1 00:00:42,125 --> 00:00:43,833 WATCHER: Time. 2 00:00:46,541 --> 00:00:47,875 Space. 3 00:00:49,333 --> 00:00:50,541 Reality. 4 00:00:53,291 --> 00:00:55,541 It's more than a linear path. 5 00:00:59,833 --> 00:01:04,541 It's a prism of endless possibility, 6 00:01:06,916 --> 00:01:10,625 where a single choice can branch out into infinite realities, 7 00:01:13,166 --> 00:01:16,208 creating alternate worlds from the ones you know. 8 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,750 I am the Watcher. 9 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:26,666 I am your guide through these vast new realities. 10 00:01:28,291 --> 00:01:31,958 Follow me and ponder the question... 11 00:01:35,375 --> 00:01:37,166 "What if?" 12 00:01:46,125 --> 00:01:49,375 There was an idea to bring together a group of-- 13 00:01:49,458 --> 00:01:50,500 ROMANOFF: Remarkable people? 14 00:01:50,583 --> 00:01:52,500 To see if they could become something more? 15 00:01:52,583 --> 00:01:54,041 I know. I've heard the speech. 16 00:01:54,125 --> 00:01:55,583 Then you realize what's at stake. 17 00:01:55,666 --> 00:01:57,708 Which is why I'm surprised you'd wanna bet 18 00:01:57,791 --> 00:02:00,833 the future of the Avengers Initiative on that. 19 00:02:04,041 --> 00:02:06,916 Stark may be eccentric, but he's got potential. 20 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,416 What he's got is a hangover. 21 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:10,916 Did I ever tell you about this one time 22 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:15,166 I actually recruited a Russian assassin to join my American covert ops team? 23 00:02:15,250 --> 00:02:16,541 Vaguely rings a bell. 24 00:02:16,625 --> 00:02:19,333 Then you should know, I'm not afraid of a big swing. 25 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:24,583 Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to exit the donut. 26 00:02:24,666 --> 00:02:27,375 I told you I don't wanna join your super-secret boyband. 27 00:02:27,458 --> 00:02:31,291 No, no, no. See, I remember, you do everything yourself. 28 00:02:31,375 --> 00:02:33,916 -How's that working out for you? -I've been worse. 29 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,375 You've become a problem, a problem I have to deal with. 30 00:02:37,458 --> 00:02:41,208 Contrary to your belief, you are not the center of my universe. 31 00:02:41,291 --> 00:02:43,083 -STARK: I get it. -Hit him. 32 00:02:43,166 --> 00:02:44,625 (SCREAMS) God. What'd she just do to me? 33 00:02:44,708 --> 00:02:46,833 What did we just do for you? 34 00:02:46,916 --> 00:02:49,625 That's lithium dioxide. It's gonna take the edge off. 35 00:02:49,708 --> 00:02:53,958 It's not a cure, it just abates the symptoms? 36 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:55,416 Stark! You okay? 37 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:56,625 (COUGHS, GROANS) 38 00:02:57,916 --> 00:02:59,833 -FURY: Stark! -ROMANOFF: Tony. Tony! 39 00:03:04,750 --> 00:03:05,958 He's dead. 40 00:03:08,250 --> 00:03:12,416 WATCHER: Humanity, so eager, so willing to face the impossible, 41 00:03:12,500 --> 00:03:14,833 yet blind to the bigger picture. 42 00:03:14,916 --> 00:03:19,250 Inside one week, three strange and separate stories unfolded. 43 00:03:19,333 --> 00:03:23,541 A genius battled his demons both inside and out, 44 00:03:24,583 --> 00:03:28,041 while the world met the monster hiding in the man. 45 00:03:29,333 --> 00:03:32,041 And a godly prince fell to Earth. 46 00:03:33,166 --> 00:03:34,625 I am the Watcher. 47 00:03:34,708 --> 00:03:36,625 And where humans see chaos, 48 00:03:36,708 --> 00:03:39,041 I see the crucible that would transform 49 00:03:39,125 --> 00:03:43,000 this collection of individuals into a team of heroes. 