Inspired both by its position near the top of an alphabetical list of Disney Plus shows - and a desire to watch it again, knowing the heavy involvement of Markus and McFeely in its production, I've rewatched "Agent Carter" for the first time since its initial airing.
Following the war, despite her heroics, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) finds herself judged more for her gender than her experience, and is given little to do at the S.S.R. When her old friend Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) is accused of selling weapons to foreign agents, he approaches Peggy to ask for her help. Going against her colleagues, Peggy undertakes an investigation of her own, and discovers that an evil organisation - Leviathan - is behind a robbery of Stark's private armoury.
The first attempt that Marvel had to integrate TV shows alongside the movies came here, with "Agent Carter" and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"; taking characters established in the movies and spinning them off into their own adventures. This show had it easier than "S.H.I.E.L.D" as the period setting meant that they didn't have to deal with contemporary movie-based interaction, instead Hayley Atwell returns as Peggy Carter, still reeling emotionally from losing her love though just as strong and capable as ever, but the rest of the show largely establishes its own identity. It does further rely on MCU a little though, with Dominic Cooper returning as Howard Stark and Neal McDonough as Dum-Dum Dugan. This series also introduces James D'Arcy as the character of Jarvis, who remains important in wider universe.
It's a good story. I appreciate it a little more watching it quicker than one a week, as I saw it last time and I feel like you can see Markus and McFeely's planning, not only with aspects of what happened in "The First Avenger" but also what we'd see in "The Winter's Soldier". The characters are universally good, even the initially one note ones like Agent Thompson open up as the series runs on and find some depth.
It's a good series, and I'm glad I took the opportunity to watch it again.
Following the war, despite her heroics, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) finds herself judged more for her gender than her experience, and is given little to do at the S.S.R. When her old friend Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) is accused of selling weapons to foreign agents, he approaches Peggy to ask for her help. Going against her colleagues, Peggy undertakes an investigation of her own, and discovers that an evil organisation - Leviathan - is behind a robbery of Stark's private armoury.
The first attempt that Marvel had to integrate TV shows alongside the movies came here, with "Agent Carter" and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"; taking characters established in the movies and spinning them off into their own adventures. This show had it easier than "S.H.I.E.L.D" as the period setting meant that they didn't have to deal with contemporary movie-based interaction, instead Hayley Atwell returns as Peggy Carter, still reeling emotionally from losing her love though just as strong and capable as ever, but the rest of the show largely establishes its own identity. It does further rely on MCU a little though, with Dominic Cooper returning as Howard Stark and Neal McDonough as Dum-Dum Dugan. This series also introduces James D'Arcy as the character of Jarvis, who remains important in wider universe.
It's a good story. I appreciate it a little more watching it quicker than one a week, as I saw it last time and I feel like you can see Markus and McFeely's planning, not only with aspects of what happened in "The First Avenger" but also what we'd see in "The Winter's Soldier". The characters are universally good, even the initially one note ones like Agent Thompson open up as the series runs on and find some depth.
It's a good series, and I'm glad I took the opportunity to watch it again.