100 Days of Marvel: Road to Infinity War - Day 4: Agent Carter Season 2 [Episodes 6 - 10]

I am short on time for today's blog because it is Friday and contrary to my post schedule I do have some semblance of a life. That being said, now that I have finished the second half of the second season of Agent Carter, I have a lot I want to discuss.

First, I found out that there is not a season there, nor will there ever be one. This is a tragedy and I really hope we somehow get a season 3. I wouldn't mind an Agent Carter film, but a season 3, in my opinion, would be better.

The musical dream that Agent Carter had made me so happy, and it was my favorite moment in the entire season. I do have a soft spot for musicals, and I loved the cast and characters singing to the big band style music in her dream. It was really fun to see, and honestly set the tone for the rest of the season for me from that point.

Yes, I liked the second half of season 2 better than the first, but I also like season 2, as a whole, better than season 1. Once I got into it in the second half, I appreciated what was happening with the characters a whole lot more.

All of the villains were spectacular. I like how they used Dottie Underwood as a villain-companion-villain, and Whitney Frost really impressed me in the second half. The dynamic between all of the characters really worked for me, especially between Underwood and Carter. Carter and Underwood have such great banter, which goes to show that writing is so crucial to the success of any show. The way that Wynn Everett portray her "breaking points" in the show were fantastic. I believed that she was crazy and was really struggling to hang on to her sanity.

Other moments I enjoyed were the buddy cop-like moments between Sousa and Thompson. They also had some great banter and would have liked to see more of the two of them together. It is really upsetting that without season 3, viewers may never know what happens to Thompson. What a way to go?

I really liked the agent who was the scientist from the SSR. He was really funny, and although I am not going to bother and look up his name (time crunch) I really enjoyed his pay-attention-to-me attitude. When Carter compliments him, and he tells her "It's nice to hear that every once in a while," it was hard not to lol.

Watching on a small screen in my office while working does mean I miss things. So I may have missed a few nuanced things here and there, some face acting, so one liners that I miss when responding to an email or filling out a form. I really started to notice Jarvis when he was on his path for revenge, so much so that I decided to take a lunch break during what followed, and man am I glad that I did.

I was sleeping on Jarvis before, because I felt they made his character too whimsical and clumsy. He felt like he was in the way. I may have not noticed how helpful he truly was. That being said, I absolutely love a great story of revenge. It exists in some of my favorite types of stories. I'm all about that revenge piece. Jarvis here is brilliantly acted. Passion, energy, believe-ability. I thoroughly loved it. That being said, he was just as rash and idiotic as he had been. And was willing to die, needlessly mind you, to get the revenge for his wife. I just wish he either somehow succeeded in his retribution, or actually died in his efforts. His character, though, has made it so that I will never look at Tony Stark's Jarvis A.I. the same way. How freaking sad is it?! And now, knowing that his wife cannot have kids - my heart broke.

Oh, and the scenes with Jarvis and his wife were all metaphorical fire. I was deep inside of my emotions for this one. The show does have a huge problem with going to break (or those awkward pauses as they exist on Hulu) with a character screaming. One example I can think of right now is when Dottie is screaming when being tortured by Frost.

Peggy and Jarvis' hearfelt argument also put me in the feels. I was wrapping up my lunch and my supervisor came back into the office. She asked me something, but I can't remember what it was. Let's just say it was expense reports. Here is how the conversation went down in my imagination.

Supervisor: I need those expense reports.

Me: BUT HIS WIFE WILL NEVER HAVE THE BABIES!?

To wrap up, there are a few things I want to comment on, since this is already a long post.

• I really enjoyed the Mob boss who was in love with Frost. 
• The set and costume design for the show was really well done. I never once believed that it was not taking place during the accurate time
• Howard Stark's, let's call them cameos, were always fun to see and enjoyable. In the end when Daniel Sousa was running into the Zero Matter Rift, and Howard Stark goes, "Well, that's not fair," I wanted to bawl. Too funny.
• I did peep the Stan Lee cameo in one episode ,but I don't think there was one in season 2. Let me know if I missed it.
• Oh shit that ending!!! No season 3, what the...

All that being said. I apologize that this one was much longer than I intended. I had a lot to say.

Mea culp, doc. Mea Culpa.

P.S. I know Carter apparently chooses Sousa in the end, but he will NEVER be Steve Rogers. Also, her relationship with Wilkes could have been my wife and I, but they played.