1 00:00:08,502 --> 00:00:11,003 Simmons: In ancient times, people believed 2 00:00:11,037 --> 00:00:13,138 the heavens were filled with gods and monsters 3 00:00:13,173 --> 00:00:15,074 and magical worlds. 4 00:00:15,108 --> 00:00:17,017 Then, as time passed, 5 00:00:17,052 --> 00:00:20,335 those beliefs faded into myth and folklore. 6 00:00:20,370 --> 00:00:22,114 But now we know the stories were true. 7 00:00:22,148 --> 00:00:26,085 Other worlds, with names like Asgard, do exist. 8 00:00:26,119 --> 00:00:29,621 And beings once revered as gods, like Thor, 9 00:00:29,655 --> 00:00:32,124 have returned, leaving us with more questions and... 10 00:00:32,158 --> 00:00:34,260 an enormous mess to clean up. 11 00:00:38,597 --> 00:00:40,031 Don't say I never gave you anything. 12 00:00:41,500 --> 00:00:44,402 Checking for alien spectrographic signatures 13 00:00:44,436 --> 00:00:47,471 - one teeny rock at a time. - Necessary precaution. 14 00:00:47,506 --> 00:00:49,874 We don't want anything alien getting in the wrong hands. 15 00:00:49,909 --> 00:00:52,242 Still, this is definitely the type of work 16 00:00:52,277 --> 00:00:54,945 - a monkey could easily do. - You're our little monkey. 17 00:00:54,979 --> 00:00:57,481 [cellphone rings] 18 00:00:58,784 --> 00:00:59,784 [cellphone beeps] 19 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,922 Don't give me that look. I'll talk to them when I talk to them. 20 00:01:04,956 --> 00:01:07,124 - Talk to who? - Mum and Dad. 21 00:01:07,158 --> 00:01:11,795 They want explanations and answers for... well, all this. 22 00:01:11,829 --> 00:01:13,430 But I don't have any answers. 23 00:01:13,464 --> 00:01:15,665 And, more importantly, I haven't talked to them since I was ill. 24 00:01:15,699 --> 00:01:17,301 And if they knew that, they'd be even more terrified. 25 00:01:17,335 --> 00:01:18,302 So, you know... 26 00:01:18,336 --> 00:01:20,904 [cellphone beeps] 27 00:01:20,939 --> 00:01:23,206 ...why waste any of our time, really? 28 00:01:23,241 --> 00:01:26,776 You guys may think it's old news, but it's new... news to everybody else. 29 00:01:26,811 --> 00:01:29,278 So, Asgardians are aliens from another planet 30 00:01:29,313 --> 00:01:31,113 that visited us thousands of years ago? 31 00:01:31,148 --> 00:01:32,682 Or more. 32 00:01:32,716 --> 00:01:34,717 And because we couldn't understand aliens, 33 00:01:34,752 --> 00:01:36,152 we thought they were gods? 34 00:01:36,186 --> 00:01:38,054 That's where our Norse mythology comes from. 35 00:01:38,088 --> 00:01:39,756 [sighs] That's too crazy. 36 00:01:39,790 --> 00:01:41,623 Do you think other deities are aliens, too? 37 00:01:41,658 --> 00:01:43,525 Vishnu for sure, right? 38 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,128 You know, it'd be nice if, for once, 39 00:01:46,163 --> 00:01:49,298 Thor and his people sent down the god of cleaning up after yourself. 40 00:01:49,333 --> 00:01:51,834 They probably have a magic broom for this kind of thing. 41 00:01:51,868 --> 00:01:54,170 I just wish they'd left their alien ship behind. 42 00:01:54,204 --> 00:01:55,737 So we can clean that up, too? 43 00:01:55,772 --> 00:01:58,039 So we could go inside, take a peek under the hood, 44 00:01:58,074 --> 00:01:59,107 maybe take it for a spin. 45 00:01:59,141 --> 00:02:02,060 Come on, you're telling me piloting an alien ship 46 00:02:02,061 --> 00:02:04,613 - isn't on your bucket list? - Coulson: I can't think of a single time 47 00:02:04,647 --> 00:02:07,483 when anything alien in human hands ended well. 48 00:02:07,517 --> 00:02:10,552 Wouldn't mind getting my human hands on Thor. 49 00:02:10,587 --> 00:02:11,653 He's so dreamy. 50 00:02:11,688 --> 00:02:15,590 - Sure, he's handsome, but ... - No. He's dreamy. 51 00:02:18,627 --> 00:02:20,028 [device beeps] 52 00:02:21,597 --> 00:02:25,200 - Fitz, is that, um ... - Definitely not from here. 53 00:02:25,234 --> 00:02:26,934 Another piece of the ship. What are you doing? 54 00:02:30,072 --> 00:02:31,171 Out of sight... 55 00:02:33,942 --> 00:02:35,009 ...out of mind. 56 00:02:39,748 --> 00:02:43,017 That's why we're here. Keep everything under control. 57 00:03:04,238 --> 00:03:08,510 - Now, who would do something like that? - Ah, who knows. 58 00:03:25,992 --> 00:03:27,560 Baby, look. 59 00:03:32,499 --> 00:03:34,900 "South of the water, North of the hill..." 60 00:03:36,336 --> 00:03:40,039 - "...a halo of stones ..." - "protect the tree still." 61 00:03:41,107 --> 00:03:44,209 Jakob, is this it? 62 00:03:46,079 --> 00:03:48,547 [engine turns over] 63 00:03:48,582 --> 00:03:50,482 [chainsaw revs] 64 00:04:02,795 --> 00:04:04,062 [chainsaw whirring in distance] 65 00:04:04,097 --> 00:04:05,630 [wood splinters] 66 00:04:05,664 --> 00:04:07,599 We should check that out. 67 00:04:39,364 --> 00:04:41,098 Finally, after all this time. 68 00:04:46,971 --> 00:04:49,973 I can't wait to tell the others. 69 00:04:50,008 --> 00:04:54,845 I told you it was real... and that I would find it. 70 00:04:57,381 --> 00:04:59,682 Are you ready? 71 00:05:08,959 --> 00:05:10,960 [gasps] 72 00:05:11,762 --> 00:05:13,095 [grunts] 73 00:05:15,399 --> 00:05:17,332 [groaning] What you're feeling, don't fight it. 74 00:05:17,367 --> 00:05:20,736 That rage, it's already inside of you. 75 00:05:20,771 --> 00:05:23,305 Don't be afraid of it. Don't hide from its power. 76 00:05:23,339 --> 00:05:25,741 Embrace it. Embrace it! 77 00:05:25,776 --> 00:05:29,945 [screams] 78 00:05:33,716 --> 00:05:36,107 Bjorn: God! What have you done? 79 00:05:39,389 --> 00:05:42,491 [screams] 80 00:05:46,296 --> 00:05:49,263 1x08 - The Well 81 00:05:49,298 --> 00:05:51,599 I can climb it if you want. 82 00:05:51,633 --> 00:05:54,936 Just talk me through what to do with the... doodads. 83 00:05:54,970 --> 00:05:59,140 - Yeah, it's only about 15 feet. - I'll be fine. I'm ... 84 00:05:59,175 --> 00:06:01,176 I'm just a bit more wary about the height thing 85 00:06:01,210 --> 00:06:02,476 since falling to certain death. 