<P> The fifth season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division), revolves around the character of Phil Coulson and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and allies as they try to save humanity . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The season is produced by ABC Studios, Marvel Television, and Mutant Enemy Productions, with Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell serving as showrunners . </P> <P> The season was ordered in May 2017 . Alongside Clark Gregg, who reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, principal cast members Ming - Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Henry Simmons return from previous seasons, while Natalia Cordova - Buckley is promoted to the principal cast after appearing in a recurring role since season three . Due to its broadcast schedule, the season was split into two "pods": the first sees the S.H.I.E.L.D. team transported to the year 2091; in the second, they return to the present and attempt to prevent that future . The season also saw Gregg make his directorial debut on the series, and features Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s 100th episode, which was promoted with a special commemorative art program . </P> <P> The fifth season began airing on December 1, 2017, and is set to run for 22 episodes on ABC until May 18, 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 89 90 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Orientation" </Td> <Td> Jesse Bochco David Solomon </Td> <Td> Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen DJ Doyle </Td> <Td> December 1, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 01) </Td> <Td> 2.54 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> An unknown group seizes Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Daisy Johnson, Jemma Simmons, Alphonso "Mack" MacKenzie, and Yo - Yo Rodriguez and transports them to a space station through a monolith; Leo Fitz is left behind . Upon arrival, the team is heralded by Virgil, who dies soon after . They quickly regroup and meet Deke, who reveals that the space station, known as the Lighthouse, was built nearly ninety years prior to his knowledge . Hoping to send a message back to Earth, May and Simmons discover it is no longer habitable and appears to have been torn apart by a cataclysmic event . At the same time, Coulson discovers that the monolith transported them not through space, but through time . Elsewhere, Mack and Yo - Yo are held captive by the Kree, who maintain control of the station by encouraging bloodshed among its inhabitants . Back in the station, the team attempts to blend in by agreeing to work for Grill and meets Tess, who saves them during the Renewal . Coulson goes with Tess to learn more about Virgil's message and finds a hidden notebook . Meanwhile, Simmons is taken to meet Kasius, the Kree leader of the station, and is inducted as one of his servants . Later on, Johnson confronts Deke in his framework simulation, where he reveals she is the reason the Earth was torn apart . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 91 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "A Life Spent" </Td> <Td> Kevin Hooks </Td> <Td> Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman </Td> <Td> December 8, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) </Td> <Td> 1.93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> In preparation for Lady Basha's arrival, Simmons is given the task of helping an Inhuman champion control her abilities for her exhibition ceremony . Simmons is successful but becomes distraught when Kasius sells his champion to Lady Basha . While the team adapt to their new jobs, Grill becomes suspicious of the new arrivals and sends one of his men to spy on them . During a space expedition, Coulson, May, Mack, and Tess struggle to make sense of Virgil's notebook and discover a radio transmission supposedly originating from the Earth's surface . Grill's spy reports back, only to be framed as a traitor and exiled to die on Earth . Meanwhile, Yo - Yo helps Johnson get ahold of a Kree tablet to try and save Simmons . However, her mission is thwarted by Deke, who reports her to Kasius . Johnson is captured and taken to become his new champion . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 92 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "A Life Earned" </Td> <Td> Stan Brooks </Td> <Td> Drew Z . Greenberg </Td> <Td> December 15, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 15) </Td> <Td> 1.84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Johnson meets Ben, one of Kasius' other champions, capable of telepathy . Using Ben to corroborate their story, Kasius interrogates Johnson and Simmons about the others . They are able to convince Kasius they came alone, though he remains suspicious . During the interrogation, Ben learns that Kasius intends to destroy the station and everyone on it once he acquires enough profits to leave . Deke returns to the others to gather new information as they learn about the mysterious Level 35 . Recognizing his father's voice on the radio transmission, Deke agrees to help them gain access to the restricted floor . There, they discover that Kasius is attempting to breed Inhumans . May also discovers Deke lied about Johnson's whereabouts, but get interrupted by Sinara's arrival . Coulson leaves with Deke, while May fights her alone . Meanwhile, Grill sends Mack to confront someone who owes him payment . Later, Fitz is revealed to be one of the bidders who have arrived for Johnson's exhibition . