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* ReverseMole: Bobbi Morse turns out to be one, having either faked her "compliance" with HYDRA, or thrown it off afterwards. She comes to the rescue after Simmons' cover is blown...
** Except that when the two of them are making their escape, she sends Simmons ahead while she confronts Bakshi...and then the confrontation is not shown and Bakshi is uninjured when shown later, so there's a possibility that she helped Simmons to escape under orders from HYDRA so that she could infiltrate Coulson's cell. [[DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent She might actually be a SHIELD agent brainwashed by HYDRA into pretending to be a SHIELD agent who managed to infiltrate HYDRA.]]


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** Except, as previously mentioned, the circumstances of her escape make it possible that she is really, truly brainwashed by HYDRA, and was allowed to escape so as to infiltrate Coulson's cell of SHIELD. That doesn't rule out an eventual [[TapOnTheHead cognitive]] [[Film/TheAvengers recalibration]], though.
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* OffhandBackhand: The sheer casual-ness that Skye's dad kills the HYDRA goons with in Whitehall's office is chilling. He acts as if he was involved in a coffee mishap after the bodies hit the floor.

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* TheUnreveal:
** Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but doesn't further elaborate.
** Bobbie Morse turning out be an undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was anti-climactic because the character is already established as a hero in the main comic universe. Not just any hero either, but co-founder of the West Coast Avengers.

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TheUnreveal: Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but doesn't further elaborate.
** Bobbie Morse turning out be an undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was anti-climactic because the character is already established as a hero in the main comic universe. Not just any hero either, but co-founder of the West Coast Avengers.
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* VillainTeamUp: In TheStinger, Skye's Father does this with Daniel Whitehall.

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* VillainTeamUp: In TheStinger, Skye's Father father does this with Daniel Whitehall.

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* FromBadToWorse: The new HYDRA is already incredibly dangerous, given their ability to simulate the effects of the Obelisk without even possessing it. By the end of the episode they ''do'' get the real deal, in addition to the knowledge of how to properly use it with the help of a powerful new ally.
** Fortunately, Coulson's team ''also'' gets a powerful new ally, as well as the return of their resident biochemist (with additional HYDRA research).

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* FromBadToWorse: The PlayingWithATrope
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new HYDRA is already incredibly dangerous, given their ability to simulate the effects of the Obelisk without even possessing it. By the end of the episode they ''do'' get the real deal, in addition to the knowledge of how to properly use it with the help of a powerful new ally.
** Fortunately, Coulson's team ''also'' gets a powerful new ally, as well as the return of their resident biochemist (with and additional HYDRA research).research. Also, that HYDRA base has to pick up and move because the location has been compromised and this would certainly slow them down.



* TheUnreveal: Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but doesn't further elaborate.
** Bobbie Morse turning out be an undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was anti-climactic because the character is already established as a hero in the main comic universe.

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* TheUnreveal: TheUnreveal:
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Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but doesn't further elaborate.
** Bobbie Morse turning out be an undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was anti-climactic because the character is already established as a hero in the main comic universe. Not just any hero either, but co-founder of the West Coast Avengers.
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* DeepCoverAgent: Simmons, obviously, and Bobbi Morse who was Head of Hydra Security while working for Coulson.

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* DeepCoverAgent: Simmons, obviously, and Bobbi Morse who was Head of Hydra HYDRA Security while working for Coulson.



** Raina, after Coulson allows the photo of Simmons to leak into Hydra. [[EvenEvilHasStandards It's clear she didn't really want him to do that.]]

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** Raina, after Coulson allows the photo of Simmons to leak into Hydra.HYDRA. [[EvenEvilHasStandards It's clear she didn't really want him to do that.]]
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* [[IKnowYourTrueName I Know Its True Name]]: As the Doctor reveals, what we Earthlings call the "Obelisk," is known in its native language as the "Diviner." And that's just the beginning of what he knows about it...
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** Bobbie Morse turning out be an undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was anti-climactic because the character is already established as a hero in the main comic universe.
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** Hunter complains about Bobbi's hair, saying he preferred seeing her as a blonde. Mockingbird's hair color is typically blonde[[note]]this probably was a nod to fans as well, who were concerned about Bobbi having black hair in early shots[[/note]].

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** Hunter complains about Bobbi's hair, saying he preferred seeing her as a blonde. Mockingbird's hair color is typically blonde[[note]]this probably was a nod to fans FandomNod as well, who since some fans were concerned about Bobbi having black hair in early shots[[/note]].
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* VillainTeamUp: In TheStinger, Skye's Father does this with Daniel Whitehall.