50 00:03:44,375 --> 00:03:47,333 At least, that's how things played out in one universe. 51 00:03:48,125 --> 00:03:49,541 But in this one... 52 00:03:59,416 --> 00:04:01,208 Sir, we found it. 53 00:04:01,291 --> 00:04:03,500 Kind of in the middle of something here, Coulson. 54 00:04:03,583 --> 00:04:06,958 COULSON: Not sure it can wait, sir. Locals are getting curious. 55 00:04:07,041 --> 00:04:09,500 Set up a perimeter and tell the team I'm en route. 56 00:04:10,666 --> 00:04:13,708 I may not have been a fan of Tony Stark, but I didn't kill him. 57 00:04:13,791 --> 00:04:15,333 Save your spin for Pierce. 58 00:04:15,416 --> 00:04:17,916 He wants you in New York first thing for questioning. 59 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:19,625 Wanna give us a minute? 60 00:04:21,166 --> 00:04:22,333 This wasn't me. 61 00:04:22,416 --> 00:04:25,291 I know that, but S.H.I.E.L.D. has protocols, 62 00:04:25,375 --> 00:04:27,791 so my hands, like yours, are tied. 63 00:04:27,875 --> 00:04:30,708 -You know these won't hold me. -Oh, I'm counting on it. 64 00:04:30,791 --> 00:04:33,958 Someone inside S.H.I.E.L.D. compromised Stark's antidote. 65 00:04:34,041 --> 00:04:37,083 I need someone on the outside to find out who. 66 00:04:37,166 --> 00:04:39,333 Sure you wanna take another big swing on me, boss? 67 00:04:39,416 --> 00:04:41,125 Safest bet I'll ever make. 68 00:04:58,166 --> 00:05:00,333 Wow. So serious. 69 00:05:02,333 --> 00:05:04,625 Maybe we should get some tunes going. 70 00:05:06,125 --> 00:05:07,708 Lighten the mood. 71 00:05:08,833 --> 00:05:09,833 (SCOFFS) 72 00:05:09,916 --> 00:05:12,625 You guys are no fun. Here. Mind holding these for me? 73 00:05:12,708 --> 00:05:14,166 Of course. Uh... What? 74 00:05:14,250 --> 00:05:15,250 (ALL GROANING) 75 00:05:18,041 --> 00:05:19,875 I never did get what he sees in her. 76 00:05:19,958 --> 00:05:23,291 Sure, she can land a punch, but only 'cause people don't expect it. 77 00:05:23,375 --> 00:05:24,541 (ALL GROANING) 78 00:05:31,750 --> 00:05:34,291 What? Stop! Stop the truck! 79 00:05:34,375 --> 00:05:35,375 (TIRES SCREECHING) 80 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,291 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 81 00:05:43,416 --> 00:05:45,833 Oh! Come on! 82 00:05:49,291 --> 00:05:51,291 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 83 00:05:52,916 --> 00:05:54,833 (METAL DETECTOR WHIRRING) 84 00:05:54,916 --> 00:05:59,083 BARTON: Best we can tell, it's extremely powerful and not from around here. 85 00:05:59,666 --> 00:06:03,125 Electromagnetic, neutron, vita radiations, all off the charts. 86 00:06:05,458 --> 00:06:06,458 -(GUARD GROANS) -(THUDS) 87 00:06:07,083 --> 00:06:08,083 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 88 00:06:09,208 --> 00:06:11,041 Well, that doesn't sound ominous at all. 89 00:06:11,125 --> 00:06:12,916 It's been happening all night. 90 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,041 The artifact has a bit of an attitude. 91 00:06:15,125 --> 00:06:17,125 Also, no one can lift it. 92 00:06:17,208 --> 00:06:19,291 Not even Jackson and he does CrossFit. 93 00:06:19,375 --> 00:06:23,291 Something that powerful goes missing, someone always comes looking. 94 00:06:25,833 --> 00:06:29,375 We just have to cross our fingers that someone is an ally. 95 00:06:36,875 --> 00:06:38,041 So, what's the move? 96 00:06:38,125 --> 00:06:42,041 Same as always. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. 97 00:06:44,708 --> 00:06:46,666 We got a man down. Sound the alarms. 98 00:06:46,750 --> 00:06:47,875 -(ALARM BLARING) -(MEN SHOUTING) 99 00:06:48,958 --> 00:06:50,875 I think the worst just got here. 100 00:06:52,166 --> 00:06:53,708 FURY: Coulson, talk to me. 101 00:06:53,791 --> 00:06:56,750 We got a perimeter breach. Multiple agents down and... 102 00:06:57,541 --> 00:06:58,791 (GUARD 1 GROANING) 103 00:06:58,875 --> 00:07:00,166 Whoa. 104 00:07:00,250 --> 00:07:02,416 I got visual on the intruder. 