| "A Trout in the Milk" | |
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| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode | |
 The title card for the episode, as seen during a 1970s-style opening sequence[1] | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Stan Brooks |
| Written by | Iden Baghdadchi |
| Cinematography by | Allan Westbrook |
| Editing by | Dexter Adriano |
| Original air date | June 24, 2020 |
| Running time | 41 minutes |
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"A Trout in the Milk" is the fifth episode of the seventh 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., it follows a Life Model Decoy of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they race to stop the Chronicoms from unraveling history in the 1970s. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by Iden Bagdadchi and directed by Stan Brooks.
Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, starring alongside Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Elizabeth Henstridge, Henry Simmons, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, and Jeff Ward. The episode moves to the mid-1970s, bringing with it guest star Enver Gjokaj who reprised his role of Daniel Sousa from the MCU series Agent Carter in the previous two episodes. Neal Bledsoe also returns as Wilfred Malick, while Patrick Warburton reprises his role as Rick Stoner from season five. Following changes made to the timeline, the episode depicts events from the MCU film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) taking place in the 1970s.
"A Trout in the Milk" originally aired on ABC on June 24, 2020, and was watched by 1.37 million viewers. It received positive reviews for its use of events from The Winter Soldier and other Marvel references.