The BEST 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 best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best 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 - What We're Fighting For
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/12/2020
This is their most important fight, and it will take the help of friends and teammates, past and present, to survive.
#2 - S.O.S. (2)
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2015
Coulson and his team launch a last-ditch attack on the helicarrier to stop Jiaying from unleashing the Terrigen crystals and wiping out S.H.I.E.L.D.
#3 - Beginning of the End
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2014
Dark secrets are revealed as Coulson and his team put everything on the line to stop Garrett and the forces of HYDRA.
#4 - As I Have Always Been
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/22/2020
A time storm ravages the Zephyr, propelling it toward destruction while simultaneously forcing Daisy and Coulson to relive their failed attempts to save the team over and over, until they find a solution or are swallowed by the storm. Making it to their next destination will take trust, courage and sacrifice from everyone on board, but it will all come down to having enough time.
#5 - Turn, Turn, Turn
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2014
Coulson and his team find themselves without anyone they can trust, only to discover that they are trapped with a traitor in their midst.
#6 - 4,722 Hours
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2015
After her dramatic rescue from another planet, Simmons is still reeling from her ordeal and reveals how she had to fight for her life in a harsh new world.
#7 - The End
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2018
Coulson's life or death is the challenge the team finds themselves in, as the wrong decision will cause the destruction of Earth.
#8 - Agents of Hydra - World's End
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2017
With the surprising emergence of Ghost Rider, Coulson and the team attempt to stop Aida from ending the world.
#9 - S.O.S. (1)
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/2015
S.H.I.E.L.D. puts everything on the line to survive a war that blurs the line between friend and foe. Coulson and his team will be forced to make shocking sacrifices that will leave their relationships and their world changed forever.
#10 - New Life
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/2/2019
May battles Izel, Daisy and Mack fight Sarge, and Yo-Yo deals with a problem from within. FitzSimmons have to deal with another situation where they have to change the course of their natural lives, and Sarge's true people prepare to invade Earth. Who Will Survive?
#11 - Maveth
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2015
S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra go head-to-head in a battle that will change Coulson's world forever. While Daisy and her team of Inhumans fight to keep Hydra at bay, Coulson and Fitz take the ultimate risk.
#12 - What They Become
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2014
Coulson and Whitehall's forces meet in an explosive confrontation that dramatically alters everyone's fates. Meanwhile, Skye discovers shocking secrets about her past.
#13 - The End Is at Hand
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/12/2020
With their backs against the wall and Nathaniel and Sibyl edging ever closer to eliminating S.H.I.E.L.D. from the history books, the agents must rely on their strengths to outsmart and outlast the Chronicoms.
#14 - Ascension (2)
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2016
Coulson and his team take on Hive before he can set off the warhead and transform the world's population into his Inhuman slaves. However, one team member will sacrifice themselves to stop the Inhuman leader.
#15 - The Dirty Half Dozen
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/2015
Gonzales and Coulson must find a way to put their differences aside and work together against HYDRA, even if it means teaming up with someone they don't trust.
#16 - LMD - Self Control
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/2017
Suspicion turns to paranoia when the team doesn’t know who can be trusted as more LMDs infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D..
#17 - Rewind
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2017
With the surprising help of Lance Hunter, nothing will stop Fitz from finding the lost team as his incredible journey is revealed.
#18 - Agents of Hydra - The Return
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2017
Coulson and the team's victory in the Framework is short-lived, revealing an even deadlier enemy looming against them all.
#19 - Agents of Hydra - No Regrets
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2017
The truth behind Fitz’s turn could bring down all of S.H.I.E.L.D.
#20 - Yes Men
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/2014
When Coulson and his team are attacked by Lorelei - a deadly seductress who escaped from Asgard - Thor's Lady Sif, her longtime nemesis, steps in to try to save them.
#21 - Closure
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2015
Ward's campaign for revenge brings the S.H.I.E.L.D. team to their knees, and Coulson proves he will do anything to settle the score.
#22 - Agents of Hydra - Farewell, Cruel World!
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2017
Daisy and Simmons race against the clock to get the team out of the Framework, but not everyone is ready to leave.
#23 - Inescapable
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/21/2019
They've fought through space, time and alternate realities to find each other, and now, closer than ever, only their own demons can stop FitzSimmons' reunion.
#24 - End of the Beginning
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/2014
Agents Garrett and Triplett are back to help Coulson's team track down S.H.I.E.L.D.'S nefarious enemy - the Clairvoyant. But will Deathlok destroy them all to protect his master's identity?
#25 - Fun & Games
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/5/2018
With Daisy’s life on the line, an unexpected friend attempts to rescue her.