105 00:07:03,458 --> 00:07:06,500 He's a Caucasian male, mid-twenties with... 106 00:07:08,083 --> 00:07:09,750 really great hair. 107 00:07:10,583 --> 00:07:11,666 Excuse me? 108 00:07:11,750 --> 00:07:14,833 COULSON: It's an accurate description. Sir, he's gorgeous. 109 00:07:14,916 --> 00:07:17,833 -I need eyes in the sky. Barton. -BARTON: Already on it. 110 00:07:19,916 --> 00:07:21,625 He's making a move on the hammer. 111 00:07:21,708 --> 00:07:24,125 One shot, one kill, sir. Just say the word. 112 00:07:25,333 --> 00:07:27,625 FURY: Hold your fire. I wanna see this. 113 00:07:31,333 --> 00:07:32,458 (SIGHS) 114 00:07:32,541 --> 00:07:36,375 Whoa. Coulson wasn't lying about the hair. That's nice. 115 00:07:38,833 --> 00:07:40,166 Fury, now or never. 116 00:07:40,291 --> 00:07:42,208 -(THOR GRUNTS) -FURY: Hold your-- 117 00:07:47,375 --> 00:07:50,041 Damn it, Barton. I told you to stand down. 118 00:07:50,125 --> 00:07:52,500 I did! Wasn't me! I didn't shoot! 119 00:07:53,916 --> 00:07:55,166 GUARD 2: Drop your weapon! 120 00:07:55,250 --> 00:07:56,958 I swear, I didn't shoot. 121 00:07:58,833 --> 00:08:01,375 Your arrow would indicate otherwise. 122 00:08:05,500 --> 00:08:10,375 This doesn't make any sense. I don't slip. I don't misfire. 123 00:08:11,041 --> 00:08:13,500 -What's the word on our intruder? -Dead. 124 00:08:13,583 --> 00:08:15,541 And if his blood samples are to be believed, 125 00:08:15,625 --> 00:08:19,375 he's almost a thousand years old and not of this world. 126 00:08:19,458 --> 00:08:21,666 First Stark, now Muscle Beach. 127 00:08:21,750 --> 00:08:25,833 That's two high value S.H.I.E.L.D. targets killed by our own agents inside 24 hours. 128 00:08:25,916 --> 00:08:29,041 -Barton's sticking to his story? -He's pretty bent out of shape. 129 00:08:29,125 --> 00:08:31,208 -Won't talk to anyone. -He'll talk to me. 130 00:08:31,291 --> 00:08:32,375 (TRILLING) 131 00:08:35,916 --> 00:08:37,916 Wake up, Sleeping Beauty. 132 00:08:39,083 --> 00:08:40,250 Barton. 133 00:08:41,750 --> 00:08:42,958 (FURY GRUNTS) 134 00:08:43,041 --> 00:08:45,541 Barton. Coulson, get a medic. 135 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:48,083 How could this... Who did you let in here? 136 00:08:48,166 --> 00:08:49,333 -No one. -COULSON: No one. 137 00:08:49,416 --> 00:08:52,083 Stay with me. Stay with me. 138 00:08:54,625 --> 00:08:57,750 We're running a tox screen to see if it was a cyanide capsule. 139 00:08:57,833 --> 00:08:59,333 Barton had a wife and kids. 140 00:08:59,416 --> 00:09:01,708 If he was gonna go, it wouldn't be willingly. 141 00:09:01,791 --> 00:09:02,958 You think he was murdered. 142 00:09:03,041 --> 00:09:07,166 If I had to guess, my money is on the same someone who killed Stark. 143 00:09:07,250 --> 00:09:09,375 But Barton was in a locked cell under observation. 144 00:09:09,458 --> 00:09:11,750 There was no sign of struggle, no entry wounds. 145 00:09:11,833 --> 00:09:14,625 It's weird, but I also have a space corpse 146 00:09:14,708 --> 00:09:17,958 that looks like a Chippendales dancer rotting on the next table over. 147 00:09:19,583 --> 00:09:20,958 (SNIFFS) 148 00:09:21,041 --> 00:09:22,666 Oh, wow. 149 00:09:22,750 --> 00:09:25,416 Even while rotting, he smells like lavender. 150 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:27,333 Really? (SNIFFING) 151 00:09:28,291 --> 00:09:29,291 Mmm. 152 00:09:29,375 --> 00:09:31,916 Still, there's not a lot connecting a billionaire playboy 153 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,041 and a S.H.I.E.L.D. assassin, unless you have any ideas. 154 00:09:35,958 --> 00:09:38,125 There was an idea. 155 00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:45,125 (SNIFFING) 156 00:09:52,208 --> 00:09:54,958 Dr. Ross. Not sure if you remember me, but-- 157 00:09:55,041 --> 00:09:57,208 (SIGHS) Oh, I remember. 