Before I start with this recap, did you guys see the trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron? Yes? Good. Let that happy moment warm your mind whilst I take you on a journey down memory lane. We’ll re-visit this at the end.

Last week, we got a wonderful introduction of the Mockingbird herself, Bobbi Morse. This week, we got to see her with some blonde hair and her amazing suit. Now, if you’ve read the comics, and seen the earlier stuff, then you know what her original costume looked like. Over the years, like many, it has been revamped to look more modern, and now it just looks amazing. Future cosplay? Most likely! Clad in her new costume Bobbi is a full member of the team and off on an op with Agent’s May and ex-husband Hunter. May isn’t too pleased with this information since Morse and Hunter keep passive aggressively snipping at one another. But, it’s work. They’re off on the ever-important task of finding a HYDRA weapon designer and manufacturer. It seems the ever present evil force is impersonating S.H.I.E.L.D. and doing little things like storming the U.N. Killing a few people, Including the Italian representative!? Is ANYONE else upset about that!? I am! I'm Italian! Thankfully these guys aren’t wearing those magical face-changing masks to look like our beloved Team. They’re just wearing the S.H.I.E.L.D. emblem on their chests. Which is just as bad.

That being said, Senator Ward (you read that right) is making it his personal agenda to take down S.H.I.E.L.D. and anyone who helps harbor them. Shockingly enough, General Talbot comes to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s defense; saying that it’s most likely HYDRA behind the attack. No, for real, I was taken aback by this too! Coulson finds out about the Senator's plan and pays him a personal visit. It turns out they can both benefit from one another…since Senator Christian Ward is really Grant Ward’s older brother. Christian strikes a deal with Coulson to back off S.H.I.E.L.D. in exchange for getting Grant into his custody. Is this a good idea? Grant seems to think not. Then again, he’s trying to convince anyone who will listen (Skye) that Christian is evil. Of course, nobody believes him.

It’s sad to say this, but I almost felt bad for Ward. After seeing Fitz and Simmons interact together, I didn’t feel that bad. Fitz is trying to repair the hard drive Simmons stole from HYDRA. She attempts to help him, but only manages to make things worse. Fitz still seems to harboring some resentment for her leaving, and is completely unaware that she was doing undercover work in HYDRA. Even Mack goes as far to blame her for leaving. Simmons, confesses (in a roundabout way) that she took the mission partly because Fitz is better when she’s not around.

Leave it to Fitz and Mack to fix the hard drive. In a turn I honestly didn’t see coming, HYDRA’s disguised S.H. I.E.L.D. agents break into a safe house and murder 6 hiding agents. May, Morse, and Hunter show up shortly after and take down the HYDRA agents. Talbot is kind enough to personally take them into custody and actually shakes May’s hand. As all seems to be going well, Ward is being transported to his brother. He attempts to talk to Skye, but is cut off when Simmons tells him that if she ever sees him again, she will kill him. I have never been so proud of a character before. Seriously, this was one of my favorite TV moments. Ever. But, nothing is ever meant to be, we can’t have nice things, and Grant escapes. Of course he escapes! With that cliffhanger of an ending, we’re left for two weeks to ponder what will happen next.

We were, however, also left with an exclusive look at Avengers: Age of Ultron. How excited were you!? I had chills by the end of the trailer! Seeing all of the Avengers together, bonding, was pretty amazing. I really cannot wait for this movie. Waiting might actually kill me. 

I have to say, I am really liking Elsa on this show. At first I was weary of how they would portray her, but as a live action version of the Disney Queen I have come to love, this show does it right. Storybrooke really is dealing with a lot of things. The ice wall is still up and the Snow Queen is nowhere to be found. Or is she? It doesn’t seem like she is hiding, really, she’s just not wanting to be found just yet. With that, Regina is searching for her in hopes of saving Marian for Robin. Despite how much she loves him, she’s not willing to see him suffer. Nor is she willing to go back on her promise in finding a way to save her.

