What appears to be a normal day in the life of one Jemma Simmons turns into anything but on Agents of SHIELD Season 2 Episode 3. She’s gone undercover on Coulson’s orders and HYDRA is on the verge of discovering her secret.
Both teams are also hot on the trail of one Donnie Gill, aka Blizzard. (You should really watch Agents of SHIELD online to see who gets to him first!)
As Skye continues her training under May, there’s a bit of foreshadowing for the character. May asks if she’s ever taken anyone out and Skye replies in the negative. That’s a surefire sign that she’ll get her chance before the episode’s end.
They continue their training and Skye said she pictures Ward every time she shoots.
HYDRA attempts to recruit Donnie Gill in Morocco and ends up with several of its agents frozen solid. Donnie then escapes to a nearby base where, in his anger, he freezes the entire place.
That’s not suspicious or anything at all.
Skye has an uncomfortable reunion with Ward wherein he tells her he was never loyal to HYDRA. Again, there’s more foreshadowing when he tells her that HYDRA’s methods are to convince “gifteds” to follow them or capture the gifted. If neither of those is an option, the gifteds are killed.
SHIELD dispatches May, Hunter, and Skye to the frozen ship in an attempt to get Donnie before HYDRA can kill him, and while there, Hunter nearly blows Simmons’ cover. May stops him and Skye takes Donnie out both to neutralize the threat and to protect Simmons and her mission from Coulson.
Skye never breaks a sweat, proving she’s in control. Or she is until she learns that her father is still alive.