"Agent Carter" The Lady in the Lake (TV Episode 2016) Poster

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(2016)

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8/10
Peggy Takes on Hollywood
ThomasDrufke20 January 2016
Aside from Captain America or Iron Man, Peggy Carter has always been one of my favorite Marvel characters, so I was really glad to see that the show was renewed for a second season. Most of the characters are back but Peggy seems to have found a new home in Hollywood, at least for now. Being a huge film buff, I love the feel of 1940's Hollywood with quite a few references to films and actors of that time.

The opening scene was great at setting up everyone's position this season as Peggy is accepted in her role as a part of the SSR and both Sousa and Thompson in their new positions at chief in their respected cities. Of course, Thompson revolts back to his season 1 ways and forces Peggy to move to Hollywood in order to take on a new lead involving a frozen body and lake, which feels like a strange connection to Captain America's frozen body back in Cap 1.

It seems as though they are positioning Dottie to be Peggy's Malcom Merlyn. So as long as there is something sketchy going on, it's likely to be tied to her arch nemesis, Dottie. And to me, that's definitely a good thing, Bridget Regan was fantastic last season in her limited but significant role. Other than that, it was really nice to see Peggy's dynamic with Jarvis and Sousa continue to thrive. I don't know if they really need for her to have a love interest, but I'd be fine with either. Of course, both of them are taken as of now, and apparently this new Doctor guy is up to something crazy as well. So as for now, Peggy can just continue to kick some as* and I'll be happy.

+New season, same old bad as* Peggy

+Dynamics are still there with characters

+Frickin Dottie

+Hollywood setting

8.5/10
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8/10
Ready for another venture, Miss Carter?
jhudson-1170426 July 2017
New season, new city for Agent Carter as season 2 takes us away from New York City to another grandiose city on the opposite coast: Los Angeles, and it seems to work just as well, maybe even better, for the show. And we start off with a mystery that is quite fascinating.

The opening scene with the apprehension of Dottie was great as it is a well orchestrated foil of a heist, with a great battle between Carter and Dottie. Dottie is always fun and never bores so its great that it seems like she'll be recurring.

The dynamic between all characters like Carter and Sousa/Thompson/Jarvis is still great and it is one of the goods that makes this show great. They also add new interesting characters, like Dr Wilkes, Ana Jarvis, Calvin Chadwick and Whitney Frost. I must say that Ana is a pure delight and that her accent is freaking adorable.

I would say that the humor was a bit hit and miss in the episode but the humor that did work worked very well. The villain of this season has to match up to Dottie so those are very big shoes to fill and I am unsure that this season could live up to the first season.

+ Dottie + Fun, new location + Relationship between main cast members + New characters made there mark - Hit and miss humor - Big shoes to fill following very strong first season that I doubt will happen

Final Score: 8.1/10
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9/10
the other kind of time travel
A_Different_Drummer2 February 2016
Your humble reviewer finds it ironic that at the same approximate time that the DC power brokers launch a time travel series (LEGENDS OF TOMORROW) the second season of Agent Carter opens with a different kind of travel. Namely the ability to run a narrative against a backdrop of a different period and doing it so bloody well that every slang expression, every costume, every backdrop, even the sound track, makes you actually feel you have gone back in time.

And it is a nice feeling. Evem if Agent Carter were not as well produced as it is, not as much fun, I might have tuned in just for the nostalgia of Post War America. (If you feel the same way about the settings, grab a copy of CAST A DEADLY SPELL 1991 with Fred Ward -- more fun than a barrel of hammers).

Love this series. Love the ambiance. Love the professionalism. Love the quality.

As for Legends of Tomorrow, it is no longer on my watch list.
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7/10
Flowing and leaking
cjonesas12 September 2021
A pilot with the same good quality and production value, good acting, but lacking true serious menacing atmosphere. Hope it gets better.
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