Emma is on the trail, while her parents are stepping out for a bit of a date night. It seems Snow is really in need of stepping away from the baby, but also doesn’t know how to let go. Enter Belle, the perfect babysitter. While on their quest to go on a hike, they stop at the station to grab a few things. Charming notices the man they had locked in the cell is gone, and leaves Snow to chase him down. Yet, Snow finds him on her way home and thinks this was something Charming did to help her feel like her old self again. The thief just goes along with it and is pardoned by the mayor….only Charming didn’t set any of that up…at all.. The Thief really had escaped on his own…

Elsa sets out on her own, thinking she is hearing her sister Anna call for her, she runs off to follow the voice and help her sister. Admittedly, the recreation of the ice bridge in this show that parallels the movie was pretty awesome. Sadly, it was a trick and a trap from the Snow Queen. Once she has Elsa close enough she chains her up and leaves. Knowing Elsa’s fear will keep her chained up. It works…for now. Regina has gotten the location of the Snow Queen from Sydney, who is still trapped inside the mirror. Emma runs into her on the way and the two are heading in the same direction. Emma is trying really hard to make things right with the former Evil Queen. Regina isn’t having any of that, though.

The two are forced to work together when a giant, really amazing, ice monster shows up. They manage to defeat it and find the Snow Queen, who isn’t interested in chatting with them. Instead she takes Regina’s little mirror that she’d had with her. Elsa breaks free of her bonds and shows up to save the two from the evil ice wielder. Impressed, the Snow Queen leaves with no interest in having a fight, just yet. Turns out Sydney was working with the Snow Queen. She frees him, in exchange for the mirror she took from Regina. A piece breaks off and she places it into a larger mirror she has. The dark magic left in the shard of the glass mirror she’d taken from the Evil Queen seems to be the last piece of this puzzle…what is the Snow Queen after? A family that loves her.

Regina leaves and Emma follows. She finally confronts Regina and shares with her that she wants the two to become friends. Is this possible? It seems it might be. Regina might just be forgiving Emma, and the two might actually be getting closer. Still, Elsa is at a loss as to where her sister is. They all know that Emma and Elsa have no memories of knowing the Snow Queen, but the Snow Queen knows them both.

An old tape from an old camcorder from Emma’s childhood reveals that Emma knew the Snow Queen after all…better than she might have thought…..

With a title like that, I was really expecting an actual man in a goat mask. Needless to say, that doesn’t happen, and yes I was sorely disappointed, but we do get to see a horrifying mask.  Admittedly, the mask reminded me more of the Scarecrow than the Spirit of the Goat, but still, it was scary.

Our story begins with a young Bullock, one who is far more Gordon like than anything, and his old partner. The two have been following a string of murders. It seems someone calling himself the Spirit of the Goat has been kidnapping rich, first born, typically ladies, stringing them up on fancy landmarks, and leaving their dead bodies for police to find. Bullock and his partner have finally tracked down the next location where the killer should strike and hopefully are in time to save the victim. Of course, Bullock's partner is demanding they wait for backup, but Bullock runs in. Displeased, to say the least, his partner follows. Sadly, they weren’t in time to save the victim, but they did manage to catch the Spirit of the Goat. And by catch, I mean Bullock shoots him several times after the guy pulls the trap door out from under his partner’s legs. It seems like this was Bullock’s defining moment of change. Going from a very, Gordon like cop, to the dark, cynic, we see now.

Present day, it looks as though the Spirit of the Goat is back. Haunted by this case, Bullock is ready to close it as fast as possible. At the crime scene, he’s on edge and more than livid at the fact that Jim isn’t there yet. Where is Gotham’s White Knight? Hashing it out with Barbara! Will our two favorite lovebirds make it? I’ve no idea. All I do know is that she is dead set on getting Gordon to tell her the truth of what happened. With a tentative “they might still be together” pause, Gordon heads out to meet Bullock and discuss the case. Gordon, with the Chief, thinks this is a copycat killer, while Bullock is positive it's not. One clue, a penny sown into the back of the victim’s skull, proves his theory. That part of the original case was never leaked to the media.

