Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD Season 3 Finale Recap: “Absolution”/”Ascension”
By Steve Lam
Post-Finale Stinger: Dr. Radcliffe arrives home to celebrate the last day of hearings. He talks to his artificially intelligent computer, AIDA. Radcliffe regrets that Fitz isn’t able to join him for a special project. When AIDA presses Radcliffe further, the scientist reveals that today is her “birthday.” We soon see the silhouette of what seems to be an artificial body housed within an obfuscated incubation chamber.
Badass Moment of Part 1: Yo-Yo gets three badass moments here: one, quickly patching up Mac’s Hive trap because he did things a bit too “slow”; two, quickly laying down the Ghostbusters-style Inhuman gel matrix containment unit and imprisoning Hive; and three, saving Mac from a barrage of bullets. Damn, that girl is fast!
Badass Moment of Part 2: Fitz tricking Giyera and unloading a clip into him with an … wait for it … invisible gun!
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Best One Liner from Part 1: Not really a one liner—well, more like a line of noises. Fitz doing vocal exercises before impersonating General Andaz via visual effects technology.
Best One Liner from Part 2: The hilarious words recited by a holographic Coulson right after he tricked Hive: “I always wanted to do this. Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope—”