4,722 Hours

"Everyone always said we could read each others minds, Fitz. So, I really need you to read mine right now. I'm alive, but I'm terribly alone and afraid. So I really need you to come and get me, okay? I know you won't give up, so I won't either."

- Jemma Simmons

"4,722 Hours" is the fifth episode of Season Three of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. It was written by Craig Titley and directed by Jesse Bochco. It is the forty-ninth episode of the series overall, and premiered on October 27, 2015.

Synopsis
After her dramatic rescue from another planet, Simmons is still reeling from her ordeal and reveals how she had to fight for her life in a harsh new world.

Starring

 * Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson
 * Ming-Na Wen (credit only)
 * Brett Dalton (credit only)
 * Chloe Bennet as Agent Daisy Johnson
 * Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz
 * Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons
 * Nick Blood (credit only)
 * Adrianne Palicki (credit only)
 * Henry Simmons (credit only)
 * Luke Mitchell (credit only)

Guest Starring

 * Dillon Casey as Will Daniels/Hive

Uncredited

 * Unknown Actor as Austin
 * Unknown Actor as Brubaker
 * Don Thai Theerathada as Taylor

Locations

 * The Playground
 * Maveth

Events

 * Rescue of Jemma Simmons

Items

 * Monolith

Sentient Species

 * Humans
 * Inhumans

Creatures

 * Tentacled Creature
 * Hive

Organizations

 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * NASA
 * United States Armed Forces

Episode Connections

 * This episode abounds with references to 1960s/1970s science-fiction movies and TV.
 * The year of Will's mission (2001) evokes ', especially since the means of travel used is a monolith'''.
 * Will's given name may be a reference to Will Robinson from ', and his story is reminiscent of '.
 * The three NASA scientists all seem to be named after classic fictional astronauts: Col.  from ', Charles Brubaker  from ', and George Taylor  from ' and '.

Behind the Scenes

 * Due to the fact that they were released within a few weeks of each other, the plot of this episode received many comparisons to the film ', in which  portrays an astronaut struggling to survive while isolated on  as NASA desperately attempts to rescue him. However, the similarities were coincidental, as the episode was written before the film was released, and Craig Titley was instead inspired by classic "trapped alone on a planet" stories such as '. The Martian was written by Drew Goddard and featured MCU actors Sebastian Stan, Michael Peña, Kate Mara and Chiwetel Ejiofor.