In the end, they’re left with one option. Whomever has been killing these girls has to have access to their homes. Gordon and Bullock do manage to track the guy down. Just before he can kill his second victim in a very familiar looking place….the same place Bullock shot the last Spirit of the Goat. This time, however, Gordon knocks the guy out and they take him into custody. It’s here Bullock sends Gordon home so he can wrap his own mind around what’s happened. After his partner is gone, Bullock spends some time watching the killer. The problem between the two cases is neither suspect had a single act of violence, nothing on their record, before they just started killing rich girls. With this information, Bullock goes and visits the home of the first victim in the copycat case. A psychiatrist there had caught his attention. She just so happens to be a hypnotist. He noticed a tic that both killers, and the last victim’s father share. They each squeeze their hand instead of doing the compulsion they want to do most. It was, indeed, the psychiatrist all along. I guess this proves that Harley Quinn isn’t the only shrink that cracked.

Bullock arrives back at the station just in time to see Gordon being hauled in in handcuffs. He’s been arrested for the murder of Oswald…only Oswald shows up…looks like Gordon’s secret is exposed, and Bullock might actually kill him for it…

Last night was a huge night for television. Okay, maybe not huge, but it was a big deal for me! Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. brought it’s A-game again, and they really know how to give twists and turns that keep me guessing. Perhaps the biggest bombshell started quite early on. Raina goes to Skye’s father, asking for the Obelisk back to give to HYDRA so they don’t kill her. All fine and good stuff…only, he refuses to give it to her. Left with little option, Raina heads to HYDRA HQ to, well, beg for her life. It’s here she just happens to get lucky. She spies agent Simmons sending an encoded message to S.H.I.E.L.D. Raina than leaks that information to HYDRA, and goes to make a deal with Coulson.

Coulson is in the middle of a meeting with Skye when he gets Raina’s call. Skye had previously noticed Coulson drawing those weird alien symbols on his desk, resulting in a fight. Raina, an almost happy distraction, convinces Coulson to meet her at a restaurant. Here she presents evidence of agent Simmons sending her message. Raina’s offer is simple, give her Skye, or she exposes Simmons to HYDRA. Raina is convinced if she brings Skye to her long lost father, that he’ll help Raina avoid HYDRA. What she wasn’t counting on was Coulson’s outright refusal. Raina sends the picture to all HYDRA agents and Coulson seems to not have a care in the world about it. Why? Because you don’t threaten Coulson. Ever.

Simmons, unaware of all of this, is shocked to find the picture of herself on every HYDRA computer in the lab. Nervous, she makes a break for it. Only to be cornered by one of the head security members. Yet, this is an episode of twists, so I really shouldn’t be surprised to find out that the security chick is really a double agent as well. If you’re a comic fan, you probably geeked out as hard as I did to find that Bobbi Morris has joined the S.H.I.E.L.D. family. That’s right, Mockingbird herself saves agent Simmons. And, well, Agent Triplett saves them both….but he doesn’t count!

After their escape, Coulson and the rest of the team let Raina go. Skye, however, has wondered off to a building nearby. The same building her father was in earlier. The cameras are still active, however, and he is still watching. Skye and the Team come across a very gruesome double murder…to me, daddy seems like a cross between the Hulk and a Serial Killer. Not the best comparison, but, I really don’t want Skye to ever meet him! After that Skye and Coulson have a bit of a heart to heart, where he explains the carvings, and she admits she doesn’t care about finding her family, ever. The two promise to work together on finding out why Coulson is carving these strange symbols, which appear to be a map, and getting to the bottom of Skye’s killer dad.

Speaking of, he shows up at HYDRA HQ to deliver the Obelisk in exchange for help finding and killing agent Coulson…because that’s just how these things come to be I suppose!

Perhaps the best part, however, is finding out that Bobbi is the famous ex-wife of Hunter…and future ex-wife to Clint Barton....if we’re going by the comics, that is. And with that, another episode has come and gone and all I’m left with is more joy, more questions, and a lot of fear…

What happens when a new drug comes to the streets of Gotham?  Users suddenly have super human strength. Like, rip an entire ATM out of the wall and carry it for miles. Side effects of the drug include, craving milk, death, dying horrifically, and being able to throw people through walls. It’s hard to believe, but this drug is being handed out for free by the supplier. Bullock and Gordon are, of course, on the case. Sadly, there’s more deaths than they can prevent before figuring out a lead.

