The team deals with the threat of AIDA's creators and the "LMD" May.
This arc transitions back to classic sci-fi paranoia. Dr. Holden Radcliffe and Leo Fitz inadvertently create a self-aware android named Aida using knowledge from the Darkhold . Artificial intelligence, identity, and trust. Index Of Agent Of Shield Season 4
The team faces off against a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who have been brainwashed by Hydra. Meanwhile, Hunter and Talbot's relationship reaches a turning point. The team deals with the threat of AIDA's
The season began by leaning into the darker, more mature tone of its new 10:00 p.m. time slot. This arc introduced (played by Gabriel Luna ), the Ghost Rider , who brought a mystical element to the show that mirrored the debut of Doctor Strange in the wider MCU. Holden Radcliffe and Leo Fitz inadvertently create a
| Episode # | Title | Synopsis | |-----------|-------|----------| | 4x01 | | Season premiere. Daisy (Quake) has gone rogue as a vigilante. Coulson’s team hunts her while a new flame-skulled hero—Ghost Rider—tears through Los Angeles. | | 4x02 | Meet the New Boss | The team clashes with Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes). Meanwhile, the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Jeffrey Mace) reveals himself. | | 4x03 | Uprising | A mysterious organization uses "watchdogs" to eliminate Inhumans globally. Simmons and Mack race to stop global blackouts. | | 4x04 | Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire | Daisy teams with Ghost Rider. Robbie’s origin is revealed: he sold his soul to save his brother, Gabe. | | 4x05 | Lockup | Ghost Rider invades a maximum-security prison to kill a villain named Lucy Bauer. The Darkhold—a book of unspeakable evil—is introduced. | | 4x06 | The Good Samaritan | Best episode of the pod . Flashback reveals that the Darkhold corrupts all who read it. Robbie’s uncle, Eli Morrow, is the true mastermind. | | 4x07 | Deals with Our Devils | Robbie, Coulson, and Fitz get trapped in a phantom dimension. Aida, the robot from Dr. Radcliffe’s secret project, begins to show signs of consciousness. | | 4x08 | The Laws of Inferno Dynamics | The team battles Eli Morrow, who becomes a nuclear-powered demon. Ghost Rider banishes Eli to another dimension. End of Pod 1. |
The first arc pivots the show from science fiction into the realm of the supernatural, coinciding with the release of the film Doctor Strange .
A massive EMP blackout hits major global cities, blamed on Inhuman extremists. Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez gets caught in the crossfire in Miami. Coulson, Mack, and Fitz race to save her while dealing with the political fallout. Episode 4: "Let Me Hear You Scream" Original Air Date: October 18, 2016