EXCLUSIVE Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Sneak Peek: Triplett's Itching to 'End' Ward 

has escaped HYDRA mole Grant Ward in the crosshairs, as seen in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek from the ABC sophomore’s next episode — but will he get to pull the trigger?

As Agent Triplett (played by B.J. Britt) asserts, he’s got eyes on the prize and a trigger finger in need of some love. Press play above to see how his stake-out at a Philly bus terminal plays out.

Elsewhere in the episode “The Writing on the Wall” (airing Tuesday at 9/8c), when the team discovers murder victims bearing the alien glyphs that Coulson’s been etching, all of the Director’s secrets and lies are poised to come a head.

The set designer spelled “Tucson” as “Tuscon” (seen over Tripp’s right shoulder at 00:12). Other than that, looks like a good episode

Let’s stop trying to send Ward back to the person who abused him, hmm? have him face justice, but that’s not justice.

them trying to send back Ward to his abuser is honestly the grossest thing this show has ever done and i’m fed up with it. Someone please get him some help

They’re not sending him back to his abuser, they’re handing him over to the senator who will then hand him over to the Government for trial, Senator Ward may have done some bad stuff, but not any worse than what Ward did to the team, that is not even mentioning the countless people Ward murdered. Ward belongs in the hands of the Government for trial, it just happens Senator Ward is a part of that Government.

They’re not handing Ward over to the custody of his brother, he was surely being transferred to a prison, that is until he murdered everyone in the vehicle. Lets stop with the excuses, once Skye, Fitz etc the people Ward abused get help then I’ll worry about this murderer getting help.

You seriously consider abuse as just “bad stuff”?

that’s a joke right?? he abused his brothers for 15 years. ward did everything he did becAUSE of what his brother and garett did to him. and yes, they are handing him over to his abuser. and his brother made it clear he was gonna execute him.

and seriously??? what Skye and Fitz have done to Ward this season was gross. Fitz needs help, Skye doesn’t need any help. Ward needs more help than anyone else. this whole comment is the stupidest thing i’ve ever seen f you

Bad stuff was clearly an understatement, Ward was abused and he became the abuser, and your kidding yourself if you don’t see that, but I honestly am disgusted by what I’m reading.

What did Skye and Fitz due to Ward, I mean tell me because I’m literally have no idea besides standing up to their abuser. Fitz may have went too far, but he stopped himself from doing what Ward would have done because he is better than that. Ward lied to the whole team for almost a year, killed Koanig, Hand and countless other innocents, and what Fitz showed Ward what he had to go through because of what Ward did to him. I’ll let him off the hook on that one.

i don’t see what Skye did to Ward accept tell him where he was going while he continually manipulated her with info on her murderous father.

Yes, Ward was abused by his brother and Garrett, but to use a great quote from B99, cool motive, but still murder. Abuse does not excuse Wards actions. Yes, and they were going to execute him, not because senator Ward wants to abuse him more, but because Ward is a murderer and a member of a terrorist organization. It doesn’t matter why he did what he did, he still did it, he had the opportunity to do the right thing, countless times during the end of season 1, but he chose wrong time and time again, and it’s time for him to face the consequences.

ward made it clear several time he wasn’t trying to kill Fitz. He was trying to save their lives. and um Skye manipulated him and played to his greatest weakness (his abuse) to get what they wanted. and no, his brother was gonna execute him because “being brave enough to execute his brother” would give him some serious points in the election. he couldn’t choice the right things, because he was so manipulated by john garett. ward needs to pay for his crimes, but he doesn’t deserve to die for them. and anyone who thinks so is gross

“to use a great quote from B99, cool motive, but still murder”

So Fitz had a great motive to torture Ward by depriving him of oxygen (and yes that is a form of torture, you need air), but still torture right?

It doesn’t matter if he wasn’t trying to kill Fitz, he still caused some seriously bad brain damage, and if he actually wanted to save their live, instead of believe that BS lie he told Fitz, he could have found another way. Fitz didn’t believe that BS and neither should you.

