Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap Part II: T.R.A.C.K.S.

Written by Shae

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I'm still not okay with what they did to Coulson.

This weeks episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had a few plot twists that left us reeling! Unlike the previous episodes, this one decided to tell it's plot through multiple points of view. Which was really fantastic!

In an attempt to track down the Clairvoyant, the Team heads it Italy and goes undercover on a train to track a package being delivered to him/her. Cybertek, run by Quinn, seems to be working with/for Centipede, which never ends well for anyone. Thankfully, Coulson and the Team step in to 'help' Italian police track down and stop these illegal 'runs' that Cybertek is doing via their trains.  Skye and Fitz pose as boyfriend and girlfriend, and (Fitz pulls off an amazing American accent!) gain access to the luggage car where they set up their computers and run coms. Coulson and Simmons get to play father and daughter with the 'ashes' (which ends up being a tracking device) of Simmons fake mom. Ward plays train attendant while May takes to the top of the train. (Nothing is cooler than walking on the top of a train. It's every kids dream!) From here, we get to see what happens to each group. As it turns out, the Italian police have been helping Cybertek out and taking a cut from their profits. They tip off Quinn's men to the Team's whereabouts. Ward and Coulson leap off the train, but get hit with something. For them, it looks like the train just disappears. In reality, they get frozen in time for a bit. May gets thrown from the train and nearly killed by the police chief. Thankfully, she's awesome and gets away. She even saves Ward and Coulson from the guy.

Simmons gets hit with one of those time grenade things, which is a lot like their 'night-night-gun'; trying to save Fitz and Skye. They leave her in the baggage area of the train and follow Quinn and his men with the package. Skye goes into the house this is taking place at while Fitz disables the cars…

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Michael shows back up! Turns out, he's working for Centipede again….he has no choice with one of those eye-bombs-of-doom in him. They control his every move. Quinn reveals what's in the case. Turns out its a high tech prosthetic leg. While Michael goes upstairs, Quinn shoots Skye twice.

By the time the Team finds them, Michael is gone and Skye is barely alive. Some quick thinking saves her, for now. With Skye in critical condition, the Team is in shambles. She needs medical attention and even that might not be enough to save her.

We're left with that cliffhanger and watching Michael stare at his kid, being denied to see Ace. The side of his leg reads "Project Deathlok." Sadly, we have to wait until March 4th to find out of Skye pulls through. (Surely she has to!)

Oh! The most amazing part of this episode was seeing Stan Lee make a guest appearance! We knew Stan would be on the show, we just didn't know how. Turns out, he's a train passenger, who overhears Simmons' made up story on how Coulson abandoned her and her mother in London for his job. Stan sympathizes with her and tells Coulson to be a better father. It was utterly brilliant and fantastic. From the sounds of it, Jamie Alexander (Syf in Thor) will be making a guest appearance on the show. Who knows who else will get to make some cameos. I've still got my fingers crossed for Black Widow and Hawkeye. It is a show about S.H.I.E.L.D. after all, and who better than that dynamic duo. Of course, I also wouldn't mind seeing Mockingbird brought to life!

What Marvel character would you guys most like to see make an appearance on the show?

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