Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series)

The Bridge (2013)

Clark Gregg: Phil Coulson

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• Phil Coulson : They couldn't have a psychic. They're not on the index. They're a myth.

  Skye : So is Thor.

• Raina : I don't believe I've had the pleasure.

  Phil Coulson : Lucky for you.

• Phil Coulson : [Talking about his last girlfriend]  She was a cellist, second chair. Portland Symphony; saw her play whenever I was in town. Ever see a beautiful woman play the cello?

  Grant Ward : No.

  Phil Coulson : It's something else. She laughed at my jokes, too, which was a very nice bonus.

• Phil Coulson : Mr. Peterson, this agent Grant Ward. He's the man who shot you at Union Station. Fitz, Simmons designed the weapon he used, and I think you remember...

  [interrupted by Skye] 

  Skye : [nodding with huge smile]  ... kidnap victim.

• Mike Peterson : Agent Coulson?

  Phil Coulson : Mr. Peterson, if you could put that bulldozer back where you found it... we need you to suit up.

• Grant Ward : Not sure why you wanted to go with the lottery story, sir. It's a tough sell.

  Phil Coulson : Exactly. Nothing makes people more suspicious than a handsome man offering them free money.

• Phil Coulson : Edison Po, former Marine, expert in tactics and rapid response. Fell off the grid in '08, reappeared 18 months ago at a diner in Boston.

  Grant Ward : Where he stabbed a friend's eyes out.

  Phil Coulson : With a steak knife and finished his meal.

  Skye : That's funny. Po doesn't look crazy. I'm kidding. The guy's a walking mug shot.

• Phil Coulson : I asked May to look into SHIELD's more restricted files.

  Skye : I was kind of hoping to keep this private.

  Phil Coulson : Agent May specializes in private.

• Skye : It would be a lot shorter if I could access more files. Maybe remove my internet nanny. I'm talking about my track bracelet.

  Phil Coulson : I got that.

  Skye : So you'll take it off?

  Phil Coulson : No.

• Phil Coulson : Whatever this is, whatever you think you're doing, it won't work. I won't give you what you want.

  Raina : You will. And we want is simple. We want you to tell us about the day after you died.

• Phil Coulson : Katherine Shane?

  Skye : Do you know her?

  Phil Coulson : We ran a few ops together in the '90s. Smart, resourceful. Had a soft spot for Truffaut movies.

  Skye : Easy there, charm school.

• Phil Coulson : [Watching a video of men breaking into a prison by smashing through the roof]  At 08-00 hours, three men infiltrated the Havenworth federal penitentiary.

  Skye : Infiltrated? More like cannonballed.

• Mike Peterson : Agent Coulson, Agent May.

  [May says nothing and turns away coldly] 

  Phil Coulson : Last time you saw her, you threw her into a brick wall.

  Mike Peterson : Right.

  [pause] 

  Mike Peterson : First time around, I wasn't who I wanted to be, but now I get it. Having all this it's a privilege. And training to be an agent, working with SHIELD, it's me trying to do better, trying to be better. I just need you to give me a shot.

  Phil Coulson : Everyone deserves a second chance. But let me be clear: there will not be a third.

• Phil Coulson : Their technology keeps advancing at a disturbingly rapid pace. They must have endless manpower, resources.

  Skye : And someone with a *fat* wallet.

  Jemma Simmons : Po's the strategist. Raina's the recruiter. Perhaps this Clairvoyant's the money.

  Leo Fitz : That makes sense. If I could see the future, I'd go straight to Las Vegas.

• Grant Ward : Centipede.

  Phil Coulson : It seems they salvaged some of their research from Hong Kong.

  Jemma Simmons : So we were right! Chan's platelets solved their combustion problem. Now they can create super-soldiers with no fear of explosion.

  Leo Fitz : Maybe don't get so excited about it.