Life is precious
Life is precious and this is a serious subject that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s writers have chosen to layer into to Ward's storyline, and the show will need to tread lightly as it moves forward. S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer resembles the glossy series it was at the outset, but a suicide storyline or even an attempted suicide storyline isn't something that any TV show should ever introduce on a whim.
That being said, I don't know that I'm okay with the idea of ignoring that it happened, either. Now that S.H.I.E.L.D. has embarked on that path, it can't turn back, despite the fact that I wish it was never introduced at all.
Even if Ward says that he's accepted his status as a traitor and is willing to help the team, what he's gone through is still part of his story, and I'm not convinced that he's actually accepted anything. He appears to be at peace with his predicament, but he doesn't at all resemble the man we knew last season. And even though he was faking a lot of his personality, we did see slivers of who he really was.
He's more damaged now than he was in Season 1, and I'm curious as to how this storyline will play out. I'm also very interested to see how Ward will affect Season 2's other arcs. How long can S.H.I.E.L.D. keep this Hannibal Lecter imprisonment scenario going? And is Ward on the road to redemption? Skye doesn't seem to be picking up with he's putting down, but anything is possible, I suppose.
