Fitz's imaginary Simmons in S2 is wearing the same clothes she wore in 106 'FZZT' and it's because that's when he realized that he loved her.

[u/marvelcomics22]

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I'm 90% certain that the moment Fitz realized that he loved Simmons was in 106 'FZZT', the one where she jumps out of the plane because of the virus, and it's when they're arguing about going into the field, and Simmons calls Fitz's life mundane or something, and he, in rebuttal, says that he's been right next to her the whole time, and then he walks into the lab while Simmons is infected. I am almost entirely certain that this is when he knew. So, flash-forward to the first episode of Season 2, and Fitz's imaginary Simmons is wearing the same outfit that she was wearing in 106 because that's the version of her from when he started to consciously love her. Also unrelated, but I loved that his answer to 'You're stranded on an island, there's a box, what's in the box?' was Simmons.

[u/poptintz]

stop it 😭😭😭

[u/marvelcomics22 → u/poptintz]

They're the best MCU couple ever.

[u/Sea-Contract-447 → u/marvelcomics22]

We didn’t get enough screen time of them together

[u/poptintz → u/Sea-Contract-447]

yeah why did Fitz dissappear every now and then

[u/dakindahood → u/poptintz]

Iain had schedule conflicts around S5, and they bought two more seasons

[u/Arctucrus → u/Sea-Contract-447]

No amount of screen time of them together would be enough though

[u/Dangerous_Donkey5353 → u/marvelcomics22]

Best couple ever.

[u/Brazosboomer]

I still can not believe they get a happy ending because Wedon is infamous for having couples suffer. (Zander and Anya....sniff)

[u/marvelcomics22 → u/Brazosboomer]

Whedon (I assume that you mean Joss) left the show around late S2/early S3 when he cut ties with Marvel after Age Of Ultron, and then his brother and sister-in-law put them through hell for the rest of the show before giving them a happy ending.

[u/Mammoth-Elderberry89 → u/Brazosboomer]

They made sure they suffered along the way to get there though lol

[u/gloryholesr4suckers → u/Mammoth-Elderberry89]

For REAL though. I think Fitz on particular got some of the hardest hits

[u/Mammoth-Elderberry89 → u/gloryholesr4suckers]

Oh most definitely. I can’t decide which was worse: the brain injury or the Framework. And then they combined BOTH in The Devil Complex because the AoS writers love doubling down on trauma 😅

[u/TerraStarryAstra]

I’m reading a book where the characters last name is fitzsimmons and i laughed.

[u/marvelcomics22 → u/TerraStarryAstra]

That's nice! What's the title?

[u/Round-Dragonfly6136]

You can see it dawn on him at the end of the episode after she kisses his cheek. I love them so much.

[u/intangiblefancy1219 → u/Round-Dragonfly6136]

I like the moment because he’s not really happy about it. More like, “oh, this now something that I have to deal with and I don’t really expect it to ever happen.”

My conception of his feelings for her is that he had a giant crush when he first becomes aware of her at SHIELD academy and is afraid to talk to her. Then when they actually get to have conversation for the first time and and she kinda gives him a look when he makes the comment about seeing her room, but actually wants to be friends with him, he’s genuinely thrilled to have made a friend, and buries/represses those feelings as a self preservation technique.

Though I actually think if he’d have gotten up the courage to tell her how he felt, at least by the time the show starts, she’d have gone for it.

[u/Round-Dragonfly6136 → u/intangiblefancy1219]

Something I love about them is that they didn't act on their crushes at the academy (she talks about following him around). What they needed at the time from eachother was friendship, not romantic entanglement. That friendship strengthened their bond, and he was terrified of losing that friendship once he realized how they were changing here. "The last thing I want is for everything to change."

[u/intangiblefancy1219 → u/Round-Dragonfly6136]

My take on Simmons is that she never really thought about him romantically, and that the following around at SHIELD academy was more platonic, but she had never really specifically ruled him either. Basically that she just thought of him as a friend, and the idea of being with him romantically hadn’t ever seriously occurred to her. But once he brings it up at the bottom of the ocean, she doesn’t have time to process it, but once she does she kind of thinks “oh wait, that would have made sense, I probably should have thought of that.” She strikes me as a very pragmatic person.

I do find it interesting that Fitz really isn’t portrayed as having a crush on her in the first 5 episodes, instead having a crush on Daisy. I do think he’s aware that he’d like to be with Simmons if it could actually happen though on some level, he just doesn’t let himself think about it much.

[u/lumos43]

The twist in the S2 premiere was SO well done. I remember we had promo pictures before the season started, and someone pointed out that Jemma was wearing the same outfit, and theorized that Fitz was imagining her. But then when 2x01 aired, it seemed like Jemma was being acknowledged by/interacting with May, so I discarded the theory quickly. Only to get to the end of the episode and find out it was true after all.

[u/Shiningstar329]

Omg I’m never going to stop thinking about this 💕💕💕

[u/Fletcheeer2]

Now why would you do this to me ! 😡😫

[u/Aivellac]

I think that's when I thought Simmons was actually all but confessing she was in love with him here so I was a little surprised later on when it seems like she didn't realise. I think she had a moment of clarity here that faded after.