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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E07 “Monsters” REVIEW

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E07 “Monsters” REVIEW

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stars 4.5

Airing in the UK on Fox TV, new episodes every Thursday
Writer: Brandon Easton
Director: Metin Huseyin

Essential Plot Points:

  • Dottie Underwood is being kept against her will by Whitney Frost and Vernon Masters begins to try to torture her for information.
  • Whitney wants to get the uranium rods that Peggy took back, and is determined to do anything to do so. After subjecting Dottie to her power, she realises Peggy’s weak point.
  • Wilkes makes himself tangible once more using Zero Matter, and a container to keep him in the physical realm.
  • Dottie’s tracking device turns back on, and Peggy and Jarvis decide to go after her even though it is probably a trap.
  • After their rescue mission initially fails, Peggy and Jarvis are able to escape the clutches of Whitney’s men and get Dottie out of there.
  • While this is happening, though, Whitney goes after Wilkes who she wants to work with to determine the true potential of Zero Matter. After he fails to comply with her request she decides to kidnap him. Ana tries to stop her, but is put in a dangerous position as a result.

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Review:

Following on immediately after last week’s episode, “Monsters” sees Peggy plot a rescue mission for Dottie Underwood after she was taken by Whitney Frost. Feeling that Dottie was her responsibility, Peggy is determined to get her back safely even if her current situation means that she could become a formidable pawn in Whitney’s hands. Given that this episode was shown in America the same night as the previous one, it is reasonable that they are so closely linked together. This is certainly the better of the two episodes, though.

“Monsters” opens with Dottie being questioned by Vernon Masters, the head of the SSR. Determined to find out exactly what Peggy is trying to do, he is willing to use any kind of torture method to get the information he needs. Unfortunately for him, Dottie is not one to break easily under pressure. Even truth serum doesn’t have an effect on her. It is amusing to see Masters struggle to get her to crack, especially as her retorts get more and more under his skin as the process goes on. It highlights her formidability as an opponent, and also brings back memories of Natasha Romanov’s entrance in Avengers Assemble. It is clear, then, that Whitney’s power is truly horrifying if it is able to make Dottie break in an instant.

When the signal from the tracking device in Dottie’s necklace comes back on, Peggy and Jarvis are immediately willing to get her back despite knowing full well that they could be walking into a trap. Wilkes, on the other hand, is not so convinced. Having finally made himself tangible again using a special human-sized container and the Zero Matter stolen from Whitney Frost at the fundraiser in the last episode, he does not want Peggy to put herself in danger for no good reason.

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Despite trying to convince Peggy with a kiss, Wilkes is on to a loser. Peggy is not one for leaving someone behind when it was her responsibility to keep them safe. Of course, she wasn’t to know that her decision would put both Wilkes and Ana in danger. Now that he is back in tangible form, it seems that Wilkes’ storyline will finally be on the move again. Of all the character’s plots, it is Wilkes’ that seems to have come almost to a standstill as the episodes have gone on. Having only been seen briefly each episode, and being unable to leave the Stark residence, there has not been much room for character development on his part. So, given that he is now back in the physical realm and has been kidnapped by Whitney by the end of the episode, one can hope that his role in the series will improve.

It is Ana and Jarvis’ relationship that is at the forefront of this episode, though. Having come to terms with Jarvis’s new adventures with Peggy, and the danger it puts him in, Ana finally opens up about her concerns for his wellbeing. It is not always easy to convince an audience that two characters are in love, at least not when one of those character’s has spent most of her time off-screen, so it sweet to see the couple worry for each other’s safety and it aptly demonstrates their love for one another (yes, we know how cheesy this sounds). It makes it all the more brutal, then, that Ana is put in a life-or-death situation at the end of the episode. Having been the source of most of the series’ comedic relief, seeing Jarvis break down is very upsetting, especially thanks to James D’Arcy’s powerful performance.

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The Good:

  • Dottie Underwood is a great adversary in this episode, especially as she mocks Vernon Masters torture techniques.
  • Wilkes’s storyline seems to be moving forward after being at a standstill for most of the series.
  • Ana and Jarvis’s relationship in this episode is endearing. They worry and care for each other, and it makes it all the more shocking when the episode ends with Ana at the hospital.
  • Jarvis questioning Peggy about having two suitors was a lot of fun.
  • “I’ve pulled out my own teeth, my own nails, my own hair. I’ve burned off my own flesh with a blowtorch. I’m no Nazi harlot, and you are wasting my time.”
  • “One doesn’t spend years in the company of Howard Stark and not pick up a thing or two about electrical engineering.” “Luckily you didn’t pick up the clap.”
  • “You know, I’m not in the movie business, but I think you’re going to need a lot more makeup to cover that up.”

