
If there’s one thing Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. needs to do more often, it’s to get Coulson (Clark Gregg) out of that stuffy old office of his and out into the field. First we had him in a suit and dancing with Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) a few episodes back. As much as I don’t ship anybody, I come as close as I ever have with May and Coulson, primarily because A) they’re both awesome and B) May is not sentimental in any way, shape or form. There’s no chance their relationship would devolve into one that involved displaying any sort of emotion at all. Just the way I like it.Â
And then this week, he and Bobbi Morse (Adrianne Palicki) are playing tourist while trying to find a way into the hidden city; he’s wearing jeans and trying on hats (don’t feel bad, Phil, my head is too big for most hats, too). First, it’s just fun and it’s always nice to see another side to the boss, but it also loosens him up a bit and gives his character more layers and dimension.
This week’s episode title, “Ye Who Enter Here,” is presumably a reference to the quote from Dante’s The Divine Comedy, “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here,” which, in the poem is an inscription over the entrance to Hell (make of that what you will). The Hidden City is making it pretty difficult for anyone to enter it; there’s legends of the entrance being haunted, which keeps people away. The chamber through the floor is too dark to see into and the drones the team of Morse, Coulson, Mack, Fitz and Simmons send down malfunction. If this isn’t enough to make you lose hope, I don’t know what is.

When Mack gets lowered to the cavern base, he touches the floor and it’s as if something takes him over. The floor exhibits the signs we’ve come to know all to well, and when he reaches the surface again, he attacks the team and it’s clear he won’t stop until he kills them. Whether this reaction is a defense mechanism of the city to protect itself and keep people out or he’s been exposed to the marks on the obelisk and this is some sort of reaction, I don’t know, but he’s not listening to listen, can’t be stopped by the night-night gun, and is a whirling dervish of hate until he gets knocked back down the hole. I suspect he’s not actually dead. They like to show bodies when people are dead, and even then, you can’t quite trust them. They’re Whedons. They live to mess with me.

The team also loses Skye when Ward (Brett Dalton) and a HYDRA crew surrounds the quinjet and threatens to blow everyone if Raina (Ruth Negga) and Skye don’t leave with him to be taken back to Whitehall (Reed Diamond), and, presumably, Papa Skye’s loving embrace (that was creepier than I meant it to be).
While May is not-quite-kidding when she says being blown-up might be worth it, since it means Ward and his team will be taken out, too, Hunter (Nick Blood) unsurprisingly, isn’t really loving that idea (look at the big picture, you selfish git. Ward set his whole family on fire, just because he felt like it. Play the tape to the end, what do you think he’s going to do when he’s really invested in something?
The Koenig brothers, Sam and Billy – and shut it, boys; you’re both short – (Patton Oswalt) will probably do anything to see Ward sent to whatever Hell they can ship him off to; they’re still really pissed about him killing other brother, Eric, so you go ahead and blow everyone up, there, Grant. It’s not like there aren’t, like, 37 more Koenig brothers ready to crawl out of the woodwork, anyway.