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 93 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Rewind" </Td> <Td> Jesse Bochco </Td> <Td> Craig Titley </Td> <Td> December 22, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 22) </Td> <Td> 2.40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Shortly after the others are taken from the diner, Fitz is taken into military custody and interrogated by General Hale and her subordinates about the others' whereabouts, as well as their involvement in the assassination attempt on General Talbot and deaths of Jeffrey Mace and Holden Radcliffe . For the next six months, Fitz is given special privileges to allow him to locate the team, but he fails . With help from Lance Hunter, Fitz escapes the military facility and tracks down Enoch, the man who took the others . Enoch explains that a prophecy foretold these events and takes them to meet Robin, the daughter of Charles Hinton, who expresses her prophetic abilities through drawings . Tracked by the military, Enoch helps them escape to a secret bunker, where Fitz learns that he was left behind so he could save the team . Determined to help them, Fitz and Hunter break back into the same military facility to obtain a cryogenic pod; they find all their old S.H.I.E.L.D. tech, including the Zephyr, which they use to escape . Using the pod, Fitz is put to sleep for the next 74 years . He is awoken by Enoch, who prepares him for their arrival at the Lighthouse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 94 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Fun & Games" </Td> <Td> Clark Gregg </Td> <Td> Brent Fletcher </Td> <Td> January 5, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 05) </Td> <Td> 2.49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Down in the station, the Kree have harvested some of the youth for an unscheduled Terrigenesis ceremony . Flint, a friend of Tess, experiences a successful Terrigenesis and is taken into hiding with the team by Yo - Yo . Tess is killed and hanged for Flint's disappearance . During a dinner with the other bidders, Fitz quickly proves himself as a formidable character, earning Kasius' respect . The first exhibition is then held between Ben and May, resulting in May being sent to the surface, while Ben is killed for lying during Johnson's interrogation . Meanwhile, Grill finds the team and holds them captive, until Flint saves them using geokinesis against Grill, killing him . The unexpected arrival of Kasius' brother prompts Sinara to battle Johnson for her exhibition . During which, Johnson, Fitz, and Simmons are able to subdue the others and escape . During the escape, Simmons proposes to Fitz . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 95 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Together or Not at All" </Td> <Td> Brad Turner </Td> <Td> Matt Owens </Td> <Td> January 12, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 12) </Td> <Td> 2.31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Johnson, Fitz, and Simmons are hunted throughout the station and discover the station is being sustained by gravitonium . Fitz is shot during the chase . Deke finds them and takes them to the rest of the team . Reunited, the team plot their escape to the Earth's surface by using a trawler and Deke's antigravity device . After learning about Tess' death, Flint decides to stay on the station to protect the remaining inhabitants . Mack and Yo - Yo agree to stay behind and help him . Coulson, Johnson, Fitz, Simmons, and Deke fly to the surface, but get caught in the gravity storm . Meanwhile, Kasius kills his brother and plots to regain his father's acceptance by recapturing Johnson with help from Sinara . On the surface, Enoch finds May, but their meeting is cut short by the approaching gravity storm . A mysterious figure takes them to safety, where they are greeted by an elderly Robin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 96 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "The Last Day" </Td> <Td> Nina Lopez - Corrado </Td> <Td> James C. Oliver & Sharla Oliver </Td> <Td> January 19, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 19) </Td> <Td> 2.41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Coulson, Johnson, Fitz, Simmons, and Deke survive the crash and reunite with May in the Zephyr . They meet Samuel Voss, an acquaintance of Deke's father . Up on the Lighthouse, Kasius punishes the inhabitants by cutting off their resources . Flint, Mack, and Yo - Yo go to retrieve the weapons hidden by Fitz and discover Kasius has released the Vrellnexians onto the lower levels . They defeat the Vrellnexians and rescue the remaining inhabitants . On the surface, the team struggle to get answers from Robin and find a machine built into the Zephyr . While Fitz and Simmons attempt to remove Johnson's inhibitor, May and Coulson find a shard of the time monolith in Voss' locker . Deke questions Voss about the shard, which belonged to his parents, and gets knocked out . Voss then tries to kill Johnson and impales Robin to prevent her from giving the team answers . Before dying, Robin is comforted by May as she reveals their history and finally tells May how to save the world, which requires Flint . In the past, May is shown taking care of Robin and encouraging Fitz to build his machine so they can travel through time . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 97 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Best Laid Plans" </Td> <Td> Garry A. Brown </Td> <Td> George Kitson </Td> <Td> January 26, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 26) </Td> <Td> 2.27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> As the gravity storm worsens, the team attempt to relaunch the Zephyr . May reveals that using the shard, Flint can recreate the monolith allowing the team to travel back through time . Similar to the Lighthouse, Fitz and Simmons find gravitonium on the Zephyr and realize the designs were manufactured by Fitz himself . On the station, Flint, Mack, and Yo - Yo successfully gain control of the lower levels . Tess is resurrected by Kasius and sent to relay demands for him, who threatens to detonate explosives killing everyone if they are not met . Mack and Yo - Yo retaliate by placing the explosives on Level 