"Repairs" originally aired on ABC on November 26, 2013, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 9.69 million viewers.
Agent Phil Coulson's team leaves Dublin and travels to Utah to interrogate Hutchins, only to find an angry mob at her house.
The socially incapable Ford thought it was the only way to get her attention, and after being trapped in a partially-corporeal state by the explosion he caused, in limbo between Earth and another dimension (which he describes as "Hell"), he has been using his new abilities to "protect" Hutchins.
In November 2013, Marvel revealed that the ninth episode would be titled "Repairs", and would be written by executive producers Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon, with Billy Gierhart directing.
[1] A bottle episode for the season, Tancharoen said, "Even though the clock is always ticking on our show, we found it a very nice opportunity to just have some quiet moments."
[2]: 100 In November 2013, Marvel revealed that main cast members Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, and Elizabeth Henstridge would star as Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Grant Ward, Skye, Leo Fitz, and Jemma Simmons, respectively.
[1] It was also revealed that the guest cast for the episode would include Robert Baker as Tobias Ford, Laura Seay as Hannah Hutchins, Christopher Gehrman as Taylor and Josh Clark as Roger.
Bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel.