"Agent Carter" Recap: "The Lady in the Lake" & "A View in the Dark"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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About this time last year, I distinctly recall settling into enjoy Agent Carter with a touch of trepidation on my part. I was worried that the show wasn't going to do Peggy Carter justice and by the end of the pilot episode, I was completely proven wrong. Season one turned out to be simply magnificent and I was beyond overjoyed when I found out that season two was on its way. 

So needless to say, my emotions were far different this time around when I settled in to watch the two hour premiere of the show...because all I could feel was pure anticipation to reunite with these old friends on another grand adventure and "The Lady in the Lake" and "A View in the Dark" absolutely delivered on that front. In fact what I enjoyed most about watching the show this week is that it feels as though we never left. The lovely tie in with Dorothy Underwood made for a seamless transition between the two seasons but it didn't take long for this new season to gain a life of its own.

Obviously, all the things we know and love about the show are back in full force this season. I love the little twist of sending Peggy out to Los Angeles to be reunited with Agent turned Chief Sousa and the lovely tug of war their hearts continue to play despite the fact that Sousa has a new lady in his life. Of course the show would be nothing without Edwin Jarvis as well and thankfully he is back and actually...better than ever. I love that he is dying to go on more adventures after spending his time helping Peggy in season one and I also love the fact the show is giving him more depth than ever. Jarvis is quickly becoming more than a quirky butler for Mister Stark and introducing us to his lovely wife is an absolute stroke of genius this year.

But what matters most about this show...is the big time plot lines and it's quite possible season two is about to top the whole Leviathan plot thread from last year with the grand hunt for Zero Matter. Yes, this strange little surprise from the race to get the bomb during the war seems to be the item that everyone is after this year and to top it off...we have another mysterious organization that is involved in the search for it as well. We don't know their name, we just know that they are damn powerful to say the least, and shrouded in mystery of course. One has to wonder if this is Hydra, but I think that would be too easy and well, these guys already tipped their hand logo wise and there's no Octopus to be found.  Either way, these guys are trouble and clearly extremely powerful and I can't wait to learn more about them.

But all in all, this was a solid two hour premiere and quite frankly, I'm glad they aired these two episodes back to back because of how tightly the two of them tied together and really...these are the episodes that set up our grand mystery. After all the biggest question remaining to me is who exactly is Whitney Frost? It's clear she is pulling plenty of strings behind the scenes when it comes to Isodyne Energy and her whiny and weasley husband Calvin, and it's clear she knows more about Zero Matter than the rest of us. Either way, it's damn good to have Peggy Carter back on our television screens. Even better to see her as a respected agent and an integral part of the SSR at last and I am so excited to see where this whole Zero Matter plot line is going to take us because even though we're only two episodes in...I'm hooked and I have to know how it ends. Until next time.

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