The WORST episodes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Every episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Now that the existence of super heroes and aliens has become public knowledge, the world is trying to come to grips with this new reality. Agent Phil Coulson is back in action and now has his eye on a mysterious group called The Rising Tide. In order to track this unknown enemy, he has assembled a small, highly select group of agents from the law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. The team has a mission: To investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
#1 - The Asset
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2013
When the brilliant scientist Dr. Franklin Hall is kidnapped, Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents must race against the clock to locate him. Skye is their only way in -- pushing the team to their limits when the entire plan turns upside-down.
#2 - The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/8/2020
After being unexpectedly stranded in 1982, Mack retreats to his childhood home to process the death of his parents, while Deke gets to work scouting a chart-topping group of new agents. With no idea if or when the team is coming back for them, time seems to finally be on their side until the killer robots show up.
#3 - Love in the Time of Hydra
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/24/2015
Coulson and his team are still reeling from a shocking revelation that leaves the team fractured as they must decide what to do with one of their own. Meanwhile, Bobbi and Mack reveal their true allegiance to Hunter, while elsewhere, Ward and Agent 33 embark on a personal mission.
#4 - Watchdogs
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/29/2016
Agent Mack and his brother step in when a radical group called the Watchdogs plans to eliminate the Inhumans; Simmons finds a powerful chemical compound.
#5 - 0-8-4
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2013
Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents travel to Peru to investigate an object of unknown origin, codenamed 0-8-4. But when he runs into Comandante Camilla Reyes, more than just sparks fly at 30,000 feet.
#6 - After, Before
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/15/2020
With the Zephyr's time drive malfunctioning, the team is hurtling toward disaster and Yo-Yo may be their only hope. The only problem, to get her powers back, she'll need to enlist the help of an old adversary and revisit part of her past long hidden away.
#7 - Eye Spy
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2013
Agent Coulson and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team try to track down a mysterious woman who has single-handedly committed numerous high-stakes heists. But when the woman's identity is revealed, a troubling secret stands to ruin Coulson.
#8 - One of Us
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/17/2015
Cal seeks revenge on Coulson by assembling a team of Super Villains to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. Meanwhile, May calls on renowned Dr. Andrew Garner, her charismatic ex-husband, with a crisis that threatens to tear the team apart.
#9 - The Hub
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2013
Dangerous secrets are being kept from Coulson's team and he works the system to save Ward and Fitz when they are sent on a Level 8 classified mission that may end in tragedy.
#10 - The Ghost
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2016
In light of the Sokovia Accords, and with Hydra obliterated, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been legitimatized again and no longer needs to operate in the shadows. Since the world presumes that Coulson is dead, the organization needed a new Director to be the face of the organization. Coulson finds himself back in the role as an agent and teamed with Mack, and together they are tasked with tracking down and confirming the presence of Enhanced people, aka Inhumans. Agent May is tasked with training specialist strike teams, and Fitz and Simmons have taken a big step forward in their relationship.
#11 - F.Z.Z.T.
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2013
When floating bodies turn up, Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D must hunt down an elusive killer. No one is safe -- not even the team.
#12 - Girl in the Flower Dress
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2013
An elusive girl in a flower dress may hold the key to the mystery that brings Coulson and team to Asia to rescue a young man with an unusual and dangerous power. Meanwhile, Skye has a secret that jeopardizes her relationship with the team right when they need her most.
#13 - Repairs
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2013
Coulson and his team are haunted by a mysterious force that threatens to destroy them all, and only a secret from May's past can save them.
#14 - Bouncing Back
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/8/2016
In the aftermath of his trip to Maveth, Coulson is more determined than ever to get to Gideon Malick and put an end to Hydra once and for all. Daisy and the team encounter more Inhumans who have powers as they’ve never seen before, but will they be friends or enemies of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
#15 - Code Yellow
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/31/2019
Yo-Yo and Keller take things public; parasitic aliens threaten the human race; and someone really needs boba…
#16 - All the Comforts of Home
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/2/2018
Coulson and the team set out to rewrite the course of humanity's fate; they're unaware that their efforts will dramatically change one S.H.I.E.L.D. agent's life.
#17 - The Honeymoon
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/13/2018
While an agent’s life hangs in the balance, Fitz, Simmons and Yo-Yo attempt to neutralize a weapon that could play a role in Earth’s destruction.
#18 - Stolen
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/29/2020
After Enoch’s sacrifice propelled them out of the time storm, the team arrives back in 1983 where Nathanial and Kora are hard at work building an army of hand-selected anarchist Inhumans at Afterlife. When the agents split up to cover more ground, Daisy is tasked with protecting Jiaying and is compelled to confront her mother for the first time since her death; while the others quickly learn they’ll need to face yet another supercharged former enemy in order to stop Malick.
#19 - The Bridge
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2013
Coulson takes the war back to Centipede, and this time he brings in Mike Peterson for some super-soldier support. As they get closer to the truth, startling secrets are revealed and an unexpected twist threatens the team.
#20 - Inside Voices
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/6/2018
Coulson is forced to team up with surprising allies to save the world, while the S.H.I.E.L.D. team attempts to track down and rescue him.
#21 - Face My Enemy
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2014
While on a mission to learn more about the secrets of the mysterious writing, Coulson finds himself attacked by the only person he can trust: Agent Melinda May. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is trapped in an explosive situation, and it's up to Fitz to save them -- but is he up to it?
#22 - A Life Spent
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2017
Daisy decides she will rescue Simmons – even if it means risking everything to do it.
#23 - BOOM
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2017
Daisy, Mace and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team must find a way to contain an explosive Inhuman. Meanwhile, Coulson and Mack come face-to-face with Radcliffe’s inspiration for Aida.
#24 - Meet the New Boss
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2016
Daisy goes to battle Ghost Rider at a terrible cost, and Coulson faces the new Director, and his bold agenda surprises them all.
#25 - Missing Pieces
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/10/2019
Scattered across the galaxy, the team works to find their footing in the wake of losing Coulson.