Season Guide
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Season 5
Season 5 Review
The fifth season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D., follows Phil Coulson and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and allies as they try to save the world from an apocalyptic future.
Episodes
1
SummaryThe team finds themselves on a mysterious outpost in space surrounded by corpses, and with no sign of Fitz. As they meet the inhabitants, the agents try to work out…
2
SummaryAs they come to their grips with their new surroundings, Coulson, Mack, and Elena are forced to make a deal with a crime lord, Grill. Meanwhile, Jemma is captured by…
3
SummaryWhile Daisy tries to rescue Jemma, Coulson and his team search the rubble belt for a mysterious segment. Meanwhile, Jemma coaches a young Inhuman in her powers.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but…
4
SummaryKasius tells Daisy what her value is to him. Meanwhile, Grill tasks Mack with acting as his new enforcer, and Coulson and Melinda discover that Deke isn't being honest with…
5
SummaryFitz is left behind and the military locks him up. He soon plots an escape, and works out a way to travel to the future to rescue his friends.Our TakeA…
6
SummaryFitz makes contact with Jemma and tries to plan an escape. Meanwhile, the human teenagers undergo Terrigenesis and one of them reveals his new power.Our TakeA mixed bag: some good…
7
SummaryFaulnak sends his best hunter to recover Daisy, while Daisy, Fitz, and Jemma try to reunite with Coulson and the others. On the surface, Melinda meets Enoch.Our TakeFine. Just fine.…
8
SummaryCoulson and the others meet up with the surface survivors, while Mack, Elena, and Flint battle the Roaches that Kasius has unleashed on the Lighthouse humans.Our TakeA transition episode that…
9
SummaryWhile Elena and Mack rally the humans to fight against Kasius, Coulson and the others try to find a way to return to the Lighthouse while Sinara comes looking for…
10
SummaryAs Deke and Enoch prepare to open the time portal, Elena discovers who Kasius' Seer is while Daisy refuses to go back to 2018 and end up destroying the planet.Our…
11
SummaryCoulson and team return to 2018 and discover that they're fugitives from the government. A mysterious woman leads the government forces, and sets off a chain of events that may…
12
SummaryThe team discovers what Coulson has been hiding from them, as the monoliths' explosion causes a rift to a fear dimension that threatens to destroy them all.Our TakeFine. Just fine.…
13
SummaryThe team gets a lead on the Gravitonium they need to seal the rift once and for all. Meanwhile, Deke learns who his grandparents are, while Hale and Ruby recruit…
14
SummaryFitz tries to seal the rift, and what appears to be his greatest fear materializes to help him. Meanwhile, Coulson and Melinda capture Hale only to discover that it's a…
15
SummaryHale's history with Hydra is revealed as she tries to convince Coulson to join forces with her. Meanwhile, Fitz asks for his freedom so that he can help find out…
16
SummaryCoulson convinces one of Hale's people to help him. Meanwhile, Jemma and Elena come up with a plan to free Fitz, while Daisy and Melinda turn to Robin for help.Our…
17
SummaryDeke is injured trying to help Daisy, while Fitzsimmons and Elena discover what Hale has planned. Meanwhile, Melinda makes a confession to Coulson.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story…
18
SummaryDaisy benches Coulson and takes a team to stop Ruby before she becomes the Destroyer of Worlds.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
19
SummaryQovas sends his men to get the Gravitonium, and finds a team torn apart by suspicion and distrust of each other... and no sign of Daisy.Our TakeA mixed bag: some…
20
SummaryTalbot and Coulson go to negotiate with the Confederacy, while Daisy has Jemma find a way to make the Centipede technology work.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but…
21
SummaryWhile Talbot pays his family a visit, Coulson and Melinda try to find a way off of the Confederacy spaceship.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your…
22
SummaryA member of the team dies while trying to stop Talbot, who is intent on acquiring enough Gravitonium to fight Thanos. Meanwhile, the agents try to deal with Coulson's impending…