I wouldn't say I hated him. I thought he worked well in the first half of the season, but felt a little bit out of place in the latter half. He was mostly just there to offset the perpetual dower tone and constant infighting among the main characters with some goofy levity...but it didn't always work so well.
This is a really good looking cast, but Ming-Na just stands out. I wonder if Clark Gregg will only be making guest appearances this coming season, and is no longer part of the main cast.
I don't know if Clark Gregg is coming back or not, but it wouldn't be the first time that a Whedon has killed off a main character in a season 5 finale only to bring them back in season 6.
Clark Gregg likely wrapped on S5 and went to film is Captain Marvel scenes. The show wrapped likely in April and CM still had months of filming left. S6 of AoS only just started back, weeks after CM wrapped. The timeline for Gregg to film his scenes is a rather large window.
I absolutely hated Deke right up until the second he figures out his grandparents. After that, every scene with him was goddamn adorable, ADORABLE! I couldn't stand it. Glad to see he's coming back. Hoping that he expands beyond cute grandson into his own person though, and not annoyingly.
Chloe Bennet's boyfriend. He's a professional YouTube fratboy goofball who got in trouble at the end of last year for giggling hysterically when he found a dead body in Japan. That's a hell of a series of words. And people say comic books are unbelievable.
I keep thinking that despite Fitz's feelings toward Deke, Deke was actually a pretty smart guy for the world that he grew up in. I have to wonder if he had ever had a shot at any kind of formal education, if the Fitz/Simmons genes would come through.
Yeah, I saw that shortly after my post. It's added to my list of shows I fell behind on last season that I want to get caught up before they come back, along with Arrow, Supernatural, and Vikings. Since it's not coming back until next July it's at the end of the list.