Not gonna start another thread, so I'm gonna post here about Season 5 and the Finale as a whole. Simply put, this series just keeps getting better and Season 5 is by far the best and certainly the most fun I've had watching SHIELD. Having the gang sent to the future....in space no less for the bulk of Season 5 is what you call charting a "different course" and giving the series a shot in the arm. Not that it needed it, but it was cool to see that the creative team behind the show was willing to go there. It felt different for all the obvious reasons, and yet it feels right at home and totally plausible for what we get here. I'm a sucker for the "fish-out-of-water" plot device and seeing the characters have to react, then adjust accordingly was always fun to watch. Last season was pretty dark. This has it's moments of serious sh*t, but just felt a whole lot lighter this season.

As for the Season Finale, this is easily the best so far. I went through a whole range of emotions watching this one. I was happy, sad, heartbroken. I experienced dread, relief, exhilaration and everything else in between. I'm glad that the series has been picked up for another season (shortened 13 episode season, which signifies it will be the finale one), but the way that they end the Season Finale should have been it's swan song. It was so perfect and touching, especially for Coulson and May, that ending it here was the way to go out. Even with the knowledge that Fitz is out there waiting to be rescued and save and brought "back to life" didn't need any further explanation. We know the gang will find him. Speaking of Fitz, man, his demise and everyone's reaction to it was heartbreaking. The look on Simmon's face was crushing. Anyway, yeah, this Finale was fantastic and I could watch it multiple times and take away something different from it each time. Season gets 5 Stars, Finale gets 10 Stars.