#agent khan

Phil Coulson: OG Phil is still very dead and buried. Cloned-by-space-rocks Phil aka Sarge is dust, along with his incorporeal stowaway. Robo Phil aka a super advanced LMD with Chronicom tech has just been activated in 1931 on the Zephyr One above New York City and is now likely thirty seconds away from cracking his very first dad joke.

Melinda May: She died but is getting better. Currently chilling in a cryo-tank on the Z1 in 1931, getting ready to kick some (more) ass soon enough. Unclear at this time whether it’ll be human or synthetic.

Daisy Johnson: Alive and mostly well, if a little banged up, aboard the Z1 in 1931. Probably getting an earful from Mack on her impulsive tendencies regarding the activation of robotic versions of dead parental figures. Will be looking for the liquor cabinet soon.

Alphonso Mackenzie: Alive and mostly well aboard the Z1 in 1931. Possibly cursing for not quitting for good that one time. And that other time. Probably in the process of quoting every single movie ever made where robots rebel against their creators. Might join in the search for the liquor cabinet.

Jemma Simmons: Alive and apparently well, if a little emotionally detached, aboard the Z1 in 1931. Currently dealing with a newly activated Coulbot making embarrassing dad jokes, a director quoting scriptures and scifi b-movies and a best friend who really wants a drink or seven. Possibly longing for those alien puffies.

Elena Rodriguez: Alive but more than a little banged up aboard the Z1 in 1931. She vomited blood and/or a liquified shrike (ewwww). Currently hooked to a respirator on the lower deck, wondering what fresh hell is going on. Could definitely use a beer.

Leopold Fitz: Alive and presumably well, playing temporal puppet master in an undisclosed location and time.

Deke Shaw: Alive and well aboard the Z1 in 1931. Still glowing because Mack called him “agent”. Possibly wondering if he’s going to meet his great-great-grandparents this time.

Enoch: Fully functional aboard the Z1 in 1931, probably wondering how did he go from anthropologist to manservant. Missing his bestie.

Agent Piper: Whereabouts unknown. Last seen in 2019 flying a Quinjet back to the Lighthouse to escort Monolith!Flint to safety. Missing her bestie.

Agent Davis: Still dead. Killed by Izel with gravity in 2019. Still missing a first name.

Doctor Benson: Whereabouts unknown. Presumably recovered from the containment pod that dropped him into the Yucatan jungle in 2019. Might be playing male & aging Lara Croft otherwise.

Snowflake: Missing in action. Last seen in 2019 in one of the Lighthouse’s cells checking out Deke unpacking a TV. Might have turned into a butterfly.

Monolith!Flint: Whereabouts unknown. Last seen in 2019 with Agent Piper flying back to the Lighthouse to receive medical attention for his broken leg. Possibly turned to dust once the Monoliths went kaboom.

Agent Trevor Khan: Dead. The Chronicom hunters killed him during the attack to the Lighthouse in 2019. S.H.I.E.L.D. will never be this hot again, even with Daisy, Mack and May still in its ranks.

Agent Diaz: Missing in action. Last seen in 2019 leading a squad of surviving agents to a supposedly safe room in the Lighthouse. S.H.I.E.L.D. lost the Lighthouse to the Chronicom’s attack so unless the time travelling science duo fetched them on their way out, they’re likely all goners.

gone but never forgotten

Undercover as personal assistants to the futurist boss of a tech company

Uncover identity involves “admiration” for said boss

Shield agent status revealed when boss’s life is in danger, but they still end up splitting up to fight different bad guys

Upon dropping the assistant mask, they are cold and unfazed by boss’s reaction, show no outward sign of caring for him beyond pure professionalism

State that their assignment was to keep an eye on him - and not for protection

Here’s the difference:

Natalie Rushman was at SI for a few days. Maybe a week if you include the time before she got to Tony (by.... drugging her coworker....)

Agent Khan is implied to have been with Deke for almost a year

Deke “thought they were best friends”

(Sidenote: this is not the first time in the mcu that someone’s “best friend” has been an undercover agent. See for example: N’Jobu and Zuri)

It looks like AoS is prepared to mostly brush that aside, expect maybe for some throwaway lines where Deke complains about it and they all roll their eyes at him.