History Recap / AgentsOfSHIELDS5E21TheForceOfGravity

* BigDamnHeroes: Daiy saves Deke, Coulson and May from a bunch of Remoraths.

* AloneWithThePsycho: Talbot's wife is well aware that something is terrifyingly off about him. The whole time he's talking [[AdultFear to their son]], her eyes dart between them, full of fright.

* BadassBoast: May states she doesn't need a gun to kill Qovas. She lives up to that.

* ContinuityNod: News footage once again shows the aftermath of [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar the Black Order's attack on New York]].

* YearInsideHourOutside: Taryan says the astral projection device will affect how Daisy perceives time. This is demonstrated by the fact the rather lengthy conversation they have takes place as Daisy is being carried down a hallway, away from where she was knocked out. She breaks free before it can impact her further.

* CuttingTheKnot: Talbot wants more Gravitonium, but he doesn't know where to find a readily available source. So he goes to Creel, and have him absorb some of Talbot's Gravitonium so Creel can turn into Gravitonium. Which Talbot promptly absorbs.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Qovas goes on a rant about how ballistic weapons are for cowards -- before threatening Coulson and May with the ship's missiles, pointed at the Lighthouse. As when he orders his troops to use guns on them later, he seems to think using dishonorable weapons against them is poetic justice, "since you like weapons so much."

** Daisy calls Coulson [[{{Series/MASH}} "Hot Lips"]] and later sing-songs, [[Film/{{Poltergeist}} "They're here,"]] before the Remorath attack.

** Deke mentions that he knows the Kree word for zero. He later uses it to direct Qovas's missiles into the ship itself (presumably setting the coordinates to (0,0,0)), killing him.

-->'''Deke:''' [[BrickJoke Because I know zero.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The Odium that the Remorath prisoner had ingested is presented as an option to stop Talbot.

!!Tropes in this episode include:

* {{Hypocrite}}: Qovas goes on a rant about how ballistic weapons are for cowards--before threatening Coulson and May with the ship's missiles, pointed at the Lighthouse. As when he orders his troops to use guns on them later, he seems to think using dishonorable weapons against them is poetic justice, "since you like weapons so much."

* LoopholeAbuse: Fitz points out that Future Yo-Yo said that ''[[ExactWords trying]]'' to save Coulson is what dooms the world--so what happens if they actually succeed? This is quickly subverted when it turns out they literally have to choose between saving Coulson or destroying Graviton, because they only have one dose of the necessary Centipede Serum.

** Daisy calls Coulson [[{{Series/MASH}} "Hot Lips"]] and later sing-songs, [[{{Film/Poltergeist}} "They're here,"]] before the Remorath attack.

** Elena compares Talbot to ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'', because he thinks he's the hero of the story, when he's actually the villain.

* ClosestThingWeGot: May drags Deke along to the bridge because he's the only person on the ship that can read the Remorath language, even though by his own admission he can only count to five, including zero. It turns out zero is a pretty helpful thing to know when you want to retarget a couple of missiles so that they come right back at the ship that fired them.

* RecycledSet: [[LampshadeHanging Noted]] InUniverse when Coulson gripes that all the corridors on the ship look alike.

!!Tropes in this episode:

** Talbot drugs off and crushes [[MauveShirt Agent Kim]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: Qovas goes on a rant about how ballistic weapons are for cowards...before threatening Coulson and May with the ships missiles, pointed on the Lighthouse.
* IronicEcho: Coulson tells May "I thought that would shut you up" after kissing her, just as she said to him after confessing her feelings for him a few episodes earlier.

* IWantThemAlive: Qovas orders Daisy captured alive because Taryan wants her, but Coulson and May are fair game.

-->'''Daisy:''' Uhh......
-->'''Coulson:''' Not a word, Agent Johnson. ThatsAnOrder.
-->'''Daisy:''' Copy that, Hotlips.
* LoopholeAbuse: Fitz points out that Future Yo-Yo said that ''[[ExactWords trying]]'' to save Coulson is what dooms the world -- so what happens if they actually succeed? This is quickly subverted when it turns out they literally have to choose between saving Coulson or destroying Graviton, because they only have one dose of the necessary Centipede Serum.
* NoodleIncident: More teasing is offered about how Agent Davis survived Aida's attack, with the dialogue suggesting it was an OffScreenMomentOfAwesome.
* OhCrap: Qovas can only utter an astounded ''How?'' once he sees the missiles approaching his own ship.

* RunningGag: Once again, Agent Davis explains offscreen how he survived Aida's attack, with no details for the audience. Deke declares it to be the most incredible story he's ever heard, [[KidFromTheFuture and he's the same age as his grandparents.]]

