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.

Last Updated: 11/11/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
The Asset
star
7.44
7998 votes

#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.

Directors: Milan Cheylov
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D
star
7.46
1526 votes

#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.

Directors: Jesse Bochco
Watch Now:Apple TV
Love in the Time of Hydra
star
7.47
4128 votes

#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.

Directors: Jesse Bochco
Watch Now:Apple TV
Watchdogs
star
7.50
4219 votes

#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.

Directors: Jesse Bochco
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0-8-4
star
7.51
8483 votes

#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.

Directors: David Straiton
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After, Before
star
7.52
1445 votes

#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.

Directors: Eli Gonda
Watch Now:Apple TV
Eye Spy
star
7.53
7437 votes

#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.

Directors: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
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One of Us
star
7.55
4130 votes

#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.

Directors: Kevin Tancharoen
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The Hub
star
7.57
6865 votes

#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.

Directors: Bobby Roth
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The Ghost
star
7.58
5230 votes

#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.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
Watch Now:Apple TV
Girl in the Flower Dress
star
7.59
7276 votes

#11 - 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
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F.Z.Z.T.
star
7.59
6984 votes

#12 - 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
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Repairs
star
7.61
6548 votes

#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.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
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Bouncing Back
star
7.62
4137 votes

#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.?

Directors: Ron Underwood
Watch Now:Apple TV
Code Yellow
star
7.63
2282 votes

#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…

Directors: Mark Kolpack
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All the Comforts of Home
star
7.63
3287 votes

#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.

Directors: Kate Woods
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The Honeymoon
star
7.63
2965 votes

#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.

Directors: Garry A. Brown
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Stolen
star
7.63
1460 votes

#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.

Directors: Garry A. Brown
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Face My Enemy
star
7.64
4626 votes

#19 - 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?

Directors: Kevin Tancharoen
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Inside Voices
star
7.64
2947 votes

#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.

Writer: Mark Leitner
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The Bridge
star
7.64
6219 votes

#21 - 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
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Missing Pieces
star
7.64
2430 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Clark Gregg
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A Life Spent
star
7.64
3377 votes

#23 - 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.

Directors: Kevin Hooks
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Meet the New Boss
star
7.65
4951 votes

#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.

Directors: Vincent Misiano
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BOOM
star
7.65
4683 votes

#25 - 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.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
Watch Now:Apple TV