Agent Carter Recap: "The Blitzkrieg Button"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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It seems as though every week on Agent Carter, the show manages to delve into some incredible places when it comes to each and every character's psyche and this week was absolutely no exception as "The Blitzkrieg Button" not only brought forth some new questions about Leviathan and even Peggy's neighbors, but took us to some surprising and dark places. 

If anything this was an episode about the spoils and the trauma of war through and through, with all of it revolving around Howard Stark's return to New York and his giant lie about the Blitzkrieg Button, a device that he claimed would devastate and destroy the power grid for the entire tri state area. He hoped that Peggy would retrieve it and swap it out with a dummy and she was glad to do so, but of course was filled with suspicion when Jarvis exhibited some strange behavior.  

It turns out that Jarvis was asked to lie by Howard because this evil super weapon turned out to be nothing more than a vial of Steve Rodgers blood, something that Stark believes will change the future of medicine. It gets him a black eye from Peggy for being deceitful and it opens up just how much Peggy is devastated at the loss of her love, and quite frankly how much everyone lost in the war. Stark even seems to be suffering from Rodgers' sacrifice and it doesn't end there.  

We were even witness to a surprisingly open moment from Agent Sousa as he reveals what his injury means to him and what it meant to others when he came home from the war.  It was a wonderful scene to say the least and I'm loving the fact that Marvel is dealing with something like this.  Showing us how these characters sacrificed so much of themselves in the war and how much they lost both physically and emotionally. It's a beautiful touch for a comic book show, but, of course, while this show continues to push boundaries, we still need a sense of adventure and wonder and it delivered there too.

After all, we still have plenty of questions regarding Leviathan and how those Russian agents came back from the dead, especially after learning how creepy the Battle of Fennel turned out to be and of course, while Mister Mink seemed like a new twist to the tale, he paled in comparison to the craziness that is Peggy's new neighbor Dottie. And of course the strange wireless typewriter has a message for Agent Dooley. These mysteries should make for some interesting storytelling in the coming weeks, but next week is an episode I can't wait for...because we get the return of the Howling Commandos!  How awesome is that!?

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