Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by principal cast members Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Nick Blood.
"...Ye Who Enter Here" originally aired on ABC on December 2, 2014, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 5.36 million viewers.
Coulson decides to split up the group, sending May, Skye, and Lance Hunter to collect Raina and the Koenigs, and taking agents Bobbi Morse, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, and Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie with him to San Juan, Puerto Rico, below which is the alien city.
In San Juan, Morse is concerned that Coulson wants to use the power of the Obelisk for himself, as that is what previous Director Nick Fury would do.
En route to San Juan, Raina tells Skye that her father, a crazy murderer now aligned with Hydra, is quite misunderstood.
Realizing that those not worthy should probably not enter the city, Skye attempts to warn Coulson and his team, but their communications are jammed by Hydra, who had followed a tracker embedded in Raina.
traitor Grant Ward boards the plane and takes Raina and Skye, as well as the coordinates for the city, before promising not to harm anyone else.
In November 2014, Marvel announced that the ninth episode of the season would be titled "...Ye Who Enter Here", to be written by Paul Zbyszewski, with Billy Gierhart directing.
[1] Explaining Skye's nightmare at the beginning of the episode, executive producer Maurissa Tancharoen stated, "She's having some gut feelings and they are manifesting in her dreams.
"[2] In November 2014, Marvel revealed that main cast members Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Nick Blood would star as Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Grant Ward, Skye, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, and Lance Hunter, respectively.
[1] It was also revealed that the guest cast for the episode would include B. J. Britt as Antoine Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Billy and Sam Koenig, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Jeffrey Corbett as Chad, and Brittnee Garza as Cashier.
[10] The episode began streaming on Netflix on June 11, 2015,[11] and was released along with the rest of the second season on September 18, 2015, on Blu-ray and DVD.
[14] Eric Goldman of IGN scored the episode a 7.9 out of 10, indicating a "Good" episode, praising the Fitz and Simmons interactions, saying "Fitz telling Simmons he no longer will work in the lab was given added weight by Iain De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge, with the latter providing some heartbreaking emotions and tears on her face over the situation."
He was critical of the Koenig brothers humor, which he found "forced", and lamented the lack of Kyle MacLachlan's "The Doctor", "even as he was talked about a lot.
"[15] Kevin Fitzpatrick at ScreenCrush felt "it was important that the series stick the landing on the final two episodes of season 2's front half, and while we expect the story threads to pay off more handsomely next week, "Ye Who Enter Here" ended up feeling a little lighter for it ...
He ultimately said "Memorable moments like Koenig's umbrella cloak or Skye's extended fight with Agent 33 offer acceptable substitute for whatever cards the showrunners hold back until next week, and Ward's latest betrayal offered some intriguing wrinkles in hour that boiled down to little more than 'get to hidden city, or at least tease cryptically.
"[17] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix called the episode "another solid, engaging installment, and a good set-up for whatever's coming next week."