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The Only Light in the Darkness

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April 22, 2014

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"How can you be sure he's going to Portland?"
"Daniels was obsessed with a woman there. He called her his only light in the darkness."

―Leo Fitz and Phil Coulson^[src]

The Only Light in the Darkness is the nineteenth episode of the first season of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Synopsis

With their world turned upside down, Coulson races to save the life of his one true love as the mystery of "The Cellist," which began in Marvel's The Avengers, is finally revealed.

Plot

Grant Ward is being patched up by Jemma Simmons, being informed that he has suffered two broken ribs with his minor cuts and bruises. Leo Fitz also tries to explain that Ward's suffered a hairline fracture to his cheek bone, but is cut off by Antoine Triplett, who finishes the explanation to Fitz's amazement. Ward tells the team that when he got to the Fridge, HYDRA had overrun the place, took every valuable 0-8-4 and released the prisoners, including Ian Quinn.

Phil Coulson decides to head out to recapture the inmates before they can do some serious damage, as most of them have superpowers or just enhancements that make them dangerous. However, Eric Koenig is adamant against anyone but Coulson leaving as they first have to prove they are not HYDRA spies via a Lie Detector test. He goes on to explain that the device was built by Fury himself, hoping Black Widow could not beat it; Fury never did tell if she did. May, Skye, Fitz, Simmons and Triplett all pass the test; Koenig is impressed that Triplett is the grandson of a Howling Commando, but keeps it secret to avoid being favored. Ward manages to pass off any vitals that are erratic due to his pain from the wounds; he manages to convince Koenig that he is there due to having feelings for Skye.

Coulson elects to make their first target Marcus Daniels, a superhuman possessing the Darkforce; this allows him to absorb anything with energy, thus allowing him to kill with a touch. Daniels is obsessed with cellist Audrey Nathan, Coulson's former love interest. Coulson wants Audrey to move on, so he keeps out of sight, despite Simmons and Fitz's constant pestering. Meanwhile, Melinda May leaves the team after repairing the Bus, tired of Coulson not trusting her. After rescuing Nathan, they devise a plan to lure out Daniels. The group overloads him with energy, causing him to explode, and incidentally knocking out Nathan. Coulson briefly comforts her while she is only semi-conscious before withdrawing, as he plans to tell her he is alive someday. This leaves Nathan still unaware that Coulson was still alive, but rather with the conclusion "you see what you want to see".

Back at Providence, Skye discovers that the lanyards are being used by Koenig to track where they are in the building. Per her prompting, he agrees to help her hack the NSA to get eyes on the HYDRA Raid of the Fridge. Skye goes off to check on something, while an unsuspecting Koenig is snuck up on by Ward. Skye returns later, finding Koenig gone; Ward explains that he was busy checking the footage.

Left alone, Skye and Ward share about each others' lives, before having another kiss. Skye is a bit scared of forming an attachment, but Ward is all for a relationship. Skye excuses herself, having become suspicious of Koenig's absence; Ward takes this time to head to the kitchen, where he cleans blood that had dripped onto his ear. Skye tracks Koenig's lanyard to the storage room, where she finds his corpse in the vents. She hides in the bathroom, freaking out that Ward is HYDRA. Ward looks for her, but Skye finds him; appearing calm, she pretends to believe that he received orders from Coulson. They leave in the Bus.

Later, May is picked up by her mother Lian in Ontario, Canada, and is revealed to be searching for Maria Hill.

Cast

Main Cast:

Guest Stars:

Patrick Brennan as Marcus Daniels/Blackout
Amy Acker as Audrey Nathan
B.J. Britt as Agent Antoine Triplett
Patton Oswalt as Agent Eric Koenig
Tsai Chin as Lian May
Potsch Boyd as Fisherman

Appearances

Locations

Seattle, Washington
Ontario, Canada
- Providence
Portland, Oregon
Fridge (flashback)
New York City, New York (mentioned)
- Saint Agnes Orphanage (mentioned)
East Lansing, Michigan (mentioned)
Dublin, Ireland (mentioned)
Rabat, Morocco (mentioned)
Peru (mentioned)
Washington, D.C. (mentioned)
- White House (mentioned)

