Last night, Marvel started a brand new adventure by launching Agent Carter. Set in 1946, the show picks up after World War II and follows the life of Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) as she deals with the "death" of Captain America and being underutilized at the SSR.
The premiere ended up becoming a two hour special with episode 1, "Now Is Not the End," and episode 2, "Bridge and Tunnel," being aired back to back.
"Now Is Not the End" began with a flurry of character introductions within the first few minutes of the show. As we were being reacquainted with Peggy Carter, we got to meet the likes of SSR Chief Roger Dooley (Shea Whigham), Agent Jack Thompson (Chad Michael Murray), Agent Daniel Sousa (Enver Gjokaj), and Agent Ray Krzeminski (Kyle Bornheimer) who all figure to have key roles in the remaining six episodes.
Peggy is not happy with the way the SSR is using her when Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) and his butler Edwin Jarvis (James D'Arcy) show up. Stark had some of his new toys stolen from him but is now on the run as the government thinks he outright sold them to their enemies. Stark knows that there is only one person capable of clearing his name, Agent Peggy Carter.
Peggy must go behind the backs of the rest of the SSR to try and clear Stark's name, a task that has already proven to be incredibly difficult.
The biggest bright spot of the two hour premiere was the relationship and dialogue between Carter and Jarvis. Hayley Atwell and James D'Arcy delivered great performances and as the two main characters of the show, it should be nothing less.
If the first two episodes were of any indication, Agent Carter will be a hit for Marvel on all fronts. They have successfully launched a brand new series with an incredibly strong female lead thanks to Hayley Atwell. Tune in to ABC next Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST for episode 3 "Time & Tide" and check out the promo below!
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