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Approximately 45 minutes (the premiere aired as a two-part, 86-minute event) Director: Jesse Bochco Writers: Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen Core Cast Phil Coulson: Clark Gregg Melinda May: Ming-Na Wen Daisy Johnson (Quake): Chloe Bennet Jemma Simmons: Elizabeth Henstridge Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie: Henry Simmons Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez: Natalia Cordova-Buckley

This guide outlines the details and plot of the first episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5. Episode Overview Title: " Orientation, Part One " Original Air Date: December 1, 2017

The premiere received generally positive reviews, with several outlets giving it an 8/10 or as high as a 9/10 on Rotten Tomatoes .

The team encounters Deke Shaw (played by Jeff Ward), a scavenger who provides them with "metrics"—biometric trackers that the Kree, the station's rulers, use to monitor humans.

Coulson and his team find themselves on a station known as the "Lighthouse," which is overrun by "roaches"—lethal, alien predators. They are aided by Virgil, a "True Believer" who has waited for their arrival, though he is quickly killed.

Henry Simmons (Mack) was frequently highlighted for providing the episode's comedic relief. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D premiere recap: Season 5, Episode 1

Iain De Caestecker (credited, though he does not physically appear in this episode) Summary of Key Plot Points