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 - Know Your Onions
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/3/2020
With the identity of the timeline-unraveling "thread" revealed, the team's mission to protect him at all costs leads each agent to question their own values. Is preserving the future of the world as they know it worth the destruction they could prevent?
#2 - 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.
#3 - Wake Up
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/2017
May races to find the truth about what happened to her, while Aida’s next move could mean the death of them all.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.?
#7 - Lockup
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2016
As Robbie Reyes struggles to control The Ghost Rider, S.H.I.E.L.D. infiltrates a high-security prison to unravel the secrets that haunt them all.
#8 - Identity and Change
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/11/2017
As Daisy and Simmons struggle to discover an escape route to the real world, the identity of the Inhuman leader of the Resistance is revealed.
#9 - The Good Samaritan
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2016
The shocking origin story of Robbie's transition into Ghost Rider is revealed as the lives of Coulson and the team hang in the balance.
#10 - Orientation (2)
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2017
As they come to their grips with their new surroundings, Coulson, Mack, and Elena are forced to make a deal with a crime lord, Grill. Meanwhile, Jemma is captured by the Kree, and Daisy discovers who was responsible for Earth's fate.
#11 - 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.
#12 - Together or Not at All
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2018
Just as the team reunites, they become prey to an undefeated Kree warrior bent on killing them all.
#13 - Hot Potato Soup
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2017
Agents Sam and Billy Koenig are hunted down to get at the Darkhold book, and only Coulson and the team can save them before the clock ticks out.
#14 - All the Madame's Men
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2017
Daisy finds herself teamed up with an unlikely partner. Meanwhile, Aida prepares to put her ultimate end game into effect.
#15 - A Life Earned
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/2017
Coulson and the team discover what their captors’ true intentions are; and in space, escape is not an option.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Spacetime
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/5/2016
The S.H.I.E.L.D. team tries to prove that fate is not fixed after Daisy is horrified by a glimpse of the future.
#19 - Parting Shot
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/22/2016
Bobbi and Hunter become ensnared in an assassination plot after tracking Malick to Russia. As S.H.I.E.L.D. races to save the lives on the line, the team is changed forever
#20 - 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.
#21 - Broken Promises
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/10/2017
Though Coulson and May are growing closer, Coulson remains unaware of the dark secret May is hiding beneath the surface. Meanwhile, Aida is unrelenting in her search for the Darkhold.
#22 - Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2016
As Ghost Rider’s quest for vengeance brings him into an explosive confrontation with S.H.I.E.L.D.. Coulson and Mack must rely on an unlikely ally in their time of desperate need. Daisy reunites with a familiar face to stop the Watchdogs.
#23 - 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.
#24 - The Singularity
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/26/2016
The S.H.I.E.L.D. team is left reeling and decimated as Hive continues to sway Inhumans to his side. But there is a sliver of hope as Agents Fitz and Simmons follow a lead that may be able to stop the maniacal Inhuman once and for all.
#25 - Orientation (1)
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2017
Coulson and the team find themselves stranded on a mysterious ship in outer space, and that’s just the beginning of the nightmare to come.