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* CurbStompBattle: [[OneManArmy Mockingbird]] takes on and easily defeats a number of armed HYDRA agents while extracting Simmons and then presumably does the same when she stays behind to buy Simmons time. Really, even calling it a "battle" might be putting it generously, since she comes out of both skirmishes no worse for the wear.
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* ChainOfDeals: Raina takes a photo linking Simmons to S.H.I.E.L.D. She bargains with Coulson not to send it to HYDRA if he hands over Skye, whom she will deliver to Skye's Father to bargain for the Obelisk, which she will give to Whitehall so her life is spared. Things don't go as planned.


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* FromBadToWorse: The new HYDRA is already incredibly dangerous, given their ability to simulate the effects of the Obelisk without even possessing it. By the end of the episode they ''do'' get the real deal, in addition to the knowledge of how to properly use it with the help of a powerful new ally.
** Fortunately, Coulson's team ''also'' gets a powerful new ally, as well as the return of their resident biochemist (with additional HYDRA research).


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* ShaggyDogStory: Whitehall gives Raina 48 hours to get him the Obelisk or else she dies, and she has to go through hell to try and bargain for it from Skye's Father so she won't get killed. At the end of the episode, Skye's Father just gives the Obelisk to Whitehall anyway of his own free will.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: By the end of the episode, Skye's Father and Daniel Whitehall.
* BigBadEnsemble: HYDRA (led by Daniel Whitehall) and Skye's Father, until they [[VillainTeamUp team up]] at the end of the episode due to their [[EnemyMine mutual enemy]].



* TheUnreveal: Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but doesn't further elaborate.

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* TheUnreveal: Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but doesn't further elaborate.elaborate.
* VillainTeamUp: In TheStinger, Skye's Father does this with Daniel Whitehall.

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* AxCrazy: Skye's father has some...issues, to say the least.

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* AxCrazy: Skye's father has some...issues, to say the least.least; ''Hulk'' style issues.



* DeepCoverAgent: Simmons, obviously, and Bobbi Morse.

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* DeepCoverAgent: Simmons, obviously, and Bobbi Morse.Morse who was Head of Hydra Security while working for Coulson.



* KickTheDog: Simmons' boss in HYDRA had been previously shown to be rather reasonable and was looking out for her. But in this episode, his response to the idea of mass death and destruction is "Pretty cool, huh?"; probably so we don't feel too bad when she frames him for treason.

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* KickTheDog: Simmons' boss in HYDRA had been previously shown to be rather reasonable and was looking out for her. But in In this episode, his that changes. His response to the idea of mass death and destruction is "Pretty cool, huh?"; probably so we don't feel too bad when she frames him for treason.



* OhCrap: The expression Simmons has when she realizes why everyone in the room is staring at her and she sees all the monitors have an image of her at the dead drop.

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* OhCrap: The OhCrap:
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expression Simmons has when she realizes why everyone in the room is staring at her and she sees all the monitors have an image of her at the dead drop.



* TomatoInTheMirror: Coulson tells Skye his theory that she's actually an alien. It doesn't thrill her.
** Skye starts thinking it over afterwards, and seems to be okay with that theory given all the information she has available, implying that she has come to terms with her potential origins; at least for now.

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* TomatoInTheMirror: Coulson tells Skye his theory that she's actually an alien. It doesn't thrill her.
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** Hunter complains about Bobbi's hair, saying he preferred seeing her as a blonde. Mockingbird's hair color is typically blonde[[note]]this probably was a nod to fans as well, who were concerned about Bobbi having brown hair in early shots[[/note]].

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** Hunter complains about Bobbi's hair, saying he preferred seeing her as a blonde. Mockingbird's hair color is typically blonde[[note]]this probably was a nod to fans as well, who were concerned about Bobbi having brown black hair in early shots[[/note]].



** Skye has the expression when Ward tells her how Garrett went nuts out and started drawing the alien pattern everywhere after being injected by the alien material and she suddenly realizes where Coulson acquired the samples he'd had her analyze.

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** Skye has the this expression when Ward tells her how Garrett went nuts out and started drawing the alien pattern everywhere after being injected by the alien material and she suddenly realizes where Coulson acquired the samples he'd had her analyze.



* TheReveal: A few. Simmons wasn't alone in infiltrating HYDRA, Skye's father [[NotThatKindOfDoctor (The Doctor)]] is a man with a thinner HairTriggerTemper than the friggin' Hulk and the writing is a map to something or somewhere, and Skye instantly knew after seeing the full carving.

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* TheReveal: A few. Simmons wasn't alone in infiltrating HYDRA, Skye's father [[NotThatKindOfDoctor (The Doctor)]] is a man with a thinner HairTriggerTemper than the friggin' Hulk and the writing is a map to something or somewhere, and Skye instantly knew after seeing the full carving.



* TheUnreveal: Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but does not further elaborate.

