"Agent Carter" Recap: "The Edge of Mystery" & "A Little Song and Dance"

​Written by John Edward Betancourt

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You come to expect certain things from the television shows that you watch on a weekly basis and when it comes to Agent Carter, action, adventure, comedy and a sense of satisfaction have become a standard in their storytelling style week in and week out. 

So imagine my surprise when this week's double dose of episodes decided to change everything up by going into new territory this go round. I say that because, for the most part this is a series that has always kept everything on the lighter side of the gritty Marvel Cinematic Universe, but I guess it was high time they decided to take us to some uglier places in the right kind of way because "The Edge of Mystery" and "A Little Song and Dance" showed us a side of several characters we never expected to see, especially when it came to Edwin Jarvis.

Truly, our favorite butler and future disembodied voice had the darkest journey of any character this week and I'll be damned if it wasn't heartbreaking. I mean come on, Whitney Frost's escape plan killed any chance for the Jarvis' to ever have children and who knew that Edwin could exhibit that kind of fury? There was a fire in his eyes that I had never seen before and that made his decision to put two bullets into Whitney Frost all the more stunning. But the surprises didn't end there. Dr. Wilkes was willing to point a gun at Peggy to get what he needed and hell, Jack Thompson is clearly ready to do whatever it takes to make sure Whitney is gone for good since his plan to blow her up to Kingdom Come included the sacrifice of Vernon Masters and Dr. Wilkes.

But despite all those stunning moments, the other surprise this week is the fact that I was a little disappointed in this week's pair of episodes. Not because of the decision to go darker this time around, after all this is a spy drama and Peggy is facing an unconventional villain this season. No I was a little let down due to the fact that the show couldn't find consistency in its storytelling this week. One minute it was a gritty spy drama where no one can be trusted and then the next...it was full of the light hearted silly moments we enjoy but they seemed out of place. A fine example of this is the musical number that went down inside Peggy's mind. Was it fun and hilarious? Yup. But at the same time, it just didn't feel right and this late in season two, everything should be feeling a tad more cohesive.  

However, I can forgive all of this for a couple of reasons. For starters, I applaud the ballsy move to go to darker places on a show that has never really tried it before and because, Whitney Frost continues to fascinate me as a villain, and the fact she has completely evolved as a character now, well...that made these two hours worth watching. She has gone from aging actress, desperate to stay in the limelight and be loved by others for her beauty, to completely in control. She knows how to get what she wants from those around her...and they fear her. But more importantly, the best villains fully believe that they are in the right and that's where she is at this moment, convinced her control of Zero Matter will do wonderful things. Either way, the stage is set for a final showdown between Peggy and Whitney and I can't wait to see what happens in the season two finale. Until next time. 

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