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The Bad:

  • If it took Dottie so little time to get out of her bonds when tied up with Peggy, why didn’t she get out of there earlier? Whitney was gone, and Dottie is certainly more than capable of going up against her goons.

Review by Roxy Simons

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E05 “The Atomic Job” REVIEW

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E05 “The Atomic Job” REVIEW

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stars 4

Airing in the UK on Fox TV, new episodes every Thursday
Writer: Lindsey Allen
Director: Craig Zisk

 

Essential Plot Points:

  • After Dr Wilkes tells Peggy that he has found out where Jane Scott’s body has been hidden she decides to get it back with the help of Jarvis.
  • When they get there they see Whitney Frost take the Zero Matter from the body and declare to Chadwick that she needs an atomic bomb.
  • In order to stop her from getting her hands on an atomic bomb, Peggy decides that her team should break into the Roxxon facility where it is being kept. This means that Peggy must steal a special key from Hugh Jones, the owner of the company who she has previously ran into in the season one.
  • After successfully getting the key, Peggy and a ragtag team of agants go to Roxxon to defuse the bombs, and quickly discover that Whitney Frost is also there to take them away.
  • Peggy and Whitney finally face-off against each other, but it doesn’t end well.

 

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Review:

Peggy Carter has always been able to fight her own battles, but when it comes to an atomic bomb it’s not wise to try and diffuse it without bringing back-up. After discovering that Whitney Frost wants to use an A-bomb to recreate a rift of Zero Matter in this week’s episode, Peggy decides to team up with not one, not two, but four people: Sousa, Jarvis, Rose and Dr Samberly. This group may not seem like the A-team but they are certainly the best people for the task.

“The Atomic Job” is the first episode in this series where secondary characters have truly been able to thrive. While they may have been present in past episodes it has always been Peggy who’s hogged the spotlight (well, she is the star of the show, it’s her prerpgative) but that’s not the case this time. As a result others get to shine.

Rose and Jarvis are particularly noteworthy in this episode for their respective roles in the mission, Jarvis for his ability to remain calm and diffuse the bomb on his own, and Rose for being provinf her ability as a field agent. While we haven’t seen her work as part of a mission before, that doesn’t mean that she isn’t capable. As Peggy says to a disbelieving Sousa earlier on in the episode, Rose has had just as much training as any man in the room and she is more than able to hold her own against a mafia goon.

While four of the team focus on the task of diffusing the bomb, Peggy goes up against Whitney Frost. Her powers are increasing rapidly, and she is an even stronger adversary against Peggy now. It is the first time that we see the pair actually fight with fists and not with words, and it was exciting to see them go head-to-head. The pair work incredibly well off of one another, and this is especially evident in their fight scene as they exchange words and blows.

While other supporting characters were able to thrive in this episode, Violet’s characterisation seems to have taken a step backwards. At first she seemed fine with Peggy and Sousa’s friendship, but when Peggy is near death in “The Atomic Job” and Sousa is worried about her recovery something clicks in Violet’s brain: Sousa had, and potentially still has, feelings for Peggy. It is a tired trope to have a female character see other women as love rivals, and hopefully it is not a road that Agent Carter will go down as Violet is too interesting a character to have to deal with such clichéd material.

Giving its quirky support characters a decent slice of the action adds to the show’s list of strengths, and it is clear that Agent Carter has yet to slow down — hopefully it never will.

 

The Good:

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  • Peggy can’t always save the day by herself, and secondary characters finally get the chance to shine in this episode.
  • Jarvis, Rose and Dr Samberly all play key roles by helping her stop Whitney Frost, and it is great to see them work so hard. It was especially great to see Rose and Peggy fighting off Whitney’s mafia guards.

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  • The scene where Peggy confronts Hugh Jones with a memory inhibitor is hilarious, although it does border on the cartoonish at times.
  • Whitney Frost continues to be a strong force in this episode, and her one-on-one fight with Peggy was intense.
  • “I could have shot… Howard.”
  • “You arrogant plonker.”
  • “How’s the door coming?” “How’s the not blowing us up coming?”
  • “For the record, that was nothing like making soufflé.”

 

The Bad:

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  • Violet has become aware of Chief Sousa’s past feelings for Peggy. She seems to be dealing with it well but there is the potential for it to become a bigger problem between the two. Hopefully future episodes will not see Violet become consumed by jealousy.

 

The Random:

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  • The van that Peggy and co use to infiltrate the Roxxon facility is advertising “Civil War Antiques”. This seems like a nice nod to Steve Rodger’s future collision with Tony Stark in Captain America: Civil War.

 

Review by Roxy Simons

 

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E04 “Smoke & Mirrors” REVIEW

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E04 “Smoke & Mirrors” REVIEW

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stars 4

Airing in the UK on Fox TV, new episodes every Thursday
Writer: Sue Chung
Director: David Platt

 

Essential Plot Points:

  • In order to expose Whitney Frost’s involvement in Zero Matter and the Arena Club’s plans, Peggy and Jarvis decide to go after the club’s head of security – and Calvin Chadwick’s bodyguard – Rufus Hunt.
  • In flashbacks we get to see Peggy and Whitney’s respective pasts, particularly showing how the pair became who they are today.
  • After overcoming her fear of her ability, Whitney starts to test her powers on lab rats.
  • Peggy and Jarvis kidnap Hunt, and Sousa helps with the questioning.
  • They discover the identity of the Council of Nine, but the SSR’s investigation into them is stopped before it can even begin.
  • After placing a listening device on Hunt and allowing him to escape their custody, Peggy and co learn that there’s more to Whitney than meets the eye though they’re not quite sure what it is yet.

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Review:

Hoping to discover what the Arena Club and Whitney Frost intend for LA, Peggy enlists Jarvis’s help to kidnap the Arena Club’s head of security. After a scuffle with a tranquiliser gun takes the man, and Jarvis, down, Peggy brings him back to the Stark residence to question him. There, she is quickly intercepted by Chief Sousa, who agrees to help. While this is taking place, Whitney is starting to adapt to her new powers, becoming a formidable force.

The main focus of the episode is not on these events, but on how Peggy and Whitney came to be who they are in present day. The episode opens on a flashback of Peggy’s childhood when she often played the hero, saving damsels in distress. It is a charming way to start the episode, giving a little more insight into Peggy’s life before Captain America: The First Avenger. Her relationship with her brother, in particular, was enjoyable since he was able to see the potential Peggy had as a spy, and was determined not to let the glass ceiling stop her from taking on this role.

In contrast, Whitney Frost’s childhood is not as liberal. A genius from a young age we see Frost, then Agnes Cully, work on mechanical designs in her home while her mother and boyfriend “uncle Bud” constantly criticise her for not smiling, saying that she will be a lot prettier if she did that. They ignore her intellectual potential, and enforce the idea that only a pretty face will get you by in the world. Then we see how Agnes has developed the mask she uses in front of those who only focus on her beauty, and she begins to learn to manipulate those around her, a skill she uses quite often to her advantage in the present day.

The contrast between the two women’s past is intriguing, making it clear how one’s surroundings can shape the way you see the world. Where one woman learnt not to let other’s expectations limit her potential, the other learnt to hide her intellect and to use her face to get up in the world. Now that Whitney Frost no longer needs to use her face, since Zero Matter is leaving a rather large crack down the side of it, she is now free to do what she wants.

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From start to finish, “Smokes & Mirrors” brilliantly reveals the reason why Whitney has become a villain. She has been limited and demoralised all her life, and now she has been given the opportunity to finally reach her potential, albeit as a villain. One thing that this week’s episode makes clear is that the MCU television universe is so much better at developing villains than its film universe. While this is probably due mainly to the lack of time the villains have onscreen in the films, Loki is the only one who seems like a formidable enemy so far (let’s hope the build-up for Thanos’ reign of terror will have the same effect). Whereas in television, the MCU universe is able to develop its villains in such a way that we can sympathise with them and understand why they’ve decided to do what they do, such as Whitney Frost in this episode. (Take a look at both Netflix Marvel shows so far to see extra evidence for this observation – ed.)

The problem with the episode, though, is that so many flashback sequences eat away at the episode’s 40 minute runtime. While both storylines are interesting, and are essential in developing each character, it does mean that there is very little actually happening in the present day (well, the show’s present day… you know what we mean). As such, the episode does feel a little thin. One other factor of having so many flashbacks is that there is no room for secondary characters to appear. Dr Wilkes, for example, doesn’t do a lot in the episode, and spends most of his time staring into space. Other characters such as Ana and Rose are nowhere to be seen, again. Hopefully they’ll return to the series soon.

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The Good:

  • Unlike MCU films, it seems that Marvel’s TV series are a lot better at developing their villains. With the exception of Loki, none of the villains in the MCU films have been as well-developed or as menacing as Whitney is in Agent Carter.
  • The contrast between Peggy and Whitney’s past works really well in this episode, where one was able to look past what other’s expected of her, the other learned to act according to their prejudices and began to manipulate those around her.
  • So Peggy went through a lot more tragedy than we originally thought. Her relationship with her brother was really heart-warming to watch, and it was nice that he was the one to recommend her for the SOE division. He knew her so well.
  • “Jarvelous!”
  • “You gave him a cold?” “An intense cold.”
  • “Not the flamingo?” “The koala. Its adorable appearance belies a vile temperament.”
  • “We caught a possum on the property earlier this morning. Vicious little creature… Or I have a man stashed in the boot.”

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The Bad:

  • Wilkes doesn’t get the opportunity to do much in this episode other than stare into space or periodically talk to Peggy, it’ll be great if he gets to do more as the series goes on.
  • While the flashbacks are interesting and give an insight into Peggy and Whitney’s past, they have the effect of slowing everything else down so there’s doesn’t seem to be as much happening in this episode as there has been before.
  • The Arena Club plot seems to have been revealed rather quickly.
  • How did they get the microphone onto Hunt without touching his back?
  • Where have Ana and other secondary characters gone?

 

The Random:

  • Chris Browning, who plays Rufus Hunt, was last seen on Supergirl as Reactron.

Review by Roxy Simons

 

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E04 “Smoke & Mirrors” REVIEW

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E04 “Smoke & Mirrors” REVIEW

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stars 4

Airing in the UK on Fox TV, new episodes every Thursday
Writer: Sue Chung
Director: David Platt

 

Essential Plot Points:

  • In order to expose Whitney Frost’s involvement in Zero Matter and the Arena Club’s plans, Peggy and Jarvis decide to go after the club’s head of security – and Calvin Chadwick’s bodyguard – Rufus Hunt.
  • In flashbacks we get to see Peggy and Whitney’s respective pasts, particularly showing how the pair became who they are today.
  • After overcoming her fear of her ability, Whitney starts to test her powers on lab rats.
  • Peggy and Jarvis kidnap Hunt, and Sousa helps with the questioning.
  • They discover the identity of the Council of Nine, but the SSR’s investigation into them is stopped before it can even begin.
  • After placing a listening device on Hunt and allowing him to escape their custody, Peggy and co learn that there’s more to Whitney than meets the eye though they’re not quite sure what it is yet.

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Review:

Hoping to discover what the Arena Club and Whitney Frost intend for LA, Peggy enlists Jarvis’s help to kidnap the Arena Club’s head of security. After a scuffle with a tranquiliser gun takes the man, and Jarvis, down, Peggy brings him back to the Stark residence to question him. There, she is quickly intercepted by Chief Sousa, who agrees to help. While this is taking place, Whitney is starting to adapt to her new powers, becoming a formidable force.

The main focus of the episode is not on these events, but on how Peggy and Whitney came to be who they are in present day. The episode opens on a flashback of Peggy’s childhood when she often played the hero, saving damsels in distress. It is a charming way to start the episode, giving a little more insight into Peggy’s life before Captain America: The First Avenger. Her relationship with her brother, in particular, was enjoyable since he was able to see the potential Peggy had as a spy, and was determined not to let the glass ceiling stop her from taking on this role.

In contrast, Whitney Frost’s childhood is not as liberal. A genius from a young age we see Frost, then Agnes Cully, work on mechanical designs in her home while her mother and boyfriend “uncle Bud” constantly criticise her for not smiling, saying that she will be a lot prettier if she did that. They ignore her intellectual potential, and enforce the idea that only a pretty face will get you by in the world. Then we see how Agnes has developed the mask she uses in front of those who only focus on her beauty, and she begins to learn to manipulate those around her, a skill she uses quite often to her advantage in the present day.