86 00:06:02,511 --> 00:06:06,280 You're afraid. Hmm? Shaken up? 87 00:06:06,315 --> 00:06:07,415 It's normal. 88 00:06:08,483 --> 00:06:14,288 But some feelings will take over if you dwell on them. 89 00:06:14,323 --> 00:06:17,391 Especially fear. 90 00:06:17,426 --> 00:06:20,528 Now, keep your eyes ahead. 91 00:06:20,562 --> 00:06:23,897 Focus on what you like to do best. 92 00:06:23,932 --> 00:06:26,666 Yep. Not falling. 93 00:06:26,701 --> 00:06:28,936 Ward: No, research. 94 00:06:28,970 --> 00:06:31,271 You're a scientist. You like to figure things out. 95 00:06:31,305 --> 00:06:34,274 - Yes. With my doodads. - I'm curious. 96 00:06:34,308 --> 00:06:38,878 Whatever was up in these trees had to be there for centuries, right? 97 00:06:38,912 --> 00:06:39,879 At least a millennium. 98 00:06:39,913 --> 00:06:43,750 Radiocarbon-14 dates some of these trees at 9,000 years old. 99 00:06:43,784 --> 00:06:46,519 That sounds impossible. Think the tree grew around it? 100 00:06:46,554 --> 00:06:48,888 I'd have to check the dendrochronology first 101 00:06:48,922 --> 00:06:50,089 - to know for certain. - Uh-huh. 102 00:06:50,124 --> 00:06:53,727 But, I mean, the Norway spruce is a rather fast-growing coniferous, 103 00:06:53,761 --> 00:06:54,761 and I know you're trying to trick me into going up, 104 00:06:54,795 --> 00:06:58,931 - but I'm going up anyway, so... - Ward: I'll catch you if you fall. 105 00:06:58,966 --> 00:07:03,903 Screaming, and so much hate in her eyes. 106 00:07:03,937 --> 00:07:06,873 And you said she had a silver stick? 107 00:07:06,907 --> 00:07:11,057 Steel, maybe. I-I don't know. It, uh, had decorations on it. 108 00:07:11,092 --> 00:07:12,778 Could you describe or draw them? 109 00:07:12,812 --> 00:07:16,982 I didn't get a good look. I [sniffles] I just ran. 110 00:07:17,016 --> 00:07:18,384 [sniffles] 111 00:07:18,418 --> 00:07:21,654 [crying] Who would do something so evil? 112 00:07:21,688 --> 00:07:23,389 I'm sorry for your loss. 113 00:07:23,423 --> 00:07:24,390 [device beeping] 114 00:07:24,424 --> 00:07:29,161 Oh, um, whatever was in here was definitely not from this world. 115 00:07:29,195 --> 00:07:32,430 Fitz, you getting this? It's not Chitauri, is it? 116 00:07:32,464 --> 00:07:33,865 No, no, no. Don't worry. 117 00:07:33,900 --> 00:07:35,400 This isn't another viral threat. 118 00:07:35,434 --> 00:07:36,668 Um, hang on. 119 00:07:36,702 --> 00:07:38,303 [device beeps] 120 00:07:38,337 --> 00:07:41,506 Spectrographic signatures match readings from... 121 00:07:41,540 --> 00:07:42,808 Thor's hammer. 122 00:07:42,842 --> 00:07:47,178 Simmons, whatever was in that tree is Asgardian. 123 00:07:47,212 --> 00:07:50,915 I-I can see an imprint of what was embedded. 124 00:07:50,949 --> 00:07:51,949 [sighs] 125 00:07:53,118 --> 00:07:55,486 Scanning for three-dimensional restoration. 126 00:07:55,521 --> 00:07:57,488 Tell me when. 127 00:07:57,523 --> 00:07:58,989 [beeping] 128 00:07:59,024 --> 00:08:00,658 When. 129 00:08:00,693 --> 00:08:04,795 Um, looks like a staff or a rod. 130 00:08:06,064 --> 00:08:08,966 Well crafted. Engraved. 131 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,236 I'll convert it, print a 3-D model. 132 00:08:12,270 --> 00:08:16,640 This forest is a protected reserve. I mean, who do they think they are? 133 00:08:16,674 --> 00:08:18,608 Anything else? Details? 134 00:08:18,643 --> 00:08:21,044 Anything that might help us to find these people 135 00:08:21,078 --> 00:08:22,145 or where they might be hiding? 136 00:08:22,179 --> 00:08:25,114 Sir, doesn't look like they're hiding. 137 00:08:25,149 --> 00:08:28,184 [indistinct shouting] 138 00:08:28,219 --> 00:08:30,654 Sending to your devices now. 139 00:08:30,688 --> 00:08:34,513 Female reporter: ... raiding has left 20 injured, 3 in critical condition. 140 00:08:34,548 --> 00:08:37,279 Reports indicate that the group of about a dozen 141 00:08:37,314 --> 00:08:40,270 was led by this man and woman, and though their motive was unclear, 142 00:08:40,305 --> 00:08:43,987 their message was hauntingly spelled out on the streets of Oslo. 143 00:08:45,336 --> 00:08:47,871 Well, I guess we know who they think they are. 144 00:08:47,905 --> 00:08:50,759 [indistinct shouting, fire crackles] 145 00:08:55,624 --> 00:08:58,858 Jakob Nystrom, 30. Girlfriend, Petra Larsen. 146 00:08:58,893 --> 00:09:01,294 Leaders of a Norse Paganist hate group. 147 00:09:01,329 --> 00:09:03,863 And their numbers are growing, thanks to what happened in Greenwich 148 00:09:03,898 --> 00:09:06,933 and thanks to the internet. Yay, internet, she said sarcastically. 149 00:09:06,967 --> 00:09:08,167 Norse Paganist? 150 00:09:08,201 --> 00:09:10,737 Obsessed with anything derived from Norse mythology ... 151 00:09:10,771 --> 00:09:14,373 - stories of Asgard. - And now a weapon. 152 00:09:14,408 --> 00:09:16,142 The scan only accounted for one side. 153 00:09:16,176 --> 00:09:18,011 Too much damage to the tree for complete reproduction. 154 00:09:18,045 --> 00:09:20,079 But see here ... it's clearly broken on both ends. 155 00:09:20,113 --> 00:09:23,082 - So there are more pieces? - Yeah. Two at least. 156 00:09:23,116 --> 00:09:26,018 Which means Sid and Nancy may be looking for a complete set. 157 00:09:26,053 --> 00:09:29,855 - And markings? [door opens] - The Asgardian symbolism. 158 00:09:29,889 --> 00:09:31,557 Hard to translate with our limited knowledge. 159 00:09:31,591 --> 00:09:34,326 You should give your buddy the god of thunder a shout. 160 00:09:34,361 --> 00:09:35,994 He gets his power from his hammer, right? 161 00:09:36,029 --> 00:09:37,996 What if this is his nail to the hammer? 162 00:09:38,031 --> 00:09:41,266 I already did. Director Fury told me he's off the grid. 163 00:09:41,300 --> 00:09:43,535 And if he has a cellphone, we don't have the number. 164 00:09:43,570 --> 00:09:45,671 S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigations are on the trail 165 00:09:45,705 --> 00:09:47,172 of Nystrom and his followers. 