158 00:09:57,291 --> 00:09:59,125 And I'll tell you the same thing I told you 159 00:09:59,208 --> 00:10:01,541 the last time S.H.I.E.L.D. came poking around. 160 00:10:01,625 --> 00:10:02,833 I haven't seen him. 161 00:10:02,916 --> 00:10:05,666 I'm not here about the green guy. 162 00:10:05,750 --> 00:10:10,583 His name is Dr. Bruce Banner. And I'm in a rush, Agent Romanoff. 163 00:10:10,666 --> 00:10:13,375 I'm here about Tony Stark. I believe he was murdered. 164 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:16,500 What? By whom? 165 00:10:16,583 --> 00:10:21,250 Me. Or at least someone's trying to make it look that way, using this. 166 00:10:23,166 --> 00:10:25,625 So, why did you come to me? 167 00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:29,583 You're an expert in the tactical applications of cellular biology. 168 00:10:29,666 --> 00:10:33,041 There are plenty of others. Why did you really come here? 169 00:10:33,750 --> 00:10:35,916 I need to keep this off S.H.I.E.L.D.'s radar 170 00:10:36,458 --> 00:10:39,583 and you seem to have some experience in that department. 171 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:45,000 Mmm. Well, your injector's clean 172 00:10:45,083 --> 00:10:48,791 and there's no traces of lethal pathogens of any kind. 173 00:10:48,875 --> 00:10:49,875 Then what killed him? 174 00:10:49,958 --> 00:10:52,791 BETTY: Whatever it was, it wasn't biological. 175 00:10:52,875 --> 00:10:55,500 Your antidote didn't even make it out of the syringe. 176 00:10:55,583 --> 00:11:00,000 It looks to me like a tiny projectile of some kind was fired from the needle. 177 00:11:00,083 --> 00:11:02,000 You're thinking nanotech? 178 00:11:02,083 --> 00:11:05,125 I'm a biologist, not a ballistics expert. 179 00:11:05,208 --> 00:11:06,916 And I believe we're done here. 180 00:11:12,208 --> 00:11:14,541 Huh. You got a side job, Dr. Ross? 181 00:11:14,625 --> 00:11:16,416 What? I don't know. I... 182 00:11:16,500 --> 00:11:18,083 A student must have left it there. 183 00:11:18,791 --> 00:11:20,666 -(CHUCKLES) -(CELL PHONE RINGING) 184 00:11:22,250 --> 00:11:24,791 FURY: I got bad news and worse news. 185 00:11:24,875 --> 00:11:27,458 -You in a secure location? -Not currently. 186 00:11:28,708 --> 00:11:29,916 FURY: Barton's dead. 187 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,250 (INHALES DEEPLY) 188 00:11:33,291 --> 00:11:34,958 FURY: I know what he meant to you. 189 00:11:37,083 --> 00:11:38,083 (SIGHS) 190 00:11:41,833 --> 00:11:44,000 Who do I kill? 191 00:11:44,666 --> 00:11:47,291 FURY: Looks like his and Stark's murders are connected. 192 00:11:47,958 --> 00:11:50,791 -ROMANOFF: By what? -FURY: The Avengers Initiative. 193 00:11:50,875 --> 00:11:53,458 Seems our killer is going after the candidates. 194 00:11:53,541 --> 00:11:55,375 ROMANOFF: If someone wanted to kneecap S.H.I.E.L.D., 195 00:11:55,458 --> 00:11:56,666 that's a good place to start. 196 00:11:57,333 --> 00:11:58,625 Who else is on the list? 197 00:11:58,708 --> 00:12:02,541 FURY: That's the thing. Bruce Banner and you. 198 00:12:02,625 --> 00:12:06,500 ROMANOFF: Under different circumstances, I'd be flattered. So would Clint. 199 00:12:06,583 --> 00:12:10,250 FURY: You need to get yourself to ground. But first, find Banner. 200 00:12:10,333 --> 00:12:13,416 Funny thing, boss. Think I already have. 201 00:12:15,375 --> 00:12:17,833 I... I'm sorry, but I can't let you in there. 202 00:12:17,916 --> 00:12:20,208 Move, or I'll make you move. 203 00:12:21,250 --> 00:12:23,750 No need for violence, Agent Romanoff. 204 00:12:23,833 --> 00:12:26,875 That's probably not gonna work out. For anyone. 