Events

Ambush at the Outdoor Theater
HYDRA Uprising (mentioned)
- Raid of the Fridge (mentioned)
Infiltration into Ian Quinn's Villa (mentioned)

Items

Vehicles

Organizations

S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Coulson's Team
- Project Insight (mentioned)
- Project T.A.H.I.T.I. (mentioned)
HYDRA
Howling Commandos (mentioned)
Rising Tide (mentioned)
CIA (mentioned)
NSA (mentioned)
NATO (mentioned)
Interpol (mentioned)
Morocco Law Enforcement (mentioned)

Mentioned

Videos

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 1x19 Promo "The Only Light in the Darkness" (HD)-0

References

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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|It was you! You took me there! They did things to me there!"<br>"They were trying to contain you."<br>"No! They were trying to make me stronger. And they did.|[[Phil Coulson]] and [[Marcus Daniels]]|The Only Light in the Darkness}}
+{{Quote|How can you be sure [[Blackout|he]]'s going to [[Portland]]?"<br>"Daniels was obsessed with a [[Audrey Nathan|woman]] there. He called her his only light in the darkness.|[[Leo Fitz]] and [[Phil Coulson]]|The Only Light in the Darkness}}
-'''''The Only Light in the Darkness''''' is the nineteenth episode of the [[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D./Season One|first season]] of the television series ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
+'''''The Only Light in the Darkness''''' is the nineteenth episode of the [[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D./Season One|first season]] of the television series ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''.
 ==Synopsis==
-With their WORLD turned upside down, [[Phil Coulson|Coulson]] races to save the life of his one true love as the mystery of "[[Audrey Nathan|The Cellist]]," which began in Marvel's ''[[The Avengers]]'', is finally revealed.
+With their world turned upside down, [[Phil Coulson|Coulson]] races to save the life of his one true love as the mystery of "[[Audrey Nathan|The Cellist]]," which began in Marvel's ''[[The Avengers]]'', is finally revealed.
 ==Plot==
-[[File:Ld4.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]
 [[Grant Ward]] is being patched up by [[Jemma Simmons]], being informed that he has suffered two broken ribs with his minor cuts and bruises. [[Leo Fitz]] also tries to explain that Ward's suffered a hairline fracture to his cheek bone, but is cut off by [[Antoine Triplett]], who finishes the explanation to Fitz's amazement. Ward tells the team that when he got to the [[Fridge]], [[HYDRA]] had overrun the place, took every valuable [[0-8-4 (Code)|0-8-4]] and released the prisoners, including [[Ian Quinn]].
 [[Phil Coulson]] decides to head out to recapture the inmates before they can do some serious damage, as most of them have superpowers or just enhancements that make them dangerous. However, [[Eric Koenig]] is adamant against anyone but Coulson leaving as they first have to prove they are not HYDRA spies via a [[Lie Detector]] test. He goes on to explain that the device was built by Fury himself, hoping [[Black Widow]] could not beat it; Fury never did tell if she did. May, [[Skye]], Fitz, Simmons and Triplett all pass the test; Koenig is impressed that Triplett is the grandson of a [[Howling Commandos|Howling Commando]], but keeps it secret to avoid being favored. Ward manages to pass off any vitals that are erratic due to his pain from the wounds; he manages to convince Koenig that he is there due to having feelings for Skye.
+[[File:Cellocoul.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
 Coulson elects to make their first target [[Marcus Daniels]], a superhuman possessing the [[Darkforce]]; this allows him to absorb anything with energy, thus allowing him to kill with a touch. Daniels is obsessed with cellist [[Audrey Nathan]], Coulson's former love interest. Coulson wants Audrey to move on, so he keeps out of sight, despite Simmons and Fitz's constant pestering. Meanwhile, [[Melinda May]] leaves the team after repairing the [[Bus]], tired of Coulson not trusting her. After rescuing Nathan, they devise a plan to lure out Daniels. The group overloads him with energy, causing him to explode, and incidentally knocking out Nathan. Coulson briefly comforts her while she is only semi-conscious before withdrawing, as he plans to tell her he is alive someday. This leaves Nathan still unaware that Coulson was still alive, but rather with the conclusion "you see what you want to see".
 Back at Providence, Skye discovers that the lanyards are being used by Koenig to track where they are in the building. Per her prompting, he agrees to help her hack the [[NSA]] to get eyes on the HYDRA [[Raid of the Fridge]]. Skye goes off to check on something, while an unsuspecting Koenig is snuck up on by Ward. Skye returns later, finding Koenig gone; Ward explains that he was busy checking the footage.
-[[File:Dead Koening.png|250px|thumb]]
+[[File:Ward + Skye.png|250px|thumb]]
 Left alone, Skye and Ward share about each others' lives, before having another kiss. Skye is a bit scared of forming an attachment, but Ward is all for a relationship. Skye excuses herself, having become suspicious of Koenig's absence; Ward takes this time to head to the kitchen, where he cleans blood that had dripped onto his ear. Skye tracks Koenig's lanyard to the storage room, where she finds his corpse in the vents. She hides in the bathroom, freaking out that Ward is HYDRA. Ward looks for her, but Skye finds him; appearing calm, she pretends to believe that he received orders from Coulson. They leave in the Bus.
-Later, May is picked up by her mother [[Lian May|Lian]] in Ontario, Canada, and is revealed to be searching for [[Maria Hill]].
+Later, May is picked up by her mother [[Lian May|Lian]] in [[Ontario]], Canada, and is revealed to be searching for [[Maria Hill]].
 ==Cast==
 '''Main Cast:'''
-*[[Clark Gregg]] as Agent [[Phil Coulson]]
+*[[Clark Gregg]] as [[Phil Coulson]]
-*[[Ming-Na Wen]] as Agent [[Melinda May]]
+*[[Ming-Na Wen]] as [[Melinda May]]
-*[[Brett Dalton]] as Agent [[Grant Ward]]
+*[[Brett Dalton]] as [[Grant Ward]]
-*[[Chloe Bennet]] as Agent [[Skye]]
+*[[Chloe Bennet]] as [[Skye]]
-*[[Iain De Caestecker]] as Agent [[Leo Fitz]]
+*[[Iain De Caestecker]] as [[Leo Fitz]]
-*[[Elizabeth Henstridge]] as Agent [[Jemma Simmons]]
+*[[Elizabeth Henstridge]] as [[Jemma Simmons]]
 '''Guest Stars:'''
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 *[[Tsai Chin]] as [[Lian May]]
 *[[Potsch Boyd]] as [[List of Minor Characters#The Only Light in the Darkness|Fisherman]]
-*[[Bill Paxton]] as [[John Garrett]] <small>(stock footage)</small>
 ==Appearances==
 ===Locations===
 *[[Seattle]], [[Washington]]
-*[[Portland]], [[Oregon]]
 *[[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
 **[[Providence]]
+*[[Portland]], [[Oregon]]
-*[[Fridge|The Fridge]] <small>(flashback)</small>
-*[[New York City]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
+*[[Fridge]] <small>(flashback)</small>
+*[[New York City]], [[New York]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
+**[[Saint Agnes Orphanage]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 *[[East Lansing]], [[Michigan]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 *[[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 *[[Peru]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 *[[Washington, D.C.]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
+**{{WPS|White House}} <small>(mentioned)</small>
-**{{WPS|White_House|The White House}} <small>(mentioned)</small>
-*[[Saint Agnes Orphanage]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 ===Events===
 *[[Ambush at the Outdoor Theater]]
+*[[HYDRA Uprising]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
+**[[Raid of the Fridge]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
+*[[Infiltration into Ian Quinn's Villa]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 ===Items===
-*[[S.H.I.E.L.D. Lanyard]]
 *[[Coulson's Team Hard Drive]]
 *[[Lie Detector]]
+*[[S.H.I.E.L.D. Lanyard]]
 *[[Darkforce]]
 *[[D.W.A.R.F.s]]
@@ Line 75: / Line 76: @@
 *[[S.H.I.E.L.D. Satellite]]
 *[[Pick-Lock Device]] <small>(flashback)</small>
-*[[Peruvian 0-8-4]] <small>(flashback and mentioned)</small>
+*[[Peruvian 0-8-4]] <small>(flashback)</small>
 *[[Berserker Staff]] <small>(flashback)</small>
 *[[Captain America's Shield]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
-*{{WPS|TARDIS}} <small>(mentioned)</small>
 ===Vehicles===
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 ===Organizations===
 *[[S.H.I.E.L.D.]]
+**[[Coulson's Team]]
+**[[Project Insight]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
+**[[Project T.A.H.I.T.I.]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 *[[HYDRA]]
+*[[Howling Commandos]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
+*[[Rising Tide]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
+*[[CIA]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 *[[NSA]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
-*[[CIA]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 *[[NATO]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 *[[Interpol]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
-*[[Howling Commandos]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
-*[[Rising Tide]] <small>(mentioned)</small>
 *{{WPS|Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie|Morocco Law Enforcement}} <small>(mentioned)</small>
 ===Mentioned===
+*[[John Garrett]] <small>(flsahback)</small>
-*[[Project Insight]]
-*[[Project T.A.H.I.T.I.]]
+*[[Matthew Ellis]]
-*President [[Matthew Ellis]]
 *[[Ian Quinn]]
 *[[Abner Croit]]
 *[[Nick Fury]]
 *[[Natasha Romanoff]]
-*[[Billy Koenig|Eric Koenig's Brother]]
+*[[Billy Koenig]]
-*[[Andrew Garner|Melinda May's Ex-Husband]]
+*[[Andrew Garner]]
+*[[Leo Fitz]]'s Mother
+*[[Antoine Triplett]]'s Grandfather
 *[[Alexander Pierce]]
-*[[Tompkins|L. Tompkins]]
-*[[Steve Rogers]]
 *[[Christian Ward]]
 *[[Thomas Ward]]
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 *[[Grant Ward's Father]]
 *[[Grant Ward's Sister]]
+*[[Tompkins]]
+*[[Steve Rogers]]
 *[[Bruce Banner]]
 *[[Maria Hill]]
+*{{WPS|TARDIS}}
-==Trivia==
-*It is revealed that [[Antoine Triplett]] is grandson of one of [[Howling Commandos]], presumably [[Gabe Jones]], notable for being the sole African-American member of the squad during a time prior to the desegregation of the United States Military.
-*[[Amy Acker]] ([[Audrey Nathan]]) is best known for playing [[w:c:buffy:Winifred Burkle|Winifred "Fred" Burkle]] and [[w:c:buffy:Illyria|Illyria]] in the series ''[[w:c:buffy:Angel (series)|Angel]]'' alongside [[J. August Richards]] and [[Alexis Denisof]], [[w:c:dollhouse:Whiskey|Whiskey]] in ''[[w:c:dollhouse:Dollhouse (series)|Dollhouse]]'' and Beatrice in [[Joss Whedon]]'s adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing'' with Denisof and [[Clark Gregg]]. Acker also appeared in ''The Cabin in the Woods'', a movie produced by Whedon and directed by [[Drew Goddard]], which also featured [[Chris Hemsworth]] and [[Bradley Whitford]].
-*[[Tsai Chin]] previously co-starred with [[Ming-Na Wen]] in the film ''{{WPS|The Joy Luck Club (film)|The Joy Luck Club}}'' in 1993.
 ==Videos==
 <gallery>
-Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 1x19 Promo "The Only Light in the Darkness" (HD)
+Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 1x19 Promo "The Only Light in the Darkness" (HD)-0
-Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 1x19 "The Only Light in the Darkness" Sneak Peek Clip 1 HD
-Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 1x19 "The Only Light In The Darkness" Sneak Peek Clip 2 HD
 </gallery>
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 *{{IMDb title
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+*{{Marvel|Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 19|The Only Light in the Darkness}}
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