35, the medical floor, which would prevent Kasius from breeding more Inhumans . During a standoff with Kasius, Flint evacuates the inhabitants to the upper levels and uses the remaining explosives to separate them from the lower levels, out of Kasius' reach . Using the gravity storm to her advantage, May navigates the Zephyr into space as Johnson battles Sinara again, this time killing her . Johnson then contacts Mack while the team are heading for the Lighthouse . Kasius reveals he has his own seer telling him what will happen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 98 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Past Life" </Td> <Td> Eric Laneuville </Td> <Td> DJ Doyle </Td> <Td> February 2, 2018 (2018 - 02 - 02) </Td> <Td> 2.22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> While Enoch stays on the Zephyr, the team focus on getting to Flint and rescuing the other Inhumans from captivity . Distraught over Sinara's death, Kasius infects Tye, the Inhuman trainer, with odium, a substance that excites maniacal behavior and sends him after the team . During a fight with Tye, Coulson seemingly gets infected . Kasius' seer is revealed to be Yo - Yo from the future, one who has lived through the time loop and endured endless torture . She reveals that the team's ultimate return will bring the end of the world and that the only solution is to let Coulson succumb to his infection . As Flint recreates the monolith, Mack leaves to find Yo - Yo and witnesses her future self's death by Kasius, who consumes the remaining odium and fights him . With help from Simmons, Mack kills Kasius and reunites with Yo - Yo, who is still alive in their timeline . Deke returns to the Zephyr in time to save Enoch and fix the machine, although seemingly at the cost of both of their lives, as the team returns to the present . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 99 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "All the Comforts of Home" </Td> <Td> Kate Woods </Td> <Td> Drew Z . Greenberg </Td> <Td> March 2, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 02) </Td> <Td> 1.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Back in their time, the team meets Noah, Enoch's successor, who has been monitoring the world from the Lighthouse in their absence . Coulson, May, Fitz, Simmons, Mack, and Yo - Yo investigate a beacon emitting from Earth, which fits Voss' description of the first signs of the end . Reluctant to join the team, Johnson stays behind and discovers that Deke survived the explosion . After he is arrested, Johnson is forced to leave the bunker to save him and prevent him from exposing the team, who are now most wanted . Upon finding the beacon, the team reunites with Agent Piper, who is revealed to be working for General Hale . They are then ambushed by a group of Hale's robotic soldiers, led by an assassin . During the fight, the assassin attempts to kill Mack with their chakram, but Yo - Yo blocks the attack and loses both her arms . Piper realigns with the team as they retreat to the Lighthouse with the beacon, which detonates as Noah sacrifices himself to save Johnson and Fitz . Later, General Hale criticizes the assassin, revealed to be her daughter, Ruby, for jeopardizing the operation . In Philadelphia, General Hale recruits Carl Creel to join her team, to which he reluctantly agrees . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 100 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "The Real Deal" </Td> <Td> Kevin Tancharoen </Td> <Td> Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen & Jeffrey Bell </Td> <Td> March 9, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 09) </Td> <Td> 2.04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> The destruction of three monoliths caused by the beacon's explosion creates a dimensional rift that manifests the fears of the team . Using gravitonium, Fitz creates a device capable of sealing the rift; Coulson volunteers to deliver the device before he collapses . The team finds out about his infection, which is a result of the Ghost Rider burning off the life - sustaining GH. 325 drug within him . The team is forced to accelerate their plan when Yo - Yo is attacked by a manifestation of a Simmons LMD . Coulson sends Deke to the surface to call for backup, then proceeds alone to seal the rift . He encounters a manifestation of Mike Peterson, who claims that Coulson's experiences are just a dream, and that he is dying on an operating table after the Battle of New York . Coulson overcomes his fear, and is saved by the real Peterson, who responds to Deke's call and arrives with several other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents . Coulson and Peterson fight off manifestations of Vrellnexians, Lash, and Hive, before managing to contain the rift . Later, the team organize a wedding ceremony for Fitz and Simmons . General Hale, who is investigating sightings of Johnson, finds evidence that Deke is related to Fitz and Simmons . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 101 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "Principia" </Td> <Td> Brad Turner </Td> <Td> Craig Titley </Td> <Td> March 16, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 16) </Td> <Td> 2.07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> When the rift begins to reopen, Fitz sends the team to search for more gravitonium . The team hunt down a lead in Baton Rouge; Mack reunites with his school mate, Tony Caine, who has been helping to redeem scientists coerced into working for Hydra through Cybertek Industries . Caine states that the gravitonium was in transport aboard the Principia, a Cybertek ship that went missing . Deke realizes the gravitonium may have been activated by the lightning storm, sending the Principia into the sky . Following Deke's theory, the team find the Principia suspended in the atmosphere and discover most of the gravitonium is gone, leaving only a small portion to sustain the ship . As Mack collects the remaining gravitonium, a group of Hale's robotic soldiers ambush them . The team successfully escapes the ship before it plummets back to Earth . Upon hearing his mother's saying in an exchange between Simmons and Yo - Yo, Deke realizes Fitz and Simmons are his grandparents . Meanwhile, General Hale continues to form her team by attempting to recruit Werner von Strucker, whose memory had been enhanced after S.H.I.E.L.D. revived him from a vegetative state . While Strucker initially rejects Hale's offer, Ruby convinces him to stay . