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* BilingualBonus: When Bobby says "a little slow", the actual word she uses is "asses" (as in the animal).

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* BilingualBonus: When Bobby says what the subtitles translate as "a little slow", slow" in Russian, the actual word she uses is "asses" (as in the animal).



* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Since they can't be seen openly associating with Bobbi and Hunter anymore, every single member of Team Coulson buys the two disavowed agents a drink and silently toasts them before they go their separate ways.

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* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Since they can't be seen openly associating with Bobbi and Hunter anymore, every single member of Team Coulson anonymously buys the two disavowed agents a drink and silently toasts them before they go their separate ways.



* WhamEpisode: Bobbi and Hunter have to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. for political reasons and they are now considered burned agents, which means they can never come back nor can any member of Team Coulson even contact them.

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* WhamEpisode: Bobbi and Hunter have to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. for political reasons and they are now considered burned agents, which means they can never come back back, nor can any member of Team Coulson even contact them.

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* BilingualBonus: When Bobby says "a little slow", the actual word she uses is "asses" (as in the animal).



* BrickJoke: Hunter claims that he and Bobbi have never once had a real vacation, as opposed to time spent together that overlapped with a mission--including their honeymoon. At the end of the episode, now that they're out of the spy business, they are seen trying to plan an actual vacation.

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* BrickJoke: BrickJoke:
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Hunter claims that he and Bobbi have never once had a real vacation, as opposed to time spent together that overlapped with a mission--including their honeymoon. At the end of the episode, now that they're out of the spy business, they are seen trying to plan an actual vacation.vacation.
** At the beginning, Bobby says what kind of cheeseburger she wants. Toward the end, Hunter tells her she could probably use a cheeseburger now.


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* GratuitousRussian: Plenty of example, but the keyboard and the code on the screen really take the cake.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: May tells Hunter that she ''still'' hasn't forgiven Hunter for nearly getting Andrew killed during their hunt for Ward earlier in the season, then gives a speech about how being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent is about making sacrifices for the greater good, even at the expense of the ones you love.


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* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: May gives one to Hunter since he tends to make his friends and family a greater priority than S.H.I.E.L.D missions or "the greater good". Hunter turns this around on her by telling her that he pities her for having such a philosophy.
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* WhamEpisode: Bobbi and Hunter have to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. for political reasons and they are now considered burned agents, which means they can never come back nor can any member of Team Coulson even contact them.
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* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets three. Firstly, its becoming apparent that, in spite of his own loose morals, he's growing increasingly wary of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprising amount about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission. Third, he's apparently somewhat of an environmentalist as he recommended an environmental documentary about the Amazon to [=FitzSimmons=].

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* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets three. Firstly, its becoming apparent that, in spite of his own loose morals, he's growing increasingly wary of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprising amount about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission. Third, Thirdly, he's apparently somewhat of an environmentalist environmentalist, as he recommended recommends an environmental documentary about the Amazon to [=FitzSimmons=].
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* IncrediblyObviousTail: Hunter and Bobbi have no problem identifying the intelligence agent who is monitoring them--the only clean-cut guy dressed in a business suit in the bar--but given that he makes absolutely no attempt at disguising himself and is pretty blatantly observing them, it's likely that his presence is more a reminder to them that they are out of the game and will be watched.
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* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets three. Firstly, its becoming apparent that, in spite of his own loose morals, he's growing increasingly wary of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprising amount about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission. Third, he's apparently somewhat of an environmentalist as he recommended an environmental documentary about the Amazon to FitzSimmons.

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* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets three. Firstly, its becoming apparent that, in spite of his own loose morals, he's growing increasingly wary of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprising amount about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission. Third, he's apparently somewhat of an environmentalist as he recommended an environmental documentary about the Amazon to FitzSimmons.[=FitzSimmons=].
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* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets two. Firstly, its becoming apparent that, in spite of his own loose morals, he's growing increasingly wary of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprising amount about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission.

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* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets two.three. Firstly, its becoming apparent that, in spite of his own loose morals, he's growing increasingly wary of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprising amount about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission. Third, he's apparently somewhat of an environmentalist as he recommended an environmental documentary about the Amazon to FitzSimmons.

