The BEST episodes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1

Every episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1, 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. season 1!

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.

Last Updated: 11/11/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Beginning of the End
star
8.36
5702 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: David Straiton
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Turn, Turn, Turn
star
8.22
6070 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Vincent Misiano
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Yes Men
star
7.98
6047 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: John Terlesky
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End of the Beginning
star
7.96
5993 votes

#4 - 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?

Directors: Bobby Roth
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T.R.A.C.K.S.
star
7.95
6335 votes

#5 - T.R.A.C.K.S.

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2014

Hot on the trail of the Clairvoyant, Coulson and his team board a mystery train that seems to be headed for certain death.

Directors: Paul A. Edwards
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Nothing Personal
star
7.92
5804 votes

#6 - Nothing Personal

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2014

Just when there's no one left to trust, Agent Maria Hill returns to team up with Coulson as S.H.I.E.L.D. is being destroyed around them.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
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T.A.H.I.T.I.
star
7.91
6120 votes

#7 - T.A.H.I.T.I.

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/4/2014

Coulson goes on the attack to save Skye - enlisting the aid of Ward's former S.O. John Garrett -- and uncovers shocking truths about his own life and S.H.I.E.L.D..

Directors: Bobby Roth
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
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Ragtag
star
7.91
5791 votes

#8 - Ragtag

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2014

Ward's betrayal and HYDRA's shocking secrets are revealed as Coulson's team goes undercover on a mission that leaves no one unscathed.

Directors: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
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The Only Light in the Darkness
star
7.88
5783 votes

#9 - The Only Light in the Darkness

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2014

Agent Koenig puts the team through the ultimate lie detector test and Coulson races to save the life of his one true love as the mystery of "The Cellist".

Directors: Vincent Misiano
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Providence
star
7.83
5911 votes

#10 - Providence

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2014

With Colonel Glenn Talbot now on their trail, Coulson and his team seek refuge in the last place anyone would look, where they begin to uncover S.H.I.E.L.D.'S most dangerous secrets -- secrets that could destroy them all.

Directors: Milan Cheylov
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The Magical Place
star
7.81
6216 votes

#11 - The Magical Place

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2014

Coulson uncovers vital information about the mystery of his death, but, with Centipede out for blood, this knowledge may come at the cost of one of the team.

Directors: Kevin Hooks
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Seeds
star
7.78
5965 votes

#12 - Seeds

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2014

Coulson and May uncover startling information about Skye's past, while the team is swept into a storm at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.

Directors: Kenneth Fink
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Pilot
star
7.66
9143 votes

#13 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2013

As the world comes to grips with the existence of superheroes and aliens, agent Phil Coulson assembles a small group of highly skilled agents; the team's first assignment is to find a man with extraordinary -- and potentially devastating -- powers and the young computer hacker that's encouraging him to reveal himself to the world.

Directors: Joss Whedon
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Well
star
7.65
6626 votes

#14 - The Well

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2013

In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film THOR: THE DARK WORLD, Coulson and The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces -- one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Bridge
star
7.64
6219 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Holly Dale
Watch Now:Apple TV
Repairs
star
7.61
6548 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
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F.Z.Z.T.
star
7.59
6984 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: Vincent Misiano
Watch Now:Apple TV
Girl in the Flower Dress
star
7.59
7276 votes

#18 - 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.

Directors: Jesse Bochco
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Hub
star
7.57
6865 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Bobby Roth
Watch Now:Apple TV
Eye Spy
star
7.53
7437 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
Watch Now:Apple TV
0-8-4
star
7.51
8483 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: David Straiton
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Asset
star
7.44
7998 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Milan Cheylov
Watch Now:Apple TV