To address the other comment, yes what Fitz did was wrong I never said it wasn’t, it was torture and he should have known better, but given Ward caused the exact same feeling to happen to him with permanent damage I don’t have too much sympathy for Ward.

So they manipulated each other, how exactly does that make what Ward did any better, especially since he used Skye’s greatest weakness, so later they’ve bother been giant scumbags to each just Ward has been longer.

I never said Senator Ward doesn’t have bad motive in speeding up the execution, but Ward has still done the crimes to warrant being put to death.

He only did the choices, because of Garrett, that can’t be right because your poor Ward himself said good or bad he did the things he did in his own free will. He can accept his actions you should too, and abuse still does not excuse them.

ok you clearly don’t understand anything about how abuse works. Ward was under Garett’s manipulation. He thought he owed Garett his life. He thought Garett loved him. We saw what Garett did to him, but Ward still didn’t care. So that’s why he said it was all him, because he still doesn’t know how to live/survive without garett and his orders. and that, my friend, is the cold hard truth. and i’m done with this convo. have a great day

Me too, Ward apologists really are the worst, they only sympathize with Ward and disregard all the actual people he abused/killed. I get how abuse works, and I know most abuse victims don’t end up becoming abusers themselves like Ward, and it doesn’t matter how many excuses you make for him, it will never matter if Ward was abused, I feel bad for him, I sympathize with him, but I sympathize with the people he hurt more, and his abuse will NEVER make what he did ok.

How is SHIELD a good and noble agency after this? They act on hatred, vengeance and political interest. Sometimes I think they are worse than Hydra.

Yeah of all the comments, i gotta agree with this one most. Yeah Ward is bad and blah blah blah…but how is Shield, this “we use ICERS on everyone, even mass murders and mega bad guys” but cause they are personally betrayed they are blatantly (like the CIA) gonna just kill him? I mean is this a Marvel TV show on ABC owned by Disney or no?

I’m also not a fan of the fake suspense/tension….they are obviously not going to kill him (unlike a show like GOT or TWD or something where its real suspense cause they might kill off a lead)…so if hes not gonna get killed, why should i care about the “i wanna kill him!” and “take him down, any means necessary!” and the “dun dun dun” suspenseful music…its all a facade…theres no tension, theres no suspense….LAME.

I liked the decision to not back track and have him been mind controlled or something like that, but by making him a legitimate bad guy, a guy that is royally messed up in the head and has done things he can’t come back from…i just dont get how they organically fit him into the show in a way that he gets good screen time (essentially with the SHIELD team) and make him at least a bit likable again…

I guess being a sci-fi show they could always have him (by some means of events) end up in a machine that erases his memories so he comes out a nice guy and doesnt remember anything hes done or his being abused as kid or w/e. But that seems like a cheap shot to retrace their steps to get him back on the team and likable again.

That is my problem with a Ward redemption arc, I don’t think there is a logical way for Ward rejoining the team or even being friendly with the team to be believable. May would never forgive him, nor Fitzsimmons, the same goes for Skye. So they either have to go with an anti-hero that the team reluctantly works with maybe, or make him an all-out villain.

well like it or not it’s happening. they’re not making him bad.

I’d like to see a source, since the show certainly isn’t heading in that direction. On the lam isn’t exactly screaming hero to me, but if believing he is a good guy makes you feel better, who am I to stop you.

Brett Dalton doesn’t write the show and has a personal bias and wanting Ward to be good. The show in canon has shown no indication of a redemption arc yet. The writers have referred to Ward as the monster in the basement, which isn’t good. Dalton clearly wants one, which is his right, but as he is not writing the show, not exactly a good source. I won’t be shocked if a redemption happens, but there is no proof it is happening yet.

I have yet to see or read about an interview where they stated that Ward would be redeemed. As I recall, the opposite was actually revealed. There is no way they can successfully redeem the character after the damage he has done to the team and the deaths he has caused.

