The story is split into two plots this week as Mack, Yo Yo, Flint, and the rest of the humans aboard Kasius’s slave station must fight for their survival while Coulson, Daisy, May, Fitz, Simmons, and Deke have to figure how to fly a decades old Zephyr off what is left of the Earth. It seems like Mack and his crew are at a grave disadvantage because how in the world could the always suspicious humans aboard the station ever unite to take the fight to Kasius? Well, it seems that in his arrogance Kasius pushes things too far and the humans indeed unite. Combine that with Mack’s leadership and inspiring presence and Yo Yo’s fiery determination and you have a legit rebellion. The whole thing speaks to just how far Mack has come. I was afraid that at the end of last season, what with the loss of his daughter in the Framework, Mack would be in for a very bleak and soul searching season. Not the case, Mack is every inch the leader and hero and manages to figure out a way to finally take Kasius down a peg. That’s a very cool way to tie the Kree mythology into the ongoing narrative of the series and bring back a character that seems like she has a lot more to give. I’m kind of hoping that Deke, Tess, and Flint are able to accompany SHIELD back to the present – if they ever get back. Speaking of Deke, the mercenary has a choice to make this week as it is up to him whether to dispatch Voss. Voss tried to kill Daisy last week and ended up killing the precog Robin. Deke refrains from killing his old friend which shows us that there is a little morality in Deke that we really didn’t know about. It also brings up more discussion about Deke’s father whom Voss also betrayed. Any guesses on whom Deke’s daddy might be? For some reason, I’m getting a Ward vibe here. Am I nuts? But it ain’t that easy, kids. Sinara stows away aboard and we knew there would be a throw down with the ball wielding blue fatale. I kind of assumed it would be May taking down the master of the balls, but with May at the helm, it’s up to Daisy to have the boss fight. Now, keep in mind Daisy still doesn’t have her Quake powers, but with Deke and gravity’s help, Daisy indeed takes down Sinara by impaling her on a pipe. Ouch. I will miss Sinara’s ominous music and fearsome presence, but it is still a satisfying victory for Daisy and SHIELD. With Sinara taken down, SHIELD is able to take off. Mack and company confront Kasius who babbles on and on, giving SHIELD’s new human friends time to move all of the Kree bombs to one sealed level of the station. Because Kasius is an arrogant prick, he prattles on before hitting the trigger. All he succeeds in doing is blowing up all the Inhuman blood and terrigen crystals on the station. Ooops. Kasius makes it out, but now he has no Inhumans, no Sinara, and no bombs to control his human chattel. It seems he does have a seer though, so Kasius isn’t out of the fight yet. Yeah, that’s a lot of action, and as I said, this sucker moves. With Sinara dead and Kasius almost defeated, I’m assuming we’re getting to act two of the season very soon. I guess the next part of the season will see SHIELD back in the present trying to solve the mystery of the end of the world. There are really tons to explore if and when SHIELD gets back to the right time.
