The cliffhanger sequence featured Daisy, Simmons, and their fellow agents in Radcliffe’s alternative reality – one in which the villainous organization Hydra won in their battle against S.H.I.E.L.D. Now, while the Framework will see the return of Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), who died in season 3, the artificial reality also gives Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. a chance to introduce new villains.
‘Self Control’ ended with a huge Framework cliffhanger that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will address when season 4 returns with ‘What If…’
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4 has been broken up into three incredibly distinctive “pods.”
Then, the last episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4 before a hiatus saw Daisy and her fellow agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) enter Radcliffe’s artificial world, the Framework.