Brett doesn’t right the show no, but he does understand the character. Both Chloe and Elizabeth have said that they don’t believe Ward is a “bad guy” either.

Obviously the actors all have their opinions, but if it was so against the show canon, they would be told to talk about things differently. We all know how, well, controlling Marvel can be when it comes to press.

If they are talking about things that don’t spoil the show they can say whatever the heck they want, but the show is telling the real story.

Redemtion arcs can work with any character as long as the arc is long enough and executed well. Look at Spike from Buffy.

Lord knows I don’t want Ward to be redeemed in a

Ugh, Ward. He belongs in a prison cell. They shouldn’t be sending him back to his brother, abuser or not. I’d be more willing to see a Ward redemption arc if he had expressed any remorse for the things he’s done, but he hasn’t. His gross obsession with Skye needs to stop. He needs to confront the things he did, without hiding behind excuses. He made CHOICES, horrible disgusting choices, and there needs to be some punishment for that. He’ll never be back on the team the way he was, but he could work on becoming a better person, someone who could contribute to their goal of defeating HYDRA without using Skye and manipulating and abusing her.

he def has shown remorse. that’s the reason he’s doing everything he’s doing. because he wants to help the team. and he’s not manipulative, he thinks this is his way of helping. and everything he did was because of his history of abuse, which everyone seems to ignore

Yeah, because nothing shows remorse like killing everyone in that transport car, I’m sure Skye will love that!

we don’t even know for sure if he killed them. we didn’t see it happen. and even if he did, he had to because he was about to be executed by his own brother so he had every right to escape. everything you are saying is irrelevant. ward is getting his redemption arc like it or not honey

I don’t know where you are getting a redemption arc, because the whole team hating him, escaping a prison transport (and “likely” killing them”), then kidnapping a senator(in the episode after this) whether or not that senator is a good person(he’s not, but kidnapping is still wrong), and potentially kidnapping Skye and taking her to her murderer father is not something someone who is looking to be redeemed is going to do.

we know he’s getting a redemption arc because both the writers and brett dalton himself have all but made it clear that he is..and redemption arcs don’t magically happen. it’s a lot of work. and jfc ward would never ever kidnap skye

He literally did once before, so it wouldn’t exactly be new behavior for him.

and we know he killed them how? we didn’t see him shoot the guard. why would he kill them? he only needs to neutralize them while he escapes. he never killed the cops in 1.20 so why would he kill these ones?

“I wish I could say that’s what happened [brainwashing]. But I swore I’d never lie to you. No. I was never brainwashed. Everything I did, good and bad I did of my own free will.”

Do you mean Ward telling Fitz he dumped the med boat to give them a chance? Because even Fitz couldn’t work out why the pod didn’t float (“I’ve spent the last hour trying to figure out why we sank.”)

Because nothing spells “unrepentant criminal” better than 3 suicide attempts. Yup. Oftentimes I wonder what show are the people watching.

Often, unrepentant criminals commit suicide in order to avoid justice or punishment. Only the writers know why Ward attempted suicide.

Often people accuse people who attempt suicide of doing it for attention or sympathy.

I really love this TV show and I think that BJ Britt is a great up and coming talent looking forward to seeing him more

I love Ward on the run. Maybe he can go become a vigilante on the run from his brother. I wonder we’re the youngest brother fits into all of this?

I’m curious as to he mysterious sister. Grant’s only mentioned her once and Christian only referred to the other brother Thomas. There’s something more there.

Yay for more Triplett!!! I’ve been wondering why he’s been so underused this season. As for Ward, I’m starting to wish they’d killed him off last season. I was never a fan of the character and he only became interesting (to me) once we found out he was HYDRA. I’d rather he stay an unrepentant bad guy. It’d be really interesting if it turned out Ward’s brother was actually telling the truth and Ward really is a complete psychopath, although I doubt that’s where they’re going with this. His interviews with Skye and Fitz came across as so completely creepy and manipulative. I was yelling at my screen during that last meeting with Skye – “don’t believe him, don’t fall for it!” I was so relieved when it turned out she was playing him.

