Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. · Season 1
[Deke is driving Yo-Yo to pick up an object]
In the '50s, were women allowed to drive?
Yes, of course. Why would you...
I'm sorry! I don't know. I mean, we were just in the '30s and they were really stylish, but it was... so sexist and racist. But the '50s, though... are still pretty sexist and racist.
It always gets better, just never fast enough.
And some things never change.
Can't hurt to try, though.
[LMD Coulson II is posing as a scientist]
The agent's life... must be exciting.
It fills the days. Lot of threats out there.
Russians.
And others. Lying low, biding time. I take it science doesn't leave much time for a personal life either.
I don't follow.
No ring on your finger.
There was someone. I couldn't stick around long enough to make it last. How 'bout you?
Similar story.
It's easier to let a bad man live than to let a good man die.
That's catchy, and I wish I'd said it, but Agent Sousa's sacrifice was an inspiration to others in S.H.I.E.L.D.
Like yours was for the Avengers.
Well, let's not oversell it.
[After waking from being shot with an ICEr, Sousa sees a S.H.I.E.L.D. logo on the wall and realizes the team's affiliation]
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Future S.H.I.E.L.D. We're in a fight against body-snatching robots from another planet who want to wipe us out and take the Earth. The melting man you saw was one of them.
Why didn't you lead with that?
Do I really have to answer?
You'd be surprised what I've seen.
I sort of doubt that.
[The team is now in 1973. Sousa emerges from a clothing store still wearing his suit from 1955]
What happened to blending in?
I just don't understand the functional appeal of those... elephant... pants.
You mean the bell-bottoms?
Sure. How do people in your time function with all the extra fabric around their feet?
I got news for you. This isn't actually our time period.
Well, fortunately, there's unfashionable squares in every decade, so you are... set.
And nobody seems to look you in the eye now.
Wait 'til they all get cellphones.
So, I was thinking, how do you guys know I was supposed to die in 1955?
It's in the history books.
Yeah, but... but what if you always plucked me out of time? Does that mean I always survive? And if we end up in your present, will we even be in the same timeline?
I'd stop thinking about it. Your brains will spill out.
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.
I don't think Freddy will be bothering you anymore, considering his funeral was three years ago.
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.
Oh, Fitz. No, I haven't heard. But, um, even if I had, I couldn't disclose...
Right, because the Chronicoms will probe our brains and blah, blah, blah, and it's very dangerous, no one can know... I get it.
We'll be reunited soon.
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.
Wouldn't it be easier to prevent the mistakes through, say, preparation?
Taking the hint. Letting you get back to work. Bye, Nana.
[Mack and Yo-Yo are scouting the Lighthouse]
I was wondering why you brought me here. I'm hardly even fit for recon. What if we run into complications, Mack?
You're damn fine at what you do, with or without your powers. They don't define you.
Then why do you call me "Yo-Yo?"
'Cause you always bounce back.
[After noticing that the base is still occupied]
Let's take the Quinjet and get back.
What, are you worried? It's still S.H.I.E.L.D., just an active base.
You saw the man in blue
The Agent in the throwback uni? Hell, I thought he looked pretty tight.
You ever see a James Bond movie, Mack? An underground base full of men in jumpsuits... always a bad deal. [A door opens, revealing a rocket being assembled] See? Called it.
No. Is that... Little Ricky?
If by "Little Ricky" you mean General Rick Stoner, then yes. He's top brass at S.H.I.E.L.D. You knew him?
Yeah. I remember when he was an enlistee. Poor kid couldn't tell a mag from a clip.
Alright, thank you. Thank you for coming. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank all of you for being here today. I know that you are all excited to, uh, kick off S.H.I.E.L.D.'s next phase in global security. So please welcome the man responsible, my boss and our friend, Wilfred Malick.
Freddy's still alive.
Thanks, General. So good to be here. I got my start working in this gin joint, long before it was a S.H.I.E.L.D. asset. Look how far we've come. From hiding underground, keeping vigilant watch, to having eyes in the sky, ensuring the Earth's safety. Using targeting satellites and pinpoint laser telemetry, S.H.I.E.L.D. will now be able to neutralize hostiles anywhere in the world before they pose a threat.
This sound familiar to you?
Yeah. Sounds like Hydra's 40 years ahead of schedule.
I present to you... Project Insight.
So, these folks are secretly squids.
No, just a few at the top are Hydra. Most are loyal S.H.I.E.L.D., like Stoner.
[LMD Coulson II, May, Daisy, and Sousa are fleeing Chronicoms when they see a car pull up]
Come with me if you want to continue to exist!
Enoch, you're here.
Yes. As I have been for the last 40 years. Now buckle up.
