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* MamaBear: It's mentioned that during the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Weaver singlehandedly took on an enhanced HYDRA operative to protect students at the Academy.



** May goes from hiding in the shadows to rescuing Colson from Gonzales with no indication of how she was able to fight or sneak her way past all of Gonzales' men.

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** May goes from hiding in the shadows to rescuing Colson Coulson from Gonzales with no indication of how she was able to fight or sneak her way past all of Gonzales' men.
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* CallBack: May mentions to Bobbi that the last person to betray her had his larynx crushed, a reference to the Season One finale where she did exactly this to her former lover and teammate Ward.
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* TheReveal: We the circumstances on how the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. was formed.....and it really doesn't justify their present-day behavior.

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* TheReveal: We the circumstances on how the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. was formed.....and it really doesn't justify their present-day behavior.behavior towards Coulson or why they seemed convinced they are the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D.

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* FirstNameBasis: Simmons calls Fitz "Leo". It remains to be seen what this will lead to, though.



** The last flashback scene on the ''Illiad'' sees six S.H.I.E.L.D. agents firing on the HYDRA agents charging into the room, and all but the flight deck of the ship under HYDRA control. They still took the ship back.

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** The last flashback scene on the ''Illiad'' ''Iliad'' sees six S.H.I.E.L.D. agents firing on the HYDRA agents charging into the room, and all but the flight deck of the ship under HYDRA control. They still took the ship back.

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* {{Irony}}: Gonzales originally wanted to go through with Fury's orders, and it's only through the impassioned pleas of Mack, Bobbi, and Hartley that he's convinced to try a different way.

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* {{Irony}}: Gonzales originally wanted to go through with Fury's orders, and it's only through the impassioned pleas of Mack, Bobbi, and Hartley that he's convinced to try a different way.way (since their are plenty of loyal agents still onboard fighting to retake ths ship).



* ShutUpHannibal: Coulson to Gonzales.

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* TheReveal: We the circumstances on how the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. was formed.....and it really doesn't justify their present-day behavior.
* ShutUpHannibal: Coulson to Gonzales.Gonzales
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** Doubled as a MythologyGag, Hartley off-handedly mentioned "Vic" as in Victoria Hands. Victoria Hands was shown to hate to be called that so this implied the two of them to be close, possibly a couple, like in the comics.

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** Doubled as a MythologyGag, Hartley off-handedly mentioned "Vic" as in Victoria Hands. Hand. Victoria Hands Hand was shown to hate to be called that so this implied the two of them to be close, possibly a couple, like in the comics.
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** Doubled as a MythologyGag, Hartley off-handedly mentioned "Vic" as in Victoria Hands. Victoria Hands was shown to hate to be called that so this implied the two of them to be close, possibly a couple, like in the comics.

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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: May goes from hiding in the shadows to rescuing Colson from Gonzales with no indication of how she was able to fight or sneak her way past all of Gonzales' men.

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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: OffscreenMomentOfAwesome:
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May goes from hiding in the shadows to rescuing Colson from Gonzales with no indication of how she was able to fight or sneak her way past all of Gonzales' men.men.
** The last flashback scene on the ''Illiad'' sees six S.H.I.E.L.D. agents firing on the HYDRA agents charging into the room, and all but the flight deck of the ship under HYDRA control. They still took the ship back.
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* PowerIncontinence: Averted, for the first time since Skye changed. Whereas mere emotional distress or fear would cause things to shake uncontrollably before, she engages in hand-to-hand combat without once losing control and in the end only activates her power when she absolutely needs to.

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* ActionGirl: Skye firmly cements her status even without the use of her powers taking down an armoured trooper in a fight that would have done May proud.



** An implication reinforced by the fact Skye discovers a ''huge'' fist dent in the wall. Too big for a human. Right size for The Hulk.

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** An implication reinforced by the fact Skye discovers a ''huge'' fist dent in the wall. [[HulkSpeak Too big for a human. Right size for The Hulk.]]
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** An implication reinforced by the fact Skye discovers a ''huge'' fist dent in the wall. Too big for a human. Right size for The Hulk.
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** It's also the sname of the same Helicarrier Maria Hill currently uses in ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers''.

