#though I know Rick appears in the Hulk’s solo comics a while after this and tries to help him again

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Agents Of SHIELD S7E06 “Adapt Or Die” Easter Eggs And References

In this episode, Mack’s parents are in trouble, the jet is in trouble, Daisy is in trouble, Simmons is in trouble. I mean, really, everything and everyone is in trouble.

Like I always say, I’m writing this with the understanding that people reading it have seen the episode. There are spoilers. Plenty of spoilers. You’ve been warned.

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The Opening Logo

While the logo’s lettering being layered over the picture is a pretty ‘80s movie move, the font used looks an awful lot like the one used for Jemma’s solo episode in season three. Anyone know if it’s actually the same?

It’s The Fourth Of July

Okay, it might be 1976 in this episode, but hey, Daisy just celebrated a birthday on July 2. I wonder if she knows what day it is.

Director Stoner’s Hologram

The hologram of Rick Stoner should look familiar. Coulson and May accessed it when they originally made it to the Lighthouse in the present. Maybe they’re the reason there’s an alien invasion option in the computer menu after all.

A Space Octopus

Despite Nathaniel not being sacrificed to Hive, he apparently knows the full story of Hive looking like a space octopus. That kind of begs the question as to whether or not Hive came to Earth early, but probably not.

Xandarian Snail

Ah, yes, Fitz’s least favorite delicacy from outer space gets a mention. 

Jiaying

That would be Daisy’s mom, of course. Whitehall literally chopped her up and harvested her organs in order to transfer her abilities to himself. Jiaying was thrown out with the trash before Cal found her and stitched her back together. Daisy knows exactly what she’s in for when Nathaniel talks about Reinhardt, Whitehall’s previous name.

Mike Stevens

Interesting name choice for the soldier who kept Sousa going. Why? Because Michael Stevens is a relatively common name, but he was an employee of Marvel Comics in the ‘70s. Specifically, he was a letterer on The Avengers books. There’s also a character with the name in the World War Hulk comics, but he only appears in a single issue.

Deke Using The Defibrillator And The Extinguisher

These are two items that are very specifically Fitz and Simmons items over the course of the show. The fire extinguisher is often Jemma’s weapon of choice in found object situations. They also used a defibrillator to help them escape the pod at the bottom of the ocean in the first season. 

Sybill

It’s interesting that Sybill speaks with Chronicoms in a mental space. It’s not unlike the Kree’s Supreme Intelligence speaking to people in a mindspace as well. We’ve seen Daisy and Carol break free of Kree control in the mind space as well. It begs the question of whether the Kree developed it from the Chronicoms or the Chronicoms developed it from the Kree. 

Nathaniel’s Bones

He says that his bones are cracking when he comes back to Daisy and Sousa. That’s because his body isn’t equipped to deal with Daisy’s power. Remember, when Daisy was still going by Skye in season two, she kept turning her powers inward, specifically on her own hands and arms, creating stress fractures over and over again. The gloves, and later gauntlets, Simmons created helped her stop doing that and learn to control her power.

That’s all I’ve got for this week, though I’m sure I probably missed a few!