As it so happens, the drug itself is a highly synthesized drug that can only be made in a lab. That lab now in the spotlight, a state of the art laboratory, is run by Wayne Enterprises. Drawing more suspicion that the Wayne’s murder was more than just some random accident. Granted, we all knew it wouldn’t be that simple. Yet the theories keep piling up. A representative of the lab shows up at the police station to talk with Gordon and Bullock. The woman is able to identify the main suspect in the case, saying he was a former, disgruntled, employee who worked on shampoo. Does anyone else smell a fishy story? Yeah, me too. Thankfully, this isn’t the end of it.

With all of that going on, Oswald finally butts his nose in too far with Maroni and reveals his actual identity to the mob boss. This goes about as well as expected. Maroni sends for Gordon to confirm the story, and now more than ever is the detective wishing he’d gotten rid of the little snitch. Still, Gordon is a man of his convictions and tells the truth. This coincides with Oswald’s story, so Maroni lets them both live. Free to go, Gordon gets back to the investigation, while Oswald helps Maroni plan to rob one of Falcone’s casinos.  Which goes well, and Oswald does well, pleasing Maroni and saving his skin once again.

All the while, Gordon and Bullock find out the truth behind Viper. It turns out the drug was manufactured by the company this doctor named Patolski worked for. The drug was made to be a weapon, and had since been refined with no side effects. The original company Gordon and Bullock thought was behind the whole thing indeed was. Only, the suspect wasn’t trying to just murder people. I mean, he did murder people, but he was trying to bring awareness to the drug, to the company, to show the wrongfulness of all that was going on. 

In a strange way, he was trying to do the right thing. His next target? A Wayne Enterprises lunch that a young Bruce Wayne has decided to attend. Thankfully, Gordon gets there in time and stops the madman from blasting Viper into the air vents. The suspect, after being dosed with the drug, jumps off the building. Everyone is saved, but more questions are left. Bruce is now looking further into all the files his parents left behind, determined to fix everything he can. Alfred, who wasn’t for this, is now helping. Oswald is working for Maroni, while Fish Mooney’s newest hire is seducing Falcone. Next week it looks like things get scary…will another famous Villain be revealed?

It's about time they finally focused on Arkham. After all, what is Gotham City without Arkham! Granted, this section of the city is more than just home to an insane asylum. It's home to far more trouble and danger and whatnot!

Last weeks episode focused on the rival mob gangs fighting over the territory that is Arkham. The Penguin, I mean, Oswald, gave Detective Gordon a visit. The, very-not-dead former police informant is determined to make the detective see things his way. Oswald has been going on and on about some war going on, and it finally seems like his ravings are coming to fruition. Falcone and Maroni have both hired one assassin to get rid of certain political figures that have voted differently of the Arkham restoration program. Falcone wants it to be a low income neighbourhood, of which he can run. While Maroni wants the run of something entirely different. He wants to control Arkham Asylum's reopening. Both want to profit from this. The assassin in question has enough time to take out three men, two for Falcone and one for Maroni, before the police even get a lead on him. Gordon refuses to let this guy get away with murder and is set on finding him. While also dealing with the fact that Oswald is alive, back in Gotham, and "wanting to help".

What Gordon doesn't know, is that Oswald is working for Maroni. Having staged a murder and burglary, Oswald ends up being on Maroni's good side. Promoted from dishwasher to restaurant manager in a single day. With this new promotion comes a hefty amount of trust, not to mention the information he is now privy to. As it turned out, Oswald set up the entire heist. Having hired the four goons to shoot the previous manager and steal a majority of the money; all to make himself look good in the eyes of Maroni. Oswald poisoned his helpers and made off with the rest of the cash. For what? Who knows! 

