Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Girl in the Flower Dress

Tonight’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. finally saw the introduction of a familiar Marvel supervillain as a supervillain; Here, the man’s name is Chan, but in the comics, he’s Tommy Ng, better known as Scorch. Eventually, he takes that name…but first, let’s get into the episode.The episode opens with a man walking on a Hong Kong street, explaining to a small audience what he plans to do–it sounds like street performance magic, and nobody’s all that impressed, but then he shows those watching that he can create and manipulate fire. A woman in a flower dress approaches him, telling him she wants to see more. He explains that he’s had this ability for a long time, and she tells him that he has a gift; why hasn’t he shared it with the world?There are those, he suggests, who wouldn’t appreciate it. The woman tells him to close his eyes and then two men in flame-retardant protective gear grab the man.On the Bus, Ward and Skye are playing Battleship; she’s beating him, apparently with ease, and he wants a rematch to go best of three.May and Coulson are doing another one of their grown-up conversations when they get an alert that the man–named Chen–has been taken. A Hong Kong S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent named Kwon tells them that was someone had broken into their data stream. Kwon wonders why things get silent on the Bus as everyone looks at Skye.Cut to Reina (the titular girl in the flower dress) and Chen; she tells him that she is not part of S.H.I.E.L.D. and that she wants to help increase his power. Chen wants to leave, but Reina convinces him that as a superhero called Scorch, he can share his gift with the world and be something bigger than she is. He’s intrigued.