Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season 4

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., or simply Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division)

Vijay Nadeer:
Remember that zipline we built out here with Raj?

Senator Ellen Nadeer:
I'm sorry Vijay.

Vijay:
Sorry? Why? 'Cause I broke my arm falling off it? Wasn't your fault.

[Watchdogs appear pointing guns towards Vijay]

Vijay:
Wait, what's going on? What is this?

Nadeer:
You and I were both there when the Chitauri killed mum. Aliens invading our world, everything changed that day.

Vijay:
What are you doing?

Nadeer:
Inhuman epidemic was the next phase. The aliens are now here, contaminating us, changing us to be like them. Which is why we made each other a promise.

Vijay:
No, no Ellen, no.

Nadeer:
That if either of us was ever infected by the alien plague, it would be up to the other to do the right thing.

[Watchdog member points gun at Vijay at point-blank range]

Vijay:
I'm not an Inhuman! I'm your brother.

Nadeer:
Whatever came out of that cocoon is no brother of mine.

Vijay:
Look at me! Ellen, please. Just look at me! I heard your voice when I was inside, telling me to fight. That's why I was in there for so long. I was fighting.

Nadeer:
It's only wishful thinking.

Vijay:
No, it wasn't! Do you see any scarring or any special abilities? That's because it didn't change me. I'm the same person I've always been. I beat it, just like you said I could. I'm your brother. The same one who followed you around when we were kids. I've always looked up to you, always loved you. Please, don't give up on me now. Nothing's changed, I swear. You have to trust me. Trust me! This is not what mum would want.

Nadeer:
Let him go!

LMD May:
[looking out the window at the snow falling] I have so many memories of snow. My first time ice-skating on my neighbor's pond. A month stationed near the French Alps. But the truth is, this is the first time I've seen it.

LMD Coulson:
My phantom limb used to ache in cold weather. But now... I don't feel that pain. I haven't felt this good in years.

LMD May:
What are you saying? [realizes Coulson's an LMD] No, oh God, no. What did Radcliffe do?

LMD Coulson:
May, it's okay.

LMD May:
This is why I'm locked up in here.

LMD Coulson:
Hey...

LMD May:
You're not afraid of what I'll do.

LMD Coulson:
It's okay.

LMD May:
You're afraid that they'll discover you!

LMD Coulson:
We can help them, too. May, this is a good thing. This is a very good thing.

LMD May:
How can you possibly think that?!

LMD Coulson:
I get it. My programming is different than yours. You had to discover that your body had been replaced. You must've felt blindsided.

LMD May:
Like reality was crashing down.

LMD Coulson:
Whereas I still have my mind but know exactly what I am. And more importantly, I understand a basic truth that you don't realize yet.

LMD May:
And what's that?

LMD Coulson:
That our bodies don't matter. Radcliffe built a world, a world exactly like this one. Every molecular detail the same, just... with a little less hurt for each of us.

LMD May:
What do you mean, "hurt"?

LMD Coulson:
Imagine if your greatest regret could be wiped away. Do you know what that would be?

LMD May:
I do. And you?

LMD Coulson:
I sometimes wonder what it would've been like [picks up his S.H.I.E.L.D. badge] if I'd never signed up. All the loss, the grief. All my regrets are piled up after that. Could've lived like a civilian, you know? The simple life. Now we can have that.

AIDA:
There's a beauty to it.

Radcliffe:
This body you're building ... the Russian won't approve.

AIDA:
He'll come around. I've observed his behavior. I've observed much human behavior. And the more I see, the harder it gets to find a logic to it.

Radcliffe:
Oh, you sweet girl. There is no logic to love, anger, wonder, joy.

AIDA:
I understand the concepts, but I don't feel them myself. And unfortunately, they've created a paradox in my programming.

Radcliffe:
What do you mean? Explain.

AIDA:
My two main parameters are in opposition due to human emotions. I was programmed to protect the Framework but also to preserve your life above all others.

Radcliffe:
Well, how is that a contradiction?

AIDA:
Because the greatest threat to the Framework, Doctor... is you.

Radcliffe:
That's simply not accurate.

AIDA:
A defining human trait seems to be regret, or so I've observed. You even asked me to repair one regret for each person entering the Framework.

Radcliffe:
Yes.

AIDA:
Well you Doctor, exhibit poor self-control, and if you someday come to regret building the Framework, you could change my parameters and have me dismantle it.

Radcliffe:
[laughing] Why would you think I would ever do that? I am saving these people. I am giving them a replica of their life with less pain.

AIDA:
Yes, but their physical bodies will eventually give out because of it.

Radcliffe:
Oh, AIDA, that doesn't matter. Reality is just perception. They perceive it as real, which makes it real.

AIDA:
They might not believe that.

Radcliffe:
Yeah, but I do. I know it. I believe it to be true, wholeheartedly.

AIDA:
Thank you for clarifying. That statement fixes the paradox. I can now solve both problems at once. [slits Radcliffe's wrists and inserts him into the Framework] Shh. You'll live a long life, free of pain.

Coulson:
[broadcasting on National television] Good evening. As you all know, a Hydra facility was destroyed yesterday. Hydra told you that it was an act of terrorism. They told you an Inhuman named The Patriot murdered civilians. What they told you was a lie. We're going to show you what really happened. [rolls footage from May's body-cam] This footage was taken from the body-cam of a high-level Hydra operative. Hydra used this "enlightenment center" to brainwash anyone who dared to question them. Jeffrey Mace saved these people, but Hydra was willing to kill them just to maintain their lie. Once you see this footage, the truth is undeniable. Hydra doesn't think we're smart enough to know when we're being fed alternative facts, to keep us afraid, to keep them in power. Remember, there are more of us than there are of them. And now that we know the truth, we have a choice to make. We all have the opportunity to be Patriots, will you take a stand? Are you going to hold them accountable? Throughout history we've seen empires rise and fall–

Agent Burrows:
[at the broadcasting studio] There are people outside. [Bakshi smiles and Ward picks up his pistol] No, they're not Hydra. I think they're here to help us fight.

Coulson:
A wise man once told me that a person can do anything once they realize they're a part of something bigger. It's taking me a while to understand that. For years I was just a face in the crowd, a history teacher who spread Hydra's lies. They seemed too imposing for any one person to fight. But now... I'm choosing to stand up, to become a part of something bigger. I really do believe that together we can accomplish anything. Because the truth is... I'm not just a history teacher. My name is Phil Coulson, and I'm an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.


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