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

The Patriot (2017)

Clark Gregg: Phil Coulson

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• Jeffrey Mace : S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't leave a man behind.

  Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie : You really think this is our best move?

  Phil Coulson : You know the saying - if a jet crashes in the woods and there's no one to hear it, stick to the guy with super strength.

• Jeffrey Mace : After the explosion, everything was... chaos. People were screaming. I got smoke in my eyes. I wanted to get to safety. And... I tripped. I didn't even know she was there. Someone snapped a picture.

  Phil Coulson : So you just went with it.

  Jeffrey Mace : I tried to deflect. Everyone thought I was being modest. But they were treating me like the man I always wanted to be. Few months later, Talbot came to me with an offer. I thought I could be the face to end Inhuman prejudice.

  Phil Coulson : And you wanted to help.

  Jeffrey Mace : I thought I could. I believe... that Inhumans deserve the same rights as anyone else in this country. I'll call a press conference, resign, reinstate you as director.

  Phil Coulson : [Mace starts to leave]  You're not going anywhere.

  Jeffrey Mace : Excuse me?

  Phil Coulson : S.H.I.E.L.D. still needs a face. Sure, you lied, but you were good at it. Even with a gun pointed at you, and that's not nothing.

  Jeffrey Mace : So... so what do you... what do you want me to do?

  Phil Coulson : Same thing you've been doing. Defend S.H.I.E.L.D. to the public, play the hero. Keep the title, handle the politics; I never loved that part, anyway. But when it comes to operations, make no mistake: from now on, I'm calling the shots.

• Phil Coulson : They're about to breach that door. How's your aim?

  Jeffrey Mace : Talbot ran me through some basic training when I got this job, but I didn't think I'd did it, with the super strength and all.

  Phil Coulson : No better time to practice than when your life depends on it.

• Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie : General Talbot bails us out one time, then acts like we owe him a damn parade.

  Phil Coulson : Yeah, he did what he had to do. Though it didn't reduce his ego any.

  Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie : Burrows isn't helping, either. If he gets any further up Talbot's ass, he'll need a snorkel.

• Phil Coulson : Really, Glenn?

  Glenn Talbot : You should be thanking me. We're in the middle of an arms race. World War III is gonna be decided by whoever has more enhanced assets. You need Inhumans to trust S.H.I.E.L.D.

  Phil Coulson : And your plan to earn their trust was to lie to them? If you'd consulted me, I probably would have advised against that.

  Glenn Talbot : Which is exactly why I didn't.

  Phil Coulson : Keep digging that hole and see how that works out for you.

• Phil Coulson : You're not going anywhere.

  Jeffrey Mace : Excuse me?

  Phil Coulson : SHIELD still needs a face. Sure, you lied, but you were good at it, even with a gun pointed at you, and that's not nothing.

• Phil Coulson : And... there they go again with the world's most conspicuous briefcase.

  Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie : What do you think is in there?

  Phil Coulson : Could be anything. Nuclear codes, hush money, Girl Scout cookies.