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* TheUnreveal: Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but does not doesn't further elaborate.
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** Mockingbird and Simmons immediately hitting it off might have something to do with the fact that their back-stories (as biologists who went through S.H.I.E.L.D. science academy before becoming field agents) are very similar; one early fan theory even had it that Simmons would eventually become the [[MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] version of Mockingbird.

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* DeadlyDoctor: Sky's father kills the man he was operating on, as well as his heavily armed friend, with a scalpel.

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* DeadlyDoctor: Sky's Skye's father kills the man he was operating on, as well as his heavily armed friend, with a scalpel.


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* StupidSexyFlanders: When Fitz's hallucination of Simmons catches sight of Mack and starts commenting on his impressive physique, adding "Don't you agree?", Fitz resignedly tells her that ''of course'' he must agree, since she's technically his subconscious.
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* DeadlyDoctor: Sky's father kills the man he was operating on as well as his heavily armed friend with a scalpel.

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* DeadlyDoctor: Sky's father kills the man he was operating on on, as well as his heavily armed friend friend, with a scalpel.
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* BackAlleyDoctor: Skye's father is operating a crook with a bullet wound when Raina visits him. The patient doesn't survive the surgery. Nor his two friends.

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* BackAlleyDoctor: Skye's father is operating on a crook with a bullet wound when Raina visits him. The patient doesn't survive the surgery. Nor do his two friends.
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* SwissCheeseSecurity: HYDRA is running a covert, heavily guarded, research facility...and yet not only does Raina somehow get everyone's email address to send the photo, Skye's father is able to stroll into Whitehall's office before an alarm is raised or someone tries to stop him when they ''know'' their location has been compromised.
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* TheReveal: A few. Simmons wasn't alone in infiltrating HYDRA, Skye's father [[NotThatKindOfDoctor (The Doctor)]] is a man with a thinner HairTriggerTemper than the friggin' Hulk and [[spoiler: the writing is a map to something or somewhere, and Skye instantly knew after seeing the full carving.]]

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* TheReveal: A few. Simmons wasn't alone in infiltrating HYDRA, Skye's father [[NotThatKindOfDoctor (The Doctor)]] is a man with a thinner HairTriggerTemper than the friggin' Hulk and [[spoiler: the writing is a map to something or somewhere, and Skye instantly knew after seeing the full carving.]]



* UnreliableNarrator: Hunter has spent the last few episodes repeatedly talking about his ex-wife being the worst person imaginable and how he couldn't stand her keeping secrets from him. Turns out she's [[spoiler: SHIELD Agent Barbera 'Bobbi' Morse, aka Mockingbird.]]

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* UnreliableNarrator: Hunter has spent the last few episodes repeatedly talking about his ex-wife being the worst person imaginable and how he couldn't stand her keeping secrets from him. Turns out she's [[spoiler: SHIELD Agent Barbera 'Bobbi' Morse, aka Mockingbird.]]

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** In the 5th episode of Season 1 "Girl in the Flower Dress", Coulson warns Skye she may not like what she finds regarding her parents. "A Hen in the House" happens to be the 5th episode of Season 2; Skye finally learns about her father.... and she doesn't like what she learns.

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** In the 5th episode of Season 1 "Girl in the Flower Dress", Coulson warns Skye she may not like what she finds regarding her parents. "A Hen in the Wolf House" happens to be the 5th episode of Season 2; Skye finally learns about her father.... and she doesn't like what she learns.



* KickTheDog: Simmons' boss in HYDRA had been previously shown to be rather reasonable and was looking out for her. But in this episode, his response to the idea of mass death and destruction is "Pretty cool, huh?"; probably so we don't feel too bad when she frames him for treason.



* MissedMomentOfAwesome: During the extraction, Bobbi stays back to hold off HYDRA's forces by herself, with a smirk as she gets ready to kick ass. We don't see it, but she gets out fine, save for one last guy chasing her, which leads to one obvious answer as to [[CurbStompBattle what happened to the other agents]].


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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: During the extraction, Bobbi stays back to hold off HYDRA's forces by herself, with a smirk as she gets ready to kick ass. We don't see it, but she gets out fine, save for one last guy chasing her, which leads to one obvious answer as to [[CurbStompBattle what happened to the other agents]].
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* UnreliableNarrator: Hunter has spent the last few episodes repeatedly talking about his ex-wife being the worst person imaginable and how he couldn't stand her keeping secrets from him. Turns out she's [[spoiler: SHIELD Agent Barbera 'Bobbi' Morse, aka Mockingbird.]]

