Absolution

Absolution is the twenty-first episode of the third season of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  and the sixty-fifth episode overall. It's also the first part of the season finale.

Synopsis
It's a showdown a season in the making as S.H.I.E.L.D. takes on Hive, and when his master plan is finally revealed, the team must spring into action. Who will live and who will die?

Plot
To be added

Cast
Main Cast:
 * Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
 * Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May
 * Brett Dalton as Hive
 * Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson
 * Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz
 * Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons
 * Henry Simmons as Alphonso Mackenzie
 * Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell

Guest Stars:
 * John Hannah as Holden Radcliffe
 * Axle Whitehead as James/Hellfire
 * Mark Dacascos as Giyera
 * Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Elena Rodriguez
 * Derek Phillips as Agent O'Brien
 * Adrian Pasdar as Glenn Talbot
 * Patrick John Hurley as General Andaz
 * Dorian Gregory as Undersecretary Walter Thomas
 * Hart Turner as Hudson
 * Noelle Mabry as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent (uncredited)
 * Frank Moran as S.H.I.E.L.D. Tactical Agent (uncredited)
 * Ralph Lammie, Jr. as S.H.I.E.L.D. Tactical Agent (uncredited)

Locations

 * Playground
 * Maveth (dream sequence)
 * Seychelles (mentioned)
 * Montana (mentioned)

Events
To be added

Items

 * Phil Coulson's Prosthetic Hand
 * Nanothermite Vest
 * Theta Brain-Wave Frequency Machine
 * Suspension Gel
 * Absolution Virus
 * I.C.E.R.s

Vehicles

 * Containment Module
 * Quinjet
 * Zephyr One
 * HYDRA QuadCopter

Sentient Species

 * Humans
 * Inhumans
 * Primitives

Organizations

 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Advanced Threat Containment Unit
 * United States Armed Forces
 * Strategic Air Command

Mentioned

 * Werner von Strucker
 * Nathaniel Malick
 * Gideon Malick
 * Will Daniels
 * Grant Ward
 * Thomas Ward
 * Lash

Trivia

 * This episode was originally believed to be titled Forgiven.