Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap Part II: "The Writing on the Wall"

Written by Shae

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Last episode we learned that Mockingbird is my favorite character. We probably learned a lot more too. Like how agent Ward is utterly insane and obsessed with Skye; how Simmons and Fitz aren't as close as they used to be; most importantly, Coulson is still carving into walls. That's right, the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Is having some problems keeping that compulsion down. What's been going on? 

To find out, Coulson decides to use the machine Raina had on himself. While the team doesn't agree with this method, as the director, what he says goes. While under we learn that Project T.A.H.I.T.I. was Coulsons' creation to avert the side effects of using magical alien DNA to repair humans. This serum derived from the half alien remains can cure just about anything. However, it imprints memories onto the patients, making them carve strange symbols into anything they can find. This includes, in the case of Derek, flesh. Project T.A.H.I.T.I. replaces the memories of these agents, gives them new identities and lives. Except Derek, who has rediscovered his memories and is now out to find his other test subjects. Pain gave him his memories back, so he figures it will work with the others. A brutal murder of one patient has the team searching for the killer and answers. Slowly, Phil is driven a bit insane from the reclaiming of memories. Skye goes to secure him, but only succeeds in being tricked and locked up herself.

Coulson, now free, finds the next victim on Derek's list, a welder, and goes to confront the man. Sadly, Derek is there waiting and he captures them all. While he starts to torture Phil, the welder and his family attempt to escape. Coulson gets free and fights Derek, winning just as his team shows up. Suddenly, his compulsion to carve the symbols is gone. With the last piece of the puzzle, Coulson puts all the carvings together and discovers they form a city. What city? Why? That's the real question...

While they're doing that, May, Hunter, and Morse are tracking Ward. They end up following him to a dive bar where they see him meet with a HYDRA agent, the top ranking agent is left gagged and tied as a gift to Coulson. Ward calls Skye to inform her he'll be sending more their way, and that he'll be back to see her soon. 

That last part creeped me out really bad! Ward has gone a bit over the deep end and doesn't seem to care what he does, so long as he's in control. Seems his sights are still set on Skye....

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