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** The Prime Minister is obviously aware that Hunter and Bobby ARE part of SHIELD, and neither the president nor Coulson really have a believable way to convince him otherwise.
* BrickJoke: Hunter claims that he and Bobbi have never once had a real vacation, as opposed to time spent together that overlapped with a mission -- including their honeymoon. At the end of the episode, now that they're out of the spy business, they are seen trying to plan an actual vacation.

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** The Prime Minister is obviously aware that Hunter and Bobby ARE ''are'' part of SHIELD, S.H.I.E.L.D., and neither the president nor Coulson really have a believable way to convince him otherwise.
* BrickJoke: Hunter claims that he and Bobbi have never once had a real vacation, as opposed to time spent together that overlapped with a mission -- including mission--including their honeymoon. At the end of the episode, now that they're out of the spy business, they are seen trying to plan an actual vacation.



* TheChainsOfCommanding: Coulson reluctantly allows Bobbi and Hunter to cut themselves loose for the sake of American-Russian relations.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Coulson reluctantly allows Bobbi and Hunter to cut themselves loose for the sake of American-Russian American–Russian relations.



* DownerEnding: Bobbi and Hunter prevent Malick from executing a coup in Russia, but in order to keep US-Russian relations from falling apart, they have to let themselves be disavowed.

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* DoubleMeaningTitle: In general, the title refers to Bobbi and Hunter's exit from the show. At the end of the episode, Bobbi and Hunter are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell. Afterward, Malick is seen skeet-shooting in TheStinger.
* DownerEnding: Bobbi and Hunter prevent Malick from executing a coup in Russia, but in order to keep US-Russian US–Russian relations from falling apart, they have to let themselves be disavowed.



* ExactWords: Used multiple times by Bobbi and Hunter to avoid telling the truth. Notably, SHIELD isn't any longer a US Government agency.
* FireForgedFriends: Hunter willingly letting himself get burned is what finally allows earns him May's respect and friendship.
* GoodCopBadCop: Bobbi's interrogator plays that role, threatening Hunter's life in one second and offering her a drink in the next.

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* ExactWords: Used multiple times by Bobbi and Hunter to avoid telling the truth. Notably, SHIELD isn't any S.H.I.E.L.D. is no longer a US Government agency.
* FireForgedFriends: Hunter willingly letting himself get burned is what finally allows earns him May's respect and friendship.
* GoodCopBadCop: Bobbi's interrogator plays that role, both roles, threatening Hunter's life in one second and offering her a drink in the next.



* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets two. Firstly, its becoming apparent that in-spite of his own loose morals he's growing increasingly wary of SHIELD's more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprisingly lot about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission.

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* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets two. Firstly, its becoming apparent that in-spite that, in spite of his own loose morals morals, he's growing increasingly wary of SHIELD's S.H.I.E.L.D.'s more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprisingly lot surprising amount about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission.



* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Every single member of Team Coulson buys the two disavowed agents a drink and silently toasts them before they go their separate ways.

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* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Every Since they can't be seen openly associating with Bobbi and Hunter anymore, every single member of Team Coulson buys the two disavowed agents a drink and silently toasts them before they go their separate ways.



* MeaningfulName: Bobbi and Hunter are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.



** The Inhuman of the Week is named General Androvich. On Earth-616, Simas Androvich is the name of Russian mutant called Iron Curtain, though this Androvich doesn't have the same powers.

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** The Inhuman of the Week is named General Androvich. On Earth-616, Simas Androvich is the name of a Russian mutant called Iron Curtain, though this Androvich doesn't have the same powers.



* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: For ''Marvel's Most Wanted''.

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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: For ''Marvel's Most Wanted''.Wanted'', starring Bobbi and Hunter as independents.



* ShoutOut: Hunter tells the Russian officials his name is "[[Theatre/{{Amadeus}} Amadeus]] [[Literature/HarryPotter Ravenclaw]] Hunter".

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* ShoutOut: Hunter tells the Russian officials his name is "[[Theatre/{{Amadeus}} Amadeus]] "Theatre/{{Amadeus}} [[Literature/HarryPotter Ravenclaw]] Hunter".



* UngratefulBastard: Bobbi and Hunter save the Russian Prime Minister's life and he tries to scapegoat them for the deaths of three officials. While he does eventually let them go, he has to be pressured into it by Coulson and clearly would rather have not.

