Aftershocks (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

"Aftershocks"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode
"The Art of Evolution" poster for the episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 11
Directed by	Billy Gierhart
Written by	Maurissa Tancharoen Jed Whedon
Cinematography by	Feliks Parnell
Editing by	David Crabtree
Original air date	March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)
Running time	43 minutes
Guest appearances
Kyle MacLachlan as Calvin Zabo Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie Ruth Negga as Raina Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi Adrian Pasdar as Glenn Talbot Jamie Harris as Gordon Fred Dryer as Octavian Bloom Henry Goodman as List Dichen Lachman as Jiaying
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"Aftershocks" is the eleventh episode of the second 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 Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they race to strike back against Hydra after an apparent defeat to the latter, while several characters discover they have gained new abilities following the end of the previous episode. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon, and directed by Billy Gierhart.

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, and Adrianne Palicki. Palicki was promoted to series regular with this episode, after having a recurring guest role in the first half of the season. The episode also saw the return of Marvel's "The Art of..." marketing initiative.

"Aftershocks" originally aired on ABC on March 3, 2015, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 4.48 million viewers.