The contrast between the two women’s past is intriguing, making it clear how one’s surroundings can shape the way you see the world. Where one woman learnt not to let other’s expectations limit her potential, the other learnt to hide her intellect and to use her face to get up in the world. Now that Whitney Frost no longer needs to use her face, since Zero Matter is leaving a rather large crack down the side of it, she is now free to do what she wants.

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From start to finish, “Smokes & Mirrors” brilliantly reveals the reason why Whitney has become a villain. She has been limited and demoralised all her life, and now she has been given the opportunity to finally reach her potential, albeit as a villain. One thing that this week’s episode makes clear is that the MCU television universe is so much better at developing villains than its film universe. While this is probably due mainly to the lack of time the villains have onscreen in the films, Loki is the only one who seems like a formidable enemy so far (let’s hope the build-up for Thanos’ reign of terror will have the same effect). Whereas in television, the MCU universe is able to develop its villains in such a way that we can sympathise with them and understand why they’ve decided to do what they do, such as Whitney Frost in this episode. (Take a look at both Netflix Marvel shows so far to see extra evidence for this observation – ed.)

The problem with the episode, though, is that so many flashback sequences eat away at the episode’s 40 minute runtime. While both storylines are interesting, and are essential in developing each character, it does mean that there is very little actually happening in the present day (well, the show’s present day… you know what we mean). As such, the episode does feel a little thin. One other factor of having so many flashbacks is that there is no room for secondary characters to appear. Dr Wilkes, for example, doesn’t do a lot in the episode, and spends most of his time staring into space. Other characters such as Ana and Rose are nowhere to be seen, again. Hopefully they’ll return to the series soon.

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The Good:

  • Unlike MCU films, it seems that Marvel’s TV series are a lot better at developing their villains. With the exception of Loki, none of the villains in the MCU films have been as well-developed or as menacing as Whitney is in Agent Carter.
  • The contrast between Peggy and Whitney’s past works really well in this episode, where one was able to look past what other’s expected of her, the other learned to act according to their prejudices and began to manipulate those around her.
  • So Peggy went through a lot more tragedy than we originally thought. Her relationship with her brother was really heart-warming to watch, and it was nice that he was the one to recommend her for the SOE division. He knew her so well.
  • “Jarvelous!”
  • “You gave him a cold?” “An intense cold.”
  • “Not the flamingo?” “The koala. Its adorable appearance belies a vile temperament.”
  • “We caught a possum on the property earlier this morning. Vicious little creature… Or I have a man stashed in the boot.”

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The Bad:

  • Wilkes doesn’t get the opportunity to do much in this episode other than stare into space or periodically talk to Peggy, it’ll be great if he gets to do more as the series goes on.
  • While the flashbacks are interesting and give an insight into Peggy and Whitney’s past, they have the effect of slowing everything else down so there’s doesn’t seem to be as much happening in this episode as there has been before.
  • The Arena Club plot seems to have been revealed rather quickly.
  • How did they get the microphone onto Hunt without touching his back?
  • Where have Ana and other secondary characters gone?

 

The Random:

  • Chris Browning, who plays Rufus Hunt, was last seen on Supergirl as Reactron.

Review by Roxy Simons

 

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E03 “Better Angels” REVIEW

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Marvel’s Agent Carter S02E03 “Better Angels” REVIEW

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stars 4.5

Airing in the UK on Fox TV, new episodes every Thursday
Writer: Jose Molina
Director: David Platt

Essential Plot Points:

  • Peggy and Sousa continue to investigate the incident at Isodyne Energy. Searching Wilkes’s home for any clues, they come across planted evidence that he is a Russian spy.
  • The pair decide to find out more about the Arena Club which is trying to blame the incident on Wilkes, but are soon told that the case is closed by Agent Thompson whose strings are being pulled by more powerful forces.
  • Ignoring Thompson’s order, Carter teams up with Howard Stark and Jarvis to investigate the Arena Club further. Since the place has been trying to recruit Stark for years, he agrees to help.
  • Peggy finds proof at the Arena Club that they are rigging the election in favour of Calvin Chadwick, but is unable to bring the proof back after a close-call with a member of the club.
  • Carter discovers that she is being affected by a side-effect of Zero Matter. Stark helps to figure out why this is happening, and while using a chemical solution that makes the invisible visible, the group discovers that Wilkes is alive in a non-corporal state. He tells them that Whitney Frost was the one that confronted him at the lab.
  • Peggy meets with Frost to try and get under her skin about the incident at Isodyne energy, but Frost isn’t easily swayed. After meeting Peggy, she suggests to her husband that they get rid of her for good.