Gordon and Bullock finally track down the assassin. Rather, his alias. Seems the real man they were after died years before. It's Gordon who finds out the real next target, the Mayor. In an epic showdown, Gordon saves the Mayor and Bullock shows up to save them both. The assassin is left dead, but the Mayor is left with a big decision. In the end, he turns Arkham into what both Maroni and Falcone wanted. Pleasing both monsters, while infuriating Gordon and a young Bruce Wayne. Speaking of Gordon, Barbara finally confronted him about Oswald; which led to a discussion on her previous relations with Montoya. Neither was happy with the outcome. Barbara demanded Gordon tell her what he was hiding. Gordon refused, saying he couldn't trust her...and well, he can't. Both are lying to the other and it seems neither are willing to budge on that. Looks like the couple has split. Or have they? 

With all that's going on, it leaves a lot to be desired. Tonight may just give us what we want, but at what price?

What I admire most about this show, is its ability to draw me in and make me fall in love all over again. With all sorts of craziness happening, this show has consistently given twists and turns that nobody seems to really see coming. Some of them, yes, but this episode had me wondering what would happen next. It seems as though things will be normal. Emma has a chance to ask Hook on a date, and he accepts. From there, it's the crazy Storybrooke action we all know and love oh so much. Hook visits Gold in an attempt to bully his way into getting his other hand back. Which works...or does it. It would seem things are fine, but Gold says the hand is from Hooks' old life and could bring back that old person. Of course, the hand was fine. It was Gold putting ideas in Hook's head. Forcing the pirate to help him with some things. 

Meanwhile, The Snow Queen has been distracting Emma. Showing up from time to time in various instances to keep her busy. It seems she and Gold are still working together. While Emma is away, Hook has gotten himself into some trouble. Gold doesn't let up on his deals. He doesn't take kindly to being threatened, and he's fully ready to make Hook pay for threatening his marriage. 

In the past, Anna finally makes it to Rumple and asks for his help. She makes a deal with him. In exchange, however, the princess must place the contents of a vail in an elderly man's tea. The man in question? Why, he's the Sorcerers Apprentice; sworn guardian of the Hat. This isn't just any hat...crafted over a thousand years ago, legend says it has limitless power. Well, once it's fully charged. Many a Dark One has tried to obtain it, but many have failed. Anna, unbeknownst to all of this, is unable to poison the kind man. She lies, telling Rumple she did. Only, it wasn't poison she would have fed him. But an antidote. One that would have saved him from being turned into a mouse. In her desperation for answers, Anna nearly stabs Rumple. It is her desire to protect her sister that saves him. In that dark moment, she did contemplate killing him, and that was the key to unlocking Rumples' chance to get the Hat. 

He takes it and reveals to Anna that her dead parents had come to him asking for Elsa's powers to be taken away. Shortly thereafter, Rumple is surprised when the Apprentice, in mouse form, attacks his face; leaving Anna a chance to grab his dagger. She takes the box, demands to be sent home and have the Apprentice turned back into a human. Forced to obey, Rumple does. He's able to get the dagger back, but loses the Hat. It seems as though all is lost... 

In the present, he has the Hat, and allows it to swallow the Apprentice while he watches. What does he want the Hat for? My guess is so he can be free from the curse of The Dark One but still hold his powers. What happened to Anna? Why does the Snow Queen know Emma and Elsa? Why can't they remember her? This show always leaves more questions than answers.

Remember kids, this show is based on fiction and is totally not real. Or that’s the lie I’ve been telling myself that ever since this season started. Why? It’s so hard not to get caught up in this show. Thankfully we take a bit of a break from the emotional torture, and get to see some awesome spies in action. This time, we get to go undercover! Granted, Simmons is already doing that, so it’s not entirely new, but we do have a few new faces going incognito this time around. Coulson and May take this case, leaving the others to handle the Bus. Mac and Hunter do get to be out doing a bit of spy stuff, while Fitz, Triplett, and Skye were busy researching the artifact they were after. What is this magical artifact, you ask? Well, in Miami, there was a fire in some church that destroyed everything…except a particular painting. Dubbed the ‘Miracle Painting’, it’s survival of the fire not only make it popular, but makes it a commodity that both S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA want. Coulson is most interested in what’s on the back of the painting. Those strange alien markings that he’s carved into walls himself, adorn the back of this painting. So, Skye hacks them into a special event that offers a viewing of the painting, while Coulson and May set up to find and steal the painting. Both are thrown into a bit of nostalgia from their younger agent days together.

