Another week of Agent Carter and another MacGuffin?
Think again since this episode has one great twist, plus Howard Stark!
About half way through this weeks episode, I had my first dose of Marvel Studios ennui.
Another McGuffin hunt Marvel, really?
Another mysterious super powerful sphere for the hero to find before an evil force got its hands on it?
Havent we been down this road a number of times, I ask?
After a few weeks absence, Howard Stark arrived back in New York.
You know the one, the one with the nosy matron who hates, hates, hates gentleman callers.
Seriously, how awesome is Dominic Cooper in this role?
Somehow, he brings his own take to the role while channeling his best Robert Downey Jr.
This is where the episode almost lost me.
The tech in question was called the Blitzkrieg Button and this is where the episode almost lost me.
The Button was designed to take out a whole citys power grid.
I was like, What, really, are they that desperate for a plot rig?
But, really, a button?
Oh, I should have known better.
In that one reveal, the episode went from silly to powerfully personal.
Perhaps we can call this a preview of the ideals that could lead toCivil War.
Like I said before: synergy!
Okay, now we have a villain that raises some eyebrows.
A capable female spy living undetected next door to Peggy?
This can lead to a showdown for the ages.
Something to think about.
Sadly, the other member of our cast, Jarvis apart, did not see much action this week.
And I seriously dont want to down play how seriously awesome the death of Mr. Mink was.
Carter might not be the deadliest woman in that building.
Whatever would the matron say?
Retro Marvel Moments
I love making Howard Stark so pivotal in the creation of Captain America.
I expect the comics to follow suit on this historical blending.
We were treated to the most shoehorned in Stan Lee cameo to date.
I mentioned Natasha Romanov earlier.
The preview for next week showed a young Russian girl with incredible gymnastic skills taking down some SSR agents.
Could this young lady be somehow connected to the Black Widow?
Rating:
4 out of 5
