Among the main characters, this was done most effectively in the Mack/Yo-Yo storyline. I had noted of last week's episode that Mack had staked out an awfully high moral high road, one which Yo-Yo had immediately undercut, and that this was owed a deeper look. The writers thought so too, addressing not only this, but bringing in their recent (to them) experience inside the Framework too. Having now lost his daughter twice, Mack is eager not to lose "himself" too, which makes a lot of sense for him. It was a nice bit of character drama amidst the sci-fi backdrop.
The rest of the main characters served mostly to tell the stories of the new characters in mix. Daisy needed to be brought up to speed on the Kree scheme to breed and sell Inhumans, and this involved a new Inhuman character with the ability to read and share thoughts. We did get a good scene of tension out of it, when Kasius confronted Daisy and Simmons and forced them to tell the same lie. Other than that, not a lot of juice to squeeze from this sub plot.
Coulson and May's story revolved around Deke -- exposing his betrayal of Daisy, and scratching beneath the surface to get more of his back story. I was glad they didn't try to convince us that turning in Daisy was part of some "master plan" he was cooking up, that it was more an act of desperation that he now hopes to atone for. But here again, not a lot of forward momentum in the story. (Though there is a bit of a cliffhanger in wondering what happened to May after her battle with Kasius' menacing henchwoman.)
The biggest development came in the episode's final moments, as Fitz somehow arrived on the scene in the future. Surely he has a master plan? Though I suspect the next episode we'll get will revolve more around how he got there, flashback style. (Which would suit me fine.)
So, a bit of a weaker installment, I think. Not bad, but not standout. I'd mark it a B-.
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