Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. quotes

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.

Yo-Yo

Stop making me the bad guy. I'm not. You just don't want him to die.

Daisy

Put it down.

Yo-Yo

I don't want him to die, either, but he's just one man.

Mack

[Stops Daisy before she can start forward] No, no! None of that. Think about what you're doing here.

Yo-Yo

You won't listen. I'm in a nightmare, and I'm screaming at the top of my lungs, and none of you can hear me!

Simmons

We hear you.

Yo-Yo

Well, you won't listen! You all saw what happened, and none of you will help me stop this! I'm alone, and even you, even you won't help me.

Mack

No, you're not alone. We're in this with you, but we need to hold it together.

Yo-Yo

There's nothing holding us together.

Mack

Yes, there is! Hope. We never give up. We're always held together by hope.

Daisy

I'm glad you're taking point here at the Lighthouse. Who better than you to decide what the next generation will look like. Get to show them the ins and outs of this place.

Deke

Yeah, I don't know if I'm gonna be around for all that. I'll call the mayor and give the tour, but when you get back, I-I think I'll be out of here.

Daisy

[Surprised] Why?

Deke

This is my room. I'm like a squirrel, hoarding anything I can find. Also, side note, found a nature book. Learned about squirrels.

Daisy

Old habits die hard.

Deke

It's more like I'm a damaged person. From a damaged world. If there's even a chance that could happen again...

Daisy

You'd want to see the world before it does.

Deke

I mean, besides, according to Fitz, if the world doesn't crack open and you break the time loop, I'll just blink out of existence anyway, so it's just one more vacancy, right? Come on. I never totally fit in with the gang, anyway.

Daisy

Is that what we are?

Deke

You know, when I first met you guys, I'd never seen anything like that. I'd seen people kill for each other without hesitation all the time, but I'd never seen a group that was willing to die for each other. Your trust, it just seemed too strong to break. And you trying to fix Coulson, that's great. I love the guy, but if you really want to lead one day, then you got to fix that. Just my two cents. I also read a book on idiomatic expressions.

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.

Daisy

Yeah. I'm aware that we rolled the dice with Coulson, and I still believe that we need him for this, but I will admit that I let my emotions get the best of me. I thought that Coulson was the only one who could keep us all on the same page. You would say that's proof that I can't do the job, that I shouldn't lead. Well, I agree. The truth is, I can't hold the team together. But he can. Coulson wants me to call the shots in his absence. Well, that's my decision. Mack should call the shots. He has the biggest heart. I mean, physically, but also, you know... You are our moral center. And, look, I never want to stop being a soldier. He's a general we can all rally behind. Anyone who thinks I'm 100% right about this, raise your hand? :[Everyone raises their hands.]

Coulson

[Enters the room] Couldn't have said it better myself.

Simmons

Oh, thank god.

Fitz

Sir, good to see you.

Coulson

Hold the applause. She didn't go through that for nothing. Time to suit up. So what do we do?

Mack

We save lives.

Mack

Remember how good it felt to walk in here when we first got back? The Zephyr has been the one place we've been able to call home these last few years.

Daisy

I'll always miss the Bus.

May

Me, too.

Yo-Yo

I wish I would've known you guys back then.

Simmons

We were different people back then.

Coulson

I spent a lot of years– Sorry. I've lived a life– surrounded by heroes. None bigger than all of you. Since the day you joined, same as anyone in the line of duty– heroes, because you– because we sign up to lose each other. To get close to good people– and have them taken away. We've all suffered losses. Never lose sight of that.

Daisy

I never forget those we've lost.

May

That's right.

Mack

Yeah. That's why we're putting that badge up in the cockpit. To never forget.

Coulson

You don't have to forget. But you have to move on.

Simmons

No. With respect, sir, you're wrong. We don't move on. We hold that place in our heart, we close it off, we lock the door, we visit from time to time, but we don't move on. Even after we say goodbye.

Yo-Yo

I don't even know what to call them.

"Anomalies"?

Mack

No.

May

We used that word up last year.

Mack

And this is different.

Yo-Yo

Those were hallucinations coming to life.

Mack

And this is reality distorting.

Coulson

Take it one step at a time. It's not your job to solve every problem. Your job is to put together a team you trust and then to tell them to take it one step at a time. That's all you can do. If you think about everything you're up against all at once, you'll crack. Fury always said, a man can accomplish anything once he realizes he's a part of something bigger.

May

Still watching those?

Mack

I'm hesitant to stop.

May

He'd be proud. The job suits you. The agents out there know it.

Mack

Yeah, well, I'll never be the Director Coulson was.

May

No, you're a different Director. That's not a bad thing.

Simmons

Your planet has 68% of the gravity we generate on this aircraft. While that makes it easier to lift ore out of the ground, it makes your cells gelatinous, your bones porous. Now, I'm no expert in D'Rillian anatomy—when I cut into your corpse, I will be—but I assume enough time under this pressure and either your brain will hemorrhage or the weight of your organs will collapse your lungs.

Daisy

It's time to head home. Yeah, head home and regroup.

Piper

Thank God. I mean, one more week with Davis and we will find a dead body, his.

Davis

Yes, because one more week with you and I will definitely kill myself.

Daisy

You guys never wavered. You stayed on when the rest of the crew got off. Thank you. I know this is a lot more than what you guys bargained for, and I think we will all benefit from getting back to, uh, familiar territory. To loved ones. We need them. And they may need us.

Davis

Looks like we've been spotted.

Piper

No. I don't think so.

Davis

Well, you've always been dumb as a bag of bricks.

Piper

I'll put money on it.

Davis

Of course you will, because if I win, we'll be dead and you won't have to pay me.

Piper

Look at you finally catching on.

May

Where are you on this doppelganger?

Oh, I have several viable hypotheses. That's what scientists say when they don't know squat. Odds are, it's related to one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s previous mistakes, which I'm working my way through a very long list um, fear manifestations, nano-masks, Inhumans. Though I'm thinking I should revisit the file on those Life Model Decoys, which really shouldn't be a thing, by the way.

Mack

No argument here.

May

Could this guy be an LMD?

Well, if there's already been one of Phil Coulson, it seems like a possible explanation. But I would need to talk to the idiot who designed them.