’Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’: ‘The Man Behind The Shield’ Review

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. picks up where it left off last week after Director Mace got kidnapped by The Superior. Coulson and Daisy are trying out the virtual reality, similar to the Framework, which is where the real May is trapped at. The team is alerted about where Mace is being kept at, but the signal just leads them to Mace’s abandoned uniform. Coulson however notices a big wall that is covered with photos of him as the team starts to realize that someone is after him.

Radcliffe is spending quite a lot of time within the Framework, which is bothering the Superior. As Coulson and the team are trying to figure out what their enemy’s obsession with Phil is, he starts remembering a mission from “some time ago” in Russia with Agent May, back when she was level 3. The flashbacks explain the Superior’s hatred towards Coulson as he was there to retrieve an object. Meanwhile, Mace tries to escape from the facility. However he is ganged by the Superior and his men who still believe Mace is an Inhuman. Mace tries to take him down, but the Superior gets the upper hand and locks the director up again. Superior continues to try and make Mace shut down S.H.I.E.L.D., but the director refuses. Mace is released by his captive before the Superior’s men show up and start beating him down.

The team arrives as the Superior confronts Coulson who could care less about his enemy’s hatred towards him and let’s Quake take care of him. Fitz and Simmons reunite later with the team after they saved the Superior, but learned that May was never there and despite wanting to keep going, Coulson tells them to retreat. While the team managed to rescue Mace, Fitz and Simmons are suspicious about the time table of the mission as a whole. Simmons discovers that the LMD detector system had been disabled and they learn that it was by Coulson. As they review the footage, they discover the horrific truth: S.H.I.E.L.D. has been infiltrated once again.

Given everything that happened in tonight’s intense episode, there are a lot of things we want to discuss. With all of that said, hit the NEXT button below and let’s go through some of tonight’s biggest highlights and important moments in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 episode: “The Man Behind The Shield”

#5: The Superior’s Origin Story

#4: Flashbacks With Coulson & May

#3: Director Mace Fights For Survival

#2: Major Twist Ending

#1: Verdict & Other Thoughts

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