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** It's also the sname name of the same Helicarrier Maria Hill currently uses in ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers''.
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** It's also the sname of the same Helicarrier Maria Hill currently uses in ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers''.
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* DareToBeBadass: Gordon finally makes himself known to Skye, delivering an encouraging speech and calling for her to look on her powers with less trepidation and more pride. Afterwards, Skye begins to show more passive control of her wave vibrations, and later releases a much more focused self-defense blast that levels a wide area.

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* BrokenPedestal: Fitz and Simmons lose the respect they once had to Weaver, due to her hostility towards Coulson.

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* BrokenPedestal: Fitz and Simmons lose the respect they once had to for their mentor Agent Weaver, due to her hostility towards Coulson.


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* DrowningMySorrows: Coulson and Hunter at the end of the episode.
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* AbsenteeActor: Once again, Grant Ward is not in the episode. He's probably busy helping Agent 33 torture Bakshi.
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* ContinuityNod: Gonzales refers to the Retreat (The cabin Skye is living in) as 'the house that Banner built', implying that it's the same cabin that Dr Banner made his first controlled transformation into the Hulk at the end of ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''.

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* ContinuityNod: Gonzales refers to the Retreat (The cabin Skye is living in) as 'the house that Banner built', implying that it's the same cabin that Dr Banner made his first controlled transformation into the Hulk in at the end of ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''.
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* ContinuityNod: Gonzales refers to the Retreat (The cabin Skye is living in) as 'the house that Banner built', implying that it's the same cabin that Dr Banner made his first controlled transformation into the Hulk at the end of ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''.


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Skye's second intentional use of her powers does deflect the bullet Calderon fired at her, but it also knocks Calderon and Morse flat and utterly ''shreds'' several trees. This extreme overkill freaks Skye out and causes her to ask Gordon for help.


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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: May goes from hiding in the shadows to rescuing Colson from Gonzales with no indication of how she was able to fight or sneak her way past all of Gonzales' men.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: As if it weren't bad enough in the last episode, this episode makes it clear "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. has zero legitimacy. Gonzales outright admits Fury turned S.H.I.E.L.D. over to Coulson, and they only exist because Bobbi disobeyed Fury's order to sink ''The Iliad'' and whatever dangerous cargo was aboard.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: {{Hypocrite}}:
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As if it weren't bad enough in the last episode, this episode makes it clear "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. has zero legitimacy. Gonzales outright admits Fury turned S.H.I.E.L.D. over to Coulson, and they only exist because Bobbi disobeyed Fury's order to sink ''The Iliad'' and whatever dangerous cargo was aboard.aboard.
** "I don't like liars" says the HYDRA mole who previously pretended to be a loyal S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
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* HandBlast: Skye uses her powers to protect herself from Gonzales' gunshot, giving the forest a new clearing in the process.

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* HandBlast: Skye uses her powers to protect herself from Gonzales' Calderon's gunshot, giving the forest a new clearing in the process.
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* IdiotBall: ''Nothing'' the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. does endures them much to Team Coulson.

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* IdiotBall: ''Nothing'' the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. does endures endears them much to Team Coulson.
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* {{Irony}}: Gonzales originally wanted to go through with Fury's orders, and it's only through the impassioned pleas of Mack, Bobbi, and Hartley that he's convinced to try a different way.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Bobbi and Mack for "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. they clearly regret how things turned out and took great pains to make sure there friends didn't get hurt. Not that it helps their case much.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D. seizes the Playground.
* BigDamnHeroes:
** When Gonzales is about to leave Coulson's office, May charges in and takes out all the guards and Gonzales, even shooting one without looking while cutting Coulson free.
--->'''Coulson:''' Nice entrance.
** Invoked by Skye when she's cornered in the retreat. Since Gordon assured her that he'd know if she wanted help, she just asks and he pops up on the spot to rescue her.



* FantasticRacism: In full play here. Why does Gonzales want the Toolbox? Because he thinks Fury's hidden the location of various Gifted people on it and wants them taken out. He also treats Coulson as little more than an experiment, accusing Fury of having made Coulson into an "heir" for the new S.H.I.E.L.D. Calderon also plans to kill Skye on sight in spite of Bobbi ordering the team to use [=ICERs=] to take her alive.



