History Recap / AgentsOfSHIELDS1E10TheBridge

* AdultFear: Mike's son is used as a hostage.

* HollywoodTactics: Ward picking a sniper nest in which the view of the bridge is obstructed by a cement mixer.

* DownerEnding: Coulson's been kidnapped by Raina and Mike Peterson fails to save him when an explosion occurs on the bridge, and Raina gets away with Coulson.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Melinda chewing out Skye. While it's true there was no real reason for lashing out at Skye, other than her getting burned by Ward, and Melinda probably just needed someone to project her anger out, what she says to Skye is technically true. There ''are'' bigger things at stake, and if Skye wants to be a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent she's going to have to learn how to not let personal matters get in the way of work. However, it's also [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocritical]], as Melinda had just done that with Ward moments earlier, [[spoiler: and as we learn in "Turn, Turn, Turn", the entire reason she's on the team is her personal attachment to Coulson]].

* HostageForMacGuffin: Raina kidnaps Mike's son and demands an exchange. The team is led to believe they want Mike to figure out why he can retain his strength without regular injections; [[BaitAndSwitch they in fact want Coulson]] and want to know how he survived [[Film/TheAvengers the Battle of New York]].

* MythologyGag: The high-tech field suit Fitz-Simmons design for Mike bears a close resemblance to the one-piece item worn as standard by all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the comics. (A similar, but less intricate, design was worn by the crew of the Hellicarrier in ''Film/TheAvengers''.)

* HostageForMacGuffin[=/=]BaitAndSwitch: Raina kidnaps Mike's son and demands an exchange. The team is led to believe they want Mike to figure out why he can retain his strength without regular injections; they in fact want Coulson and want to know how he survived [[Film/TheAvengers the Battle of New York]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: Melinda chewing out Skye. While it's true there was no real reason for lashing out at Skye, other than her getting burned by Ward, and Melinda probably just needed someone to project her anger out, but what she says to Skye is technically true. There ''are'' bigger things at stake, and if Skye wants to be a Shield agent she's going to have to learn how to not let personal matters get in the way of work. It's also [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocritical]], as Melinda had just done that with Ward moments earlier, but she still has a point.

* HollywoodTactics: Ward picking a sniper nest in which the view of the bridge is obstructed by a cement mixer. [[spoiler:It makes sense in hindsight given later revelations, however.]]

* HollywoodTactics: Ward picking a sniper nest in which the view of the bridge is obstructed by a cement mixer. [[spoiler:It makes sense in hindsight when you learn Centipede is a HYDRA program, and Ward is actually an agent of HYDRA.]]

* HollywoodTactics: Ward picking a sniper nest in which the view of the bridge is obstructed by a cement mixer.

* IdTellYouButThenIdHaveToKillYou: In so many words. Edison Po tells Raina that the last time someone asked about his experiences with "The Clairvoyant," Edison was forced to gouge the man's eyes out.

* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: May calls Ward out on taking a punch for her. Ward reassures her that he was just protecting the faster member of TheTeam.