166 00:09:47,206 --> 00:09:49,407 We're charged with identifying the object 167 00:09:49,442 --> 00:09:51,743 and finding any other pieces before they do. 168 00:09:51,778 --> 00:09:54,245 They seem to have some advantage. They found this thing 169 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,781 in 150 square kilometers of Norwegian forest. 170 00:09:56,815 --> 00:10:01,352 Guys. What if it called to them with magic? 171 00:10:01,387 --> 00:10:03,188 Called to them. 172 00:10:03,222 --> 00:10:06,091 We know it's Asgardian, so the rules are a little bendy here. 173 00:10:06,125 --> 00:10:08,093 Just because we don't understand something yet 174 00:10:08,127 --> 00:10:10,360 doesn't mean we should regress back to the dark ages, 175 00:10:10,395 --> 00:10:12,797 talking of magic and fairy tales. 176 00:10:12,831 --> 00:10:16,567 Actually, that's exactly what we're going to do. 177 00:10:16,602 --> 00:10:17,802 - Excuse me? - Really? 178 00:10:17,836 --> 00:10:19,503 When we first found the hammer in New Mexico, 179 00:10:19,537 --> 00:10:21,205 I consulted one of the world's leading experts 180 00:10:21,239 --> 00:10:22,239 on Norse mythology ... 181 00:10:22,273 --> 00:10:25,442 Elliot Randolph, a Professor at a university in Seville. 182 00:10:25,477 --> 00:10:26,776 We'll leave immediately. 183 00:10:26,811 --> 00:10:29,246 Maybe he can tell us more about these markings. 184 00:10:31,349 --> 00:10:33,484 Well, one must adapt, Elena. 185 00:10:33,518 --> 00:10:36,019 Recent events have thrown us all for a loop. 186 00:10:36,053 --> 00:10:38,355 I thought I was teaching Norse mythology. 187 00:10:38,389 --> 00:10:41,825 No, turns out I'm a history Professor. 188 00:10:41,859 --> 00:10:45,294 So, you're not going to change my grade? 189 00:10:45,329 --> 00:10:48,464 No. I will give you a week to rewrite it. 190 00:10:48,499 --> 00:10:52,602 I think, in general, little more history, less lit crit. 191 00:10:52,637 --> 00:10:55,105 But I do hope we're still on for dinner tonight. 192 00:10:55,139 --> 00:10:57,607 I've included a list of books there that might help you. 193 00:10:57,642 --> 00:11:00,309 I'll see you later. 194 00:11:00,344 --> 00:11:01,310 Oh! 195 00:11:01,345 --> 00:11:05,714 - Professor Randolph. - Agent Coulson. Come in, come in. 196 00:11:05,749 --> 00:11:07,850 Waterfield 44. 197 00:11:07,884 --> 00:11:11,020 14-karat-gold nib with mother-of-pearl inlay. 198 00:11:11,054 --> 00:11:12,021 [chuckles] 199 00:11:12,055 --> 00:11:15,124 That's quite an eye you've got. I didn't know you were a collector. 200 00:11:15,158 --> 00:11:16,859 On a government salary, not quite. 201 00:11:16,893 --> 00:11:20,262 Well, I'm assuming you found something on the ground in London. 202 00:11:20,296 --> 00:11:22,430 In a tree in Norway. And, unfortunately, 203 00:11:22,465 --> 00:11:24,466 we weren't the ones who found it. 204 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:27,803 It's a 3-D model. 205 00:11:27,837 --> 00:11:31,506 Oh, that is amazing. 206 00:11:34,877 --> 00:11:36,178 Now, based on these runes, 207 00:11:36,212 --> 00:11:40,782 I'd say I'm looking at a piece of the Berserker staff. 208 00:11:40,816 --> 00:11:42,551 Let's have a look. 209 00:11:42,585 --> 00:11:43,785 [grunts] 210 00:11:43,819 --> 00:11:47,222 Yeah, the myth dates back to the late 12th century. 211 00:11:47,256 --> 00:11:49,724 It's all about a powerful warrior from Asgard. 212 00:11:49,758 --> 00:11:52,593 Here. A soldier in the Berserker army. 213 00:11:52,627 --> 00:11:55,997 - Fitz: Berserker army? - Oh, yeah. 214 00:11:56,031 --> 00:11:58,733 A powerful army. Fierce army it was. 215 00:11:58,767 --> 00:12:01,869 Berserkers battled like raging beasts, 216 00:12:01,904 --> 00:12:03,705 destroying everything in their path. 217 00:12:03,739 --> 00:12:07,007 A single Berserker had the strength of 20 warriors. 218 00:12:07,041 --> 00:12:09,810 So whoever wielded the staff got superhuman strength? 219 00:12:09,844 --> 00:12:13,480 Fighting with it put the warrior into a state of uncontrollable rage. 220 00:12:13,515 --> 00:12:16,817 The staff contained a very powerful magic. 221 00:12:16,851 --> 00:12:19,052 Or a scientific attribute we've yet to discover. 222 00:12:19,087 --> 00:12:20,987 Analytically minded and pretty as a peach. 223 00:12:21,022 --> 00:12:23,923 - The warrior in the story? - Well, in the story, 224 00:12:23,924 --> 00:12:28,028 he came to Earth to fight, but he ended up falling in love. 225 00:12:28,062 --> 00:12:31,331 - With whom? - With life on Earth. 226 00:12:31,365 --> 00:12:34,467 Humanity. He fell so much in love 227 00:12:34,501 --> 00:12:37,070 that when his army returned to Asgard, he stayed behind. 228 00:12:37,105 --> 00:12:38,338 What happened to the staff? 229 00:12:38,372 --> 00:12:42,675 Well, he didn't want its dark magic falling into the wrong hands, 230 00:12:42,710 --> 00:12:44,910 so he broke it into three pieces 231 00:12:44,945 --> 00:12:48,180 and hid each one in a different location. 232 00:12:48,215 --> 00:12:51,584 The manuscript wouldn't happen to say where he hid them, would it? 233 00:12:51,619 --> 00:12:55,721 Actually, it does. In three verses. 234 00:12:55,756 --> 00:12:58,190 Now, let's all bear in mind these are poetic abstracts 235 00:12:58,225 --> 00:12:59,524 from long-lost ancient texts. 236 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:05,430 So, there is one about a tree, which they've found, it seems. 237 00:13:05,465 --> 00:13:09,468 Another is, "East of the river, sun overhead, 238 00:13:09,502 --> 00:13:11,936 buried in Earth with the bones of the dead." 239 00:13:11,971 --> 00:13:14,939 That's a bit macabre, isn't it? There's another here. 240 00:13:14,974 --> 00:13:16,708 Well, this one doesn't even have a rhyme. 241 00:13:16,743 --> 00:13:22,547 But the gist of it is "close to god." That could be anything, then. 242 00:13:22,582 --> 00:13:23,882 It could also mean nothing. 243 00:13:23,916 --> 00:13:28,219 I was hoping for less metaphor, more longitude and latitude. 244 00:13:28,254 --> 00:13:31,022 Well, I mean, it does stand to reason 245 00:13:31,056 --> 00:13:33,624 to search near Viking raid routes, doesn't it? 246 00:13:33,659 --> 00:13:36,694 Now, there have been some recent interesting findings 247 00:13:36,728 --> 00:13:40,131 of Norse relics on Baffin island off the coast of Canada. 248 00:13:40,166 --> 00:13:43,168 Yeah, virtual treasure trove of new artifacts. 249 00:13:43,202 --> 00:13:45,836 We'll start there, then. Thank you, Professor. 250 00:13:45,870 --> 00:13:48,839 Did you know there's mount Thor on Baffin island? 251 00:13:48,873 --> 00:13:50,941 - I did not. - Do you know what's not on mount Thor? 252 00:13:50,975 --> 00:13:52,910 Anything Asgardian at all. 253 00:13:52,944 --> 00:13:54,779 Our agents on the ground haven't found a thing. 254 00:13:54,813 --> 00:13:56,113 What about you? 255 00:13:56,147 --> 00:13:59,116 Nystrom's deep-web message boards are just abuzz with psychos. 256 00:13:59,150 --> 00:14:00,550 They believe they're gonna ascend 257 00:14:00,584 --> 00:14:04,087 to be the gods of destruction and death. People suck, sir. 258 00:14:04,122 --> 00:14:05,522 That's your progress? "People suck"? 259 00:14:05,556 --> 00:14:08,859 These people do. And there's also chatter about going underground. 260 00:14:08,893 --> 00:14:11,461 - Could mean going incognito or ... - Or searching for the next piece. 261 00:14:11,495 --> 00:14:13,763 Randolph said to check Viking routes. Find any others? 262 00:14:13,798 --> 00:14:15,632 There's some sites along the Volga river in Russia, 263 00:14:15,666 --> 00:14:21,237 - some in Kiev, and weirdly, here. - In Seville, Spain? 264 00:14:21,339 --> 00:14:23,606 It's a long shot, but Vikings sacked Seville twice. 265 00:14:23,641 --> 00:14:27,677 We found one promising location with Viking relics ... 266 00:14:27,712 --> 00:14:29,011 El Divino Niņo. 267 00:14:29,046 --> 00:14:32,048 A church built on the ruins of an 8th-century crypt 268 00:14:32,082 --> 00:14:35,517 - built on Roman ruins from 206 B.C. - East of a river. 269 00:14:35,552 --> 00:14:38,187 And lots of bones. Let's see what we can dig up. 270 00:14:38,222 --> 00:14:40,356 See what I did there? 271 00:14:45,662 --> 00:14:50,065 Must be nice ... have a mandatory nap time. 272 00:14:50,099 --> 00:14:51,867 Siesta isn't mandatory. 273 00:14:54,070 --> 00:14:55,671 Just very pleasant. 274 00:14:55,705 --> 00:14:57,038 How you doing, Agent Ward? 275 00:14:57,073 --> 00:14:59,608 Wishing I was shorter. 276 00:14:59,642 --> 00:15:02,811 Nothing yet. All my readings are normal. 277 00:15:02,846 --> 00:15:04,145 What about you, Skye? Any luck? 278 00:15:04,180 --> 00:15:07,916 I'm lucky my S.O. volunteered to take the super-creepy hallway 279 00:15:07,950 --> 00:15:12,720 instead of the slightly less-creepy dungeon-room place. 280 00:15:12,755 --> 00:15:14,956 I got nothing. Sorry ... nada. 281 00:15:14,991 --> 00:15:17,725 Ward, your spectrograph is reading something near you. 282 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:23,330 - I don't see anything. - Well, it's right in front of you. 283 00:15:23,365 --> 00:15:26,501 Oh, wait. No. Uh, okay, hold on. It's moving. Northwest. 284 00:15:26,535 --> 00:15:29,537 - Visual contact. - Okay Ward, turn left. 285 00:15:33,008 --> 00:15:35,443 I have a wonderful explanation. 286 00:15:35,477 --> 00:15:37,512 Ran into some unexpected com... 287 00:15:42,217 --> 00:15:44,851 [gasps] 288 00:15:44,886 --> 00:15:46,453 [groans] 289 00:15:46,487 --> 00:15:49,390 - Ward, what's happening? - His device just went down. 290 00:15:49,424 --> 00:15:51,458 - Skye, can you get ... - Already on it. 291 00:15:53,161 --> 00:15:55,296 Ward. Are you all right? 292 00:15:55,330 --> 00:15:56,763 [gasping] 293 00:15:56,798 --> 00:15:58,264 Hey, hey, hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 294 00:15:58,299 --> 00:16:01,067 Grant, calm down. Calm down, please. 295 00:16:02,737 --> 00:16:04,270 Calm down. [sighs] 296 00:16:04,305 --> 00:16:05,972 [breathing heavily] 297 00:16:06,006 --> 00:16:09,643 [shakily] The staff ... he has it. 298 00:16:09,677 --> 00:16:12,778 Something's wrong with Ward. 299 00:16:12,813 --> 00:16:14,780 The staff's gone. Someone took it. 300 00:16:37,537 --> 00:16:38,804 Nystrom: I have one, too. 301 00:16:42,509 --> 00:16:43,909 He can't just disappear. 302 00:16:43,944 --> 00:16:46,578 [whoosh, scream] He'll have to turn up some... where. 303 00:16:48,348 --> 00:16:52,217 [metal crunches] There we go. A block South of the church. 304 00:17:01,127 --> 00:17:05,363 - Professor. - I screwed up. 305 00:17:10,953 --> 00:17:14,221 - This is ridiculous. - It's anything but. Ward, you passed out. 306 00:17:14,255 --> 00:17:16,023 And you were acting not right. 307 00:17:16,057 --> 00:17:17,925 Coulson ordered me to give you a full work-up, 308 00:17:17,959 --> 00:17:19,426 and that's exactly what I'm doing. 309 00:17:19,460 --> 00:17:24,732 Um, before you lost consciousness, were you feeling claustrophobic? 310 00:17:24,766 --> 00:17:27,034 - Why? - She's ruling out a panic attack. 311 00:17:27,068 --> 00:17:30,737 - I don't panic. Ever. - There we go. Ruled out. 312 00:17:30,771 --> 00:17:33,806 - Touching the staff caused it, right? - Simmons: Any residual effects? 313 00:17:33,841 --> 00:17:36,866 Are you exhibiting any extra s-strength? 314 00:17:37,011 --> 00:17:39,112 Why don't I find out on that guy? 315 00:17:39,147 --> 00:17:40,980 Why don't we not do that? 316 00:17:41,015 --> 00:17:43,382 What's the last thing you remember before you lost consciousness? 317 00:17:43,417 --> 00:17:47,086 - This is a waste of time. - Um. 318 00:17:47,120 --> 00:17:50,322 - We need to find the staff. - What exactly do you remember? 319 00:17:50,357 --> 00:17:52,242 Something I hadn't thought about in a long time. 320 00:17:52,277 --> 00:17:54,574 - Why don't we leave it alone? - Well, I mean, he just 321 00:17:54,609 --> 00:17:55,227 pulled his arm out of this... [whispering indistinctly] 322 00:17:55,262 --> 00:17:56,295 Quiet! 323 00:17:58,465 --> 00:18:00,466 I want to hear this. 324 00:18:02,035 --> 00:18:03,135 [beeping] 325 00:18:03,170 --> 00:18:05,871 One of my men is hurt. The staff is gone. 326 00:18:05,905 --> 00:18:12,111 - I didn't want any of that to happen. - What did you want? 327 00:18:12,145 --> 00:18:14,947 - The staff's power for yourself? - Nothing like that. 328 00:18:14,981 --> 00:18:17,482 [sighs] 329 00:18:17,516 --> 00:18:21,453 You know, I just wanted to be the first to study it, 330 00:18:21,487 --> 00:18:24,623 to prove that the Berserkers were actually here, 331 00:18:24,657 --> 00:18:26,561 a part of history. 332 00:18:27,159 --> 00:18:31,730 - You think about that. - Oh, I'm thinking about it. 333 00:18:33,165 --> 00:18:34,332 What are you doing? 334 00:18:34,366 --> 00:18:36,601 Your heart rate's rising. Adrenaline's spiking. 335 00:18:36,635 --> 00:18:38,836 You need to calm down, not get worked up. 336 00:18:38,870 --> 00:18:40,671 [sighs] 337 00:18:40,706 --> 00:18:43,941 [breathes deeply] 338 00:18:46,979 --> 00:18:49,947 The memory ... was it about your brother? 339 00:18:49,982 --> 00:18:51,983 Drop it. 340 00:18:52,017 --> 00:18:54,785 Ward, if you need to get it out, I am here ... 341 00:18:54,820 --> 00:18:57,521 Right. To talk. 342 00:18:57,555 --> 00:19:02,126 Because that's what you do ... talk... and talk. 343 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,762 Don't you ever get tired of hearing your own voice? 344 00:19:06,431 --> 00:19:09,899 - Ward, stop. - Simmons: Well! This makes more sense. 345 00:19:09,934 --> 00:19:12,469 Ward, what you're experiencing, this feeling ... 346 00:19:12,504 --> 00:19:15,105 - it's chemistry. - Hope so. 347 00:19:15,140 --> 00:19:17,608 Yeah, spikes in his adrenocorticotropic hormone. 348 00:19:17,642 --> 00:19:19,510 It's like those stories you hear 349 00:19:19,544 --> 00:19:22,345 when a mother is able to lift a car to save her baby. 350 00:19:22,379 --> 00:19:24,413 An adrenaline surge can create a massive ... 351 00:19:24,448 --> 00:19:28,251 Stop talking! Just fix it! 352 00:19:28,285 --> 00:19:32,155 I wish I could. We can relieve some of the symptoms. 353 00:19:32,189 --> 00:19:35,224 I'm going to give you 10cc of benzodiazepine. 354 00:19:35,259 --> 00:19:36,559 Chill pill. Good idea. 355 00:19:36,593 --> 00:19:40,196 A sedative? Not gonna happen. 356 00:19:40,230 --> 00:19:42,598 Yeah, well, be reasonable. Look how you're behaving. 357 00:19:42,633 --> 00:19:46,235 And if I'm sedated and we cross paths with those juiced freaks, 358 00:19:46,270 --> 00:19:49,338 the ones who flip cars and smash people up, 359 00:19:49,373 --> 00:19:52,041 are you gonna take them on? Keep us safe? 360 00:19:52,075 --> 00:19:57,146 Or am I gonna have to save Simmons' ass... again? 361 00:20:02,218 --> 00:20:06,021 That was just a biochemical reaction. He didn't mean all that. 362 00:20:06,056 --> 00:20:08,891 - No, I know. - No explanation necessary. 363 00:20:08,925 --> 00:20:10,559 - How'd they find it? - I have no idea how they found it. 364 00:20:10,593 --> 00:20:14,462 They may have the original texts. I wasn't involved. 365 00:20:14,497 --> 00:20:18,099 You know, it was just a chance to uncover something 366 00:20:18,133 --> 00:20:21,303 that the gods brought down from the heavens. 367 00:20:21,337 --> 00:20:24,206 Aliens brought it. From space. 368 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:27,975 I've spent some one-on-one time with aliens before. 369 00:20:28,010 --> 00:20:29,210 Didn't work out too well. 370 00:20:29,244 --> 00:20:33,314 So cases like this are personal to me. 371 00:20:33,348 --> 00:20:35,917 That's all I know. 372 00:20:42,224 --> 00:20:44,258 Get comfortable. 373 00:20:57,939 --> 00:21:00,974 [grunting] 374 00:21:02,610 --> 00:21:04,210 Help me! 375 00:21:08,048 --> 00:21:09,581 Please! Help me! 376 00:21:09,616 --> 00:21:11,650 Help me! 377 00:21:12,019 --> 00:21:14,319 - Ward! - Please! 378 00:21:14,354 --> 00:21:15,621 Hey, Ward! 379 00:21:16,823 --> 00:21:18,590 You should be more careful. 380 00:21:18,625 --> 00:21:22,160 - I'm fine. You? - I'm working it out. 381 00:21:22,194 --> 00:21:23,462 [grunts] 382 00:21:23,496 --> 00:21:25,697 You're punching things. 383 00:21:25,732 --> 00:21:30,135 The last thing you need is to punch things. 384 00:21:30,169 --> 00:21:34,588 - You got a better idea? - Let me help you. 385 00:21:34,641 --> 00:21:36,241 The only help I need is to stop those guys 386 00:21:36,276 --> 00:21:37,575 before they hurt somebody else. 387 00:21:46,685 --> 00:21:47,819 [crowd cheers] 388 00:21:47,853 --> 00:21:49,988 We are the new order! 389 00:21:50,022 --> 00:21:52,056 Our world is being taken by gods! 390 00:21:52,091 --> 00:21:54,858 We will become gods and take it back! 391 00:21:54,893 --> 00:21:56,927 This is the new order! 392 00:22:04,569 --> 00:22:05,969 Are you ready to take back the power? 393 00:22:18,616 --> 00:22:20,818 [cheering continues] 394 00:22:27,257 --> 00:22:28,758 [knock on door] 395 00:22:28,793 --> 00:22:31,027 - A moment, sir? - Come on in. 396 00:22:34,498 --> 00:22:36,399 I'm concerned that my exposure to that weapon 397 00:22:36,434 --> 00:22:39,068 has compromised my ability to do my job. 398 00:22:39,102 --> 00:22:42,739 - Go on. - You're familiar with my family history. 399 00:22:43,773 --> 00:22:47,776 So, for obvious reasons, I don't think back to childhood. 400 00:22:47,811 --> 00:22:51,948 Ever. There are things I put away a long time ago. 401 00:22:51,982 --> 00:22:54,050 On lockdown. 402 00:22:54,084 --> 00:22:58,787 Because to do this, I have to be focused, tactical. 403 00:22:58,822 --> 00:23:01,056 I can't be distracted. 404 00:23:01,090 --> 00:23:03,191 Especially by things that happened a lifetime ago. 405 00:23:03,226 --> 00:23:06,094 You're saying touching the staff unlocked certain memories. 406 00:23:06,128 --> 00:23:10,265 My worst memory. 407 00:23:10,299 --> 00:23:14,102 [voice breaking] The first time I felt... 408 00:23:14,136 --> 00:23:15,203 hate. 409 00:23:15,238 --> 00:23:18,740 [normal voice] And it won't go away. 410 00:23:18,774 --> 00:23:21,676 I don't trust myself. 411 00:23:21,710 --> 00:23:23,745 The way I went off at Skye and Fitz-Simmons in the lab ... 412 00:23:23,779 --> 00:23:27,648 Grant... you telling me this 413 00:23:27,683 --> 00:23:29,918 makes me feel I can trust you. 414 00:23:32,588 --> 00:23:35,490 Him, on the other hand... 415 00:23:36,925 --> 00:23:41,529 I can't get the Professor to talk. 416 00:23:41,563 --> 00:23:44,932 You've got some rage built up. 417 00:23:44,966 --> 00:23:47,234 Maybe it's time to let it out. 418 00:23:54,943 --> 00:23:56,777 You need to start talking. 419 00:23:56,811 --> 00:24:00,480 I told Agent Coulson everything I know. 420 00:24:00,515 --> 00:24:01,748 You're lying. 421 00:24:01,783 --> 00:24:04,919 Tell me what that thing did to me and how fix it. 422 00:24:04,953 --> 00:24:07,086 I swear I don't know. 423 00:24:08,656 --> 00:24:10,290 Okay, then. 424 00:24:18,365 --> 00:24:19,433 [door opens] 425 00:24:20,835 --> 00:24:24,103 You were right. He's Asgardian. 426 00:24:25,239 --> 00:24:26,705 Good thing. 427 00:24:26,740 --> 00:24:29,789 Otherwise, that would have been awfully embarrassing. 428 00:24:34,079 --> 00:24:36,615 Okay, I have to know. 429 00:24:36,649 --> 00:24:39,984 - How did you figure me out? - Coulson: Did the math. 430 00:24:40,019 --> 00:24:43,421 One ... you're not the first Asgardian I've had in custody. 431 00:24:43,455 --> 00:24:45,923 You guys don't flinch or panic in captivity. 432 00:24:45,957 --> 00:24:50,228 Two ... a Waterfield 44? On a lit Professor's salary? 433 00:24:50,262 --> 00:24:53,064 I don't think so. And lastly, 434 00:24:53,098 --> 00:24:55,833 when I tell someone I've had some one-on-one time 435 00:24:55,867 --> 00:24:59,069 with an alien, they tend to be a little curious. 436 00:24:59,103 --> 00:25:02,907 Well, you're certainly more observant than most, Agent Coulson. 437 00:25:02,941 --> 00:25:06,911 So, you're the Asgardian warrior who stayed. 438 00:25:07,545 --> 00:25:09,914 Please don't tell anyone. 439 00:25:09,948 --> 00:25:13,150 I had no clue. Did you? 440 00:25:14,218 --> 00:25:16,653 Hidden in plain sight... an actual Asgardian. 441 00:25:16,687 --> 00:25:17,854 Brilliant. 442 00:25:17,888 --> 00:25:20,957 How long do you suppose he's been on our planet? 443 00:25:20,991 --> 00:25:22,926 A thousand years. Maybe more. 444 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,662 If we could just cut him open a little bit, 445 00:25:25,696 --> 00:25:27,730 get some tissue samples, maybe some bodily fluids, 446 00:25:27,765 --> 00:25:30,232 - we could find out. - Or we could just ask him, weirdo. 447 00:25:30,267 --> 00:25:31,534 [sighs] 448 00:25:31,569 --> 00:25:33,369 This is way, way better than the History channel. 449 00:25:33,403 --> 00:25:35,672 I mean, this guy has lived through all the scary stuff ... 450 00:25:35,706 --> 00:25:38,441 the crusades, the black death, disco. 451 00:25:38,475 --> 00:25:40,176 [device beeps] What are you doing? 452 00:25:40,210 --> 00:25:41,978 Sealing the interrogation-room door. 453 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,181 Coulson's orders. 454 00:25:45,215 --> 00:25:46,282 [lock engages] 455 00:25:46,316 --> 00:25:50,119 Ah, locking me in. Well, I've been in tighter spots. 456 00:25:50,153 --> 00:25:52,221 This room is made of a silicon carbide-coated 457 00:25:52,255 --> 00:25:55,958 Vibranium alloy. Meant for prisoners like yourself. 458 00:25:55,992 --> 00:25:57,626 But you're in here, too. 459 00:25:57,660 --> 00:26:00,162 And eventually, somebody will open that door. 460 00:26:00,197 --> 00:26:05,634 Not if I tell them not to. So, the myth is your autobiography. 461 00:26:05,668 --> 00:26:10,572 I didn't write it. I didn't want anyone to know about me. 462 00:26:10,607 --> 00:26:12,708 Then I had to open my big mouth. 463 00:26:12,742 --> 00:26:14,743 Were you captured? Tortured? 464 00:26:14,777 --> 00:26:19,680 Horny. I met a French girl in 1546. 465 00:26:19,715 --> 00:26:21,949 Ah, she loved stories. 466 00:26:21,984 --> 00:26:26,020 So... I told her a great one, 467 00:26:26,054 --> 00:26:31,259 all about the peaceful Asgardian warrior who stayed. 468 00:26:31,293 --> 00:26:34,112 Now, how was I to know her brother the priest would 469 00:26:34,113 --> 00:26:36,931 write it all down and turn it into, I don't know, a thing? 470 00:26:36,965 --> 00:26:38,265 Do you know Thor? 471 00:26:38,299 --> 00:26:40,661 Oh, sure, I spent all my days palling around 472 00:26:40,662 --> 00:26:42,236 with the future King of Asgard. 473 00:26:42,270 --> 00:26:46,874 No, I don't know Thor. I was a mason. 474 00:26:46,908 --> 00:26:49,176 I broke rocks. Mm-hmm. 475 00:26:49,210 --> 00:26:51,745 [chuckling] For thousands of years. 476 00:26:51,779 --> 00:26:53,280 If you can imagine that. 477 00:26:53,314 --> 00:26:55,482 So when they came, asking for people to fight, 478 00:26:55,517 --> 00:26:57,716 yes, of course I signed up. 479 00:26:59,085 --> 00:27:02,054 I think, really, I just wanted to travel. 480 00:27:02,088 --> 00:27:05,124 - But you had the staff. - I hated that thing. 481 00:27:05,159 --> 00:27:08,528 Other guys loved all the power that comes with the rage. 482 00:27:08,562 --> 00:27:13,431 No, I didn't like it at all. 483 00:27:13,466 --> 00:27:17,903 - And you don't, either, it seems. - What did it do to me? 484 00:27:17,937 --> 00:27:22,007 It shines a light into your dark places. 485 00:27:22,042 --> 00:27:25,177 Doesn't matter if you're human, Asgardian. 486 00:27:25,211 --> 00:27:30,248 The effect is the same ... unpleasant. 487 00:27:30,283 --> 00:27:32,450 "Shines a light." That's no explanation. 488 00:27:32,485 --> 00:27:34,719 It was forged from a rare metal 489 00:27:34,753 --> 00:27:36,988 and reacts to whoever is holding it. 490 00:27:37,022 --> 00:27:39,491 Or interacts. 491 00:27:39,525 --> 00:27:41,526 I went to such great lengths 492 00:27:41,561 --> 00:27:45,096 to make sure that the staff wasn't found. 