The truth about Lash was going to have serious implications for Agent May, and I’m glad that the writers didn’t wait to have that come to a head.  The extent to which Andrew was damaged by the transition into his Inhuman identity starts to become obvious as well, and it underscores that there is a rationale for treating the Inhumans as a danger to society.  People can do some terrifying things when they feel justified in their actions, after all. 

Ever since learning what Agent May had to do in Bahrain, and how badly that traumatized her, it seemed inevitable that she would be forced to endure the same choice again.  And sure enough, the choice came down to May possibly having to take down Andrew permanently.  That’s not how the situation played out, but she didn’t know that at the time, and putting him in the hands of the ATCU may simply be death deferred.  I hope they explore how that choice affects her in the episodes to come. 


The thing about May is that underneath the tough exterior and the one-woman super-agent machine is someone who struggles with the simple notion that she can have happiness.  She’s a few steps away from becoming that operative that is willing to do horrible things in the name of creating a better world that she cannot live within, and how much further down that road this experience has taken her is a potent question.

Meanwhile, we have the very definition of strange bedfellows playing out as Coulson inexplicably ends up sleeping with Rosalind.  Does she play the cello or something?  Regardless, the audience knows this will not end well.  Rosalind is hip-deep with Gideon, and he’s working with Ward, who has been slowly but surely implementing his plan to destroy SHIELD.  That “cure” is going to turn out to be anything but, and the chances of Coulson getting disentangled from Rosalind without a few scars seems unlikely.


I also like this idea that Hunter is slipping down the same slippery slope of self-justification that led Ward into his current state.  The writers seem to be asking the question: if Hunter and Ward are coming from a place of anger, and don’t see the strictures and conformities of SHIELD as binding, is the outcome inevitable?  Both men even have/had someone they seemed to love.  What may make the difference is that Hunter does appear to love Bobbi, however contentiously, and Ward’s apparent love for Skye/Daisy seems to have been illusory.





And then there’s Fitz-Simmons.  I love May to pieces, but Fitz is getting a large share of my sympathy these days.  He’s trying so hard to put doing the right thing above his own desires, and you can just see how much it’s killing him.  Wasn’t it hard enough without having to listen to Simmons’ recordings about her hopes and dreams about a life together?  And that sunrise scene!  You could write a book just based on the emotions written all over Fitz’s face.