History Recap / AgentsOfSHIELDS1E21Ragtag

* AdjustingYourGlasses: After having them slide down during her backflipping spree, May pushes them back up with the appropriately nerdy "by the bridge" method.

* CallForward: At one point in the flashback Garrett says "Speak up son, I'm not a mind reader", referencing his supervillain moniker in the future.

* JustFollowingOrders: Why Ward ejects Fitz-Simmons into a random spot several dozen feet into the drink. He admits that he does care about them, but he didn't want to expose a weakness to Garrett.

* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Ward is forced to shoot his dog, Buddy, by Garrett before heading off to join S.H.I.E.L.D. This dog has been his sole companion for six months in the wilderness when he had nothing else. It's a "kill your weakness" exercise. He shoots into the air, which sends the retriever running to... retrieve. [[DoubleSubverted Then the dog gets shot by a sniper rifle anyway]].

* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Ward is forced to shoot his dog, Buddy, by Garrett before heading off to join S.H.I.E.L.D. This dog has been his sole companion for years in the wilderness when he had nothing else. It's a "kill your weakness" exercise. He shoots into the air, which sends the retriever running to... retrieve. [[DoubleSubverted Then the dog gets shot by a sniper rifle anyway]].

* NotSoDifferent:

* {{Adorkable}}: Coulson's reaction to the old Howling Commando equipment is like a kid in a toy store. What's especially hilarious is that he starts off completely professional, then goes full squee the ''second'' he lays eyes upon it.
-->'''Coulson:''' Is that a handheld ''hypno beam?''

* VillainousBreakdown: Garrett's fading health makes it harder for him to keep up his friendly, chatty demeanor. His ordering Fitz-Simmons killed is also apparently out of spite, considering how eager Garrett was to forcibly recruit Fitz in "Turn Turn Turn".

* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Ward is forced to shoot his dog, Buddy, by Garrett before heading off to join S.H.I.E.L.D. This dog has been his sole companion for years in the wilderness when he had nothing else. It's a "kill your weakness" exercise. He shoots into the air, which sends the retriever running to... retrieve. Then the dog gets shot by a sniper rifle anyway.

* {{Adorkable}} / AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Coulson's reaction to the old Howling Commando equipment is like a kid in a toy store. What's especially hilarious is that he starts off completely professional, then goes full squee the ''second'' he lays eyes upon it.

** Coulson and May infiltrate Cybertek, first mentioned in [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E13TRACKS "T.R.A.C.K.S."]]. They're revealed to be behind the dendrotoxin grenade used in that episode, which was adapted from the team's own dendrotoxin weapons.
** A Hydra operative at the end of the episode is wielding the Berserker Staff from [[Recap/AgentsofSHIELDS1E8TheWell "The Well"]].

-->'''Simmons:''' May looks barely a day over (''Fitz motions to the still-transmitting radio'') THIRTY! You're gorgeous!

* TheSpartanWay: Garrett leaves Ward in the middle of the woods with nothing but a bag of clothes and a hunting dog, effectively telling him "I'll be back in a couple of months. Figure it out." He doesn't come back for ''six'' months.

* OhCrap: The general reaction of Coulson and company when they find themselves in a basement with a half-dozen Centipede super-soldiers and a HYDRA agent carrying the Berserker's Staff.

* {{Adorkable}}: Coulson's reaction to the old Howling Commando equipment is like a kid in a toy store. What's especially hilarious is that he starts off completely professional, then goes full squee the ''second'' he lays eyes upon it.
-->'''Coulson:''' Is that a ''hypnoray?''