Another Dead Character Returns In New Agents Of SHIELD Clip

The latest storyline in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is barreling toward another intense season finale that’s sure to set up another season of espionage action—should the series get picked up, that is.

But while Daisy, Simmons, and Coulson attempt to retrieve their teammates and return to the real world, their current jaunt in the Hydra-controlled reality within the Framework has allowed for some familiar and fan-favorite faces to return to the program in some interesting ways.

We’ve already seen Agents Grant Ward and Antoine Triplett return to aid their old friends, and now ABC has released the first look at former Hydra goon and current Bill O’Reilly replacement Sunil Bakshi, played by Simon Kassianides.

The clip takes place moments after the end of the last episode, in which May throws a Terrigen crystal at Daisy’s feet and causes her Inhuman transformation.

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The two Hydra defectors then proceed to fight their way out, but a clip on a computer monitor reveals that Bakshi is now a TV news shot host. He spouts propaganda for the Hydra-controlled state, praising the death of the Patriot—which took place in the previous episode.

Bakshi was one of the more memorable villains from the show’s second season, serving as a middle-man for one of the many Hydra heads, Daniel Whitehall. The poor spineless sap was captured by SHIELD, used as a pawn to kill off Hydra leadership, recaptured by Ward, brainwashed, then killed by Simmons.

The last pod of Agents of SHIELD episodes has served as an awesome thematic exploration of previous themes, tying a lot of older story elements in as the Agents navigate this artificial reality. Hopefully the show gets picked up for another season and it maintains this pace through its new episodes.

“All The Madame’s Men” premieres tonight (Tuesday) at 10p EST on ABC.

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COULSON’S TEAM LEARNS AIDA’S TERRIFYING SECRET – Daisy finds herself teamed up with an unlikely partner. Meanwhile, Aida prepares to put her ultimate end game into effect.

The regular cast features Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Henry Simmons as Agent Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie and John Hannah as Holden Radcliffe.

The guest cast includes Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Mallory Jansen as Madame Hydra/Aida, Jordan Rivera as Hope Mackenzie, David Weiss as serious man, Patrick Cavanaugh as Burrows, Zach McGowan as The Superior, David O’Hara as Alistair, Ben Cain as Hydra agent, Andy Comeau as Hydra doctor, and Kavita Patil as Mrs. Lee.

“All the Madame’s Men” was written by James C. Oliver & Sharla Oliver and directed by Billy Gierhart.

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD was co-created by Joss Whedon (The Avengers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (Dollhouse, Dr.Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog), who also serve as executive producers along with Jeffrey Bell (Angel, Alias) and Jeph Loeb (Jessica Jones, Daredevil). Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is produced by Marvel Television and ABC Studios.