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Five Thoughts on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s “Collision Course (Part 2)”

By | July 14th, 2019
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And we’re back with the second part of “Collision Course.” One third of the team is on a truck about to explode, another thing on a jet about to be taken over, and the last third on a spaceship with a body-snatching queen of alien bats, so let’s see how all these plot points come together.

1. 226

Fitz and Simmons are smart, as we’re told and shown repeatedly, so it’s nice when they actually use their intelligence outside of technobabble. Well, maybe it’s more common sense, but they quickly realize that the rest of the crew are infected with something and that Izel is responsible. Simmons quickly determines that it’s either a parasite or pathogen, and they still work on repairing the communications system because that will actually help them.

Of course, what they don’t realize is that the S.H.I.E.L.D. team is also in trouble. So Simmons casually drops the distress code, 226, only to get the same from Davis. When Davis says “No, I’m 226, just like you,” I think everyone heard “we’re both screwed.”

2. Izel and Sarge

With the communications back up, Izel and Sarge can talk to each other directly, and it is not a friendly conversation. Of course, we as viewers and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team don’t know their full history, only what they’ve told us. Sarge says she stole his memories, Izel says Sarge never had any to begin with, both hint at a hidden past, and none of that actually gets resolved this episode.

At this point, it’s safe to say that neither of them are on the side of angels. Although now Fitz and Simmons know that Sarge is responsible for the destruction of Chronica-2, which Enoch and the other Chronicoms might like to learn about later.

3. Jaco

Jaco, the fire-breathing big guy of Sarge’s team, gets to be the MVP this episode. After we learn a little about his backstory, he realizes that Sarge has gone too far when learning that he left Snowflake behind to die and sees his willingness to sacrifice the rest of his crew in his crash course for revenge. Then he goes along with S.H.I.E.L.D. when they invade Izel’s ship. The portal in his jacket allows them all to escape to safety, which is a clever use of an item set up last episode, then he goes out with a bang.

A nuclear bang, in fact, as he sacrifices himself to blow up Izel’s ship in the atmosphere.

I can’t say all of Sarge’s crew got better as characters, but at least Jaco got a good little arc in before his end.

4. Relationships Reforged

When the season began, Mack and Yo-Yo had broken up, and she was secretly dating another agent. Yes, he had a name, but his only purpose was to be a temporary obstacle for their relationship before he got killed by a Shrike and Yo-Yo had to knife him.

So Mack admits that he screwed up, and that he thought he wouldn’t be able to perform his duties as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. if he was always worrying about her. But, as a testament to the strength of her character, he realizes he doesn’t have to worry at all.

Then, of course, they start making out. Yo-Yo’s the one who initiates it, though, so it’s her decision (even if Agent Dead Boyfriend isn’t a week in the ground, but that’s how it goes on television).

Meanwhile, Deke and Snowflake hooked up last episode, and Deke seems pretty invested. There’s a hint earlier that Daisy might be a little jealous, which Deke also thinks might be the case, but according to Daisy it’s good old fashioned disgust. We know that Deke is still carrying a torch for her, given the virtual Daisy in his VR game, but is it reciprocated? Probably not, I just don’t see the chemistry.

In terms of non-romanted relationships, though, Deke also reunites with his grandparents. Of course, this is the Fitz from the previous timeline, so he doesn’t recognize Deke at all. That makes it a little weird for Fitz when this grown man who he’s never met before dotes on him and wants to learn about his heritage, but it’s a better moment for Deke than he normally gets (and another thing Fitz will need to bring up in therapy).

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5. Post-Credits and Other Setups

There’s a lot left up in the air for the next episode. For starters, I think we all know that Izel will have somehow survived the explosion. The show spent too much time building her up as this powerful, ancient villain to let her get killed by a secondary character without even facing anyone from S.H.I.E.L.D.

There’s also the strange moment where Davis just passes out in the middle of the S.H.I.E.L.D. post-victory celebration. Yes, Piper assumes he’s just exhausted from everything he and the team have been through, but it was still a sudden collapse after he spent time on a ship infested with Shrike. It’s pretty likely that this has meaning.

Oh, and May also shoots Sarge repeatedly.

Sudden? Yes. Unexpected? Kind of, but May did also state before that she should have shot him the moment she had the chance, and having to spend all that time around a jerk with Coulson’s face could not have been easy on her. Will this have consequences? Undoubtedly.

But like with Izel, I doubt he’s entirely dead. The look in his eyes when he fell to the floor, riddled with bullets is not the look of a dying man – and we all saw how well Clark Gregg can die in The Avengers. Even if May goes up to shoot him in the head afterwards, it’s likely that he will survive, and however he does will be related to this secret history he and Izel clearly have.


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