Things never go according to plan for the team. Coulson and May are soon faced with General Talbot. Or is it him?! When our two favorite agents get to the room the painting is held in, they discover that Talbot had taken it earlier. The general seems to be playing nicer than normal, and that might be because it’s not him. Still, Talbot offers Coulson a chance to examine the painting, in a secure facility. Coulson requires to talk with his team first, and they set up a time. Mostly, it’s an excuse for May to follow the general and find out what’s really going on.

Shortly after, May finds out the real deal. Talbot is really a HYDRA agent. And by Talbot, I mean a HYDRA agent is pretending to be him. Remember that awesome mask that Natasha had in Captain America: The Winter Soldier? HYDRA now has it. May confronts the HYDRA agent, and is quickly out numbered and tased. The newly brainwashed Agent 33, poses as May and heads to the Bus to bring Coulson to her boss, try and find out the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. and kill the rest of the team. All of which she actually succeeds at. Or so it seems. Coulson goes with her, and thinking she’s May, confides in her that she needs to have a plan in case he does crazy like Garrett did. Agent 33, was able to leave a device on the Bus that causes a virus to kill the entire system. Just as she’s bringing Coulson to the room where May is being tortured, Coulson finds out that the person he’s with isn’t his May.  This is May and Coulson, so of course they win. They get the painting, and they flee. All while the Team struggles to save the Bus. Skye works on fighting the Virus while Fitz gets Hunter to help him with the mechanical engineering side of things. While Fitz is still struggling to communicate, he’s able to get Hunter to listen and understand. The two are able to save the ship, despite Fitz’ reservations. Still struggling with the debilitating affects of his healing brain, Fitz is also trying to form friendships with the new Team. He also blames himself for Simmons leaving; believing she left because she didn’t return his feelings.

Finally, May confronts Coulson with her ‘contingency plan’. Refusing to shoot him, she gives him a bag full of money, a passport, and a weapon. Claiming she wont let him die, but she will always take care of him. While all seems well with the team, our HYDRA agent that brainwashed Agent 33, is paying Raina a visit. He’s demanding the Obelisk (the original 0-8-4), and not giving Raina much of a choice to return it to him. With a timeline of 48 hours, or death, Raina is left between a rock and a hard place. This is not the bumbling HYDRA the comics and cartoons have given us. HYDRA doesn’t mess around, and they’re not above any means to obtain their goals. What lies ahead? Danger, of course.

With so much going on this weekend, Sunday was a huge night for TV. With two big shows in one evening, it's hard to take in all that awesomeness. Well, I'm here now to re-live the magical show that is Once Upon a Time with you guys! Are you enjoying the season so far? I know I am. With Anna and Elsa joining the cast the stories have been mainly focused on our Frozen friends. This episode was strangely Anna free, but it was not free from the drama. At we start, Robin and his Marian take their son for some ice cream after a walk about town. However, this peaceful family moment is soon ruined when Marian later faints at the town meeting. Turning to ice, which sounds very familiar. With only one known ice wielder in town, there's only one logical person to blame. Elsa is now the newest target, and Emma is not about to let her new friend take the blame for something that isn't her fault. With that in mind, Emma orders Hook to take Elsa to the sheriff's station for safe keeping.

The pirate has another idea. He take Elsa to Visit Mr. Gold and then threatens him into cooperating. Turns out, Hook knows that Gold gave Belle a fake dagger. Never underestimate the powers of a hot pirate. With the help of Gold, Elsa and Hook are able to find the one who froze Marian....

