Recaps

Lin Xiao built Vought’s standing while becoming entangled with Thor’s fate, Sif, and Jane, then faced S.H.I.E.L.D.’s demands and fought Abomination in Brazil. He defeated Abomination and saved Thaddeus Ross, while Banner decided he could no longer keep hiding.

• Lin Xiao founded Vought International Media and Security Consulting Limited with Tony, Rhodey, May, and Betty, and Nick Fury approved his trip to New Mexico with Coulson.
• Lin Xiao met Thor near Mjolnir, defeated him in a punch, and offered him food and shelter before helping him through his loss of power and Loki’s deception.
• Sif and the Warriors Three arrived in Puente Antiguo, and Lin Xiao and Sif fought, drank, and grew close before the Destroyer attacked.
• Lin Xiao battled the Destroyer while Thor regained his power and returned to help, and Lin Xiao later took the wreckage for Stark Industries despite Sitwell’s objections.
• Lin Xiao and Sif admitted their feelings and spent a night together before she returned to Asgard, while Lin Xiao helped Jane recover her research and began a relationship with her.
• Wong tested Lin Xiao and brought word that the Ancient One wanted to meet him, while May, Betty, and Gwen confronted Lin Xiao about Jane and Sif.
• Fury disciplined and rewarded Lin Xiao, then agreed to his terms for helping S.H.I.E.L.D. find Banner, and Lin Xiao traveled to Brazil with Betty and Hill after learning Ross was hunting Banner.
• Lin Xiao found Ross’s destroyed camp, fought Abomination, and appeared to die before Unyielding Heart revived him, and he killed Abomination, rescued Ross, and later learned Banner had decided to stop hiding.

Lin Xiao secured Banner’s safety, awakened the Ten Ring of Protection, and helped S.H.I.E.L.D. uncover Steve Rogers and search for a missing doctor. As Doom’s actions brought danger to Reed and Susan, Lin Xiao suspected that the Reed who returned was no longer himself.

• Lin Xiao recruited Banner for Tony’s laboratory and concealed him from Coulson, while Hill covered for Lin Xiao and grew closer to him.
• Peter and Ned trained at Kamar-Taj, where the Ancient One recognized Peter’s spirit entity and challenged Ned to prove his ability with a Sling Ring.
• Natasha’s team found a person-shaped anomaly beneath an Arctic bomber, and Lin Xiao realized it was likely the long-frozen Steve Rogers.
• Lin Xiao visited the injured Ross, urged him to live with his mistakes, and then traveled to Kamar-Taj, where his wish to protect his loved ones restored the broken Ten Ring of Protection.
• Tao Yuhan recruited Lin Xiao to help find Dr. Wu Zhengkai for the injured Heartfire, and Blink brought Lin Xiao back to New York, where Steve Rogers had awakened.
• Lin Xiao warned Tony that the Helicarrier needed stronger defenses and secretly sent its blueprints to Tao Yuhan, while S.H.I.E.L.D. tracked Wu Zhengkai to Texas.
• Doctor Doom abducted Reed Richards and searched his memories, but Reed later returned to S.H.I.E.L.D., and Lin Xiao suspected Doom had altered or replaced him after Reed’s eyes changed.
• The being inside Reed searched Susan’s mind and found nothing, then stood at the window speaking in a voice unlike Reed’s.

Lin Xiao rescued Dr. Wu, deepened his ties with Natasha, and exposed Doom’s imprisonment and corruption of Susan while preparing allies for an approaching invasion. After recruiting Wanda as his assistant, he watched Loki’s attack in Stuttgart trigger S.H.I.E.L.D.’s emergency response.

• Lin Xiao took Steve to see the modern world, while helping Blink rescue Dr. Wu and bring him to Dragon Country for Heartfire’s surgery.
• Lin Xiao celebrated Gwen Stacy’s birthday at Disney, kissed her after midnight, then helped her stop Rhino and make peace with George Stacy.
• Lin Xiao confronted Reed, discovered Doom had trapped the real Reed in the Dark Void, and awakened new magic through the Ring of Wisdom.
• Lin Xiao uncovered Susan’s connection to Doom, rescued her from imprisonment, and purified the dark magic that had possessed her.
• Lin Xiao and Natasha grew closer, while Fury gave Selvig the Tesseract and S.H.I.E.L.D. raised the Helicarrier.
• Lin Xiao persuaded Fury to rent Vought’s heroes, organized training for the coming invasion, and asked Wanda to work as his assistant.
• Lin Xiao took Wanda out, teased her after she woke beside him, and learned that Loki had attacked Stuttgart when an emergency alert showed him killing a politician.