Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-112155-20160406004352/@comment-26258556-20160407003439

I think that what Malick saw had something to do with his daughter, Stepthanie. Gideon may be a jerk, but the guy definitely cared about his daughter. Seeing as we only got to see her once before, and she knows all about HYDRA, it would make sense if someone wanted to take her out.

Over the course of the season, we're seeing Malick try to manipulate Hive, but in the end, he's the one being manipulated. We saw how he reacted when Hive said to kill that guy, he hesitated. Hive also said that Malick thought about shooting someone, but he never said that he took the shot. Even with Daisy, it didn't seem like he really wanted to kill her, he just wanted to put on a show and prove some point, intimidate her.

The way I see it, I think the writers are trying to make Malick appear more human and later betray HYDRA to protect the people he cares about. The show usually has one of the bad guys turn good at the end of the season, so Malick/Lash are the most likely people to switch sides this season.