Agent Carter Recap: "Time and Tide"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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I'm quickly learning as I watch Agent Carter that we are essentially watching a long and awesome Marvel movie and well, that's just plain fantastic. In fact last night's episode was gripping and had me on the edge of my seat. So let's get right down to the details of "Time and Tide".

The Good: This show just continues to impress, especially when it comes to the characters. They are genuine and you feel for them because despite the sense of adventure that this show is providing all of us with, it's got some heavy themes. This week seemed to put Carter's need to belong and need to be valued front and center as she faces some of her toughest challenges in the office yet.  Watching the boss rip her a new one and the response it evokes from her co workers all from her saving Jarvis' hide is simply heartbreaking. You can feel the judgment and condemnation and sense of incompetence they view her with and man...that makes for some fine television. 

If anything what I am really getting from this show is a sense of nobility I've not seen before. Every good guy character happens to have the best intentions and truly wants to do right and that's just fantastic.  But I'm also loving how those ideals, no matter how bold and wonderful they may be sometimes have their consequences, specifically how the anonymous tip ends up leading to Agent Krzeminski's death.  It makes for some powerful television and some of Marvel's finest storytelling to date. 

The Bad: There is little that I can complain about tonight, other than I wouldn't exactly be angry if Marvel made each episode a two hour event to keep packing in more of this awesome storytelling. But I would likely complain that two hours isn't enough either. 

The Verdict: Fact of the matter is, this episode really didn't do a hell of a whole lot to advance the plot or answer any of our questions about the mysterious Leviathan and I really didn't think about that until I got to writing this recap because that's how amazing the performances were tonight and that's how compelling this episode turned out to be. I have a feeling it's only going to get better and I can't wait until the next episode...until then.  

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