Reaction: Agents of SHIELD – “One of Us”

Melinda May in "One of Us"

Last week’s Agents of SHIELD left us with everything seemingly in chaos.  Skye had shot herself in order to stop a quake she was beginning to trigger with two alien entities after her for the same reason but with different intentions.  Hunter confronted Mack about the secret Mack and Bobbi are keeping, and was answered with a choke hold from Mack that knocked Hunter out.  And the entire team was hit with the news that Skye now has powers thanks to the Diviner, and Fitz knew and has been lying to everyone.  This week we got to see Coulson’s team trying to find some answers and a bit of stability, while being confronted with just the sort of chaos they want to avoid.  We got a few answers, a revelation or two, some backstory, and a dose of emotion in “One of Us,” written by Monica Owusu-Breen and directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

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