205 00:12:33,750 --> 00:12:35,500 What? What is it? 206 00:12:37,250 --> 00:12:39,083 We need to go. Now. 207 00:12:39,166 --> 00:12:40,458 (HELICOPTER BLADES HOVERING) 208 00:12:41,375 --> 00:12:43,375 (MUSIC PLAYING OVER CAR STEREO) 209 00:12:45,458 --> 00:12:46,875 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 210 00:12:50,041 --> 00:12:51,541 FURY: What's your 20, Coulson? 211 00:12:51,625 --> 00:12:53,666 Coffee run. Needed a breather. 212 00:12:53,750 --> 00:12:56,458 Got you a double macchiato. Just how you like it. 213 00:12:57,583 --> 00:12:58,583 (RUMBLING) 214 00:13:00,041 --> 00:13:01,125 What the... 215 00:13:06,541 --> 00:13:10,083 Director, sensors are reporting a massive energy surge. 216 00:13:10,166 --> 00:13:13,583 -Seems like it came out of nowhere. -What are you seeing, Coulson? 217 00:13:13,666 --> 00:13:16,416 A meteorological phenomenon of some kind. 218 00:13:19,875 --> 00:13:23,250 Oh, boy. Whatever it is, it came with bogeys. 219 00:13:23,333 --> 00:13:25,916 -They look like they're from Earth? -COULSON: Maybe Middle-earth? 220 00:13:33,750 --> 00:13:35,083 Go get 'em, boss. 221 00:13:46,083 --> 00:13:49,708 Looking for directions, sir? Because you seem to have lost your way. 222 00:13:49,791 --> 00:13:54,041 (CHUCKLES) You would do best to kneel before a god. 223 00:13:54,125 --> 00:13:58,833 We don't really do that here. No matter who or what you are. 224 00:13:58,916 --> 00:14:03,041 -I am Loki, Crown Prince of Asgard. -(CELL PHONE RINGING) 225 00:14:03,125 --> 00:14:04,541 The rightful king of Jotun-- 226 00:14:06,375 --> 00:14:10,291 -(CLEARS THROAT) Jotunheim. And God of M-- -(CELL PHONE CONTINUES RINGING) 227 00:14:11,458 --> 00:14:14,375 Mischief. Are you gonna take that? I'm in the middle of something. 228 00:14:14,458 --> 00:14:15,750 Damn it, Fury! Pick up. 229 00:14:15,833 --> 00:14:19,416 Hey, I'm telling you, it's safer for everyone if I fend for myself. 230 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,000 -I sort of can't die. -Then I guess you're in luck. 231 00:14:33,666 --> 00:14:35,041 Look alive, people. 232 00:14:35,125 --> 00:14:38,666 I want strike teams locked, loaded, and ready to move in on my mark. 233 00:14:38,750 --> 00:14:40,333 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 234 00:14:40,416 --> 00:14:41,958 I'm a little busy here, Widow. 235 00:14:42,041 --> 00:14:43,833 ROMANOFF: Oh, good. We'll start a support group. 236 00:14:43,916 --> 00:14:47,333 I've got General Ross, a dozen snipers and a few tanks. 237 00:14:47,416 --> 00:14:49,416 -What are you dealing with? -FURY: Space Vikings. 238 00:14:49,500 --> 00:14:52,000 -Show-off. -FURY: Handle it, then get to ground. 239 00:14:52,083 --> 00:14:53,250 -(CELL PHONE BEEPS) -(GROANS) 240 00:14:53,333 --> 00:14:54,375 Lady trouble? 241 00:14:54,458 --> 00:14:57,583 Well, what exactly is it that brought you here, Mr. Loki? 242 00:14:57,666 --> 00:14:59,000 Vengeance. 243 00:14:59,083 --> 00:15:04,416 An agent of this planet murdered Thor Odinson, the Crown Prince of Asgard. 244 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,291 Natasha Romanoff, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 245 00:15:07,375 --> 00:15:11,000 I have Bruce Banner in my custody. You need to stand down. 246 00:15:11,625 --> 00:15:13,000 (GROANS) 247 00:15:13,083 --> 00:15:15,875 -Hey, hey! Don't shoot! -Who the hell opened fire? 248 00:15:15,958 --> 00:15:17,125 SOLDIER 3: Not us, sir. 249 00:15:17,208 --> 00:15:19,541 Bruce! It's okay. We're okay, right? 250 00:15:19,625 --> 00:15:21,708 I'll get you out of this. I swear on my life. 251 00:15:21,791 --> 00:15:25,875 Director Fury, you fail to comprehend the enormity of the situation. 252 00:15:25,958 --> 00:15:27,958 Oh, I'm comprehending, all right. 