I think that will be a question that is both raised and answered, and perhaps reopened, at the end of the midseason finale.
TVLINE | That scene was very funny.
I love the fact that that’s the call Coulson makes, but there’s certainly legitimate reasons why May is still too biased when it comes to Ward, both because of their past and because of Andrew. And I just love that the guy who seems to have the most problems with Coulson, in general, is the guy Coulson puts in charge. We’re going to see, even more, what a great call that was by Coulson in what happens in the midseason finale.
Brett Dalton: [Laughs] That's a good question! More globally, about the show, things will never be the same. Much like The Doors, they've broken on through to the other side, at least with the portal, and some crazy things happen that can't un-happen.
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