History Recap / AgentsOfSHIELDS4E2MeetTheNewBoss

* NecessaryEvil: While shipping May off to who-knows-where definitely makes one question Jeffrey's motives, having her bound in a straightjacket is an entirely reasonable precaution to keep her from being a danger to herself and others. After all, one of the Chinese gangsters was able to kill himself because he was only being held prisoner without restraints.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Jeffrey's idea of "treating" a possessed May is tying her up in a straitjacket and putting her in a Quinjet to who knows where, instead of putting her inside one of the containment modules, which makes one question his NiceGuy persona. However, since the Chinese gangster who went unrestrained managed to kill himself by bashing his own brains out on the walls, binding her as such is a justified precaution, though his secrecy about the affair is still questionable.

* NeccessaryEvil: While shipping May off to who-knows-where definitely makes one question Jeffrey's motives, having her bound in a straightjacket is an entirely reasonable precaution to keep her from being a danger to herself and others. After all, one of the Chinese gangsters was able to kill himself because he was only being held prisoner without restraints.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Jeffrey's idea of "treating" a possessed May is tying her up in a straitjacket and putting her in a Quinjet to who knows where, instead of putting her inside one of the containment modules, which makes one question his NiceGuy persona. Partially justified, however, since the last guy in a containment module with her condition managed to kill himself by bashing is own brains out on the walls.

* NeccessaryEvil: A possessed May is tied up in a straitjacket instead of putting her inside one of the containment modules, which makes one question his NiceGuy persona. Partially justified, however, since the last guy in a containment module with her condition managed to kill himself by bashing is own brains out on the walls. In a straight jacket, she's less likely to find a way to do that to herself.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Jeffrey's idea of "treating" a possessed May is tying her up in a straitjacket and putting her in a Quinjet to who knows where, instead of putting her inside one of the containment modules, which makes one question his NiceGuy persona.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Whatever else he might be up to, Jeffrey does show signs of this; his wanting Coulson to lead the tour group isn't as a demeaning punishment but because Coulson does know more about SSR and S.H.I.E.L.D. than practically anyone else which is needed to impress the visitors, he quickly adjusts when Simmons tells him not to visit the containment cells, comes up with a better idea and then credits someone else for having it, and he only uses as much force as needed to knock May out (and then quickly checks her vitals). And he doesn't flip out on Coulson for going after Daisy alone, and seems honestly apologetic that they have to treat her as a wanted fugitive.

* WhamEpisode:
** The least shocking reveal in this episode is that the new director of SHIELD is an Inhuman.
** The ghost from the last episode goes to an abandoned lab and releases more ghosts and discuss how they ended up as they are... because of the Darkhold.
** Robbie has a connection to Momentum energy.

-->'''Jeffrey:''' I prefer the term "Inhuman."
-->'''Frederick:''' You shouldn't have messed with the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Darkhold]]

* GenreSavvy: Mack brings up the idea to FitzSimmons that the lady they see in footage that drove the Chinese insane is actually just a ghost while they try coming up with scientific explanations.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Robbie's friends ask him if he watched the football game last night and add that they "finally got a team back in town", referring to the Los Angeles Rams returning to the city after moving to St. Louis in 1994. (For his part, Robbie waves the question off and indicates that he's a fan of the Raiders instead, another team formerly stationed in LA... and just happens to have a skull in the logo.)

* SeenItAll: Although initially taken aback, Fitz and Mack seem to recover quickly enough from the fact they ''just saw a man with a flaming skull kill a ghost''.

* TheReveal: Coulson stepped down from S.H.I.E.L.D. of his own free will for personal reasons, and Jeffrey happens to be an Inhuman.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Robbie's friends ask him if he watched the football game last night and add that they "finally got a team back in town", referring to the Los Angeles Rams returning to the city after moving to St. Louis in 1994. (For his part, Robbie waves the question off and indicates that he's a fan of the Raiders instead, another team formerly stationed in LA.)

** Jeffrey references Captain America going rogue, in reference to ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Coulson stepped down from being Director on his own, but he's staring to regret it due disagreeing with Jeffrey more and more.

** When Fitz and Simmons are theorizing on the nature of the ghosts, Fitz mentions Tobias, the "ghost" (not really) from "Repairs" in Season 1.

* NiceGuy: Despite being SlaveToPR, Jeffrey is a well-meaning and friendly person.

* ThatCameOutWrong: May tells Piper to drop formalities when talking to her and just address her by name. She responds with "I can do May" before quickly rephrasing it as "I can do ''that'', May".

-->'''Jeffrey:''' I prefer the term 'Inhuman'.
* WhatTheHellAreYou: The ghost Robbie immolates, not to mention Fitz, ask this of him (minus the "the hell" upon seeing his ability to touch the former, and then upon seeing his [[FlamingSkulls Ghost Rider]] [[SkullForAHead form]].

* YearOutsideHourInside: The ghosts had no sense of time passing while trapped in the boxes. The first ghost heads back to what was her home only to find that a new family bought it years ago. The second ghost worries that they could have been trapped for minutes until she explains that it's been years.

* MythologyGag: During a conversation between Coulson and Jeffrey, it's mentioned that Coulson wanted the new Director to be a powered person that the public could trust, like Captain America. In the comics, Jeffrey was a LegacyCharacter for Cap.

* TakeThat: [[BitingTheHandHumor To the show's own overlords]], as Coulson tells the Congress people that Peggy Carter had a ton of amazing adventures that sadly went undocumented, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork thanks to her show's cancellation]].

* WhatTheHellAreYou: The ghost Robbie immolates, not to mention Fitz, ask this of him (minus the "the hell" upon seeing his ability to touch the former, and then upon seeing his [[FlamingSkull Ghost Rider form]].

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Robbie's friends ask him if he watched the football game last night and add that they "finally got a team back in town", referring to the Los Angeles Rams returning to the city after moving to St. Louis in 1994.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Jeffrey's idea of "treating" a possessed May is tying her up in a straitjacket and putting in a Quinjet to who knows where instead of putting her inside one of the containment modules makes one question his NiceGuy persona.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Jeffrey's idea of "treating" a possessed May is tying her up in a straight jacket and putting in a Quintet to who know wears instead of putting her inside one of the containment modules makes one question his NiceGuy persona.

* EtTuBrute: Mack is disheartened when he realizes that Yo-You has been giving Daisy S.H.I.E.L.D. medicine despite knowing that he and Coulson were going around in circles trying to find her.

** When first discussing the ghosts, Fitz mentions Tobias, the "ghost" (not really) from "Repairs" in Season 1.

* YearOutsideHourInside: The ghosts had no sense of time passing while trapped in the boxes. The first ghost didn't realize that until she broke into her old home, and found out the family living there owned it for years. The second ghost, upon release, didn't think more than a minute had passed until told otherwise.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Coulson stepped down from being Director on his own, but he's staring to regret it due disagreeing with Jeffrey.