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* UngratefulBastard: Bobbi and Hunter save the Russian Prime Minister's life and he tries to scapegoat them for the deaths of three officials. While he does eventually let them go, he has to be pressured into it by Coulson and clearly would rather have not.not.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Coulson is prepared to get Bobbi and Hunter out, regardless of the consequences to US and Russian relations, but Bobbi and Hunter refuse to let him do it.
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* MuggedForDisguise: Bobbi attacks a Russian soldier and swipes his uniform.


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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Bobbi impersonates a Russian soldier after taking his uniform, though she stands out as she appears to be the ''only'' female soldier in the group.
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* BlatantLies:
** Hunter doesn't even seem to try to convince his interrogator of his innocence.
** The Prime Minister is obviously aware that Hunter and Bobby ARE part of SHIELD, and neither the president nor Coulson really have a believable way to convince him otherwise.
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* GoodCopBadCop: Bobbi's interrogator plays that role, threatening Hunter's life in one second and offering her a drink in the next.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Coulson reluctantly allows Bobbi and Hunter to cut themselves loose for the sake of USA and Russia relations.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Coulson reluctantly allows Bobbi and Hunter to cut themselves loose for the sake of USA American-Russian relations.
* TheCoup: Malick
and Russia relations.his Russian allies try to get General Androvich to assassinate the Prime Minister so that he can then take over.


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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: TheStinger shows Malick spending quality time with his daughter.
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* ShoutOut: Hunter tells the Russian officials his name is "[[Theatre/{{Amadeus}} Amadeus]] [[Literature/HarryPotter Ravenclaw]] Hunter".
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* MeaningfulName: Bobbi and Nick are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.

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* MeaningfulName: Bobbi and Nick Hunter are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.
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* HiddenDepths: Hunter gets two. Firstly, its becoming apparent that in-spite of his own loose morals he's growing increasingly wary of SHIELD's more morally grey actions (working with Ward back in Season 2, running a mission with Carl Creel/The Absorbing Man, and merely spying on Malick rather than taking him out). Secondly, he knows a surprisingly lot about mushrooms and mushroom soup; he uses it as apparent BlatantLies to the Interpol investigator, but evidently ''does'' actually make pretty good soup and names an obscure mushroom only grown in the specific area they ran the mission.

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* KeystoneArmy: Androvich's Dark Force clone dissolves moments after Bobbi kills Androvich.


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* NoOntologicalInertia: Androvich's Dark Force clone dissolves moments after Bobbi kills Androvich.


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* {{Realpolitik}}: Although Bobbi and Hunter saved the Prime Minister's life, he has to prosecute them because he can't allow American agents to operate on Russian soil, not to mention that no one can prove anyone was actually trying to assassinate him (he believes it, but others in his government won't). President Ellis keeps them from getting put in front of a firing squad, but still can't admit S.H.I.E.L.D. is back, since it could start another war. Coulson is actually willing to get them out despite the political cost, but Bobbi and Hunter insist he disavow them instead.
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* MythologyGag:
** The Inhuman of the Week is named General Androvich. On Earth-616, Simas Androvich is the name of Russian mutant called Iron Curtain, though this Androvich doesn't have the same powers.

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* BrickJoke: Hunter claims that he and Bobbi have never once had a real vacation, as opposed to time spent together that overlapped with a mission - including their honeymoon. At the end of the episode, now that they're out of the spy business, they are seen trying to plan an actual vacation.

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* BrickJoke: Hunter claims that he and Bobbi have never once had a real vacation, as opposed to time spent together that overlapped with a mission - -- including their honeymoon. At the end of the episode, now that they're out of the spy business, they are seen trying to plan an actual vacation.



* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: For ''Marvel's Most Wanted".

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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: For ''Marvel's Most Wanted".Wanted''.



* RuleOfThree: When trying to think of a time they went on vacation, Bobbi brings up three places. Hunter responds, in order, that they were on a mission, her mother's place doesn't count, and the last one wasn't him.



* UngratefulBastard: Bobbi and Hunter save the Russian Prime Minister's life and he tries to scapegoat them for the deaths of three officials.

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* UngratefulBastard: Bobbi and Hunter save the Russian Prime Minister's life and he tries to scapegoat them for the deaths of three officials. While he does eventually let them go, he has to be pressured into it by Coulson and clearly would rather have not.
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She directly calls him "dad"
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* TheStinger: Malick is skeet shooting while an unknown woman - likely his daughter - talks to him about Russia.

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* TheStinger: Malick is skeet shooting while an unknown woman - likely his daughter - talks to him about Russia.
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* BrickJoke: Hunter claims that he and Bobbi have never once had a real vacation, as opposed to time spent together that overlapped with a mission - including their honeymoon. At the end of the episode, now that they're out of the spy business, they are seen trying to plan an actual vacation.


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* DownerEnding: Bobbi and Hunter prevent Malick from executing a coup in Russia, but in order to keep US-Russian relations from falling apart, they have to let themselves be disavowed.


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* HowWeGotHere: The episode opens with Bobbi and Hunter being interrogated by Russian officials, and the episode as a whole explains what they were doing that got them arrested.
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Every single member of Team Coulson buys the two disavowed agents a drink and silently toasts them before they go their separate ways.
* KarmaHoudini: Apart from losing some contacts in Russia and needing to come up with a plan B, Malick goes unpunished for his part in the attempted assassination of the Russian PM.
* KeystoneArmy: Androvich's Dark Force clone dissolves moments after Bobbi kills Androvich.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Coulson and to cut Bobbi and Hunter loose for the sake of USA and Russia relations.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Coulson and to cut reluctantly allows Bobbi and Hunter to cut themselves loose for the sake of USA and Russia relations.



* TheStinger: Malick is skeet shooting while an unknown woman - likely his daughter - talks to him about Russia.

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* TheStinger: Malick is skeet shooting while an unknown woman - likely his daughter - talks to him about Russia.Russia.
* UngratefulBastard: Bobbi and Hunter save the Russian Prime Minister's life and he tries to scapegoat them for the deaths of three officials.

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* AbsenteeActor: Luke Mitchell and Brett Dalton do not appear, though both of their characters are mentioned.



* ExactWords: Used multiple times by Bobbi and Hunter to avoid telling the truth. Notably, SHIELD isn't any longer a US Government agency.



* HeroicSacrifice: Bobbi and Hunter willingly have themselves burned for the Greater Good.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Bobbi and Hunter willingly have themselves burned for the Greater Good. They're not dead, just no longer agents.



* RunningGag: Hunter repeatedly talks about mushrooms while being interrogated, in order to avoid giving up information.

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* RunningGag: Hunter repeatedly talks about mushrooms while being interrogated, in order to avoid giving up information.information.
* TheStinger: Malick is skeet shooting while an unknown woman - likely his daughter - talks to him about Russia.
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Coulson and to cut Bobbi and Hunter loose for the sake of USA and Russia relations.
* FireForgedFriends: Hunter willingly letting himself get burned is what finally allows earns him May's respect and friendship.
* HeroicSacrifice: Bobbi and Hunter willingly have themselves burned for the Greater Good.


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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: For ''Marvel's Most Wanted".
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* {{MeaningfulName}}: Bobbi and Nick are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.

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* {{MeaningfulName}}: MeaningfulName: Bobbi and Nick are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.
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* {{MeaningfulTitle}}: Bobbi and Nick are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.

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* {{MeaningfulTitle}}: {{MeaningfulName}}: Bobbi and Nick are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.

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* MeaningfulTitle: Bobbi and Nick are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.
* PutOnABus: The fates of Bobbi and Hunter, even after preventing a Russian coup.

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Bobbi and Hunter discover a proposed Inhuman sanctuary that Malick and a Russian politician are interested in setting up. However, an incident occurs that shakes up S.H.I.E.L.D. in its aftermath.
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*CastingAShadow: General Androvich is an Inhuman with powers based on creating an independent Dark Force clone from his shadow.
* MeaningfulTitle: {{MeaningfulTitle}}: Bobbi and Nick are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.
* PutOnABus: The fates of Bobbi and Hunter, even after preventing a Russian coup.coup.
*RunningGag: Hunter repeatedly talks about mushrooms while being interrogated, in order to avoid giving up information.
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* MeaningfulTitle: Bobbi and Nick are delivered shots that happen to be from Team Coulson as a way of saying farewell.
* PutOnABus: The fates of Bobbi and Hunter, even after preventing a Russian coup.

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