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* UnreliableNarrator: Hunter has spent the last few episodes repeatedly talking about his ex-wife being the worst person imaginable and how he couldn't stand her keeping secrets from him. Turns out she's [[spoiler: SHIELD Agent Barbera 'Bobbi' Morse, aka Mockingbird.]]]]
* TheUnreveal: Skye's father insists that Skye is "not her real name" when Raina calls her by it, but does not further elaborate.
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** Raina, after Coulson allows the photo of Simmons to leak into Hydra. [[EvenEvilHasStandards It's clear she didn't really want him to do that.]]

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* TheReveal: A few. Simmons wasn't alone in infiltrating HYDRA, Skye's father [[NotThatKindOfDoctor (The Doctor)]] is a man with a thinner HairTriggerTemper than the friggin' Hulk and [[spoiler: the writing is a map to something or somewhere, and Skye instantly knew after seeing the full carving.]]



* UnreliableNarrator: Hunter has spent the last few episodes repeatedly talk

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** Skye starts thinking it over afterwards, and seems to be okay with that theory given all the information she has available, implying that she has come to terms with her potential origins; at least for now.
* UnreliableNarrator: Hunter has spent the last few episodes repeatedly talktalking about his ex-wife being the worst person imaginable and how he couldn't stand her keeping secrets from him. Turns out she's [[spoiler: SHIELD Agent Barbera 'Bobbi' Morse, aka Mockingbird.]]
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**HYDRA reverse-engineered some of the Obelisk's/Diviner's effects using tissue samples from other victims, like the waitress from "Heavy is the Head".

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* BigBadDuumvirate: During the Stinger we see Skye's father forming one with Whitehall. He gives him the Obelisk and even volunteers to teach him how to control it, becuase they both have a common enemy, Phil Coulson.



* UnreliableNarrator: Hunter has spent the last few episodes repeatedly talking about his horrible ex-wife. Then we meet her, and, well, [[BadAss his]] [[ActionGirl description]] [[OneManArmy is]] [[DeadpanSnarker a]] [[CoolBigSis bit]] [[FunPersonified off]].
* VillainTeamUp: In TheStinger, Skye's father offers to teach Whitehall how to use and survive the Obelisk. Why? They both want to kill Phil Coulson. And everyone else.
* WhamLine: Regarding the alien writing at the very end:
-->'''Skye:''' "I think it's a map."
* WhamShot: The aforementioned pose Bobbi strikes, revealing herself as a good guy.
* TheWorfEffect: Raina, known for being a pretty unflappable and confident psychological manipulator, is visibly terrified in dealing with Whitehall and Skye's father. Her attempt to use Coulson to get Skye to meet her father, and its failure, is the first time she can't maintain her usual demeanor in trying to achieve her goals. The meeting in the Stinger between Whitehall and Skye's father completely validates those fears.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Hunter has spent the last few episodes repeatedly talking about his horrible ex-wife. Then we meet her, and, well, [[BadAss his]] [[ActionGirl description]] [[OneManArmy is]] [[DeadpanSnarker a]] [[CoolBigSis bit]] [[FunPersonified off]].
* VillainTeamUp: In TheStinger, Skye's father offers to teach Whitehall how to use and survive the Obelisk. Why? They both want to kill Phil Coulson. And everyone else.
* WhamLine: Regarding the alien writing at the very end:
-->'''Skye:''' "I think it's a map."
* WhamShot: The aforementioned pose Bobbi strikes, revealing herself as a good guy.
* TheWorfEffect: Raina, known for being a pretty unflappable and confident psychological manipulator, is visibly terrified in dealing with Whitehall and Skye's father. Her attempt to use Coulson to get Skye to meet her father, and its failure, is the first time she can't maintain her usual demeanor in trying to achieve her goals. The meeting in the Stinger between Whitehall and Skye's father completely validates those fears.
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* BigBadEnsemble: During the Stinger we see Skye's father forming one with Whitehall. He gives him the Obelisk and even volunteers to teach him how to control it, becuase they both have a common enemy, Phil Coulson.

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* BigBadEnsemble: BigBadDuumvirate: During the Stinger we see Skye's father forming one with Whitehall. He gives him the Obelisk and even volunteers to teach him how to control it, becuase they both have a common enemy, Phil Coulson.

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** Bet you never thought you'd see a [[http://marvel.com/universe/Hellcow Hellcow]] reference in this franchise, did you, true believers?



* ShoutOut: Bet you never thought you'd see a [[http://marvel.com/universe/Hellcow Hellcow]] reference in this franchise, did you, true believers?

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* ShoutOut: Bet you never thought you'd see Skye makes a [[http://marvel.com/universe/Hellcow Hellcow]] reference in this franchise, did you, true believers?snarky comment about Hunter going undercover as [[Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy Ron Burgundy]].

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* {{Gainaxing}}: Simmons while fleeing the HYDRA agents.



* JiggleShow: Simmons while fleeing the HYDRA agents.

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