Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2, episode 20 picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off — here’s what you need to know about what comes next.

‘Scars’ does NOT spoil the movie

Haven’t seen Avengers: Age of Ultron yet? Don’t worry. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2, episode 20 does not reveal any major plot-points from Marvel’s most recent blockbuster.

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Well, other than the fact that Ultron apparently fails to obliterate humanity. But we kind of saw that one coming.

That said, “Scars” does include several references to the wreckage left in Ultron’s wake. There are clues about the nature of the movie’s conclusion, the involvement of Theta Protocol, and why nobody likes Tony Stark anymore. But those hints are easy to ignore if, like this writer, you won’t be able to get your Avengers-loving self into a movie theater by Tuesday evening.

So what can you look forward to?

A change in the landscape of major players

While we’ll decline to say whether or not anyone actually kicks the bucket in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2, episode 20, we will emphasize that the power-landscape is drastically altered by the time “Scars” comes to a close. People you thought were on top flail for control, while subtler characters find, shall we say, unexpected ways to assert themselves.

Lies, betrayal, and did we mention lies?

Everyone — ev-ry-one — is playing an angle on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2, episode 20. Each member of the sizable cast has an individual goal, and they react, er, rather strongly if reality doesn’t dovetail with their intentions.

Expect betrayal. Expect secrets. And expect the unexpected.

A few truths

Fans still curious about the details of Theta Protocol will have their questions definitively answered. Those who have kept an eye on the mysterious cargo held in Gonzales’s ship will also have a lot more information to work with. And those wondering about the emotional fallout of “The Dirty Half-Dozen” (and prior episodes) will also find a few answers — but they may not make you feel any better.

About three different cliffhangers

One cliffhanger might not be super surprising. But “Scars” is the episode which sends Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 barreling toward its terrifying two-hour finale; that means that almost every member of the various factions ends the episode on a massive — and dangerous — question mark. The last lines of tomorrow night’s episode lay out exactly what kinds of conflict “S.O.S. Parts 1 and 2” will brutally deliver next week.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2, episode 20, “Scars,” airs on Tuesday, May 5 at 9:00 p.m. on ABC.

What do you think will go down on ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ season 2, episode 20?