493 00:27:45,130 --> 00:27:48,166 Unfortunately, since the myth was written down, 494 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,969 people have been searching for it for centuries. 495 00:27:52,004 --> 00:27:53,137 I need your help to stop them 496 00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:54,806 before they get the last piece of your staff. 497 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,241 Oh, I am a pacifist now. 498 00:27:57,275 --> 00:27:58,976 And you don't want to risk your identity being discovered. 499 00:28:00,112 --> 00:28:03,180 Listen, I wouldn't worry too much about these angry youths. 500 00:28:03,215 --> 00:28:05,482 They always calm down, 501 00:28:05,517 --> 00:28:09,753 and eventually, they die of old age. 502 00:28:09,787 --> 00:28:13,156 And that is one of the pleasant aspects of life here. 503 00:28:13,191 --> 00:28:14,157 [taps table] 504 00:28:14,192 --> 00:28:17,528 - Everything changes. - I'll tell you what's gonna change ... 505 00:28:17,562 --> 00:28:22,132 your anonymity... unless you help up find the final piece of your staff. 506 00:28:23,567 --> 00:28:26,336 You may not know Thor. But I do. 507 00:28:33,544 --> 00:28:37,880 My first love on this planet was Ireland. 508 00:28:37,914 --> 00:28:40,683 There was a monastery, and the monks gave me 509 00:28:40,718 --> 00:28:44,854 a nice, warm place to sleep, some soup, 510 00:28:44,888 --> 00:28:48,124 - and some mulled wine. - "Near god." 511 00:29:05,642 --> 00:29:09,511 The effects of the staff... are they permanent? 512 00:29:09,545 --> 00:29:14,015 The strength wears off. You will feel exhausted afterwards. 513 00:29:14,049 --> 00:29:15,984 You'll need sleep. 514 00:29:16,018 --> 00:29:18,420 What about... the other effects? 515 00:29:18,454 --> 00:29:23,024 Oh, that dark, nasty ache in the pit of your stomach, 516 00:29:23,058 --> 00:29:24,926 the rage in your chest that makes you feel 517 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,629 as if your heart's about to explode? 518 00:29:28,664 --> 00:29:30,999 It's worse on humans. 519 00:29:31,033 --> 00:29:34,836 But give it a few decades, and it'll wear off, too. 520 00:29:34,870 --> 00:29:37,272 Great. 521 00:29:37,306 --> 00:29:38,973 [case slams] 522 00:29:41,243 --> 00:29:43,444 Are you sure Ward's okay to go into the field? 523 00:29:43,478 --> 00:29:44,545 [vehicle door slams] 524 00:29:44,579 --> 00:29:46,280 He's not exactly acting like himself. 525 00:29:46,315 --> 00:29:50,217 But he knows it. He'll be fine. 526 00:29:52,220 --> 00:29:53,954 I'm with Coulson. 527 00:29:58,226 --> 00:30:02,296 Well, it's been a while. I wonder ... 528 00:30:02,330 --> 00:30:05,265 Ah, yes. There it is. 529 00:30:05,300 --> 00:30:09,069 Still here. 530 00:30:09,103 --> 00:30:10,904 Well, the nose isn't quite right, but ... 531 00:30:10,939 --> 00:30:13,273 Fitz: That's you? 532 00:30:13,308 --> 00:30:15,575 Yeah. They venerated me a bit as a saint. 533 00:30:15,609 --> 00:30:17,977 They're idiots. 534 00:30:18,011 --> 00:30:20,447 - Where's the staff? - It's upstairs. 535 00:30:23,818 --> 00:30:26,185 Skye: Is that the normal Ward or the new, angrier Ward? 536 00:30:26,220 --> 00:30:27,420 I can't tell. 537 00:30:29,923 --> 00:30:31,157 May: It's quiet. 538 00:30:31,191 --> 00:30:33,525 Why do you think I trusted them with my secret? 539 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,027 They take a vow of silence. 540 00:30:37,965 --> 00:30:42,001 But when you get them talking... they squeal. 541 00:30:42,035 --> 00:30:43,102 [grunts] 542 00:30:43,136 --> 00:30:46,272 If you want to defeat a god, you must become one. 543 00:30:55,281 --> 00:30:57,449 [screams] 544 00:30:57,484 --> 00:30:58,717 [both grunt] 545 00:31:03,585 --> 00:31:05,223 [both grunt] 546 00:31:05,257 --> 00:31:07,358 [both scream] 547 00:31:08,292 --> 00:31:10,526 We need to help him! 548 00:31:10,561 --> 00:31:12,528 I'll get her. 549 00:31:14,898 --> 00:31:18,200 - How is he? - I don't know what to do. He's not human. 550 00:31:18,235 --> 00:31:19,402 He's dying. 551 00:31:19,436 --> 00:31:21,103 Yeah. We know, but she doesn't understand his anatomy. 552 00:31:21,138 --> 00:31:22,905 - And I'm even w... - What in god's name? 553 00:31:22,939 --> 00:31:26,108 - Oh, my god. - Sometimes, you have to just jump in 554 00:31:26,143 --> 00:31:27,310 and figure things out. 555 00:31:27,344 --> 00:31:30,813 Now, Asgardians regenerate faster than we do. 556 00:31:30,847 --> 00:31:32,314 Maybe we can keep him alive long enough ... 557 00:31:32,348 --> 00:31:35,584 - For his body to heal itself. - Okay, what am I looking for? 558 00:31:35,618 --> 00:31:36,919 His heart. 559 00:31:36,953 --> 00:31:38,020 [grunts] 560 00:31:45,328 --> 00:31:46,961 Boy: Help me! 561 00:31:56,105 --> 00:31:57,906 Oh, okay. I think I got it. 562 00:31:57,940 --> 00:31:59,107 - Heart. - Oh, yeah. 563 00:31:59,141 --> 00:32:01,142 Can you feel a tear or rupture? 564 00:32:01,177 --> 00:32:04,012 Clamp down hard on his heart. Try to slow the bleeding. 565 00:32:04,046 --> 00:32:07,182 - Grant, drop the staff. - Get away from me. 566 00:32:07,216 --> 00:32:08,616 - Agent Ward! - This isn't you. 567 00:32:08,650 --> 00:32:09,784 [door opens] 568 00:32:12,254 --> 00:32:13,754 Get back. 569 00:32:19,128 --> 00:32:21,028 Please! Help me! 570 00:32:21,062 --> 00:32:23,731 [indistinct shouting] 571 00:32:30,706 --> 00:32:32,440 Please! 572 00:32:32,874 --> 00:32:34,208 Please! 573 00:32:34,242 --> 00:32:37,510 Help me! Please, help me! 574 00:32:37,545 --> 00:32:38,946 [gasping] 575 00:32:43,017 --> 00:32:46,486 Grant! Help me! 576 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:50,123 [crying] Grant! Please! 577 00:32:50,158 --> 00:32:51,591 Help me! 578 00:32:52,493 --> 00:32:54,394 Please! 579 00:32:54,428 --> 00:32:56,162 Grant! 580 00:32:56,196 --> 00:32:58,965 - Not yet, Grant. - Help me! 581 00:32:58,999 --> 00:33:01,234 - But he's gonna ... - Not yet! 582 00:33:01,268 --> 00:33:04,348 Throw him the rope, and I'll throw you in there, too. 583 00:33:04,383 --> 00:33:06,673 [cries] [sniffles] 584 00:33:06,707 --> 00:33:08,241 Please! 