Fitz and the team are determined to save Simmons on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "Purpose in the Machine" is the second episode of the show's third season.
Bobbi: This looks a lot like it was made to hold... Fitz: The monolith! This machine was designed to control the portal. To open and close it at will. Coulson: Do you know that? Or is that just what you hope it to be? Fitz: Well there's only one way to find out.
Bobbi: Who is Professor Randolph? Coulson: This monolith has been studied for centuries. Well, Randolph's actually been on the planet for those centuries. And he's traveled through space in a portal. And he's also an alien, So, he's got a lot going for him.