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"Closure"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 9
Directed byKate Woods
Written byBrent Fletcher
Produced by
Cinematography byFeliks Parnell
Editing byEric Litman
Original air dateDecember 1, 2015 (2015-12-01)
Running time43 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Gideon Malick
  • Rosalind Price
  • Joey Gutierrez
  • Luther Banks
  • Giyera
  • Thomas Ward
Episode chronology
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"Closure" is the ninth episode of the

Hydra. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by Brent Fletcher, and directed by Kate Woods
.

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, Adrianne Palicki, Henry Simmons, and Luke Mitchell.

"Closure" originally aired on

Nielsen Media Research
, was watched by 3.84 million viewers.

Plot

While

Hydra is planning to reopen the portal to the barren planet, Maveth. Evading Hydra agents, Coulson returns to the Playground and interrogates Melinda May, Daisy Johnson, Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons
about their time working with Ward on the Bus, hoping to find his weaknesses and exact his revenge.

Devising a plan to draw Ward out, Coulson enlists

Giyera
, who kills Banks and his agents and abducts Fitz and Simmons, bringing them to the Gloucestershire castle, where Hydra is repairing the portal manipulator. Giyera tortures Simmons to get her to reveal how she escaped from Maveth, while Ward makes Fitz listen for the same purpose.

Coulson calls Ward to inform him of his brother's abduction, and Thomas keeps him on the phone long enough for Morse to track his location, taking the opportunity to deride him as even worse than their parents and

Will Daniels
).

Malick convinces Ward to lead the mission to Maveth, declaring him the finest Hydra soldier in history and the only man worthy of this task. While Mack marshals a taskforce (including

Joey Gutierrez) to launch an assault on the castle, Coulson, Hunter, and Morse get there first in their Quinjet
, just as Malick opens the portal using the Monolith pieces.

After Ward and his team go through with Fitz, Coulson dives from the Quinjet into the portal, and is knocked unconscious upon landing on Maveth.

Production

Development

In November 2015, Marvel announced that the ninth episode of the season would be titled "Closure", to be written by Brent Fletcher, with Kate Woods directing.[1]

Casting

Further information: List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters

In November 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members

Thomas Ward.[1] Zimmer, Raba, Howard, Boothe, and Dacascos reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[2][3][4] Ritter's character, the younger brother of Grant Ward, previously appeared as a young boy through flashbacks in "The Well", portrayed by Micah Nelson.[5]

Broadcast

"Closure" was first aired in the United States on ABC on December 1, 2015.[1]

Reception

Ratings

In the United States the episode received a 1.3/4 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 1.3 percent of all households, and 4 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 3.84 million viewers.[6]

Accolades

In June 2016, IGN ranked the episode as the fifth best in the series.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "(#309) "Closure"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Episode Title: (#301) "Laws of Nature"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Scoop: MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC โ€“ Tuesday, November 3, 2015". BroadwayWorld. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "(#308) "Many Heads, One Tale"". The Futon Critic. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 29, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (December 1, 2015). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "Closure" Review: No More Half Measures". TV.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Porter, Rick (December 2, 2015). "Tuesday final ratings: 'Fresh Off the Boat' and 'Rudolph' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Fowler, Matt (June 7, 2016). "The Top 10 Marvel's Agents of SHIELD Episodes". IGN. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.

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