One Door Closes

"One Door Closes"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode
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Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 15
Directed by	David Solomon
Written by	Lauren LeFranc Rafe Judkins
Cinematography by	Allan Westbrook
Editing by	Eric Litman
Original air date	March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Running time	43 minutes
Guest appearances
Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie Lucy Lawless as Isabelle Hartley Kirk Acevedo as Tomas Calderon Christine Adams as Anne Weaver Jamie Harris as Gordon Mackenzie Astin as Tim Maguire Rick Otto as lead Hydra agent Edward James Olmos as Robert Gonzales
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"One Door Closes" is the fifteenth 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 face a rival faction of S.H.I.E.L.D. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the franchise's films. The episode was written by Lauren LeFranc and Rafe Judkins, and directed by David Solomon.

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. Lucy Lawless, whose character both debuted and was killed in the season premiere, returns in flashbacks during the episode.

"One Door Closes" originally aired on ABC on March 31, 2015, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 4.26 million viewers.