253 00:15:30,041 --> 00:15:34,708 Agent Romanoff, I think you might be better off getting out of here. 254 00:15:34,791 --> 00:15:37,750 Which is why I have to ask, what's in the box? 255 00:15:37,833 --> 00:15:39,125 Ooh. 256 00:15:39,208 --> 00:15:41,458 Such insolence will not be tolerated. 257 00:15:41,541 --> 00:15:44,958 And your planet will be taken as retribution. 258 00:15:45,041 --> 00:15:46,958 (BANNER GROANING) 259 00:15:55,375 --> 00:15:56,916 (ROARS) 260 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:58,666 -Take it down! -(GUNS FIRING) 261 00:16:07,416 --> 00:16:08,458 (HULK ROARING) 262 00:16:10,500 --> 00:16:12,458 (ALL SCREAMING) 263 00:16:16,541 --> 00:16:17,541 (HULK GRUNTING) 264 00:16:21,750 --> 00:16:22,750 (ALL SCREAMING) 265 00:16:26,083 --> 00:16:27,083 (ROARS) 266 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:32,500 (ROARS) 267 00:16:32,583 --> 00:16:34,708 Oh, you want some of this? Come on! 268 00:16:34,791 --> 00:16:38,041 Father! No! Stop! Stop, please! 269 00:16:39,041 --> 00:16:41,625 -(MAN SCREAMING) -(SOBBING) Stop! 270 00:16:42,708 --> 00:16:46,041 -There's nothing you can do. -That's my father. He'll listen to me. 271 00:16:46,125 --> 00:16:48,083 The General isn't the one who started this. 272 00:16:48,166 --> 00:16:49,625 (GASPING) 273 00:16:49,708 --> 00:16:50,833 Then who did? 274 00:16:53,583 --> 00:16:54,583 (GRUNTING) 275 00:16:57,333 --> 00:16:58,500 Bruce! 276 00:17:00,833 --> 00:17:02,083 Bruce! 277 00:17:10,958 --> 00:17:13,708 (SOBBING) No. No, no, no. Bruce. 278 00:17:13,791 --> 00:17:18,125 But he can't die. He can't die. 279 00:17:19,791 --> 00:17:21,166 He can't. 280 00:17:26,833 --> 00:17:32,083 Declaring war on this planet will not bring your prince back! 281 00:17:32,166 --> 00:17:33,291 SIF: Wait. 282 00:17:33,375 --> 00:17:37,166 He's not wrong. The All-Father would want us to listen. 283 00:17:40,250 --> 00:17:42,083 We have the same enemy here. 284 00:17:42,166 --> 00:17:45,208 The person who killed your brother also killed two of my people. 285 00:17:45,291 --> 00:17:48,291 Good people. We should be working together. 286 00:17:48,375 --> 00:17:50,500 We are not allies. 287 00:17:50,583 --> 00:17:52,458 Then let me help you. 288 00:17:52,541 --> 00:17:55,083 I promise, when I find your brother's killer, 289 00:17:55,166 --> 00:17:57,833 you will have your pound of flesh. 290 00:17:57,916 --> 00:18:00,166 What a fascinating choice of words. 291 00:18:01,166 --> 00:18:04,250 But I shall require the entire corpse. 292 00:18:05,083 --> 00:18:06,333 You need to give me time. 293 00:18:10,458 --> 00:18:11,500 Very well. 294 00:18:11,583 --> 00:18:16,750 You have until the next rise of Midgard's sun to deliver my brother's assassin, 295 00:18:16,833 --> 00:18:21,000 or I will reduce this planet to ash and ice. 296 00:18:33,291 --> 00:18:35,333 COULSON: (OVER PHONE) Why do you need my password? 297 00:18:35,458 --> 00:18:38,250 ROMANOFF: (SIGHS) I need to get into the Avengers Initiative files, 298 00:18:38,333 --> 00:18:42,041 but I'm locked out of the system and wanted for murder. 299 00:18:42,125 --> 00:18:44,000 COULSON: I'm not telling you my password, Romanoff. 300 00:18:44,083 --> 00:18:45,958 -ROMANOFF: Why not? -COULSON: Because I'm not. 301 00:18:46,041 --> 00:18:48,875 ROMANOFF: Coulson. Clint was your friend, too. 302 00:18:50,666 --> 00:18:56,291 (SIGHS) Hashtag-Steve-Steve-Steve- I-heart-Steve-0-7-0-4. 303 00:18:56,375 --> 00:18:57,416 Wow. 304 00:18:57,500 --> 00:18:59,125 -Good one, Coulson. -What? 305 00:18:59,208 --> 00:19:01,375 No, nothing. That's great. Thank you. 306 00:19:04,458 --> 00:19:05,458 (INHALES DEEPLY) 307 00:19:28,666 --> 00:19:31,375 Huh. How did a woman who died two years ago 308 00:19:31,458 --> 00:19:33,125 access the database yesterday? 