[user104658]

Also lack of imagination from the MCU... ... ... is the Davos twist not EXACTLY the same twist as the "Mordo" twist in Doctor Strange?

I also think they expected it to be surprising that Ward turned out to be the "good" Meachum sibling an Joy the one who would turn on Danny but for me that was really obvious from the very first flashback scene of them as kids. They went in TOO hard with the Joy/Danny friendship and Ward being "mean". It was an obvious switcheroo candidate. Maybe I just watch too much TV / too many films .