Sorry we left you behind, thanks for the lift, and sweet ride.
Thank you. Consumer Reports gave this vehicle a five-star safety rating, and its fuel economy is best in class.
[Daisy wakes up after Nathaniel Malick captured her and Sousa]
My head. Ohh, I can barely... Feels like there's cement running through my veins.
Drugs. Haven't been this messed up since the field hospital.
I want to hear that story when I can remember it. [Tests her powers] I can't quake. Malick's little psycho...
Psycho? That's unfair... and very well-timed. Wow. Right as I'm walking in. Hi. Nathaniel. Uh, the two of you took me hostage... changed my life.
Yeah. Uh, will you unchain us, and we can hug it out? And Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. can be together at last.
Hydra? I-I look like Hydra to you? Take a look at Ron's suit. Guy's here 'cause he's got mouths to feed, not 'cause he worships a space octopus. No. Religion's not really my thing.
I don't want to know what your thing is, kid.
But it's you, Daniel. You're my thing. Whoa. Come on. Danny. You know. I know. Daisy here can move things without touching them. And you? You either fought the Krauts in diapers or you're aging much slower than the other 60-somethings I know.
[Daisy is very weak after Nathaniel finished a round of experimentation on her]
Hey, hey, hey. You wanted to hear my story, right? Right, well, I think it was, uh, foggy. I can't really remember the hit, but I came to, and my leg was a pulpy mess... and I was completely alone. Okay. And then Mike Stephens showed up. And the thing about Mike is he was a resolute ass. He would never shut up. He was always bullying the new guys, stole cigs. But that day, he just kept talking to me... carried me back from the line. Hey. Hey. Wake up. Okay? Stay awake, okay? For the next couple hours, he stayed with me. When the Germans advanced, when the cold got so bad I thought we would freeze, he just kept telling me, "We are going home". And then at some point, I was in a field stretcher, and, uh... Mike wasn't. So... consider my yapping as a way of passing on the favor. We are going home, Agent Johnson. You hear me? We're going home. But you have got to fight.
[Deke had disabled Enoch after seeing him working on an implant in Simmons]
Forget what you saw. Enoch is a friend.
No, no, what I just saw was Creepytown, USA, population... the... the two of you. No, no. I want answers... real ones.
He was fixing my memory so we can fix the ship.
Wait a second. Do you... Do you not know how to fix the time machine that you are currently ripping apart?
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.
But you knew.
Yes. I designed a biological implant to suppress my memories. I named her "Diana." She's adorable, and we're inseparable. Literally.
But then you won't remember how to find Fitz again.
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.
What's the difference between a Chronicom and a human?
Time. Humans have a limited amount of it and therefore fear death. They act irrationally to prevent themselves or others from experiencing death. Chronicoms cannot die. Time has no consequence. You should ask yourself which category you fall into.
So, that's the difference that makes your species more valuable.
Less fleeting. With a home planet intact, we will exist long after you're gone. Once you realize that, you'll give up. Or... you'll run out of...
...Time. Yeah, you said that. I would argue that you're wrong about three things, if you don't mind.
Please.
First... the difference is sacrifice. Yeah, time is limited... which means sacrifice comes at a real cost... not just data. Heart and pain and blood and sweat and tears... all the good human stuff. And we will never give up.
You said I was wrong about three things. What's the third?
Me. You see, I haven't feared death for a long time.
Is that so?
Yeah. The fact is, dying... it's kind of my super power.
Um, yeah, E-Enoch, I'm sorry... about before. I-I didn't realize that things were so dire.
And... ?
And... you are a valued member of our family.
That is the greatest compliment one could be paid. Apology accepted.
[Mack and Deke are stranded in 1983. Mack found out that Deke has a band performing songs from later in the 1980s.]
This isn't a cover band. The band is a cover. Director, I want to introduce you to The Deke Squad. That's Roxy Glass. She runs covert ops and tactical. Kind of the brains of the operation. Alright, y'all ready? Tommy and Ronnie Chang, a.k.a. The Chang Gang. Both masters of disguises, not to mention total honey pots. Olga Pachinko... resistance from the Balkans. Only speaks limited English, though she is fluent in the international language... demolitions. And finally, there's Cricket. Cricket's... well, I mean, mostly, we just really needed a drummer.
Wait, wait, wait. Didn't you tell me that dude was shady?
Yeah, but that was before I found out he had a steady job.
Doing what?
Selling coke. Although, I've never seen him drink any.
Look, I appreciate the effort you put in. I really do. But this is terrible spy-craft to be this high-profile.
Exactly. That's the whole point. Think about the practical applications. We move freely from town-to-town. Big cases of high tech "equipment" are part of the gig. And any strange behavior, they just chalk it up to drugs.
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