309 00:19:39,333 --> 00:19:44,541 You won't win. Not against me. Not against S.H.I.E.L.D. 310 00:19:45,541 --> 00:19:46,791 (GROANING) 311 00:19:52,958 --> 00:19:55,208 FURY: You found me. You know what to do. 312 00:19:55,291 --> 00:19:57,208 (ALL GROANING) 313 00:20:03,750 --> 00:20:06,333 Fury, it's Hope! It's all about Hope! 314 00:20:06,416 --> 00:20:07,625 (SCREAMS) 315 00:20:22,625 --> 00:20:25,125 ROMANOFF: (OVER PHONE) It's Hope! It's all about Hope! 316 00:20:30,625 --> 00:20:32,875 It's Hope! It's all about Hope! 317 00:20:35,083 --> 00:20:37,666 It's Hope! It's all about Hope! 318 00:20:38,375 --> 00:20:39,916 COULSON: Four hours to sunup, sir. 319 00:20:40,833 --> 00:20:42,625 I haven't forgotten. 320 00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:46,250 Sir, I understand that this Prince Loki situation is the very reason 321 00:20:46,333 --> 00:20:48,291 you proposed the Avengers Initiative 322 00:20:48,375 --> 00:20:51,583 for a group of remarkable individuals to fight the battles we can't. 323 00:20:51,666 --> 00:20:52,750 I wrote the speech. 324 00:20:53,875 --> 00:20:55,583 There's still one name left, sir. 325 00:20:57,166 --> 00:20:58,208 Yours. 326 00:21:03,625 --> 00:21:05,416 I'm not the only Avenger left. 327 00:21:08,750 --> 00:21:10,125 What? 328 00:21:19,708 --> 00:21:22,083 COULSON: Is that a beeper from the '90s? 329 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:24,583 Also our last hope. 330 00:21:25,875 --> 00:21:30,666 "Hope. It's all about Hope." 331 00:21:31,583 --> 00:21:33,416 (CHUCKLES) Widow. 332 00:21:37,041 --> 00:21:38,791 COULSON: Boss? 333 00:21:39,958 --> 00:21:42,541 -Where are you going? -Not sure. 334 00:21:42,625 --> 00:21:46,250 Either make a pact with a god or deal with a devil. 335 00:22:08,500 --> 00:22:09,833 You got a name, soldier? 336 00:22:13,791 --> 00:22:15,333 I'm here to see your boss. 337 00:22:35,333 --> 00:22:37,750 If it isn't Hank Pym. 338 00:22:37,833 --> 00:22:43,625 HANK: The balls you have to come here and stand over her grave. 339 00:22:43,708 --> 00:22:44,958 Oh, don't worry about her. 340 00:22:45,041 --> 00:22:47,625 I doubt she'd mind, considering she's dead. 341 00:22:47,708 --> 00:22:51,166 She died because S.H.I.E.L.D. killed her. 342 00:22:51,916 --> 00:22:53,375 She died because of you. 343 00:22:53,458 --> 00:22:58,958 Agent Hope Van Dyne was killed on a mission outside Odessa, Ukraine. 344 00:22:59,041 --> 00:23:00,291 Agent? 345 00:23:00,375 --> 00:23:03,375 She was my daughter! My little girl. 346 00:23:03,958 --> 00:23:06,750 She missed her mother and you exploited that! 347 00:23:06,833 --> 00:23:08,750 Her mother was an agent? 348 00:23:08,833 --> 00:23:11,583 Don't play the fool with me, Fury. 349 00:23:11,666 --> 00:23:17,500 You filled her head with nonsense about protecting humanity and saving the world. 350 00:23:17,583 --> 00:23:21,625 You just left out how she died the same way her mother did, 351 00:23:21,708 --> 00:23:23,666 doing S.H.I.E.L.D.'s dirty work! 352 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:28,625 And that gave you permission to murder them? 353 00:23:28,708 --> 00:23:33,000 Anthony Stark? Clint Barton? Bruce Banner? Natasha Romanoff? 354 00:23:33,083 --> 00:23:36,083 You took everything from me. 355 00:23:39,083 --> 00:23:41,166 I wanted you to hurt. 356 00:23:42,875 --> 00:23:46,833 To witness everything you've ever worked for... 357 00:23:48,833 --> 00:23:50,416 fought for... 358 00:23:53,208 --> 00:23:54,666 hoped for... 359 00:23:57,708 --> 00:23:59,083 die. 360 00:23:59,666 --> 00:24:02,166 And what of Thor, Prince of Asgard? 361 00:24:02,250 --> 00:24:05,833 Goldilocks? You would have recruited him in a heartbeat. 362 00:24:05,916 --> 00:24:09,250 Sold him some malarkey about being a hero. 363 00:24:09,333 --> 00:24:12,708 That's what you do. What S.H.I.E.L.D. has always done. 364 00:24:12,791 --> 00:24:14,625 Find others to fight your battles. 365 00:24:14,708 --> 00:24:17,416 That's it? You murdered him because you could? 366 00:24:17,500 --> 00:24:21,125 His death was a favor. Yours will be a triumph. 367 00:24:34,791 --> 00:24:36,250 What the... 368 00:24:36,333 --> 00:24:39,875 You're still pretty spry for a guy with a corner office. 369 00:24:48,958 --> 00:24:50,750 You never cared about Hope. 370 00:24:50,833 --> 00:24:52,750 I don't give a damn about any of them. 371 00:24:52,833 --> 00:24:54,333 -(FURY LAUGHS) -(GRUNTS) 372 00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,708 Fury! Come on. 373 00:25:03,791 --> 00:25:07,625 You're supposed to be a killer? Well, come on, then. Kill me. 374 00:25:10,375 --> 00:25:11,833 -(GASPS) -Ooh. 375 00:25:14,291 --> 00:25:16,375 HANK: How are you... 376 00:25:16,458 --> 00:25:19,041 -(FURY LAUGHING) -Stop moving, Fury. 377 00:25:19,125 --> 00:25:21,125 What are you doing? Let's go-- 378 00:25:21,208 --> 00:25:23,875 It's like you're everywhere. Aah! 379 00:25:25,958 --> 00:25:27,208 (GRUNTS) 380 00:25:37,583 --> 00:25:39,166 (ALL LAUGHING) 381 00:25:51,208 --> 00:25:53,916 Uh, what's with the goth kid? 382 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,416 Hello. Trickster God. Hi. 383 00:25:56,500 --> 00:25:58,791 S.H.I.E.L.D. is people, 384 00:25:58,875 --> 00:26:02,541 people willing to give their lives for something greater than themselves 385 00:26:02,625 --> 00:26:06,458 to save the world from men like you. 386 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:14,375 Agent Hope Van Dyne understood that and she will never be forgotten. 387 00:26:14,958 --> 00:26:17,458 Then you honor her. 388 00:26:19,708 --> 00:26:21,250 Then honor her. 389 00:26:22,208 --> 00:26:25,375 Well, this was an absolute pleasure, Director Fury. 390 00:26:25,458 --> 00:26:28,166 Good. Now take your hammer and get off my planet. 391 00:26:28,250 --> 00:26:31,500 (CHUCKLES) About that, we should be allies. 392 00:26:31,583 --> 00:26:33,500 You know, I've just had an idea. 393 00:26:33,583 --> 00:26:36,833 I was thinking I might extend my stay here on Midgard. 394 00:26:37,500 --> 00:26:39,000 For how long? 395 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,000 (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING) 396 00:26:52,125 --> 00:26:54,750 Good evening, my loyal subjects. 397 00:26:55,333 --> 00:26:58,750 It is with great pride that I stand before you today 398 00:26:58,833 --> 00:27:01,416 to announce that in just one day's time, 399 00:27:01,500 --> 00:27:05,083 the nations of Earth have put aside their differences 400 00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:08,416 and united under my command. 401 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:12,416 It's the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. 402 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:17,000 The bright lure of freedom hobbles you, diminishes your life's joy. 403 00:27:17,083 --> 00:27:20,291 You were made to be ruled. 404 00:27:20,875 --> 00:27:27,125 So I have come to help you fulfill your destiny. 405 00:27:33,416 --> 00:27:36,458 The Avengers fell before they had a chance to rise. 406 00:27:36,541 --> 00:27:38,000 May they rest in peace. 407 00:27:38,083 --> 00:27:40,083 They can, but we won't. 408 00:27:41,208 --> 00:27:44,666 The Avengers were always meant to be more than a team. 409 00:27:44,750 --> 00:27:46,291 They were an idea, 410 00:27:46,375 --> 00:27:52,333 the affirmation of humanity's need to believe that in our darkest hour, 411 00:27:52,916 --> 00:27:55,583 we will find our heroes. 412 00:27:59,541 --> 00:28:03,666 I believe that in this universe, as in every other, hope never dies. 413 00:28:05,833 --> 00:28:09,833 As long as someone keeps their good eye on the bigger picture. 414 00:28:11,625 --> 00:28:12,833 Welcome back, Captain. 415 00:28:15,875 --> 00:28:17,541 So where's the fight? 416 00:28:18,666 --> 00:28:20,666 (THEME MUSIC PLAYING)