Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: "What They Become"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

THIS IS THE EMERGENCY SPOILER ALERT SYSTEM...YOU ARE ADVISED TO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK...

Oh what an early Christmas present Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. bestowed upon its fans this week.  After a season and a half build up of Skye's mysterious past, the alien city hanging over us by way of crazy drawings, the show finally brought everything together in incredible fashion in "What They Become" and last night's revelations will forever change the show in a good way.

Of course Hydra joined S.H.I.E.L.D. on the hunt for the underground city of the Kree, making use of a plasma drill to get to the city as quickly as possible and as Coulson's team made preparations to blow the city to bits, Ward finally fulfilled a promise to Skye, by getting her to sit down and meet her father after all this time.  This is a meeting that of course, went about as awful as we expected it to go.  Daddy was as awkward as ever and Skye had every right in remaining untrustworthy of him.  

But before we could discover exactly what made Skye so special, Whitehall and his Hydra cronies confront Ward over his decision to bring Skye to this special location and discovers she can also touch the Diviner.  But before Whitehall can not only experiment on Skye like he did her mother, S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives on the scene and all hell breaks loose. It was an action packed confrontation that led to Whitehall's satisfying end and a brutal showdown between Skye's Dad, whose name we find out is Cal, and Agent Coulson.  Thankfully Skye saves the day and tells Cal to get going or she'll drop him, something Cal agrees to and before he goes he calls Skye by her given birth name...Daisy. Why is that important? Hang tight. 

So of course, overcome with emotion over Coulson being hurt, and possibly joy for putting a round in Ward who clearly will survive...damnit, Skye/Daisy attempts to save the day by keeping the Diviner away from its home in the city, sending her below and into the heart of Kreeville. Coulson is quick to follow and Tripp is down there as well, doing his best to disarm the bombs that he and Fitz/Simmons planted. But by the time Skye gets down there, Raina has already come to where the Diviner belongs and seals herself, Skye and Tripp into a chamber before it settles into its resting place before turning Skye and Raina into what appears to be dust, a strange act that Tripp tries to counter by kicking the Diviner, only to be touched by the metal, allowing him to suffer the fate of the countless others the Diviner does not find worthy.  

But it turns out Raina has been transformed into something more.  What exactly we do not know, we only get glimpses and it really doesn't matter, what matters more is the earthquake that comes mere moments after Skye emerges from her dust cocoon to see what has happened to Tripp. That quake is what makes her name so important...clearly Skye is a new version of Daisy Johnson and just happens to be...an Inhuman.  Yes, another awesome legacy character from Marvel has shown up on the show and I couldn't be happier.  This show just continues to impress week in and week out and I'm curious to see where we go from here now that Skye/Daisy has her newfound powers and now knows exactly who she is...guess we find out in March... 

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