Pilot

Episode 1 is the first episode of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. It premiered at San Diego Comic-Con on July 18th, 2013.

Plot
When a little boy and his dad look into a shop window at some toys, all of a sudden there is an explosion in the building behind them. The father quickly jumps into action and uses his hidden supernatural abilities to scale the brick building, plunging his hands into the brick with each movement. He then jumps and lands safely, bringing with him the woman he has now saved. While all of this is going on, a girl named Skye films the entire encounter with her cell phone.

Meanwhile, at some other place, Agent Grant Ward pulls off a caper in which he steals fingerprints off a glass, uses them to break into a fireplace/safe and manages to fight off the hostiles that appear quickly and escape on a helicopter. Shortly after, at the secret S.H.I.E.L.D. base, Ward talks with Agent Maria Hill about the presence of beings with supernatural powers, including the Hulk, Captain America, and Thor. Suddenly, Agent Phil Coulson, whom Ward considered dead, enters the room and reveals that Nick Fury faked Coulson’s death in order to bring a group of superheroes now known as the Avengers together to save the planet. Coulson was sent to a grass shack in Tahiti, where he got a little time off, but he is now more than happy to be back on the job.

When Skye meets the hooded hero, whose name is Michael Peterson, she tries to convince the hooded hero to come out of the shadows and be proud of what he’s done. She leaves him but not before warning him about S.H.I.E.L.D.. At some other place, Coulson asks Agent Melinda May for help, and she reluctantly agrees to “drive the bus.” However, the “bus” is a very impressive black jet that serves more as a flying command center for Coulson's team than simply a mode of transportation.

Appearances

 * Phil Coulson
 * Maria Hill
 * Grant Ward
 * Melinda May
 * Skye
 * Leo Fitz
 * Jemma Simmons
 * Michael Peterson