Whatever they do, I don’t think there’s any plausible way whatsoever to get him back on the team. He executed multiple people, including Agent Hand, in cold blood. He tried to kill FitzSimmons (and I don’t believe for a second that excuse he tried to feed Fitz). He threatened to rape Skye (“I’m going to come over there and take what you won’t give me”). He so very gleefully tried to kill May. Nope. Sorry. I’m not board for any redemption arc at all. I think the show’s actually been going great this season – hopefully they don’t ruin it with this. With all the fantastic new characters they’ve brought in this season, I personally could go very easily without ever seeing Ward again. *shrugs* Just my opinion.

seriosly pls stop saying Ward is lying about his abuse it’s so not ok and so disrepsecful to real life abuse victims who have faced victim blaming too. pls pls stop. we saw “the well” flashbacks. we knwo its all true

Well, as a real life abuse victim, I’m ready for Ward to face justice. I don’t care if he’s executed or outright murdered at this point. I just want him gone.

Get the line right. It’s which is “Maybe I’ll just take what I want wake up something inside of you.” and was referring to the conversation about darkness that Ward and Raina had had earlier in the episode.

And as someone who has been abused, the fact that people want the show to present someone as lying about the abuse sickens me to my stomach. You seriously want the writers to have baited the fans using a very real issue? It’s not like real life abuse victims have to deal with accusations that they’re lying or anything! Let’s encourage that more by making someone lies about abuse!

This is a TV show, we only see what they have shown us, we do not know the future or all of the past and only the part of the “present” that they want us to see. So that means we do not know every person’s motives, circumstances, or choices, we can only assume and speculate until they, the writers, show us what they want. That being said, I love Ward’s character and am excited to see what they do with him. Will he be redeemed, will he run off and do his own thing, or will he become a full blown villain? We don’t know. That is the fun and beauty of it. By the way, Tripp is pretty fun too.

I can’t seem to reply to some things so…

“It doesn’t matter if he wasn’t trying to kill Fitz, he still caused some seriously bad brain damage, and if he actually wanted to save their live, instead of believe that BS lie he told Fitz, he could have found another way. Fitz didn’t believe that BS and neither should you.”

Why is it bs? He admitted he cared for them and that it was a weakness in the actual scene. Exactly where else was Ward meant to take them if he wanted to keep them safe? The plane was full of Hydra soldiers. Garrett would have ordered them executed on sight (hell he did, but he would make damn sure it would happen)

“I get how abuse works, and I know most abuse victims don’t end up becoming abusers themselves like Ward,”

First of all, Ward is not an abuser. Second of all, he never escaped his abuse. John Garrett was an abuser. Ward was 16, 17 at most when John took him. He was a child. A child who had been abused and had a lot of issues because of that. John Garrett knew that and used that against him. “That’s not a weakness is it?” “Sometimes I wonder why I bother”.

The @ button is right there. Ward is an abuser, he has manipulated Skye with her father, lying to the team and getting them to grow a relationship with them is abuse, that fact that he slept with May while lying to her is an argument for Dub-con, not to mention what he did to Fitz and Simmons. Just because Ward didn’t have any other options doesn’t make it OK, and he did have another option, if he cared about them at all he would have never taken Fitzsimmons to Garrett at all, but he did.

I wonder why I bother too, as you are so blinded by your poor baby Ward to see what he did to everyone else. Not that you’ll listen to this anyway.

well I had a long reply written but the site just ate it when I submitted it so I give up.

I will say this though – I want Ward to have a redemption arc. Note redemption – to atone for the things he has done. I damn well know what he’s done.

Anyway I’m not going to reply anymore because this is all making me feel sick.

I like Ward. I think he understands what he did was very wrong and wants to do better. It’s like he finally sees the big picture and where he fits in it, including the fact that SHIELD will never trust him again. Yet everything he is doing seems to be to protect and look out for those he betrayed. It will be very interesting to see where his story goes from here.

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