Marvel's Agents of SHIELD is back with episode 2.11 "Aftershocks", and we are chatting about the big changes after last years mid-season finale. Skye and Raina are Inhumans, Calvin Zabo might be sipping the Mr. Hyde juice, Simmons and Fitz deal with the "alien" Inhumans in very different ways, and Coulson wants to strike a major blow to Hydra in retaliation for the death of Tripp.
We really enjoyed this episode, which spent quite a bit of time on the ramification of the mid-season finale. Skye and Raina, but sadly not Tripp, survived the collapse of the Temple and Skye is now in quarantine. The best part of the Skye story was clearly Fitz, who not only helps Skye in the end, but is also ready to step in and help Mack, much like Mack did for Fitz earlier in the season.
The Simmons storyline was hard to swallow as she began to freak out and use some really disturbing terms in relation to those with powers, including the Avengers. It was a good thing Fitz was there to balance this out, but it was a nasty direction for Simmons and one we hope doesn't last long.
Coulson is on a rampage as well, but his target is Hydra and it seemed the show was trying to clear out the Hydra story a little bit, making room for a bigger look into the origin of two people with powers, Skye and Raina alongside Calvin Zabo , The Inhumans (including the very cool Gordon), and the secret that Bobbie and Mack are hiding.
Overall this was a great return, and I can't wait until we see Siff next week, and see the growth of both Skye and Raina.
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD airs Tuesday's at 9/8c on ABC.