Meet the New Boss (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

The character is revealed to be Jeffrey Mace, and was made an Inhuman for the series in response to the events of the film Captain America: Civil War.

"Meet the New Boss" originally aired on ABC on September 27, 2016, and was watched by 5.39 million viewers within a week of its release.

Robbie Reyes is followed by Daisy Johnson, the vigilante Quake, to the mechanic where he works after she confronted him the previous night about his actions as the Ghost Rider.

picks up on the ghost's actions, with agents Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons attempting to come up with a scientific explanation for her condition.

They discover a research laboratory, Momentum Energy, that is near the woman's house and has been abandoned since an explosion seemingly killed its staff.

[10] In September 2016, Marvel confirmed that main cast members Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson / Quake, Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons, and Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie would be starring in the episode.

In addition to O'Mara, guest stars for the episode include Gabriel Luna as Robbie Reyes, Briana Venskus as Agent Piper, Nico David as boy, John Churchill as father, Adrian Quinonez as Ignacio, Jen Kuo Sung as Chen, Daniel Zacapa as Canelo, Lilli Birdsell as Lucy, Dan Donohue as Frederick, Ward Roberts as Hugo, Usman Ally as Vincent, Deren Tadlock as armed S.H.I.E.L.D.

The character was made an Inhuman for the series because Coulson suggested that he be replaced with "a powered person the public could trust" following the events of Captain America: Civil War.

and make it more like the FBI or NSA, so he appears in the episode "eager to please" the United States government which O'Mara felt created some "goofy" scenes to contrast those where he has to withhold information from Coulson.

[12] Discussing May's sickness in the episode after being "infected" by the ghost Lucy in the season premiere, Wen explained that "It starts to affect May's perception of things.

Club, Alex McLevy graded the episode a "B" and praised Greenberg's script for its "wit and verve" and "sparkling" dialogue.

Buxton appreciated the introduction of Mace as both a reference to the comics and a tie-in to Captain America: Civil War, and found the deterioration of May to be particularly meaningful due to the drastic change from her usual stoic personality.

He called the introduction of Mace "one of the stronger parts of this episode" and praised his non-cliche characterization, the Inhuman twist, and O'Mara's performance, positively comparing him to Bill Paxton (who had a recurring role in the series' first season).

Valentine also positively compared the authenticity of Reyes' life and work environment to the world building of Marvel's Netflix television series.

[22] Terri Schwartz of IGN scored the episode a "great" 8.2 out of 10, praising the continued Ghost Rider storyline and willingness of the executive producers to pay for the expensive effects required to realize that character on screen.

However, Schwartz was less positive about the effects used for the antagonistic "ghosts", calling them "lacking", and feeling that those characters ultimately did not live up to the horror film tone of the episode's cold open.