Posts tagged: “Agent Carter”

View the gallery Last season, I bid adieu to this show in the finale recap, and it came back unexpectedly. So perhaps I will say my goodbyes AGAIN here, in the hopes that me laying it to rest will lead to yet another exhumation. Ergo: FARE THE WELL, Agent Carter,

View the gallery ABC chief Paul Lee got the boot recently, and two of my TV loves were cited as reasons: Galavant, and Agent Carter, short-run shows with critical acclaim but tiny -- albeit loyal -- audiences, which he kept alive against perhaps all business sense. This is a strong indicator

View the gallery This aired back-to-back with episode six; if you missed that recap, it ran yesterday, and here it is. Now ONWARD, for the plot is thickening like a stew.

View the gallery This show is creditable for overcoming its holes with just pure fun. This week was a nice little caper that got all the right wrong people into the same spot, even if some of the whys and hows didn't QUITE add up neatly.

View the gallery Apologies for my tardiness -- between traveling to Fashion Week, and a couple site snafus, and general disorder, I only just got to see this. But it was worth it because THERE IS AN IMPALING, YOU GUYS.

View the gallery Plot momentum stalled a bit -- the horcrux is powerful! Sousa has Peggy-flavored love regrets! Trousers remain questionable! -- and the backstory is a tiny bit banal. But whenever I watch this show, I picture Robin Williams' face in Dead Poets Society when he grins, "Not

View the gallery In which we have a ghost, SCIENCE!!, a horcrux, and the world's shortest necktie.

View the gallery I just deeply love this show. Peggy Carter is better than a traditional female superhero, to me, because she manages to be smart and tough and kick LOTS of evil ass without any magical powers at all. And I appreciate that she handles any attempts to undermine

View the gallery I suspect this is also the series finale, but a girl can hope. There was a lot to enjoy here, particularly a smart and eminently capable heroine. And on one hand, I understand not making it about romance, because there's something appealing about watching Peggy

View the gallery Better late than never? Fashion Week and the Oscars really got in the way of this one. But the finale, I believe, airs tonight -- like, I think it starts now, or in an hour? WELL DONE ME -- so catch up if you can! Chad Michael Murray was

View the gallery The big mission in Russia was a little awkwardly staged, but if you were rooting for Agent Peggy Carter to shoot the squint right off Chad Michael Murray's face... well, she didn't. He's still alive. But he DOES respect her ass-

View the gallery In which we somehow discuss Billy Bob Thornton, darkrooms, and gravy.

View the gallery The great secret of this show is that the Male Cop Necktie Game is totally on-point.

View the gallery As someone who doesn't watch Agents of SHIELD, hasn't seen either Thor movie, and saw Captain America 2 on a plane -- meaning, Marvel is not a priority -- I was surprised at how enjoyable Agent Carter is. It helps that she has a Sydney