Last week’s debut of Agent Carter, with the airing of the first two episodes of the new show, proved to be a great experience. A period piece set in the post-WWII 1940s but with a Marvel Cinematic Universe touch, it worked really well as social commentary and as an action drama, exploring what happened with Howard Stark and Peggy Carter after the war ended. There were some intriguing mysteries introduced, some fun new characters such as Howard’s butler Edwin Jarvis and SSR Agent Sousa, and in general Peggy Carter kicked ass up and down, proving to be as much of an action star as any other male hero in the setting. Probably more since she is working in shadows right now.
In this week’s “Time and Tide” we see how Peggy continues to deal with the widespread sexism and misogyny of the time, while also continuing to help her friend Howard clear his name with regard to all the inventions that were stolen from his secure vault at his mansion. This time however, we are also witness to some incredible backstory with Jarvis, and the interactions between him and Peggy do a lot to flesh them both out as characters, though Carter inevitably takes a metaphorical hit for helping Jarvis against her fellow SSR agents. Building on the episodes from last week, this week’s installment is a hell of a lot of fun, by any account.
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