History Recap / AgentsOfSHIELDS5E14TheDevilComplex

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Jemma is so shocked by Deke's revelation that he's her grandson that she breaks into tears... and then vomits.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Fitz reveals that, ever since the team's abduction, he has been hearing the Doctor in the back of his mind, subtly pointing him where he needs to go. His realization that he is exactly what Hunter said--his inner darkness--makes him so good at blending in with the other bad guys in the future, however he only works up the courage to truly make the tough call once he starts ''seeing'' the Doctor sauntering around.

** During the argument between Fitz and the Doctor, Daisy asks, "Who are you talking to?", which doesn't make sense unless one of the Fitzes in the room is a hallucination. Moments later, Jemma arrives, and the Doctor is nowhere to be seen, just Fitz wearing surgical gloves and holding a bloody scalpel.

* SurprisinglyRealisticReaction: Jemma is so shocked by Deke's revelation that he's her grandson that she breaks into tears... and then vomits.

** The Doctor never came out of the Fear Dimension; it was all in Fitz's head and has been for a while.

* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Deke drops hints to Jemma about her relationship with Fitz that only [=FitzSimmons=] would know. He's got good reason, as it was his mother who would tell him, and his mother is [=FitzSimmons=]' daughter.

* EvilMeScaresMe: Fitz naturally freaks out when he sees the Doctor for the first time.

* TheAtoner: Piper is doing her best to atone for betraying Team Coulson...but unfortunately, her intel only makes the team walk into another trap of General Hale, this time unwillingly. She sadly states that they would be better off tossing her out the airlock and May agrees it should at least be an option.

* GollumMadeMeDoIt: Briefly after TheReveal, Fitz has a moment where he's trying to convince Jemma and Daisy that the Doctor influenced him to do what he's going to do to Daisy. After Jemma told him that the Doctor wasn't from Fear Dimension, Fitz finally admits that the Doctor has always been part of him.
* HappilyMarried: Deke tells Jemma that he knows for sure that her and Fitz will eventually work things out and stay happily married for the rest of their lives. After all, he heard about it straight from their own daughter, his mother.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Fitz reveals that ever since the team's abduction, he has been hearing the Doctor in the back of his mind, subtly pointing him where he needs to go. His realization that he is exactly what Hunter said--his inner darkness--makes him so good at blending in with the other bad guys in the future, however he only works up the courage to truly make the tough call once he starts ''seeing'' the Doctor sauntering around.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: During the course of the episode, Fitz gives in to his dark side and injures Mack and Daisy, possibly completely destroying their respective friendship.

* MoodWhiplash: Deke and Simmons share heartwarming moment where he reveals to her that she and Fitz are his grandparents. Then the music abruptly cuts out and Simmons pukes her guts out all over the floor. Makes sense given that she just met a grandson who's roughly her age.

* SanitySlippage: As a result of the combination of: tremendous stress of trying to come up with a way to fix the rift into the Fear Dimension, the brain injury from being dumped into the bottom of the ocean by Ward, multiple days of sleep deprivation, and having an entire second man's memories in his mind, causes Fitz to hallucinate the Doctor.

* StableTimeLoop: Elena realizes that she doesn't need protection from the Fear Dimension monsters because she's met herself in the future, which means she's guaranteed to survive until then, and if she ''does'' die ahead of schedule, then that means the loop is finally broken. On any other show this would be insane, but she's ''right'', which means it isn't not insane at all.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Doctor insists to Fitz that they both know he is real, and, when asked by Daisy where the real Fitz is, answers "you're looking at him". At first, you might think this is him arguing [[PretenderDiss he is more of a real Fitz than his homologue]], but this actually is a hint that he's not anomaly, just the real Fitz suffering a case of EnemyWithin.

* SanitySlippage: As a result of the combination of: tremendous stress of trying to come up with a way to fix the rift into the Fear Dimension, the brain injury from being dumped into the bottom of the ocean by Ward, multiple days of sleep deprivation, and having an entire second man's memory's in his mind, causes Fitz to hallucinate the Doctor.

* PetTheDog: General Hale apologises for her subordinates costing Elena her arms, though it is not clear how sincere she is.

* SanitySlippage: As a result of the tremendous stress of trying to come up with a way to fix the rift into the Fear Dimension, Fitz's brain injury--from being dumped into the bottom of the ocean by Ward--causes him to hallucinate the Doctor.

* MoodWhiplash: Deke and Simmons share a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} where he reveals to her that she and Fitz are his grandparents. Then the music abruptly cuts out and Simmons pukes her guts out all over the floor. Makes sense given that she just met a grandson who's roughly her age.

* BittersweetEnding: Fitz gives into his inner darkness and possibly ''destroys'' his friendships with Daisy and Mack, and is imprisoned for it, while still maintaining he did what was necessary, though Jemma agrees with him. Coulson's plan to capture General Hale fails and he's forced to let himself be her prisoner. Oh and the Kree are the ones backing Hale and leading a new faction of HYDRA. At the same time, though, the rift is sealed and Daisy has her powers back. Plus, Deke reveals to Jemma that he is her's and Fitz's grandson from the future, and assures her that they will be alright.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Fitz reveals that ever since the team's abduction, he has been hearing the Doctor in the back of his mind, subtly pointing him where he needs to go. His realization that he is exactly what Hunter said - his inner darkness - makes him so good at blending in with the other bad guys in the future, however he only works up the courage to truly make the tough call once he starts ''seeing'' the Doctor sauntering around.

* IronicEcho: When bragging about how much more powerful his robot body is, Ivanov snarks at Coulson "How's that for a cool origin story, bro?", echoing part of Coulson's sarcastic ButForMeItWasTuesday speech to him last season.

** Hale is taking orders from somebody else -- the Confederacy, the group that was run by Kasius' father.

* SanitySlippage: As a result of the tremendous stress of trying to come up with a way to fix the rift into the Fear Dimension, Fitz's brain injury - from being dumped into the bottom of the ocean by Ward - causes him to hallucinate the Doctor.

'''Coulson:''' Oh, you're still here. Hey, speaking of faces, how come your robo-warriors don't have any? \\

'''Hale:''' [''casually''] Actually, it's his head in a jar.

* MoodWhiplash: Deke and Simmons share a {{Heartwarming Moment|s}} where he reveals to her that she and Fitz are his grandparents. Then the music abruptly cuts out and Simmons pukes her guts out all over the floor. Makes sense given that she just met a grandson who's roughly her age.

* TheAtoner: Piper is doing her best to atone for betraying Team Coulson...but unfortunately, her intel only makes the team walk into another trap of General Hale, this time unwillingly. She sadly states that they would be better off tossing her out the airlock and May agrees.

** Briefly it seems that Hale is TheDragon and Ivanov is the BigBad, especially since Hale's phone call revealed she was under orders from somebody else. But it quickly becomes clear that Hale is very much in charge of him. Turns out she found his head.

* BittersweetEnding: Fitz gives into his inner darkness and ''destroys'' his friendships with Daisy and Mack and is imprisoned for it, while still maintaining he did what was necessary. Coulson's plan to capture General Hale fails and he's forced to let himself be her prisoner. Oh and the Kree are the ones backing Hale and leading a new faction of HYDRA. At the same time, though, the rift is sealed and Daisy has her powers back. Plus, Deke reveals to Jemma that he is her's and Fitz's grandson from the future, and assures her that they will be alright.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: During the course of the episode, Fitz gives in to his dark side and injures Mack and Daisy, completely destroying their respective friendship.

* MoodWhiplash: Deke and Simmons share a {{Heartwarming Moment|s}} where he reveals to her that she and Fitz are his grandparents. Then the music abruptly cuts out and Simmons pukes her guts out all over the floor.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Daisy makes it clear she'll never forgive Fitz for taking out her power inhibitor. Fitz wasn't expecting forgiveness anyway.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Anton Ivanov. As far as the world is concerned, he's just a S.H.I.E.L.D. robot, given that his various bodies are based on Fitz and Radcliffe's LMD design.

* WhamEpisode: Fitz has a psychological breakdown, Daisy regains her powers, the rift to the Fear Dimension is sealed, Jemma learns that Deke is her grandson and Coulson gets captured by Hale, who isn't working on her own initiative. She's TheDragon of the Confederacy, a surviving group of HYDRA ... overseen by ''the Kree who work for Kasius' father''.

** Briefly it seems that Hale is TheDragon and Ivanov is the GreaterScopeVillain, especially since Hale's phone call revealed she was under orders from somebody else. But it quickly becomes clear that Hale is very much in charge of him. Turns out she found his head.

* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Elena realizes that she doesn't need protection from the Fear Dimension monsters because she's met herself in the future, which means she's guaranteed to survive until then, and if she ''does'' die ahead of schedule, then that means the StableTimeLoop is finally broken. On any other show this would be borderline InsaneTrollLogic, but she's ''right''.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: After knowing that Fitz is his grandfather which helps him getting used to Fitz's grumpy attitude, Deke can only stare in StunnedSilence upon witnessing that his grandfather has such ''terrifying'' dark side.
* PetTheDog: General Hale actually apologises for her subordinates costing Elena her arms, though it is not clear how sincere she is.

* TrailersAlwaysLie: The teaser made it seem like Ivanov's return would mean he'd be the GreaterScopeVillain to Hale. In truth, he's actually been DemotedToDragon, and his return is merely the B-Plot to Fitz's internal battle with the Doctor.

* ObviousTrap: Coulson is perfectly aware about Hale trying to lure him into a trap when she asks him to come with her.. However, as he tells May, it's a ''really good trap'' and he simply doesn't have another choice.