* {{Hypocrite}}: As if it weren't bad enough in the last episode, this episode makes it clear "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. has zero legitimacy. Gonzales outright admits Fury turned S.H.I.E.L.D. over to Coulson, and they only exist because Bobbi disobeyed Fury's order to sink ''The Iliad'' and whatever dangerous cargo was aboard.



* ShoutOut: Gonzales's aircraft carrier is named "TheIliad", after the epic poem detailing the Trojan War. It was probably supposed to be a reference to the TrojanHorse tactic HYDRA used to infiltrate SHIELD, but, despite popular assumption, the Trojan Horse was not mentioned in the Iliad.
* ShutUpHannibal: Coulson to Gonzales
--> '''Coulson:''' Fury's secrets didn't destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. HYDRA did.

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* OhCrap: When Coulson sees blue gas flowing from the vents, he realizes Bobbi and Mack weren't actually trying to escape, but making sure no one would.
* ShoutOut: Gonzales's aircraft carrier is named "TheIliad", ''TheIliad'', after the epic poem detailing the Trojan War. It was probably supposed to be a reference to the TrojanHorse tactic HYDRA used to infiltrate SHIELD, S.H.I.E.L.D., but, despite popular assumption, the Trojan Horse was not mentioned in the Iliad.
* ShutUpHannibal: Coulson to Gonzales
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--> '''Coulson:''' Fury's secrets didn't destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. ; HYDRA did.




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* TheUnreveal: Much is made of some dangerous cargo aboard ''The Iliad'', but the viewer doesn't get let in on the secret.
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--> '''Coulson:''' Fury's secrets didn't down S.H.I.E.L.D. HYDRA did.

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--> '''Coulson:''' Fury's secrets didn't down destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. HYDRA did.

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* BrokenPedestal: Fitz and Simmons lose the respect they once had to Weaver, due to her hostility towards Coulson.
* HolierThanThou: The "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. towards Coulson.
* IdiotBall: ''Nothing'' the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. does endures them much to Team Coulson.
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* ShutUpHannibal: Coulson to Gonzales
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* TokenEvilTeammate: Agent Calderon gives off the most unpleasant vibe of the top agents of the "real SHIELD". He expresses the most dislike of enhanced humans and superhumans next to Commander Gonzales, and quietly prepares a real firearm when tracking down Skye. This happens right after Bobbi orders the tactical team to arm themselves with ICERs to capture a fellow SHIELD agent.

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* ShoutOut: Gonzales's aircraft carrier is named "TheIliad", after the epic poem detailing the Trojan War. It was probably supposed to be a reference to the TrojanHorse tactic HYDRA used to infiltrate SHIELD, but, despite popular assumption, the Trojan Horse was not mentioned in the Iliad.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Agent Calderon gives off the most unpleasant vibe of the top agents of the "real SHIELD". He expresses the most dislike of enhanced humans and superhumans next to Commander Gonzales, and quietly prepares a real firearm when tracking down Skye. This happens right after Bobbi orders the tactical team to arm themselves with ICERs [=ICERs=] to capture a fellow SHIELD agent.
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Bobbi and Mack's conspiracy starts to roll out against Coulson's SHIELD. Flashbacks reveal how the "real SHIELD" formed in the aftermath of [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier HYDRA coming out]] [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E17TurnTurnTurn of the shadows]].

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!!Tropes in this episode include:

*ObfuscatingStupidity: Simmons pretends that she doesn't know about Bobbi's betrayal when she encounters her by the lockers. She rummages through supplies and distracts Bobbi enough to get her to hold two pieces of "junk" that knock her out.
*TokenEvilTeammate: Agent Calderon gives off the most unpleasant vibe of the top agents of the "real SHIELD". He expresses the most dislike of enhanced humans and superhumans next to Commander Gonzales, and quietly prepares a real firearm when tracking down Skye. This happens right after Bobbi orders the tactical team to arm themselves with ICERs to capture a fellow SHIELD agent.

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