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"Purpose in the Machine"

An episode from Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Season 3
Episode 02

Produced by

Chris Cheramie

Original air date

USA: October 6, 2015

UK: January 17, 2016

Length

42'43"

Guest starring

Peter MacNicol as Professor Elliot Randolph
James Hong as William May
Alex Hyde-White as Lord Thornally
Spencer Treat Clark as Werner von Strucker

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Blair Underwood as Dr. Andrew Garner

Episode chronology

"Laws of Nature"

"A Wanted (Inhu)man"

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"Laws of Nature"

"A Wanted (Inhu)man"

Fitz and the team enlist the aid of an Asgardian to unlock the secrets of the ancient monolith that swallowed Simmons, and Agent May is at a crossroads in her personal and professional life.

"Purpose in the Machine" is the 2nd episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3.

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Season 1

01. "Pilot" • 02. "0-8-4" • 03. "The Asset" • 04. "Eye Spy" • 05. "Girl in the Flower Dress" • 06. "FZZT" • 07. "The Hub" • 08. "The Well" • 09. "Repairs" • 10. "The Bridge" • 11. "The Magical Place" • 12. "Seeds" • 13. "T.R.A.C.K.S." • 14. "T.A.H.I.T.I." • 15. "Yes Men" • 16. "End of the Beginning" • 17. "Turn, Turn, Turn" • 18. "Providence" • 19. "The Only Light in the Darkness" • 20. "Nothing Personal" • 21. "Ragtag" • 22. "Beginning of the End"

Season 2

01. "Shadows" • 02. "Heavy Is the Head" • 03. "Making Friends and Influencing People" • 04. "Face My Enemy" • 05. "A Hen in the Wolf House" • 06. "A Fractured House" • 07. "The Writing on the Wall" • 08. "The Things We Bury" • 09. "...Ye Who Enter Here" • 10. "What They Become" • 11. "Aftershocks" • 12. "Who You Really Are" • 13. "One of Us" • 14. "Love in the Time of Hydra" • 15. "One Door Closes" • 16. "Afterlife" • 17. "Melinda" • 18. "Frenemy of My Enemy" • 19. "The Dirty Half Dozen" • 20. "Scars" • 21. "S.O.S.", Part 1 (1 of 2) • 22. "S.O.S.", Part 2 (2 of 2)

Season 3

01. "Laws of Nature" • 02. "Purpose in the Machine" • 03. "A Wanted (Inhu)man" • 04. "Devils You Know" • 05. "4,722 Hours" • 06. "Among Us Hide..." • 07. "Chaos Theory" • 08. "Many Heads, One Tale" • 09. "Closure" • 10. "Maveth" • 11. "Bouncing Back" • 12. "The Inside Man" • 13. "Parting Shot" • 14. "Watchdogs" • 15. "Spacetime" • 16. "Paradise Lost" • 17. "The Team" • 18. "The Singularity" • 19. "Failed Experiments" • 20. "Emancipation" • 21. "Absolution" • 22. "Ascension"

Season 4

01. "The Ghost" • 02. "Meet the New Boss" • 03. "Uprising" • 04. "Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire" • 05. "Lockup" • 06. "The Good Samaritan" • 07. "Deals with Our Devils" • 08. "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" • 09. "Broken Promises" • 10. "The Patriot" • 11. "Wake Up" • 12. "Hot Potato Soup" • 13. "BOOM" • 14. "The Man Behind the Shield" • 15. "Self Control" • 16. "What If..." • 17. "Identity and Change" • 18. "No Regrets" • 19. "All the Madame's Men" • 20. "Farewell, Cruel World!" • 21. "The Return" • 22. "World's End"

Season 5

01. "Orientation", Part 1 (1 of 2) • 02. "Orientation", Part 2 (2 of 2) • 03. "A Life Spent" • 04. "A Life Earned" • 05. "Rewind" • 06. "Fun & Games" • 07. "Together or Not at All" • 08. "The Last Day" • 09. "Best Laid Plans" • 10. "Past Life" • 11. "All the Comforts of Home" • 12. "The Real Deal" • 13. "Principia" • 14. "The Devil Complex" • 15. "Rise and Shine" • 16. "Inside Voices" • 17. "The Honeymoon" • 18. "All Roads Lead..." • 19. "Option Two" • 20. "The One Who Will Save Us All" • 21. "The Force of Gravity" • 22. "The End"

Season 6
Season 6	01. "Missing Pieces" • 02. "Window of Opportunity" • 03. "Fear and Loathing on the Planet of Kitson" • 04. "Code Yellow"

See also: Marvel's Agent Carter • Marvel's Inhumans • Marvel's Daredevil • Marvel's Jessica Jones • Marvel's Luke Cage • Marvel's Iron Fist • Marvel's The Defenders • Marvel's The Punisher • Marvel's Runaways • Marvel's Cloak & Dagger

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