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 102 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> "The Devil Complex" </Td> <Td> Nina Lopez - Corrado </Td> <Td> Matt Owens </Td> <Td> March 23, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 23) </Td> <Td> 2.07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> When Simmons is attacked by a manifestation of an astronaut, Fitz accelerates work on sealing the rift but struggles to figure out how to compress the gravitonium . Under stress, Fitz encounters his Framework alter ego, The Doctor, who taunts him . On the Zephyr, Coulson, May, and Agent Piper capture General Hale; however, she reveals she was prepared for such an occasion, and threatens to detonate explosives strapped to Creel if S.H.I.E.L.D. fails to comply . Anton Ivanov arrives, and Coulson agrees to accompany them despite May's unease . Simmons, Mack, and Yo - Yo are attacked by one of the robots that Mack brought back from the Principia . While dealing with technical malfunctions, Johnson is rendered unconcious by another robot and awakens restrained by The Doctor . Simmons finds Fitz trying to remove Johnson's inhibitor . She deduces that The Doctor was not a result of the fear dimension, but a projection of Fitz's internal turmoil . He reprogrammed the robots to isolate Johnson, whose powers he uses to compress the gravitonium and seal the rift completely . Deke attempts to comfort Simmons, while also revealing himself as their grandson . Later, Hale speaks to her superior, who hands her a vial of odium and reminds her of her Hydra allegiance . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 103 </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> "Rise and Shine" </Td> <Td> Jesse Bochco </Td> <Td> Iden Baghdadchi </Td> <Td> March 30, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 30) </Td> <Td> 1.88 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 28 years ago, a young Hale was assigned by Daniel Whitehall to infiltrate the U.S. Air Force, and also to be impregnated via in vitro fertilization with Ruby to create Hydra's next leader . In the present, Hale fails to convince a recently - awakened Talbot to release Hydra contraband . She also informs Coulson that an alien alliance known as the Confederacy had made contact with Hydra and offered to assist Earth in an impending invasion; she intends to betray the alliance by using Whitehall's particle - infusion chamber and gravitonium to create a Destroyer of Worlds . Though she intends for it to be Ruby, she suggests Johnson may be a better fit . Upon hearing this, Coulson denies her offer and reveals his trip to the future, but she doesn't believe him . Back at the Lighthouse, May and Johnson struggle to deduce Hale's motivations and locate Coulson . Johnson, who has been left as the de facto head of S.H.I.E.L.D., refuses to trust Fitz and goes in search of Robin . Simmons tells Fitz about their relation to Deke, suggesting they will survive despite the odds . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 104 </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> "Inside Voices" </Td> <Td> Salli Richardson - Whitfield </Td> <Td> Mark Leitner </Td> <Td> April 6, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 06) </Td> <Td> 2.08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Hale attempts to use Creel as a test subject for the particle - infusion chamber, infuriating Ruby who continues to conspire with Strucker in hope of earning her place as the Destroyer of Worlds . Creel's temporary exposure to the Gravitonium causes him to see memories of Franklin Hall . He determines to get answers from Coulson, who then leads him to Talbot's cell . Hale sends Ruby to capture Creel and eliminate the other two, but they use the Confederacy's teleportation device to escape to a snowy mountain area, while Creel remains behind to fight Ruby . Johnson and May locate Robin, who has stopped drawing her visions for some time after seeing her own death in the future . Upon seeing May, Robin begins to draw again, this time showing Coulson and Talbot's location . Back at the Lighthouse, Simmons convinces Yo - Yo to help her free Fitz in order to pursue possible leads on Hydra's Gravitonium - powered weapon . Together, they trick Mack into releasing Fitz then lock him up . A flashback to four years ago reveals that Ian Quinn was tricked by Raina into being absorbed by the Gravitonium . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 105 </Th> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> "The Honeymoon" </Td> <Td> Garry A. Brown </Td> <Td> James C. Oliver & Sharla Oliver </Td> <Td> April 13, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 13) </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 106 </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> "All Roads Lead ..." </Td> <Td> Jennifer Lynch </Td> <Td> George Kitson </Td> <Td> April 20, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 20) </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 107 </Th> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> "Option Two" </Td> <Td> Kevin Tancharoen </Td> <Td> Nora Zuckerman & Lila Zuckerman </Td> <Td> April 27, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 27) </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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