The Magical Place

"The Magical Place"

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 11

Directed by

Kevin Hooks

Written by

Produced by

Editing by

Debby Germino

Original air date

January 7, 2014

Running time

42 minutes

Guest appearance(s)

Saffron Burrows as Victoria Hand
Rob Huebel as Lloyd Rathman
J. August Richards as Mike Peterson
Ruth Negga as Raina
Cullen Douglas as Edison Po
Ron Glass as Streiten
Aiden Turner as Vanchat
Felisha Terrell as Emily Deville

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List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes

"The Magical Place" is the eleventh episode of the first 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 attempt to rescue him from Centipede. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Paul Zbyszewski and Brent Fletcher, and directed by Kevin Hooks.

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, and Elizabeth Henstridge.

"The Magical Place" originally aired on ABC on January 7, 2014, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 6.63 million viewers.

Over the course of two days following Coulson's abduction, a taskforce led by Victoria Hand searches for him, arresting Vanchat, a black market trader in salvaged extraterrestrial goods. His Chitauri metal is a match to the type used in the Centipede serum, so SHIELD believe he can lead them to Edison Po and Raina. Hand is infuriated when Skye hacks SHIELD's databases to trace Vanchat's finances, and decides to eject Skye from the Bus after increasing the security on her internet blocker bracelet. Ward, Fitz and Simmons provide Skye with a satellite phone and help her evade other agents to go off the grid. When she is unable to gain access to a computer system without it being remotely shut down by SHIELD, she poses as an agent to blackmail corrupt businessman Lloyd Rathman into helping her.

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