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The Best Episodes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1

Every episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1

Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and...

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    7.5/10(8.0k votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    After the events of The Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson assembles a small team of agents to investigate a mysterious group called the Rising Tide. In doing so, they encounter Mike Peterson, a man who has acquired superhuman powers.

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    7.1/10(6.1k votes)

    #2 - 0-8-4

    S1:E2

    Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents travel to Peru to investigate an object of unknown origin, codenamed 0-8-4. But when he runs into Comandante Camilla Reyes, more than just sparks fly at 30,000 feet.

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    7.3/10(5.4k votes)

    #3 - The Asset

    S1:E3

    When the brilliant scientist, Dr. Franklin Hall, is kidnapped, Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents must race against the clock to locate him. Skye is their only way in–pushing the team to their limits when the entire plan turns upside-down.

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    7.5/10(5.1k votes)

    #4 - Eye Spy

    S1:E4

    Agent Coulson and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team try to track down a mysterious woman who has single-handedly committed numerous high-stakes heists. But when the woman’s identity is revealed, a troubling secret stands to ruin Coulson.

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    7.4/10(4.9k votes)

    #5 - Girl in the Flower Dress

    S1:E5

    An elusive girl in a flower dress may hold the key to the mystery that brings Coulson and team to Asia to rescue a young man with an unusual and dangerous power; and Skye has a secret that jeopardizes her relationship with the team right when they need her most.

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    8.0/10(5.2k votes)

    #6 - FZZT

    S1:E6

    When floating bodies turn up, Coulson and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. must hunt down an elusive killer. No one is safe - not even the team.

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    7.5/10(4.6k votes)

    #7 - The Hub

    S1:E7

    Dangerous secrets are being kept from Coulson's Team, and he works the system to save Ward and Fitz when they are sent on a Level 8 classified mission that may end in tragedy.

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    7.7/10(4.7k votes)

    #8 - The Well

    S1:E8

    In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, Coulson and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces–one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.

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    7.3/10(4.5k votes)

    #9 - Repairs

    S1:E9

    Coulson and his team are haunted by a ghost that threatens to destroy them all, and only a secret from May's past can save them.

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    7.9/10(4.5k votes)

    #10 - The Bridge

    S1:E10

    In a shocking cliffhanger episode, Coulson takes the war back to Centipede, and this time he brings in Michael Peterson for some super-soldier support. As they get closer to the truth, startling secrets are revealed and an unexpected twist threatens the team.

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    8.1/10(4.5k votes)

    #11 - The Magical Place

    S1:E11

    S.H.I.E.L.D. organizes a full scale hunt for Coulson. Meanwhile, Coulson uncovers vital information about the mystery of his death, but, with Centipede out for blood, this knowledge may come at the cost of one of the team!

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    7.8/10(4.5k votes)

    #12 - Seeds

    S1:E12

    Coulson and May uncover startling information about Skye's past, while the team is swept into a storm at a S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Science and Technology.

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    8.5/10(4.7k votes)

    #13 - T.R.A.C.K.S.

    S1:E13

    Hot on the trail of The Clairvoyant, Coulson and his team board a mystery train that seems to be headed for certain death.

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    8.4/10(4.4k votes)

    #14 - T.A.H.I.T.I.

    S1:E14

    Coulson goes on the attack to save Skye by enlisting the aid of Ward's former S.O. John Garrett and uncovers shocking truths about his own life and S.H.I.E.L.D.

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    8.0/10(4.5k votes)

    #15 - Yes Men

    S1:E15

    When Coulson and his team are attacked by Lorelei - a deadly seductress who escaped from Asgard - Thor’s Lady Sif, her longtime nemesis, steps in to try to save them.

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    8.5/10(4.5k votes)

    #16 - End of the Beginning

    S1:E16

    Agents Garrett and Triplett are back to help Coulson's Team track down S.H.I.E.L.D.'s nefarious enemy--The Clairvoyant. But will Deathlok destroy them all to protect his master's identity?

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    9.2/10(6.1k votes)

    #17 - Turn, Turn, Turn

    S1:E17

    Coulson and his team find themselves without anyone they can trust, only to discover that they are trapped with a traitor in their midst.

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    8.2/10(4.1k votes)

    #18 - Providence

    S1:E18

    With Colonel Glenn Talbot now on their trail, Coulson and his team seek refuge in the last place anyone would look, where they begin to uncover S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most dangerous secrets. Secrets that could destroy them all.

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    8.2/10(4.2k votes)

    #19 - The Only Light in the Darkness

    S1:E19

    With their world turned upside down, Coulson races to save the life of his one true love as the mystery of "The Cellist," which began in Marvel's The Avengers, is finally revealed.

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    8.6/10(4.2k votes)

    #20 - Nothing Personal

    S1:E20

    Just when there's no one left to trust, Agent Maria Hill returns to team up with Coulson as S.H.I.E.L.D. is being destroyed around them.

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    8.3/10(4.0k votes)

    #21 - Ragtag

    S1:E21

    Ward's betrayal and HYDRA's shocking secrets are revealed as Coulson's team goes undercover on a mission that leaves no one unscathed.

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    9.0/10(5.1k votes)

    #22 - Beginning of the End

    S1:E22

    Dark secrets are revealed as Coulson and his team put everything on the line to stop Garrett and the forces of HYDRA.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 8047 votes. Directed by Joss Whedon and written by Joss Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, it aired on 9/24/2013. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "0-8-4".