585 00:33:08,275 --> 00:33:11,744 Grant! 586 00:33:34,300 --> 00:33:36,434 [breathing heavily] 587 00:33:40,572 --> 00:33:42,507 Oh, my god. Are you okay? 588 00:33:42,541 --> 00:33:44,350 Come here. 589 00:33:46,712 --> 00:33:49,179 Oh, you've got to be kidding me. [sighs] 590 00:33:54,653 --> 00:33:57,154 This time, let me help. 591 00:33:59,090 --> 00:34:00,190 Okay. 592 00:34:11,970 --> 00:34:13,037 [gasps] 593 00:34:15,407 --> 00:34:16,673 [screams] 594 00:34:36,527 --> 00:34:37,626 [grunts] 595 00:34:42,433 --> 00:34:44,300 I am not afraid of you. 596 00:34:44,335 --> 00:34:45,935 [both scream] 597 00:34:47,972 --> 00:34:49,272 [groans] 598 00:35:04,387 --> 00:35:07,255 Randolph: [gasps] 599 00:35:07,290 --> 00:35:08,757 Am I dead? 600 00:35:10,693 --> 00:35:12,527 Apparently not. 601 00:35:12,561 --> 00:35:14,562 [laughs] 602 00:35:18,968 --> 00:35:21,403 You are easily the most beautiful thing 603 00:35:21,404 --> 00:35:23,838 I've seen in a thousand years. 604 00:35:25,975 --> 00:35:26,975 [sighs] 605 00:35:28,377 --> 00:35:30,277 [birds chirping] 606 00:35:30,312 --> 00:35:33,581 Coulson did that? He just shoved his hand inside? 607 00:35:33,616 --> 00:35:36,551 Well, he had to. I froze, didn't know what to do. 608 00:35:36,585 --> 00:35:39,253 Hey, you didn't freeze. You just got... [scoffs] 609 00:35:39,287 --> 00:35:42,222 ...put in a situation ... [cellphone rings] 610 00:35:45,227 --> 00:35:48,462 - Maybe I should jump in. - Yeah. 611 00:35:48,497 --> 00:35:50,131 [cellphone beeps] 612 00:35:50,165 --> 00:35:52,699 Hi, Dad. 613 00:35:52,734 --> 00:35:55,102 Yeah, it's great to hear your voice, too. 614 00:35:55,137 --> 00:35:58,205 I've been meaning to call you for a couple of days. 615 00:35:58,240 --> 00:36:00,641 It's been a difficult few weeks. 616 00:36:02,510 --> 00:36:06,379 When you held it, did you see anything? 617 00:36:09,617 --> 00:36:12,285 Then how? 618 00:36:12,319 --> 00:36:17,669 - How did you hold all three? - Because I see it every day. 619 00:36:34,074 --> 00:36:37,610 I know that look. You tempted? 620 00:36:37,644 --> 00:36:39,979 Now, what is it you want to see? 621 00:36:40,013 --> 00:36:41,781 Coulson: You and I have a lot in common. 622 00:36:41,815 --> 00:36:45,217 We've both been stabbed in the heart. 623 00:36:48,421 --> 00:36:51,323 I was killed. 624 00:36:51,357 --> 00:36:54,093 Well, almost. I'm hazy on that. 625 00:36:55,761 --> 00:37:00,699 Afterwards... it's kind of a blank. 626 00:37:00,733 --> 00:37:04,903 I have no memory of being revived, of being in a hospital. 627 00:37:04,937 --> 00:37:08,640 Just... woke up a few months later. 628 00:37:08,674 --> 00:37:11,610 And are you haunted by it, Mr. Coulson? 629 00:37:11,644 --> 00:37:16,114 No. Not exactly. 630 00:37:16,148 --> 00:37:18,783 Then what's the problem? 631 00:37:22,387 --> 00:37:24,788 I suppose you're right. 632 00:37:27,025 --> 00:37:30,394 Can we give you a lift back to the university? 633 00:37:30,429 --> 00:37:32,796 Randolph: Well, you know, with Europe's new fascination 634 00:37:32,831 --> 00:37:35,099 with all things Asgardian, 635 00:37:35,134 --> 00:37:39,402 I'm wondering if it's time to start over somewhere else. 636 00:37:39,437 --> 00:37:43,440 Nice beach? Life of tropical drinks and massages? 637 00:37:43,474 --> 00:37:46,510 Mm, oh, I'd get bored. 638 00:37:46,544 --> 00:37:48,979 You should consider the American Northwest. 639 00:37:49,014 --> 00:37:50,447 Maybe Portland. 640 00:37:50,481 --> 00:37:53,583 Good food scene. Great philharmonic. 641 00:37:53,618 --> 00:37:55,119 Well, if you will come and visit. 642 00:37:55,153 --> 00:37:57,554 It's not everyone I get to share my stories with. 643 00:37:57,588 --> 00:37:58,988 Sure. 644 00:38:00,291 --> 00:38:03,693 And if Thor's in town, I'll introduce you. 645 00:38:03,727 --> 00:38:05,728 [insects chirping] 646 00:38:07,798 --> 00:38:10,367 [mid-tempo Celtic music playing] 647 00:38:15,139 --> 00:38:17,439 Skye: Hey. 648 00:38:20,377 --> 00:38:24,213 I could get used to turndown service and little mints on my pillow. 649 00:38:24,247 --> 00:38:27,016 Overnights aren't standard. 650 00:38:27,051 --> 00:38:30,852 We deserve a nice night. You especially. 651 00:38:32,556 --> 00:38:35,924 - How you feeling? - Not great. 652 00:38:38,628 --> 00:38:42,064 I'm sorry. For before. 653 00:38:42,098 --> 00:38:46,034 I'm... I'm not that guy. 654 00:38:46,069 --> 00:38:50,338 When you're a guy who saves lives, I can overlook a little Hulk rage. 655 00:38:50,372 --> 00:38:51,973 No harm, no foul. 656 00:38:53,609 --> 00:38:56,812 Does everything just roll off your back? 657 00:38:56,846 --> 00:39:02,350 No. If it helped, I'd rage all the time, but it doesn't. 658 00:39:04,853 --> 00:39:06,621 What I saw... 659 00:39:09,592 --> 00:39:11,959 [voice breaking] it was about my brother. 660 00:39:16,064 --> 00:39:18,199 I figured. 661 00:39:20,468 --> 00:39:27,341 I know you're not one to talk, but, like I said, I'm here. 662 00:39:27,375 --> 00:39:28,843 My shoulder's free. 663 00:39:32,748 --> 00:39:35,282 [inhales deeply] 664 00:39:35,316 --> 00:39:37,016 I'm beat. 665 00:39:39,086 --> 00:39:41,355 Another time, maybe. 666 00:39:42,957 --> 00:39:45,158 Well, you know where I live. 667 00:40:02,977 --> 00:40:05,311 [sighs] 668 00:40:39,913 --> 00:40:43,641 Coulson: "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." will return in a moment. 669 00:40:46,060 --> 00:40:48,396 [soft music playing] 670 00:41:04,578 --> 00:41:08,215 - Did I fall asleep? - For a little while. 671 00:41:08,249 --> 00:41:12,852 But, uh, that's good. It means you are relaxed. 672 00:41:12,887 --> 00:41:18,125 That's precisely how I'm feeling ... relaxed. 673 00:41:18,159 --> 00:41:23,062 Honestly, Tahiti's too good to be true. 674 00:41:23,096 --> 00:41:24,964 I know. 675 00:41:26,106 --> 00:41:28,689 [echoing] It's a magical place. [gasps] 676 00:41:28,724 --> 00:41:32,149 [breathing heavily]