The Good Samaritan (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

"The Good Samaritan"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode
The surprise appearance of the character Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider as part of the origin story for another version of the anti-hero, Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider, was met with praise and much speculation
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 6
Directed by	Billy Gierhart
Written by	Jeffrey Bell
Produced by	Jed Whedon Maurissa Tancharoen Jeffrey Bell
Cinematography by	Allan Westbrook
Editing by	Kelly Stuyvesant
Original air date	November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Gabriel Luna as Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider José Zúñiga as Eli Morrow Lilli Birdsell as Lucy Bauer Kerr Smith as Joseph Bauer Lorenzo James Henrie as Gabe Reyes Dan Donohue as Frederick Ward Roberts as Hugo Usman Ally as Vincent Jason O'Mara as Jeffrey Mace
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"The Good Samaritan" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division), revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they race to find Eli Morrow. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Jeffrey Bell, and directed by Billy Gierhart.

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Henry Simmons. José Zúñiga guest stars as Morrow, while Gabriel Luna portrays his nephew Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider. The episode is part of the first "pod" of eight episodes for the season, subtitled Ghost Rider, and uses flashbacks to tell the origin story of how Reyes became the Ghost Rider. This included the surprise appearance of the Marvel character Johnny Blaze as the titular "Good Samaritan", introducing him to the MCU. FuseFX was the main visual effects vendor for the episode.