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Agent Carter: Season 1

I alluded to it earlier, but some of the early writing for side characters was pretty cheesy. They really nailed it with Peggy, Howard, and Jarvis though. As the season went on, it strayed further away from that. There were still moments of cheese throughout, but it didn't pervade.

While I think Peggy's character was well-done, I am a little disappointed that the show took a "this is 1950's America" approach to their British woman who was a war hero. Not only does she get no respect, but nobody is even aware of a reason why she's an agent at the SSR. Her capabilities are basically nil. They answer this later with why she did her own investigation, but even still, it's a bit of a dumb situation.

I really liked the villain. His henchwoman was... eh, but the moment I realized that the guy was Dr. Faustus, I was pretty pleased. Good on Marvel to toss a bone with using an actual Captain America villain. Good use of hypnosis, and the intrigue and everything leading up to his reveal as the villain was well done.

Speaking of which, they managed to ramp up tension pretty well throughout the show. I mean, we know that Peggy, Stark, and Jarvis will turn up fine in the end, but they were cutting out agents left and right. They weren't afraid to kill other characters off, and that helped add some good tension throughout.

Stan Lee's cameo was ok. Nothing special.

One other little thing I thought interesting was how spy thrillers are accompanied by a main theme in an uneven meter. I blame Mission: Impossible for this, with its theme being in 5, but the credits theme for Agent Carter is in 7/8 and I just find it funny that that's a thematic similarity for spy thrillers.
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