History Recap / AgentsOfSHIELDS3E10Maveth

*** At the very end, after Fitz fries Will's body with the flare gun, we see It worming Its way out of the charred remains.

* NotSoDifferent: Ward once again mentions how similar he and Coulson are, as they're both seeking revenge.

* ThemeTuneCameo: The score playing over the slow-mo montage of everyone being reunited on the jet is a reworking of the closing credits music.

* KilledOffForReal: Grant Ward is ''finally'' killed. However, his corpse is then possessed by "It", meaning Brett Dalton will still be sticking around.

* {{Adorkable}}: Joey's first mission, including his total confusion at most of what's going on (given the multiple overlapping objectives they're trying to achieve) and his delight at using his powers to save both his and Daisy's lives ("I'M BULLETPROOF! HAHA!").

** Foreshadowing, at the very end, after Fitz fries Will's body with the flare gun, we see It worming Its way out of the charred remains.

* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Ward invokes this when Coulson has him dead to rights, noting that he'll never find Fitz without help. [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness But when Coulson does find Fitz]] ...

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once Fitz realizes "It" is in Will's body, he shoots It a few times, causing It to stagger and fall down. Then It gets back up. He shoots It a few more times. It gets up again. Then he grabs the flare gun and shoots It one last time, causing It to catch on fire and stay down. Except there's a convenient dead body pretty close by ...

-->'''Coulson:''' I thought I'd lost you.
-->'''Rosalind:''' Nope. I'm still right here.
-->'''Coulson:''' I don't remember ...
-->'''Rosalind:''' We overslept, which is nice. But now you need to get up.

*** At the same time, Will turns down the goggles Fitz offers him, claiming he's used to seeing in sandstorms.
** When Fitz first appears, Will doesn't question if he's real, when he's previously shown doubting reality thanks to the creature's power.

* ImmuneToBullets: Joey is able to liquefy bullets before they hit him, rendering them useless. While he ''is'' wearing a bulletproof vest, and visibly reels back from the force of the shots, his powers certainly help.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Coulson jumps out of a plane, through the roof of a castle, through the portal, without opening his parachute.

* KilledOffForReal: Grant Ward is ''finally'' killed. However, his corpse is then possessed by "It", meaning Brett Dalton will still be sticking around.

** Mack calls the Secret Warriors "Franchise/PowerRangers."

* TitleDrop: In a discussion with Simmons about what's coming through the portal, Malick reminds the viewers that "maveth" is written all over the castle walls, and is Hebrew for "death."

** [[TheHeavy Grant Ward]] is finally killed ... [[FromBadToWorse and is possessed in death by It]], which uses him to escape Maveth.

-->'''It:''' Will died saving Jemma ... from ''me''.

** In the cold open, Fitz, Ward, and the HYDRA recon team discover signs of life on the planet...in the form of a massive statue of the HYDRA symbol. Also an InUniverse version as well. One of the HYDRA soldiers is so shocked he falls to his knees, and Ward himself later admits to Coulson that seeing it left him with a sense of purpose for the first time in his life.
** "It" made it through the portal ... with [[ParasiteZombie Ward's corpse as a new vessel]].

* WhamShot: "It" made it through the portal ... with [[ParasiteZombie Ward's corpse as a new vessel]].

** At the same time, Will turns down the goggles Fitz offers him, claiming he's used to seeing in sandstorms.

** He also recognizes HYDRA as "an old name", which is a rather odd choice of words to describe what Will should think is just a Nazi splinter group, but would fit for someone who knows them as an alias of a long-lasting cult.
** He's also shown to be rather brutal and sadistic in fighting HYDRA, which somewhat jars with the heroic character he was shown to be.
** Fitz's remark about Will smelling bad seems like banter (albeit slightly snarky banter, given the circumstances), but becomes a lot more understandable when it's revealed that "Will" is a slowly rotting corpse with a necrotic leg wound.
** "Will's" wording is also off at times -- when Ward asks how long he's been on the planet, he replies "Seems like forever", and when he's told they're targeting a portal, he says, "I get to leave?", which makes far more sense for an entity imprisoned on the planet deliberately for centuries, rather than a normal human trying to get home.

* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Ward invokes this when Coulson has him dead to rights, noting that he'll never find Fitz without help. [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness But when Coulson does find Fitz]]....

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once Fitz realizes "It" is in Will's body, he shoots It a few times, causing It to stagger and fall down. Then It gets back up. He shoots It a few more times. It gets up again. Then he grabs the flare gun and shoots It one last time, causing It to catch on fire and stay down. Except there's a convenient dead body pretty close by...

** When Coulson sees the twin moons on the alien desert planet, he says to himself, "I'll be damned. [[Franchise/StarWars Tatooine]]."[[note]]Made better when you remember that ABC's [[Creator/Disney parent company]] would release ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' only ten days after the episode aired. Bonus points for having its opening set on a desert planet where an important character has resided for many years, and would soon be set free.[[/note]]

** [[TheHeavy Grant Ward]] is finally killed...[[FromBadToWorse and is possessed in death by It]], which uses him to escape Maveth.

-->'''It:''' Will died saving Jemma...from ''me''.
* WhamShot: "It" made it through the portal... with [[ParasiteZombie Ward's corpse as a new vessel]].

** When Coulson sees the twin moons on the alien desert planet, he says to himself, "I'll be damned. [[Franchise/StarWars Tatooine]]."[[note]]Made better when you remember that ABC's [[Creator/WaltDisneyCorporation parent company]] would release ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' only ten days after the episode aired. Bonus points for [[spoiler: having its opening set on a desert planet where an important character has resided for many years, and would soon be set free.[[/note]]

** When Coulson sees the twin moons on the alien desert planet, he says to himself, "I'll be damned. [[Franchise/StarWars Tatooine]]."