Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, starring alongside Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, and Elizabeth Henstridge.

It features Hall's gravitational technology, powered by the fictional element gravitonium that was created for the episode by visual effects vendor FuseFX.

The episode received a mostly positive critical response, especially for Hart's portrayal of Hall, but the development of the main cast was seen to be lacking.

"asset" between classified bases, a convoy is attacked by a seemingly invisible force, with the vehicles being hurled impossibly into the air.

Agents Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons discover a device, fueled by the rare element gravitonium, that alters gravity fields.

The team tracks down the former owner of an excavator used by the soldiers in the attack, and trace the gold bars he was paid with back to Ian Quinn, a wealthy industrialist and philanthropist.

However, Hall realized that he couldn't allow anyone to gain control of the generator's power, and so plans to let it destroy itself and Quinn's mansion.

Marvel confirmed that the episode would star main cast members Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz, and Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons.

When he catches Skye in the hallways and steps forward menacingly, the low strings and woodwinds sneak in on this theme and underscore how dangerous he is.

[15] Eric Goldman of IGN scored the episode 7.7 out of 10, praising the plot and the introduction of Hall (Graviton in the comics), but criticizing the amount of humor and MCU references.

He praised the character development, specifically for Coulson and Skye, and the introduction of Hall, but criticized Quinn as "barely a step above a generic Miami Vice villain and whose motives would be totally uninteresting if they were ever made clear to us".

He had a special praise for the introduction of Hall, and felt that Hart's performance as the character topped Samuel L. Jackson's cameo from the previous episode.

[18] Dan Casey at Nerdist found the adage "third time is the charm" to apply to the episode, feeling that "Rather than trying to figure out where it fits within Marvel's grander on-screen universe, S.H.I.E.L.D.

"[19] James Hunt at Den of Geek felt that "There's a distinct feeling of treading water", finding the episodic plot to be "fairly by-the-numbers for a show that's supposed to be about the fantastic", and he was disappointed in "Graviton's non-appearance appearance", referring to the lack of Hall's comics' alter-ego.

[21] Jim Steranko, known for his work on Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., felt "the plot's twists and turns clicked, even though it's kind of embarrassing when the commercials are more engrossing than the show.