History Recap / AgentsOfSHIELDS6E06Inescapable

* ChekhovsSkill: Altarah informs FitzSimmons that the mind prison can be used to conjure about anything that their mind wants. FitzSimmons eventually figures out they can conjure their friends to help them: Daisy for Jemma and Mack for Fitz.

* MentalFusion: The Chronicoms are using a machine that explicitly does this so Fitzsimmons can combine their intellect and hash out time travel together.

* TheStinger: Mack and Daisy talking about how unstoppable Fitz and Simmons are and filling her in on what's she missed.

* YearInsideHourOutside: Fitz and Jemma spend the majority of the episode's 42 minute runtime in the simulation, and from their point of view it must have been even longer than that, but after they resolve their issues, we learn from Altarah that it's only been five minutes in the real world.

** Fitz finds out that his alternative future self died, that Coulson also died, that he and Jemma are/were married.

* StupidEvil: Altarah, again. She hooks Fitz and Simmons in a mind prison, similar to the Framework, allowing them to share brains and memories. She knows the effects could possibly kill them -- and if that would happen she'd lose the Chronicoms only chance of getting time travel -- but she doesn't care.

* ContinuityNod: Oh, ''several'' of them, especially during [=FitzSimmons'=] blazing row in the containment pod.

** [=FitzSimmons'=] "cursed" love is brought up again.

* DiscoveringYourOwnDeadBody: The real Fitz discovers his future self's dead body during Simmons' memory of the team planning to head into space and find his body.

* FightingDownMemoryLane: The Chronicoms put [=FitzSimmons=] into a machine that combines their minds so that their combined intellect can work out time travel. Unfortunately, it was meant for Chronicoms, not humans (whose emotional problems can disrupt the process and cause great risk of destroying them). This manifests in [=FitzSimmons=]' darker alter-egos, who actively threaten each other as they lay out all their issues from their tumultuous relationship. They manage to save themselves when they realize they're not alone and conjure memories of their respective closest friends to fend of each other's dark sides, buying them enough time to reconcile with each other.

* LoveHurts: A running theme of the episode, as [=FitzSimmons=]' highly tragic relationship is reviewed: Simmons has a deeply repressed resentment of Fitz for all the pain loving him has caused her, and Fitz feels equal resentment for Simmons usually having to be his constant caretaker when he gets in trouble or feels vulnerable.

-->'''Fitz:''' ''[exasperated]'' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, you're so]]'' [[StiffUpperLip English!]]\\

-->'''Fitz:''' ''[exasperated]'' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, you're]] ''[[AngstWhatAngst so]]'' [[StiffUpperLip English!]]\\

** Fitz finds out that his alternative future self died, that Coulson also died, that he and Jemma are/were married, and that he has a grandson (Jemma doesn't have time to get to the details on that one).

-->'''Fitz:''' Didn't know you liked that.
-->'''Simmons:''' Didn't know you'd ''do'' that!

* OnceMoreWithClarity:

* YearInsideHourOutside: Fitz and Jemma spend the mayority of the episode's 42 minute runtime in the simulation, and from their point of view it must have been even longer than that, but after they resolve their issues, we learn from Altarah they spend just over 5 minutes in the simulation.

** While ranting about how much Jemma hurt him, Fitz recalls her [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E1Shadows temporary leave from SHIELD,]] [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E22SOSPart2 her unintentional transport to Hive by the Monolith,]] and [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS3E54722Hours her affair with Will while on said planet.]] Jemma then shoots back that Fitz [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS4E4LetMeStandNextToYourFire created Aida]] and [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS4E17IdentityAndChange manifested his id as the Doctor.]]

* BerserkButton: Fitz is able to coax Jemma into coming back by mentioning that he could casually bring back Aida. And 7 and 1/2 Jemma is gone and adult Jemma is back.

-->'''Fitz:''' ''[exasperated]'' Oh, you're ''so'' English!\\
'''Jemma:''' ''[offended]'' Right, yeah, how ''Scottish'' of you to pick a fight on those grounds!

* FightingDownMemoryLane: The Chronicoms put [=FitzSimmons=] into a machine that combines their minds so that their combined intellect can work out time travel. Unfortunately, it was meant for Chronicoms, not humans whose emotional problems can disrupt the process and cause great risk of destroying them. This manifests in [=FitzSimmons=]' darker selves, who actively threaten each other as they lay out all their issues from their tumultuous relationship. They manage to save themselves when they realize they're not alone and conjure memories of their respective closest friends to fend of each other's dark sides, buying them enough time to reconcile with each other.

** Fitz finds out that his alternative future self died, that Coulson died, that he and Jemma are/were married, and that he has a grandson (Jemma doesn't have time to get to the details on that one).

* LoveHurts: A running theme of the episode, as [=FitzSimmons=]' highly tragic relationship is reviewed. Simmons in particular has a deeply repressed resentment of Fitz for all the pain loving him has caused her.

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Jemma and Fitz have several arguments like this throughout the episode, culminating in their heated shouting match in the containment pod.

