<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 the planetary wreckage near the Lighthouse is in fact Earth, having been torn apart by a cataclysmic event . At the same time, Coulson discovers that the monolith transported them not through space, but forward 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 a "kill or be killed" event known as 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 states 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>

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