* ShipperOnDeck: Daisy is ''ecstatic'' to see Coulson and May finally kiss; she's beaming for the rest of the mission, until Coulson collapses, and is evidently very eager to see the two have a happy ending.

** Daisy calls Coulson [[{{Series/MASH}} "Hot Lips"]] and later sing-songs [[{{Film/Poltergeist}} "They're here"]] before the Remorath attack.
** Talbolt lifting and dropping the S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles is similar to Magneto in the [[Film/XMen1 first X-Men movie]]. That it takes place outside a house on cul-de-sac makes it similar to ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''.

* WhamLine: Just as Fitz and Simmons point out how they can use the Centipede Serum to stop Talbot and save Coulson, Daisy drops this bombshell:
-->'''Daisy:''' That's the last of the Centipede Serum.

* YearInsideHourOutside: Taryan says the astral projection device will affect how Daisy perceives time. This is demonstrated by the fact the rather lengthy conversation they have takes place as Daisy is being carried away from where she was knocked out. She breaks free before it can impact her further.

Talbot drugs off and crushes[[MauveShirt Agent Kim]].

* BigDamnKiss: Between Coulson and May, as they take cover behind the energy shield from his artificial hand.
* BloodFromTheMouth: This happens to Coulson when his condition worsens on the ''Zephyr''.

** Jemma [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this about their use of the Centipede Serum, which had been from their very first mission.

** Prior to that, Talbot also kills [[MauveShirt Agent Kim]].

* CuttingTheKnot: Talbot wants more Gravitonium. But he doesn't know where to find a readily available source. So he goes to Creel, and have him absorb some of Talbot's Gravitonium so Creel can turn into Gravitonium. Which Talbot promptly absorbs.
* DoesntLikeGuns: Guns are deemed a coward's weapon in the Remorath culture.

* ItsQuietTooQuiet: Coulson notes this after Deke breaks him and May out of their cell on the Remorath.

* JerkassBall: May mocks Deke for not being able to count past 5, asking him how he even survived so far. After he ''rescued'' her and Coulson, no less.

-->'''Coulson:''' Not a word, Agent Johnson. ThatsAnOrder

* LoopholeAbuse: Fitz points out that Future Yo-Yo said that ''[[ExactWords trying]]'' to save Coulson is what dooms the world -- so what happens if they actually succeed? Subverted, when it turns out they literally have to choose between saving Coulson or destroying Graviton, because they only have one dose of the necessary Centipede Serum.

** Elena compares Talbot to ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.

* ShutUpKiss: Coulson gives May one in the middle of a battle.
* SmugSuper: Talbot is utterly confident in the invulnerability provided by his powers.

* WeCanRuleTogether: Taryan wants Daisy to become his apprentice.

* LoopholeAbuse
** Talbot wants more Gravitonium. Most sources of Gravitonium are below the surface and Talbot does not know where he can find a readily available source. So he goes to Creel, and have him absorb some of Talbot's Gravitonium so Creel can turn into Gravitonium. Which Talbot promptly absorbs.
** Fitz points out that Future Yo-Yo said that ''[[ExactWords trying]]'' to save Coulson is what dooms the world -- so what happens if they actually succeed? Subverted, when it turns out they literally have to choose between saving Coulson or destroying Graviton, because they only have one dose of the necessary Centipede Serum.

* LoopholeAbuse: Fitz points out that Future Yo-Yo said that ''[[ExactWords trying]]'' to save Coulson is what dooms the world -- so what happens if they actually succeed? Subverted, when it turns out they literally have to choose between saving Coulson or destroying Graviton, because they only have one dose of the necessary Centipede Serum.

* DoesntLikeGuns: Guns are deemed a cowards weapon in the Remorath culture.

-->'''Coulson:''' Not a word, Agent Johnson. ThatsAnOrder.

* LoopholeAbuse: Fitz points out that Future!Yo-Yo said that ''[[ExactWords trying]]'' to save Coulson is what dooms the world -- so what happens if they actually succeed? Subverted, when it turns out they literally have to choose between saving Coulson or destroying Graviton, because they only have one dose of the necessary Centipede Serum.

* [[OneManArmy One Woman Army]]: As it turns out, they weren't wrong about how much they needed Daisy previously; the Remorath were shown beforehand to be difficult for any single person to fight one-on-one, and a horde of them nearly wiped out SHIELD entirely. Daisy however, being a PersonOfMassDestruction who can FightLikeANormal and implement her powers into close-quarters combat, pretty easily tears through them.