* FightingDownMemoryLane: The Chronicoms put [=FitzSimmons=] into a machine that combines their minds so that their combined intellect can work out time travel. Unfortunately, it was meant for Chronicoms, not humans whose emotional problems can disrupt the process and cause great risk of destroying them. This manifests in [=FitzSimmons=]' darker selves, who actively threaten each other as they lay out all their issues from their tumultuous relationship. They manage to save themselves when they realize they're not alone and conjure memories of their respective closest friends to fend of each other's dark sides. They then manage to reconcile.

** When Nightmare Simmons tortures Fitz, she starts by having him chained upside down in the Quinjet docking bay and wondering aloud which part of him will suffer first like it's a biological experiment. This is just like a few episodes ago where she tortured aliens in a similar manner, exploiting the fact that their biology was used to lighter gravity than Earth's.

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Fitz lets out an especially high-pitches scream when he sees Jemma as a little girl again.

-->'''Fitz:''' I didn't know you were into that.
-->'''Simmons:''' I didn't know you ''did'' that!

* EmotionalRegression: Simmons reverts to her seven year old (and a half) self in the beginning of the episode at the stress of their situation. To a lesser extent, [=FitzSimmons=] both regress to their SHIELD Academy selves as they go through their memories their.

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: {{Deconstructed}} as Fitzsimmons hash out this aspect of their relationship. Fitz feels patronized by Simmons always coming to his rescue and Simmons hates Fitz always sacrificing himself and leaving her to mourn. They eventually work out that they'll both always do that because of how deeply they love each other.

-->'''Fitz:''' ''[exasperated]'' Oh,
you're ''so'' English!
-->'''Jemma:''' ''[offended]'' Right, yeah, how ''Scottish'' of you to pick a fight on those grounds!

* FightingDownMemoryLane: The Chronicoms put Fitzsimmons into a machine that combines their minds so that their combined intellect can work out time travel. Unfortunately, it was meant for Chronicoms, not humans whose emotional problems can disrupt the process and cause great risk of destroying them. This manifests in Fitzsimmons' darker selves, who actively threaten each other as they lay out all their issues from their tumultuous relationship. They manage to save themselves when they realize they're not alone and conjure memories of their respective closest friends to fend of each other's dark sides. They then manage to reconcile.

** Fitz finds out that his alternative future self died, that Coulson died, that he and Jemma are/were married, and that he has a grandson (Jemma doesn't get to the details on that one).

-->'''Fitz:''' Oh, perfect, there's no better place to lay low than the Strategic Homeland Interventi-
-->'''Simmons:''' Yeah, it's an awful acronym.
-->'''Fitz:''' Yeah, I agree.

* UnholyMatrimony: The Doctor and Nightmare Simmons both seem to hate their respective counterparts' lovers, but after a few moments of staring each other down, as Fitzsimmons resolve their issues over their relationship, they're found passionately making out with each other and engaging in HeadTiltinglyKinky activities off-screen.

* TheBusCameBack: The Doctor.

* DidntSeeThatComing: After resolving their differences in the containment pod, and declaring they love each other once more, they fully expected for Leopold and Nightmare Simmons to attack them both. Instead, they're making out with each other. Cue the [[HeadTiltinglyKinky Head Tilt]]. Seems Nightmare Simmons is a BrainsAndBondage type of...monster.
* DrowningPit: When Simmons recalls their near drowning in the ocean while their in a projection of the containment unit, it starts filling up with water.
* EmotionalRegression: Simmons reverts to her seven year old (and a half) self in the beginning of the episode at the stress of their situation. To a lesser extent [=FitzSimmons=] both regress to their SHIELD Academy selves as they go through their memories their.
* EmotionSuppression: Ever since she was a little girl, Simmons has shoved away any negative emotions that might trouble her into a little music box -- or, as she puts it, keep things nice and tidy. Scottish Fitz has the ''perfect'' response to it.
-->'''Fitz:''' ''[exasperated]'' Oh you're ''so'' English!
-->'''Jemma:''' ''[offended]'' Right yeah, how ''Scottish'' of you to pick a fight on those grounds!

* FightingDownMemoryLane: The Chronicom put Fitzsimmons into a machine that combines their minds so that their combined intellect can work out time travel. Unfortunately, it was meant for Chronicoms, not humans whose emotional problems can disrupt the process and cause great risk of destroying them. This manifests in Fitzsimmons darker selves who actively threaten each other as they lay out all their issues from their tumultuous relationship. They manage to save themselves when they realize they're not alone and conjure memories of their respective closest friends to fend of each other's dark sides. They then manage to reconcile.

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Jemma and Fitz have several arguments like this throughout the episode.
* MentalFusion: The Chronicom are using a machine that explicitly does this so Fitzsimmons can combine their intellect and hash out time travel together.

* NotSoDifferent: It turns out Jemma has her own inner psycho, born of all the issues she's suppressed over the years. Fitz doesn't hesitate to point this out during their argument.
* OminousMusicBoxTune: The natural herald of Nightmare Simmons since she was suppressed within a music box and released when it opened.

-->'''Fitz:''' Oh perfect, there's no better place to lay low than the Strategic Homeland Interventi-
-->'''Simmons:''' Yeah, it's awful acronym

* UnholyMatrimony: The Doctor and Nightmare Simmons both seem to hate their respective counterparts' lovers but after a few moments of staring each other down, as Fitzsimmons resolve their issues over their relationship, they're found passionately making out with each other and engaging in head tilting kinky activity off-screen.