The Team

"The Team" is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D., it follows Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they learn of a traitor among the Secret Warriors. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by DJ Doyle, and directed by Elodie Keene. Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Henry Simmons, and Luke Mitchell. "The Team" originally aired on ABC on April 19, 2016, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 2.85 million viewers. Plot The Zephyr is brought to Gideon Malick's headquarters, where Phil Coulson, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons and Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie evade Hydra troops and try to protect a badly wounded Melinda May, while the Secret Warriors (Daisy Johnson, Lincoln Campbell, Joey Gutierrez and Elena Rodriguez) attack the base to rescue them. Elena rescues the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Lincoln captures Malick, Daisy defeats Giyera and Joey kills Lucio. The team escape in the Zephyr, but Hive reveals to Giyera that he has taken control of one of the Secret Warriors during the rescue.