Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S05E15 "Rise and Shine" Recap

Hale begins to tell Coulson her story, believing that by doing so he will finally understand why it's time for SHIELD and Hydra to unite. 28 years ago, Hale was a student in Hydra's cadet academy. She is hot-tempered and even punches a young Strucker in the face when he antagonises her. Daniel Whitehall assigned Hale to infiltrate the U.S. Air Force and to be impregnated via in vitro fertilization with Ruby as Hydra's next leader once the perfect specimen has been perfected.

In the present, once General Talbot woke from his coma Hale had him transferred into her custody. She tries to convince him to release Hydra contraband but to no avail. There is an alien alliance known as the Confederacy that had made contact with Hydra and struck a deal to protect Earth from an impending invasion. But Hale plans on betraying the alliance by using Whitehall's particle-infusion chamber and gravitonium to create a Destroyer of Worlds.

As Hale relays all of this information to Coulson, she proposes that Daisy can be this destroyer of worlds despite the original intention being for Ruby to take on this role. This causes Coulson to reject Hale's offer and speaks about the trip they took to the future. Hale doesn't believe his claims of time-travelling.

The rest of the team is still at the Lighthouse and are able to determine where Hale has Coulson held captive and what it is she is trying to do. As Daisy had been left in charge of the team while Coulson was away, she continues to not distrust Fitz and heads off on her own to find Robin.

Simmons tells Fitz about Deke being their grandson and pushes him to see that this is proof that they will make it out of this dark period despite the odds being stacked against them.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs on Fridays on ABC at 9/8c.