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The Dirty Half Dozen

First Aired

April 28, 2015

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"This is great. We finally got the team back together."

―Grant Ward^[src]

The Dirty Half Dozen is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Synopsis

Gonzales and Coulson must find a way to put their differences aside and work together against HYDRA, even if it means teaming up with someone they don’t trust.

Plot

In Afterlife, Raina has a nightmare from which she abruptly wakes up, only to find Jiaying in her room. Before Raina can tell of her dreams, Calvin Zabo, Daisy Johnson and Gordon return following the Battle at Calvin Zabo's Building. Zabo confronts Jiaying about her intent to take him away from his daughter before being sent away and Gordon informs them that Lincoln Campbell has been captured by HYDRA. However, Jiaying refuses to send help to rescue him as it would be too dangerous for the Inhumans. In the meantime, Campbell and Deathlok find themselves prisoners in the Arctic HYDRA Research Facility, where they are monitored by Sunil Bakshi and List, who intends to experiment on them, removing Deathlok's eye.

Robert-Gonzales-given-Toolbox-Bus-Distrust — Phil Coulson agrees to give the Toolbox to Robert Gonzales

Robert Gonzales meets Phil Coulson in the Bus and Coulson insists of joining their forces in order to fight against HYDRA, agreeing to hand over Nick Fury's Toolbox to Gonzales in exchange of his cooperation. Therefore, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents from both factions, accompanied by Grant Ward and Agent 33 gather at the Playground, although the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are reluctant to work with Ward, Jemma Simmons even assuming that they should be ready to kill him. Coulson's plan is put to a vote, but Melinda May asks to speak with Coulson in private before making her choice. May confronts Coulson about the Theta Protocol, but Coulson refuses to disclose any information about it. Eventually, May agrees to follow Coulson's plan.

Ward-breaks-down-the-plan-Bus-awkward — Grant Ward tries to defuse the awkwardness of him working with S.H.I.E.L.D. again

The S.H.I.E.L.D. team prepares to head to the HYDRA base. Gonzales refuses that Bobbi Morse joins them as he is not willing to sacrifice any of his agents and Simmons manages to join the team, secretly taking a Splinter Bomb with her. Aboard the Bus, they are joined by Skye, who managed to convince Gordon to teleport her thanks to Raina's vision. While Ward explains the details of the mission, the others blame him about all the wrongs he committed, but they ultimately decide to work together. S.H.I.E.L.D. decides to sacrifice the Bus, leaving the plane to be destroyed by the HYDRA defenses while they leave on a free falling Quinjet.

Skye-saves-Lincoln — Skye saves Lincoln Campbell

The S.H.I.E.L.D. team storm the HYDRA base, where they meet Bakshi, who is still working for Ward. The team splits up. Skye, Simmons, and Ward find Deathlok, who informs them that Campbell has been taken elsewhere. While Skye manages to rescue him in time, Simmons tries to kill Ward with her Splinter Bomb, but Bakshi intervenes and is killed instead. Ward expresses his disappointment to Simmons but does not hurt her, simply leaving instead. Meanwhile, Leo Fitz deactivates the base's defenses and Coulson retrieves secret information in the HYDRA computers.

Maria-Hill-Skype-Avengers-Tower — Maria Hill is provided with intel about HYDRA by Phil Coulson

At the Playground, Lance Hunter forgives Alphonso Mackenzie for his actions, Morse talks to Agent 33 about the time back when she was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and all the top S.H.I.E.L.D. officers watch the success of the whole operation. When the team returns, Ward calls Coulson and asks him to look after Agent 33. Deathlok is sent to another facility so that his leg can be fixed. Coulson hands over the Toolbox to Gonzales, casually informing him that Fury is still alive. Right after that, Coulson is called by Maria Hill. He sends her the intel about the Scepter he reclaimed in the HYDRA base, which will lead to the Attack on the HYDRA Research Base, and enacts the Theta Protocol.

In Afterlife, Jiaying and Raina discuss the latter's powers, but Raina has another vision in which she has a glimpse of the Scepter and the Battle of Sokovia.

Cast

Main Cast:

Guest Cast

Kyle MacLachlan as Doctor Calvin Zabo
Henry Simmons as Agent Alphonso Mackenzie
J. August Richards as Michael Peterson/Deathlok
Dichen Lachman as Jiaying
Ruth Negga as Raina
Jamie Harris as Gordon
Maya Stojan as Kara Palamas/Agent 33
Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi
Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell
Henry Goodman as Doctor List
Christine Adams as Agent Anne Weaver
Edward James Olmos as Agent Robert Gonzales
Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
Mark Allan Stewart as Agent Oliver
Brendan Wayne as Jiaying's Assistant
Chad Cleven as HYDRA Tactical Agent

Appearances

Locations

Playground
Afterlife
Arctic
- Arctic HYDRA Research Facility
New York City, New York
- Avengers Tower
Kauai, Hawaii (mentioned)
Mykonos, Greece (mentioned)
Sokovia (mentioned)
Puerto Rico (mentioned)
S.H.I.E.L.D. Safe House (mentioned)

Events

War on HYDRA
- Attack on the Arctic HYDRA Research Facility
Attack on the Playground (mentioned)
Ultron Offensive (mentioned)

Items

Vehicles

Sentient Species

Organizations

S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Coulson's Team (mentioned)
- Theta Protocol (mentioned)
HYDRA
Stark Industries
Strategic Scientific Reserve (logo)
Avengers (mentioned)

Mentioned

Awards

This episode was nominated for a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Special and Visual Effects.

Trivia

The title of this episode is an allusion to the film The Dirty Dozen.
This episode did not have an after-commercial epilogue.

Behind the Scenes

The scene on the Bus was the first time in Season Two that all of Coulson's Team from Season One was together in one place; in an interview, actor Brett Dalton said that was one of his favorite scenes.

Videos

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 2x19 Promo "The Dirty Half Dozen" (HD)

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2, Ep. 19 – Clip 1

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2, Ep. 19 – Clip 2

References

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki has a collection of images and media related to The Dirty Half Dozen.

External Links

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Season One	Pilot • 0-8-4 • The Asset • Eye-Spy • Girl in the Flower Dress • FZZT • The Hub • The Well • Repairs •The Bridge • The Magical Place • Seeds • T.R.A.C.K.S. • T.A.H.I.T.I. • Yes Men • End of the Beginning • Turn, Turn, Turn • Providence • The Only Light in the Darkness • Nothing Personal • Ragtag • Beginning of the End

Season Two	Shadows • Heavy is the Head • Making Friends and Influencing People • Face My Enemy • A Hen in the Wolf House • A Fractured House • The Writing on the Wall • The Things We Bury • ...Ye Who Enter Here • What They Become • Aftershocks • Who You Really Are • One of Us • Love in the Time of HYDRA • One Door Closes • Afterlife • Melinda • The Frenemy of My Enemy • The Dirty Half Dozen • Scars • S.O.S. Part One • S.O.S. Part Two

Season Three	Laws of Nature • Purpose in the Machine • A Wanted (Inhu)man • Devils You Know • 4,722 Hours • Among Us Hide... • Chaos Theory • Many Heads, One Tale • Closure • Maveth • Bouncing Back • The Inside Man • Parting Shot • Watchdogs • Spacetime • Paradise Lost • The Team • The Singularity • Failed Experiments • Emancipation • Absolution • Ascension

Season Four	The Ghost • Meet the New Boss • Uprising • Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire • Lockup • The Good Samaritan • Deals With Our Devils • The Laws of Inferno Dynamics • Broken Promises • The Patriot • Wake Up • Hot Potato Soup • BOOM • The Man Behind the Shield • Self Control • What If... • Identity and Change • No Regrets • All the Madame's Men • Farewell, Cruel World! • The Return • World's End

Season Five	Orientation Part One • Orientation Part Two • A Life Spent • A Life Earned • Rewind • Fun & Games • Together or Not at All • The Last Day • Best Laid Plans • Past Life • All the Comforts of Home • The Real Deal • Principia • The Devil Complex • Rise and Shine • Inside Voices • The Honeymoon • All Roads Lead... • Option Two • The One Who Will Save Us All • The Force of Gravity • The End

Season Six	Missing Pieces • Window of Opportunity • Fear and Loathing on the Planet of Kitson • Code Yellow • The Other Thing • Inescapable • Toldja • Collision Course Part One • Collision Course Part Two • Leap • From the Ashes • The Sign • New Life

Season Seven	The New Deal • Know Your Onions • Alien Commies from the Future! • Out of the Past • A Trout in the Milk • Adapt or Die • The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D • After, Before • As I Have Always Been • Stolen • Brand New Day • The End is at Hand • What We're Fighting For

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 {{Quote|This is great. We finally got the [[Coulson's Team|team]] back together.|[[Grant Ward]]|The Dirty Half Dozen}}
 '''''The Dirty Half Dozen''''' is the nineteenth episode of the [[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D./Season Two|second season]] of the television series ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''.