Not much happened on this weeksAgent Carterto move this seasons plot forward.

The plotline barely budged but yet, this week,Marvels Agent Carterpresented its finest episode to date.

How did it do that, you ask?

Well, instead of moving forward, we moved back and found out exactly what drives Peggy Carter.

We had Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Star Lord, Daredevil, and so many more.

And this week, we finally saw them realized.

This week we are gifted with witnessing Peggy Carter in a number of flashbacks.

To be a spy and serve her country against the Nazis or to be a wife?

Next, we see her at her engagement party and meet her nice but forgettable husband to be.

Most importantly, we meet Michael Carter, Peggys brother, her best friend, and her confidant.

She follows the gender expectations of her era and strays from the path of duty.

Until the notice came that her brother was killed in the line of duty.

Only then is Peggy Carter truly born.

This is the woman, driven by the death of Michael, that Captain America falls and love with.

This is the woman who founds SHIELD.

And now we know why, and holy crap, it just works.

Mostly, its an awful mom and a society that wont let her be brainy.

All this sounds really heavy but there was some levity, namely Jarvis and his usual antics.

This week, we get to see Jarvis tranquilize himself and drool a lot.

But listen, its funny because hes British.

That was pretty intense with some Cold War overtones as the show is barreling towards the 50s.

Speaking of Red Scare, isnt it time we saw Dottie Underwood again?

Retro Marvel Moments

I guess its time to cover the Madame Masque business.

We discussed the first appearance and origins of Whitney Frost a few weeks ago.

Mobsters daughter and all that?

The comic book Madame Masque has no powers and certainly doesnt have an evil black hole in her face.

When Frosts plane crashes, she is hideously scarred.

Her evil side wins out and she becomes the infamous Madame Masque.

No super powers, just highly trained, greedy, and evil with a mad on for Stark.

I do hope we get to see that Tuska designed mask in the series though.

When Jason Wilkes sees that crack appear, was that the first glimpse of the Dark Dimension we saw?

Is Wilkes trapped between our reality and a dark realm of sorcery?

Nice little touch as it was revealed that Whitney Frost grew up in Broxton, Oklahoma.

If that name sounds familiar, it was the rural town where Mjolnir crashed to Earth in the firstThormovie.

It was also the town where the Thor comic was set for most of the 2000s.

Rating:

4 out of 5