They're not the only ones looking. David and Emma are hitting the streets, or more so, Robin's camp when they find a suspect. Or rather a thief. Did you all have a chance to watch the Wonderland spinoff? If you did, this character might just seem familiar. The theif in question tells Emma and David that he saw something strange in the ice cream shop. As if someone had frozen it all over. Investigating the shop proves accurate. And it seems Emma was right; there is someone here with Elsa's powers. They search for this mysterious ice cream shop owner. While Hook and Elsa confront the Snow Queen. Without much explanation we learn that this older version of Elsa is supposedly her aunt. Having been the sister of Elsa's late mother. Is this true? It easily could be. According to the Snow Queen, Elsa was imprisoned in the urn by Anna. To make matters worse, the Queen is about to kill Hook and blame Elsa. Why? Evil plot twist is evil!

Emma and David show up to save the day, giving the Queen time to escape. Emma yells at Hook for being reckless, and states she's scared of losing him. Elsa is confused. What happened to Marian? Well, in order to save her, Regina ripped our her heart, so the ice spell wouldn't freeze it. Shortly after Robin confessed he was in love with the former evil queen. Seems Regina really is turning over a new leaf as Henry has offered to help her find the writer of the book so that she may have a happy ending.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is quickly becoming one of the most amazing shows I’ve ever seen. At the same time, this show continues to rip my heart out. Last week we learned that shooting your friends is wrong, apparently. This episode, we get a bigger glimpse into the life of an agent. Simmons, our beloved British Biochemist, has given her loyalties to HYDRA. Did anyone else yell at their TV and violently text their friends when they saw this? Because I did! John can attest to the capslock fury. I’m not even sorry. Simmons? How could you? If there’s any lesson HYDRA gives us, its that HYDRA is bad! And she’s working for them!

At least Skye is getting in some range time and May is being helpful…almost nice. But they still haven’t forgiven about being zapped by Hunter, our newest scruffy edition to the Team. I sense payback is in order….so far, while the Team seems happy, Simmons is working hard in her HYDRA lab. Why? Because Marvel hasn’t destroyed the last bits of my tiny little heart, yet. They have her working in a lab, but on some weird DNA stuff. That is until she notices a file from a student at the S.H.I.E.L.D. academy she and Fitz had saved. Donnie, however, doesn’t want to be found. He’s more in the mood of…turning people to ice and running off. He’s angry and ready to attack. Finding out that HYDRA is on his tail has made the ice wielding man a little more…chilled, than usual. He’s tired of being chased and used. Kind of like how Fitz is tired of being coddled and treated like a child.

Simmons gets a visit from Coulson, and it turns out she is playing the role of a double agent. Does this help the feels? No. I’m still hurt and angry, because this show is filled with a brutality that is harmful to my Shae-heart. Shortly after, Simmons gets asked by a head HYDRA agent to accompany him on a trip to find Donnie. While the Team gets wind of Donnie and head in the same direction. Who will get there first? HYDRA, of course. Simmons is sent in to talk to Donnie…and by talk; I mean, reactivate his brainwashing. Because that’s what HYDRA does. This entire episode, they’ve been trying to brainwash agent 33.

S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA get their own version of a standoff on an ice locked ship when both teams come for Donnie. Simmons gets to him first, and starts talking to him. Unknowingly she starts to activate his brainwashing. But May and Hunter interfere and attempt to take them out. Both get away, and Donnie ultimately ends up brainwashed again. Fighting for HYDRA, he starts to freeze the entire ship with Hunter and May inside. Skye hasn’t gone far, though. With her new sniper rifle she takes out Donnie, making him her first kill. She then shoots for the head HYDRA agent, but Simmons pushes him away in time. Solidifying the biochemists’ loyalties in the mind of HYDRA. Both teams get away from one another. Simmons gets a promotion, and agent 33? She’s been successfully brainwashed.

With all this happening is there ever a happy ending? Thankfully there is. Fitz is getting a bit better. Ward is willingly sharing secrets. And Skye is coping with her possible first hit. She’s also coping with the fact that her father is alive. So much packed into one episode, this show knows how to keep me hooked.