Skye: What I said before, when I said the uprising was… whatever I said, “a good thing”… I don’t want you to think I’m oblivious. What I was talking about was the Tweets.
Ward: Tweets… you trying to make things better or worse?
Skye: Peruvians have organized for the first time in decades. Thousands of suffering people who never met, uniting over a common idea… it’s mind blowing! And I don’t want to bring it up, because I don’t want to see your hate face, but… that’s what the Rising Tide is all about.
Ward: Ok…
Skye: Usually one person doesn’t have the solution, but a hundred people with one percent of the solution… that’ll get it done. I think that’s beautiful. Pieces solving a puzzle.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season 1: Episode 2 – “0-8-4”
Clearly SHIELD’s budget is not dependent on congressional approval, because Agent Coulson and his crew are back with a new case this week, despite the government shutdown. This week’s episode gave us a much better look at our characters, and a closer glimpse at what we can expect from the show going forward, all while building on the promise of last week’s premiere. And while it may not have lived up to the brilliance of Joss Whedon’s “Pilot”, “0-8-4” (written by showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, J-Mo, and Jeffrey Bell) was a solid entry in the young series, building on some of the things that were hinted at 
The Love Pirate 