The LMD invasion triggers an absolutely bloody and explosive episode of Agents of SHIELD.

It took four years, but I thinkMarvels Agents of SHIELDmay have finally achieved near perfection.

For four seasons now, Marvel Studios inaugural series has hovered around greatness but never quite achieved that milestone.

But the series never quite hit that epic apex that the Marvel film releases seem to nail so effortlessly.

Well, tonight it did.

I didnt really know how much I love these peopleno, these heroesuntil tonights episode.

Last week, it seemed like Coulson, Mace, Mack, and Daisy were replaced by LMD duplicates.

Well, it turns out that this episode still had some cards left to play.

For instance, it wasnt Daisy that was replaced by AIDA and Radcliffe.

I overlooked it last week, but how was AIDA going to replicate Daisys Inhuman Quake powers?

Daisy is not an LMD, but there are four remaining LMD infiltrators.

Last week, it looked like Fitz and Simmons would have to fight for their lives against the LMDs.

This is where the hour packs a potent punch.

With the LMDs inside of SHIELD, it is that well-earned love that is in so much danger.

So youre rooting for Fitz and Simmons.

But Simmons is not alone in her struggle.

Again, Daisy is not an LMD, but there are still Daisy LMDs ready to go.

She teams with Simmons and dedicates herself to battle for the love of Fitz and Simmons.

Daisy without her quake harness and gloves versus two robot killers that wear the face of her best friends.

And Daisy wins by shaking robot Mack apart.

Robot Coulson survives but this moment serves a reminded just how powerful and capable Daisy has become.

A long way from that snarky computer hacker from season 1, huh?

Its hard to cover every moment that makes this weeksAgents of SHIELDthe shows finest hour.

Every struggle seemed so important to both plot and character, and what else can you ask for?

But how do Daisy and Simmons escape the LMDs you ask?

It seems that one LMD discovers her humanity.

Robot May blows herself and the base up, allowing Daisy and Simmons to escape.

Amazing, powerful stuff.

She then proceeds to tell Radcliffe of a paradox that exists in her programming.

So AIDA kills Radcliffe but plugs him into the Framework moments before his death.

Now, the dying doctor can live a lifetime in the Framework while he bleeds out in reality.

Heady stuff, that.

Yet Radcliffe isnt the only player that goes in the Framework.

You thought this episode had it all before?

Well, get this: Daisy and Simmons enter the Framework to bring the whole thing crashing down.

Before the episode ends, we get to see what each agent is doing in the electronic paradise.

Yeah, I cant take it either and its going to be a long hiatus until April.

For the first time since the mid-season break, I didnt even miss Ghost Rider.

Rating:

5 out of 5