Sadly, nobody gets blown up, and Skye is off to meet her dad, who she hasn’t seen since she was born, apparently. According to Raina, he built himself a nice little surrogate family of street kids in Thailand, and taught them to be better than they thought they were. I dunno, Raina seems like she was always pretty sure of herself.
Her grandmother used to tell her stories about the “blue angels” who came to earth called the Kree (and the other shoe drops in millions of geek homes across North America) and now Skye is going to be reunited with her dad, and he’ll show her she’s one of the “worthy” that her grandmother had told stories about. Now, I wonder if Raina’s ever going to get to the part of the story where the Kree were colossally big jerks?
Next Week: A father and child reunion that makes my family holiday get-togethers look like Christmas mass in comparison.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on ABC.
Related posts
Classics
Dennis Heaton Talks The Imperfects
Longtime readers at TV Goodness will know that Motive is one of my ride-or-die series, and as such, I am fiercely loyal to its creator, Dennis Heaton. He followed up that fantastic reverse procedural with Netflix’s The Order and is back on our streaming screens with The Imperfects, which dropped…
Kelly McCormack Talks Favorite Moments in A League of Their Own
[Warning: Mild spoilers for season 1.] Now that you’ve had a chance to watch A League of Their Own, here’s the rest of my chat with Kelly McCormack about her favorite moments of the season. Seeing the iconic Peaches uniforms for the first time wasn’t just a goosebump moment for…
John Griffin and Harold Perrineau Talk From on EPIX Season 1 Finale
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] How are we doing, #FROMily? In case you missed it this morning, the very good news is that that cliffhanger will be followed by a second season, which was gifted this morning ahead of the linear broadcast of the finale. I always legitimately appreciate when we…
Elizabeth Saunders Talks EPIX’s From
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] One of the things that makes EPIX’s From such a fun ride is the abundance of Canadian cast members. Elizabeth Saunders, who plays Donna, is a favorite from her turn on the third season of Mary Kills People [streaming on Global TV in Canada and Roku…
Corteon Moore Talks From “Broken Windows, Open Doors”
[Warning: Spoilers for tonight’s episode.] Tonight’s episode of From had us all in our feels as we learned through flashbacks about the Sophie’s Choice Boyd had to make to save his son, and back in the present as Boyd said his piece with Ellis before heading into the woods with…
Pegah Ghafoori Talks From “All Good Things…”
[Warning: Spoilers for tonight’s episode] Tonight on From, Fatima’s anniversary celebration turned into a Colony House of horrors when a misguided Kevin let his monster bae in and she promptly killed him and left the window open for her crew. While the party devolved into terror and sent everyone running,…
Shaun Majumder Talks From “Book 74”
[Warning: Spoilers for tonight’s episode.] Tonight on EPIX’s From, Father Khatri made a bold move, kidnapping Sara instead of turning her in, and then recognizing her as a vessel for some big messages. That startling realization speaks to him on multiple levels–as a man of faith, a man trapped in…
Avery Konrad Talks About Sara’s Struggle in From “Silhouettes”
[Warning: Spoilers for tonight’s episode.] Over the course of the season so far on From, we’ve witnessed Sara’s battle against the voices telling her to to do terrible things, and tonight we saw her unravel further, threatening the Matthews and lashing out in a moment of terror with horrifying results….
Hannah Cheramy Talks From “Choosing Day”
[Warning: Spoilers for tonight’s episode.] Tonight, on EPIX’s From, the Matthews participate in the show’s version of the sorting hat, choosing where to call home–the town or Colony House. At the end of the episode, Julie makes the decision to split from her family and instead settle in with Fatima…
Ricky He Talks From “The Way Things Are Now”
[Warning: Spoilers for episode 102 of EPIX’s From.] Epix’s new series From is two episodes in and it’s already laying the groundwork for a seriously spooky season. Tonight’s episode demonstrated the careful balance of relief and horror that the show hits, with our characters’ worst fears realized, just not when…
What They Said: Three Revealing Conversations from Survivor’s Remorse “Closure”
WARNING: Spoilers for Survivor’s Remorse “Closure” The latest episode of Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse featured conversations that showed characters really digging deep into their thoughts, emotions and motivations.
Two Takes: The Catch “The Knock-Off”
Who can you trust? If this episode of The Catch was any indication, the answer is just about nobody. Betrayal was running rampant as Felicity (Shivani Ghai) arose from the dead to seduce-con Margot, Gretchen (Maria Thayer, Gotham, The Mindy Project) played gold-hearted Alice 2.0 before swindling Ethan, Tessa jumped…
What They Said: Top 3 Quotable Moments from Preacher “El Valero”
Both Quincannon and Jesse refuse to give up on what they each think is rightfully theirs. While Jesse is struggling to face the consequences of his actions, Quincannon has laid his past demons to rest and is hellbent on moving forward and putting Annville on the map again. Despite a…
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supergirl “Worlds Finest”
Oh, Supergirl. That ending was cold. But I can’t hate on you because the latest episode has quickly become one of my favorites.
What They Said: Top 4 Quotable Moments from Black Sails “XXIII”
The dialogue in “XXIII” is phenomenal. It’s always a fun ride when Black Sails carries its viewers along without giving them the chance to catch their breath. When an episode moves at this unforgiving pace, there is no chance for a breather nor is there a respite from the information…
What Lucifer Said: Favorite quotes from Supernatural “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Supernatural episodes are almost always funny but thanks to the dialogue and a certain man speaking said dialogue, I laughed a lot during “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” You know, when I wasn’t busy fearing for Sam’s life or wondering what in the world was going on with Dean and…
What They Said: The Flash, “Legends Of Today” and Arrow, “Legends Of Yesterday”
Two nights of Arrow + The Flash = what more could we ask for?! I don’t know what it is about blending these shows, but I can’t help but feel that every time they come together, they somehow become greater than the sum of their parts. And that’s saying a lot…
What they Said: Top 4 Quotable Moments from Graceland “Little Bo Bleep”
Shoot outs. Fake outs. And long-awaited revelations. “Little Bo Bleep” was a jam-packed episode that wrapped up some loose ends and totally frayed others. Â It finally gave us one Sarkissian in jail and pulled back the curtain on Briggs’ master plan, but it also set up Jakes for a world…
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Poldark “Part 4”
“What have I told you, I don’t require my wife to crochet and sip tea, but I do require her to remember she’s not a beast of burden.†No, I’m not talking about The Rolling Stones! I have to admit though, just for a second, the lyrics popped into my…
3 Moments of Goodness from Brooklyn Nine-Nine “Johnny and Dora”
The most satisfying part of this season’s finale has to the Jake and Amy kiss. Well, they kiss three times but the last one is the best one — and it means something. The Charles and Rosa dynamic was also great. I love how she’s convinced he doesn’t know anything…