IntroductionU.S. Air Date - November 19, 2013Synopsis - In the aftermath of the recent Asgard (Dark Elf) invasion, Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces–one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.Special Guests - Alex Neustaedter (as Maynard), Erin Way (as Petra Larsen), Michael Graziadei (as Jakob Nystrom), Peter MacNicol (as Professor Elliot Randolph), Sylvia Brindis (as Elena), Toby Wilson (as Neils)Director - Jonathan FrakesWriter - Monica Owusu-BreenWatch Season 01 Episode 08 on ABCEpisode RecapIntroductionTeam checks for debris in England after Asgard invasionIn Norway, a couple finds the site they are looking for - including a staff hidden in a treePark rangers try to find out what the couple is doing but get attackedThe team finds out about it and goes to investigate - Fitz creates a rough 3D model of the staff and confirms it is from AsgardThe couple is later found to be wreaking havoc in Oslo and leave a message - ‘We Are Gods’EpisodeCoulson determines they need to see Professor Elliot Randolph who is an expert in Norse mythologyRandolph is able to confirm the staff’s origins and that is 1 of 3 parts of a Berserker Staff and is from the 12th centuryRandolph also confirms secretive passages about the location of the 3 parts -  1 confirms the part found in the tree in NorwayA S.H.I.E.L.D. team checks out Randolph’s lead on Baffin Island with no luckSkye finds a lead in Seville so the team goes to check it out where they find the church but Jakob and Petra were already there and start chasing themWard finds Randolph in the catacombs and hits Ward with the staff to escapeRandolph is shown trying to escape with 1 part of the staff but is found by Jakob, Petra and other members of their group who steal his part of the staffCoulson finds Randolph who is taken into custodyWard gets a physical by Simmons who is showing residual effects of the staff - i.e. anger and irritabilityWard admits his issue to Coulson where they decide to interrogate Randoph some more where they are able to confirm that he is AsgardianRandolph gives his backstory and claims that he is a pacificst then tells the team that the last part of the staff is in IrelandAt the monastary, Jakob stabs Randolph so Coulson, Fitz & Simmons figure out how to save himWard, Mae and Skye go after Jakob and his group - Ward ends of defeating most of themAs Petra and one last member of the group comes in - May takes the staff and easily takes them outClosingCoulson is looking over the assembled staff considering if he wants to use it - most likely to remember how he came back to life - Coulson admits to Randolph that he isn’t haunted by the memories of his death and Randolph doesn’t see any issues thereAt a hotel where the team is staying, Ward apologizes to Skye for the things he said on The Bus during his physicalWard later joins May for some alcohol - assuming they are still haunted by the memories brought back by the staffColson is seen lying on a beach in Tahiti getting a massage when the masseuse tells him that Tahiti is a magical place to which Coulson gets startled awakeCreditsTVRageWikipediaViewers - 6.8 millionEpisode 09 Repairs - Coulson and his team are haunted by a mysterious force that threatens to destroy them all, and only a secret from May's past can save them.Contact'The Android Realm' Android AppDirect DownloadAmazon AppStoreE-Mail - [email protected] - (714)451-6574http://shieldcast.blogspot.com/