Marvel's Agents of SHIELD has flipped the script so far in season 2. Instead of light episodes stuffed with one-liners, the shows sophomore season is darker and more serious. Coulson and his team have been tasked with rebuilding SHIELD, stopping HYDRA, hiding from Talbot, finding the Obelisk, and figuring out what those mysterious markings are.
***** SPOILERS for "A Fractured House" to follow *****
This week in "A Fractured House," the team takes a break from those tasks to maintain the reputation of SHIELD. Thanks to HYDRA poising as SHIELD, they attacked Talbot and Senator Christian Ward. His trustworthiness is immediately put into question as he sends out a message to SHIELD that his men will find them, shut them down, and kill them.
When Grant Ward is asked about his brother, he tells Skye just how untrustworthy his brother is. Coulson is already past that point and discussing what he could do for the senator to not get that act passed. They come to an agreement on sending Grant Ward into his brother's custody for a few weeks.
While all of this is going on, Fitz and Simmons relationship continues to be tested. Fitz is still scarred by the accident and that Simmons left him when he needed her. Simmons cannot seem to accept the fact that he is different. Thanks to Fitz's new best friend Mack, he tells it how it is to Simmons. Fitz is only worse when she is around and their relationship will never be the same.
Now that relationships have been changed between Fitz and Simmons and Ward and Skye, the show introduces an old flame. Bobbi Morse, aka Mockingbird, and Lance Hunter have been revealed to at one time being married. The current relationship is definitely one filled with awkwardness but also underlying trust and care for one another.
What does the senator plan to do with his brother? Well, Ward has broken out of transport and now on the loose, but it seems like he will team up with his brother no matter what. The final scene showed the senator with full body tattoos of the mysterious alien markings floating around in Coulson's head.
We will start to get answers to what exactly the alien markings are in two weeks when Agents of SHIELD returns for episode 7 "The Writing On The Wall." Check out the promo for next week's episode below! Also be sure to tune in to Marvel's 75th anniversary special next week at 9 pm EST on ABC for a look back at Marvel as well as a sneak peak into their future!
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