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Review:

Following on from last week’s episode, Peggy and Sousa are determined to find out what Isodyne Energy is hiding, and who is trying to frame Dr Wilkes for the disaster that took place there. Opening with the pair at Wilkes’s home they soon discover evidence that he is a Communist spy, but Peggy and Sousa doubt this is the case and soon they come across the sinister Arena Club.

Peggy enlists the help of Howard Stark to infiltrate the club in the hope of gaining incriminating evidence against them. Hilarity ensues as the world’s most famous womaniser floods the male-only club with beautiful women, and Peggy discovers the immense power and influence that the group has over Los Angeles.

“Better Angels” is a welcome return for Howard Stark, who has only been mentioned in passing in the last couple of episodes. He is playful, especially in relation to his friendship with Peggy, and also shows off his brilliant scientific mind when he decides to research the strange side effects the she suffers from after being exposed to Dark Matter. As if that weren’t enough, he then helps reveal Dr Wilkes’ non-corporeal form. Sometimes it is easy to forget that Stark is actually a genius as well as a billionaire playboy.

The dynamic between Stark, Peggy and Jarvis provides the most amusing moments of the episode. When the trio first reunite on the set of Stark’s new film, Kid Colt, the dialogue has a cheeky swipe at the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which still has yet to make a film with a female lead. It is in these scenes that the banter is particularly evident. Thanks to writer Jose Molina’s excellent comedic timing and dry humour these scenes are a joy to watch. Even without the comedy the relationship between the trio is great to see once again, as the respect they have for each other is heart-warming.

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While that chemistry works incredibly well, it is Whitney Frost that really stands out in this week’s episode. Previously we have only seen glimpses of Frost’s villainous potential, but “Better Angels” is where Wynn Everett is able to truly spread her wings and shine onscreen. Whether she needs to hold her own against Peggy’s questioning, or easily manipulate her husband into giving her what she wants by using fake tears and boosting his ego, Whitney Frost knows how to achieve her goals. Wynn Everett is very convincing as the frustrated actress, and now that her character’s ominous powers have been revealed it won’t be long until we can see her go all out against Peggy.

The only disappointing character, it seems, is Thompson, whose inability to stop being stubborn and see that Peggy has saved the day countless times before and is right once again is really frustrating. While the fact that his strings are being pulled by more powerful forces can explain why he is ignoring what is staring him in the face, it would be great to see his character develop in a different way. With any luck what he sees at the end of the episode will hopefully make him see clearly.

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The Good:

  • Wynn Everett shines in this episode. She’s clever and knows how to manipulate those around her to get what she wants. Her confrontation with Carter was particularly thrilling.
  • Howard Stark is back in all his womanising-narcissistic glory. His respect for Peggy, Wilkes, and Jarvis is great to see in the episode, as well as the teasing between him and Peggy.
  • Stark, Peggy and Jarvis team up once more in the episode, and it’s a welcome return for the dynamic.
  • “You want to play a sassy bar wench?” “I’d rather be the cowboy.” “I like it. I don’t think the audience is ready yet.” “But they’re ready for a movie based on a comic book? Sounds like a dreadful idea.”
  • “You are so afraid of ruffling powerful feathers that you’re doing what you always do: burying an ugly truth and hoping someone will pin a medal on you.”
  • “I have no desire to spend the rest of time as a disembodied voice.” Oh Jarvis, if only you knew.

 

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The Bad:

  • Thompson returns in this episode, but he is as frustrating as he has always been since he is too stubborn to see that Peggy is right. So far, Thompson has been the least impressive character of the series.
  • How did Stark know where to spray the solution that makes Wilkes visible again? He may be a genius, but this seemed like luck more than anything else.

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And the Random:

  • Kid Colt, the character that Howard Stark is making a film about in the episode, is a pre-superhero Marvel character who first appeared in the comic Kid Colt #1 in 1948.
  • Dr Wilkes’s invisibility and intangibility in the episode is a reference to the character’s appearance in Tales Of Suspense, where he tested an invisibility ray on himself and was unable to reverse the effect.

Review by Roxy Simons

 

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