hunter

[to Coulson] Pretty sound logic actually.

Bobbi

Well, you don't really seem like your brother.

Just because you grow up in a family of abusive monsters doesn't mean you have to become one.

Bobbi

All we have to do is take control of the castle and open the portal so they can return.

Mack

So, just take the ultra-fortified Hydra castle and open the alien portal. That's it? You know, you're wired different than most folks.

Bobbi

I'm not saying it'll be easy.

Hunter

I wouldn't mind hearing it's gonna be easy.

Bobbi

It'll be easy.

Hunter

Doesn't work if I know you're lying.

Hunter

Invisibility. Imagine the possibilities.

Bobbi

What are you imagining?

Hunter

Nothing fun.

Bobbi

Get used to it. Can't put the Terrigen genie back in the bottle. Powers are the new normal.

Mack

Maybe you're just jealous.

Hunter

Damn right I am. Tell me you didn't try one of those little fish oil pills. I had my fingers crossed for X-ray vision. [pause] I was just curious! I wasn't the only one.

Bobbi

I mean I thought about it, I didn't actually do it.

Mack

[Gathering intel on Elena] She works a clerical job in a museum. At night, art classes.

Hunter

Artist turned gun runner. Kinda sexy.

Bobbi

No record.

Mack

It doesn't add up.

Hunter

She's got powers. That's how it adds up. [At Joey's and Daisy's hard looks] Andrew was a lovely head shrinker before he turned into a not so lovely Inhuman serial killer.

Mack

Point made.

Hunter

What's in the case?

Fitz

It's the Director's new toy. Something we've been working on.

Hunter

Does it kill, stun or disintegrate?

Fitz

It makes gloves.