If we’re assuming I’d have to start with the slag heap s2a left, here goes.

1. Bring Victoria Hand back. This is just fucking stupid now. Bringing her back makes Ward a lot more believable as a redeemed hero because she was the most visceral on-screen killing. Also I really miss her.

2. Bring Isabelle Hartley back. She was Victoria Hand’s girlfriend, (comics canon) not Lance Hunter’s fucking manpain. 

(also Idaho but he’s not Lance’s manpain.)

3. Everyone has to apologize for the fucking horrible dehumanizing cruelty they visited on Ward in captivity; mocking his suicide attempt and suffocating him? fuck off. I don’t give a shit about what he did that was way out of line and fucking inhumane.

4. Ward got raped in episode 15 by Lorelei. Let’s talk about that. 

5. John Garrett systematically abused and manipulated a FIFTEEN YEAR OLD BOY and left him in ISOLATION IN THE WOODS FOR FIVE YEARS. Let’s talk about how badly Ward was hollowed out.

6. Let’s acknowledge Phil has some reasons to be upset; his best friend for decades was an abusive backstabbing shitheel and the two other people he loved most operated on him without his consent using drugs he tried to stop them from producing and keeping him in incredible pain while he begged to die before telling him nothing and going behind his back. Even if that was with the best intentions, he DID deserve to feel violated and hurt—not to shoot Melinda in the chest, Jesus Christ. 

Phil has some valid reasons to be upset if you elucidate on his character arcs but THAT SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND HIS MOTIVES AND FEELINGS JESUS H CHRIST.

Phil has very real reasons to be acting the way he does right now but the show isn’t really discussing them; it’s just expecting we’ll support him because he’s the lead. It’s ridiculous.

7. i literally do not care about romantic fitzsimmons it needs to be queerplatonic i am so sick of romantic fitzsimmons i am so sick of romance in this show i am so sick of

8. seriously i am sick to fucking death of it Jemma has not had a plotline thus far this season that wasn’t being sad about fitz jesus christ and going undercover bc she was SAD ABOUT FITZ does not fucking bloody christ count

9. fuck Agents of SHIELD for having 90% OF HYDRA’s VICTIMS BE PEOPLE OF COLOR OR ABUSE VICTIMS. OR BOTH. Akela. Bakshi. (BPD makes you desperate to please for fear of abandonment. Whitehall was abusing Bakshi because he was mentally ill and made a good target.) Grant. Kara Lynn. Jesus christ it’s just—and it’s not just that an organization like HYDRA is abusing poc but it’s that they often end up working for HYDRA somehow which is just. disgusting. fucking nasty as shit. stop making people of color work for this gross ass fucking org.

10. Skye isn’t allowed near Ward for a long time, sorry. She mocked his suicide attempt and shot him to kill THREE TIMES not knowing he had on body armor. She doesn’t get to come back and if there is a “true love conquers all” sort of plotline involved i will come to LA with a hundred cats to shit in the writers’ favorite pairs of shoes

11. Ward and Kara get to be safe and heal from their abuse for awhile now.

12. BRING BACK FELIX BLAKE AND JASPER SITWELL AND NICK FURY jesus I watched this show because i liked SHIELD i liked SHIELD and what it meant and represented not for some twee indie heterosexuality i could vomit. fucking christ i was here for black ops shenanigans not bullshit pointless drama, mockery of abuse victims, and heterosexuals

13. seriously jasper wasn’t HYDRA what the fuck is wrong with you

14. bring back Raina as a main character she is awesome and cool and cute

15. BRING TRIP BACK I DO NOT CARE HOW BRING TRIP BACK HE IS MORE THAN THIS SHOW DESERVES BUT I I NEED HIM BACK

16. BRING BACK SKYE’S MOM MAKE HER MORE THAN SPARE PARTS FOR A BORING AS SHIT DOUCHEBAG VILLAIN WITH A TWO DOLLAR HAIRCUT I COULDN’T GIVE A CABBAGE FART ABOUT JESUS CHRIST

and i am saving 17 for last because it is important:

BAHRAIN. FULL FLASHBACK. 5-EPISODE ARC.

It’s what Melinda deserves. What we deserve.