The Strength

The Strength is the third episode of the first season. It is also the third episode overall of the series. It first premiered October 24 2013. This marks the last appearance of the team's plane.

Synopsis
Skye turns on Ward and Coulson and tries to assassinate Triplett for letting CyberTech kill Bryon. Fitz and Simmons are taken into hiding by May so they are not killed by Skye. May takes on Skye as she is the only one left to fight. Raina and Ian find a cure and give it to Skye to resurrect Bryon for the exchange that She gives them the S.H.I.E.L.D. Plane.

Plot
Skye prepares to stab Triplett when May shoots at her. Skye attacks her.

Minutes earlier, Skye leaves Bryon alone and Ward and Coulson walk with her until she attacks them claiming that if they never left Dutch wouldn't be on life support. Triplett comes out trying to calm her down. Sky cuts his arm and prepares to stab his heart. May shoots at Skye. Skye then attacks her.

Hours later, Raina and Quinn kiss in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Plane and exit it they prepare to leave when it is blown up. Raina and Quinn question Garrett for trying to assassinate them.

Hours earlier and 55 minutes after her battle, May scratched up finds Fitz and Simmons in a base in New Mexico. They escape but are caught by Skye.

55 Minutes earlier, Skye finally gets to May but May escapes and tells Fitz and Simmons to hide in a S.H.I.E.L.D. base in New Mexico.

Hours after that, Skye uses a cure to revive Bryon. They hug.

Hours before that, Skye finds a CyberTech base and makes a deal with Quinn and Raina to give her a cure if she gives them the plane. They agree.

Hours later, Raina and Quinn are revealed to have been injured but try to kill Garrett. Garrett escapes.

Hours before that, Coulson, Ward, Triplett, Fitz and Simmons sedate Skye and she is kidnaped. She finally wakes up and says sorry. Skye uses the cure to heal Bryon. They hug.

A timeline of the whole episode in order can be viewed here

Plane Explosion
Garrett is revealed to have decided to blow up the plane to kill Raina and Quinn. Luckily Raina and Quinn were not in the plane at the time.

Deleted Scenes Trivia

 * Plane Explosion was deleted because they though it would be better if the viewers didn't know he blew up the plane until Raina and Quinn did.

Regular Appearances

 * Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
 * Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May
 * Brett Dalton as Grant Ward
 * Chloe Bennett as Skye
 * Iain De Caestecker as Leopold Fitz
 * Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons

Recurring Appearances

 * Bill Paxton as John Garrett
 * David Conrad as Ian Quinn
 * Ruth Negga as Raina
 * B.J. Britt as Antoine Triplett
 * Austin Nichols as Bryon Dutch

Guest Appearances

 * TBA as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent