mardi 2 février 2016

Agent Carter: "Smoke & Mirrors" Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.

 

This week offered another strong installment of Agent Carter that delved into the past for both Peggy and Whitney in a compelling manner.

After her little anecdote about her youth a couple episodes ago, we got actual flashbacks for Peggy here, giving us a lot of info on who she was before we met her in Captain America: The First Avenger. The spunky, ready to fight little girl we saw was, of course, perfect for who "Agent Carter" is, which created a nice counterpoint when she became much more reserved, hesitant young woman, who hid her true self from her fiancé (!).

There was no getting around the fact that Peggy's brother, Michael, was obviously going to die – the fact that we'd never heard about him only would really work if he weren't around any longer. But it didn't stop the big scene between Peggy and Michael -- as she learned he was the one who recommended her for the SOE and pushed for her to be a spy and embrace the life of adventure she craved – from working incredibly well. It was very sweet to see how supportive Peggy's brother had been and making him the inspiration for all that followed (and that we've seen her accomplish) was suitably heartwarming.

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