History Heartwarming / AgentsOfSHIELD

'''Skye:''' ''[nods tearfully]''

* Couslon holding Skye's hand as The Bus was descending down the eye of the storm.

** The signs! One of them has a sign saying "Quake will you marry me?" and another says "Mace for President 2020". It's proof positive that Nadeer's crowd has a Good Counterpart in the public.

* In Season 7, actor Creator/James Paxton got to play a younger version of John Garrett, who had been previously portrayed by his late father Bill Paxton. He even said that he studied his father's scenes to prepared himself for the role.

** In Season 7, actor Creator/James Paxton got to play a younger version of John Garrett, who had been previously portrayed by his late father Bill Paxton. He even said that he studied his father's scenes to prepared himself for the role.

* When Coulson tries to convince Daisy not to feel guilty because she was brainwashed, her retort is: "[[NotSoDifferentRemark So was Ward]]." The realization has dawned on her that while what Garrett did to Ward was not like what Hive did to her (or Whitehall to Kara for that matter), it was still clearly a MindScrew that damaged Ward's psyche and had a powerful impact on his thinking and actions (something none of the team could never understand or accept until now).

* When Coulson tries to convince Daisy not to feel guilty because she was brainwashed, her retort is: "[[NotSoDifferent So was Ward]]." The realization has dawned on her that while what Garrett did to Ward was not like what Hive did to her (or Whitehall to Kara for that matter), it was still clearly a MindScrew that damaged Ward's psyche and had a powerful impact on his thinking and actions (something none of the team could never understand or accept until now).

* When Hive tries to use the NotSoDifferent card on Coulson (both of them leaders of soldiers), Coulson points out a key difference. Hive's subordinates have no choice in obeying while Coulson's stick with him even when he orders them to stay out of danger.

* On the branched timeline, John Garrett is dead, and Victoria Hand is still alive. So like in the Framework, it Victoria will most likely be the one who finds and recruits Grant Ward in prison, giving him a chance to become a loyal SHIELD agent.

* After several loops of Sousa being willing to help her and even risk his own life for her no questions asks, Daisy takes a loop off to ask why he never once seems to hesitate. Sousa explains that he recognizes her type, the kind of person that will run into a problem head first and never stop until they hit a wall, so he wants to be there to provide a soft landing when the latter happens. Daisy rewards that with a kiss in the next loop.

* The interactions in the Quinjet between Daisy, Sousa, and Mack, culminating with Sousa and Daisy finally sharing a kiss they both remember and enjoy. Mack quietly voices his approval to Sousa after Daisy goes to the Chromicom ship.

* Creator/JaimeAlexander's guest appearance as Sif happened because she ran into Creator/ClarkGregg one day and he asked if she'd like to be on the show. Her answer was an immediate "Yes!" because she considers Gregg to be a good friend and wanted to work with him again.

* Jaime Alexander's guest appearance as Sif happened because she ran into Creator/ClarkGregg one day and he asked if she'd like to be on the show. Her answer was an immediate "Yes!" because she considers Gregg to be a good friend and wanted to work with him again.

* On the branched timeline, John Garrett is dead, and Victoria Hand is still alive, leading to the possibility that just like in the framework, it will be Victoria who finds Grant Ward in prison, giving him a chance to become a loyal SHIELD agent.

** If one looks closely, there is a stuffed monkey in Alya's room.

* During the team's virtual gathering, they fondly remember Deke with Daisy even admitting that she misses him. Considering that he was TheFriendNobodyLikes, it's touching that they no longer see him as such.

* Mack's going away present for Coulson LMD is a brand new Lola

* Creator/JaimeAlexander's guest appearance as Sif happened because she ran into Creator/ClarkGregg one day and he asked if she'd like to be on the show. Her answer was an immediate "Yes!" because she considers Gregg to be a good friend and wanted to work with him again.

* The revelation of what Piper was really guarding; Fitz and Simmons's daughter Alia. Also Alia's reunion with her overjoyed parents.

* Fitz and Alia laughing happily as they playfully chase each other around the garden, and Jemma's absolutely beaming smile as she watches them.

* Why is Daisy so eager to build a team of Inhumans? It's not because Coulson marked it as a priority but because she wants to help the Inhumans. Her mother made a "halfway house" in Lia Xing but she's not satisified with that. She wants to create a place where Inhumans can not only belong but put their powers to good use, and in doing so, see their powers as a blessing instead of a curse. In her words, "being different means you can make a difference". In other words, she wants to become a CoolBigSis for every Inhuman out there.

* The Taiwanese, South African and Russian delegates wanting to give the Inhumans a haven where they will be safe and have the opportunity to teach people about their kind. Whether or not they have political motives, it's comforting to know that some world leaders are capable of seeing the inhumans as more than loaded weapons.

* Jeffrey Mace's RousingSpeech about solidarity between humans and Inhumans, how S.H.I.E.L.D. exists to protect them both and urging his viewers to reject the Watchdog's fearmongering. It's not just a speech; in private he can be heard urging Couslon to give him a "win" that can make the subject of the speech happen. Coulson chose the right person to be TheFace of the new, public, S.H.I.E.L.D.

* Simmons is able to bring Nadeer's brother out of his Terrigenesis cocoon[[note]]He'd been inside it for 7 months, when it normally lasts only a handfull of seconds[[/note]] using only a heart monitor, compassion, and encouragement.

* More EvenEvilHasLovedOnes moments here with Kaius and Sinara. [[spoiler:Her death throws him completely out of whack, mentally speaking. He insists that his doctor revive her despite it being impossible, discusses things with her as if she were still alive, and eventually drinks PsychoSerum because he thinks it will forge a path of glory that [[TogetherInDeath leads to where she is]].]]

* It looks like a shoot-out is inevitable but then Mack and Tony Caine exchange nicknames; the guy Team Coulson needs is an old Academy friend. Not only is fully on-board with helping find the gravitonium, but offers to look into the Deathlok program and says that this was "the best day ever".

* Iain De Caestecker steadfastly refused to believe that Ward could be a bad guy even after being given the script that said so because he and Brett Dalton had become such good friends over the course of the first season and he couldn't fathom his friend playing such a treacherous character.