Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series)

A Trout in the Milk (2020)

Clark Gregg: Phil Coulson

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• Phil Coulson : Now, *this* is the New York City I remember. The honking, the smell of hot dog water. And these are the clothes the grown-ups wore when we were kids, am I right? Still not gonna give me anything, huh? Even copping attitude would be a warm relief.

  Melinda May : Hard to care about where we stand when I the only emotions I have are the ones other people pass to me.

  [bumps into a man] 

  Melinda May : Like this guy here, who's feeling ticked off and impatient!

  Phil Coulson : Wow, that's good that you're learning to label and communicate them. That's good. Very healthy.

  Melinda May : Now that feeling's extended to you.

• Phil Coulson : I'm digging these throwback uniforms. Covert and fashionable.

• Daniel Sousa : So these folks are secretly squids.

  Phil Coulson : No, just a few at the top are Hydra. Most are loyal S.H.I.E.L.D., like Stoner.

  Daniel Sousa : Seems to me the joint is pretty jazzed about Insight.

  Phil Coulson : They think it'll keep the world safe. Nobody figures its a Hydra plot. The same happened in my time.

  Daniel Sousa : So the past is doomed to repeat the present. Any idea how Hydra got Insight so early?

  Phil Coulson : I got a feeling it's the Chronicoms.

  Daniel Sousa : You sure, or is that the trout in the milk? Trout in the milk. Is that -

  [grumbles] 

  Daniel Sousa : Must be old-timey speak.

  Phil Coulson : We call it circumstantial evidence, so yes, but I like it.

• Daisy 'Skye' Johnson : Enoch, you're here.

  Enoch : Yes. As I have been for the last 40 years. Now buckle up.

  Phil Coulson : Sorry we left you behind, thanks for the lift, and sweet ride.

  Enoch : Thank you. Consumer Reports gave this vehicle a five-star safety rating, and its fuel economy is best in class.