"Agent Carter" Needs a Second Season

Written by John Edward Betancourt

You have to love it when a television series leaves you completely satisfied. When you're not stuck worrying about a cliffhanger or wondering if the series will be renewed with plot lines left hanging. Those are the good feelings I've enjoyed seeing Agent Carter come to the end of its first season. It feels like a complete journey, yet, despite all the good feels that come with that, I simply want more. 

After all, this was a unique television show, one that I found refreshing on so many levels. Some can go on about how it was nothing more than another Marvel offering so of course it's loved. Others can call it an impromptu sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger, but in reality this show transcended so much more than those things and because of that, it deserves a second season as soon as possible. 

For starters, this is a show that challenged the traditional structure of a television season. It was only slated for eight episodes and because of that, the entire beginning, middle and end were given proper justice. That's simply so rare to find when it comes to TV and well, look at well it paid off. The storytelling was top notch for this show, providing us with an intriguing plot that wrapped up all the loose ends for the finale. Hell, even the "filler" episodes were exciting and compelling. A complete story is a wonderful thing and to find it on prime time with a major network brought me great joy.  

Not to mention this is a show that featured an incredibly strong female lead, another rarity to say the least. Peggy Carter was intelligent, cunning and never in need of anything but herself. It was so refreshing to see a character who didn't need saving, she simply saved everyone else. We definitely need more of that. But at its heart Agent Carter dealt with one big element, loss. Everyone was suffering or hurting in some form or fashion in this show, and all of them grew and overcame their loss and their pain and that's always the mark of a great story, when you are able to see characters become more. 

But in the event the show never sees another episode hit the airwaves, we as fans can take pride in seeing something special since this was a bold experiment that accomplished so much. I certainly hope that isn't the case however, there is still so much to see when it comes to Peggy Carter's story, a character that has truly been a massive influence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, plus we need to see the birth of S.H.I.E.L.D. and in the end her story is one that deserves to be told in its entirety.

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