Agent Carter - Season 2

[Arrrrgggh]

Also, chest wound in 1947 means death, no matter what side, I think

What on earth makes you think that? A punctured and collapsed lung is extremely painful, but not automatically lethal. It can even heal on its own without seeking medical help in many cases, though this clearly isn't one of those cases in which surgery is probably going to be necessary.

You make it sound like the 40s were some prehistoric period of time or something.

 

[shapeshifter]

It was fun, but I feel the Whitney situation was resolved too easily. She should've posed more of a threat, been more of an obstacle to overcome. For one thing, it's no fun when the heroes' plan goes pretty much exactly as intended; the only problem they had was their inability to close the rift after they very easily and predictably dealt with Whitney.

I was sure this quick and easy conclusion was telegraphing the message of cancellation, but then the shooting is a cliffhanger so I am not sure what to think.

Does this series have a comic tie in series in which that story thread could resolve if the show is axed, or does the cliffhanger pretty much guarantee another season?

This season really plodded along for me but I want it to continue, get better.

 

[Christopher]

I was sure this quick and easy conclusion was telegraphing the message of cancellation, but then the shooting is a cliffhanger so I am not sure what to think.

If anything, I'd think that if they'd been aware they were being cancelled, it would've motivated them to go bigger with the finale, not smaller. And the show's fate won't be determined for a while yet, so they would've had no way of knowing at the time this was made.

Does this series have a comic tie in series in which that story thread could resolve if the show is axed

No. There have been a few tie-in comics set in the MCU, but generally Marvel just relies on the films and shows to promote the comics continuity's versions of the characters. For instance, there's an Agents of SHIELD comic that incorporates the characters created for the show, but is set in the main comics universe.

or does the cliffhanger pretty much guarantee another season?

Nope. Renewal and cancellation are business decisions based on production costs vs. potential profits, not storyline considerations. Many shows have done cliffhanger endings and still been cancelled, leaving their endings unresolved -- and many shows have done conclusive series finales and still been renewed, requring them to come up with more material than they ever intended (e.g. Supernatural).

One of my favorite examples of the latter is Sledge Hammer, a sitcom parodying Dirty Harry-type tough cops. The producers thought they were sure to be cancelled after the first season, so they just decided "what the hell" and had Sledge accidentally blow up the city with a nuclear bomb in the finale -- and then the show got renewed! They resolved the cliffhanger in the second-season premiere by claiming that the first-season finale had happened 5 years in the future of the rest of the series, giving themselves room to run for another five seasons. Of course, they were quickly cancelled and never got a third season.

 

[Kemaiku]

And it's even more bizarre last second proposal from Sledge, which we knew wouldn't go anywhere either way. I know he brushes it off as a joke a moment later, but still, I wonder if that scene was different before the cancellation notice.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Okay, I finally got to see it and I was not underwhelmed. Yeah, Frost was easily baited, but there was precedent for that-- she was obsessed with the black stuff and was totally out of it by the end. I'm a little surprised that Wilkes survived. I expected either he or Thompson to die. And I don't think Thompson is dead, either, because he wouldn't die like that.

The real climax was the closing of the rift, which was very well done-- first everybody volunteering for the suicide mission and then working together to save Sousa. And then Jarvis out-thought the over-thinkers and came up with the solution. Shame about that car, though.

There were lots of great character moments in this one. One of my favorites was Thompson taking the lunch requests-- I guess he didn't have to die because of that. There was also a nice little throwaway scene between Thompson and Samberly. Martinelli also got some good development, with kind of a poignant ending to his story. And I cracked up at Jarvis's introduction-- "Mr Martinelli, of the Yonkers Martinellis." And, of course, Ana coming home and meeting Peggy. I was relieved that they didn't make her bitter.

And it was very nice to have the whole thing end with the stolid Peggy Carter jumping Sousa's bones.

I doubt if we'll ever see any more of Peggy Carter, but what we got was definitely a classic.

 

[auntiehill]

I'll be a bit disappointed if it gets the axe; I enjoy the sort of "innocent" vibe of Agent Carter --maybe it's the period, or maybe because the main characters are relatively "normal" people (ie, not super-powered or aliens)--but I just enjoy it more and care about the characters far more than on Agents of SHIELD. I don't really like or care about most of the characters. On Agent Carter, I do care and want them to be happy.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Got your salt shakers handy? A site called "Nerd Reactor" is reporting that ABC plans to pick up AC for a third season.

While I will hope for the best here, I really am not getting my hopes up.

 

[Marsden]

They already renewed SHIELD 1/2 way through, who knows?

Besides, even if Agent Carter, the show, is not renewed, I don't think that will stop Agent Carter the character from showing up again. They can even do SHIELD cross overs like the season 2 SHIELD opener.

 

[Gaith]

Well, that was an unexpectedly light-hearted finale. Not that the rest of the season was dark, but there seemed to be a lot more jokes this time around. Props to the showrunners for not doing an angst-filled finale like they did last season, then.

“Peg, I want you to know I’m not thinking any unsavory thoughts about you right now. Wait - there’s one.”

Moving to LA was a great move in terms of keeping things fresh. Ideally, a third season would be an international, globetrotting caper, more expensive though that would necessarily be. But, if the show is to end, there's always the hope for flashback stories courtesy of AoS.

 

[kirk55555]

Oh god, I hope not. Agent Carter doesn't need to take time from the good Marvel TV show. AoS has a big enough cast already without wasting time on a character that (in universe) is dead and completely irrelevant to any of AoS's ongoing storylines. They could probably stuff her in somewhere, but I'd rather see the actual cast members get more screen time for relevant plot or character development then see a guest star take time away for really no reason. If they can't get the AC tv show to work, and apparently the ratings are dire enough that it seems likely that they can't, that should be where it ends, outside of maybe having cameos for Peggy Carter herself like we saw in Ant-Man.

 

[Ovation]

Unless, of course, one finds the "good Marvel TV show" to be Agent Carter. I like them both but I'd rather have more of Peggy any day than less.

 

[kirk55555]

Unless, of course, one finds the "good Marvel TV show" to be Agent Carter. I like them both but I'd rather have more of Peggy any day than less.

Well, ratings wise AoS is definitely the more solid, which says that more people want to watch AoS then AC. If the average AoS viewers wanted to see Agent Carter, that show would have higher ratings.

 

[Gaith]

^ Huh? I wasn't saying AoS is better than AC; I was saying AoS has been renewed, and as the broadcast Marvel flagship show is likelier to have a long life. And, since it just happens to be set in AC's future, it wouldn't be too hard to see more of Peggy on that show. (Indeed, we've already seen her there.)

(Though I do prefer AoS to AC.)

 

[Arrrrgggh]

Yeah, I don't get that complaint at all. What the hell would be wrong with flashbacks to the founder of the organization? Especially since they've done so a few times already.

Irrelevant my tuchus.

 

[Mr Light]

http://nerdreactor.com/2016/03/04/exclusive-agent-carter-to-be-renewed-for-season-3/
Unconfirmed: Agent Carter Renewed for Season 3

I'm pretty shocked. The last episode hit a series low of 2.35 million. But happy!

 

[Ovation]

I'll be very happy if this is true. I'd also like to see a Superman or Batman show set in the same period (I know it's not going to happen--guess I'll have to score the Reeves series on DVD at some point).

 

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

Oh god, I hope not. Agent Carter doesn't need to take time from the good Marvel TV show. AoS has a big enough cast already without wasting time on a character that (in universe) is dead and completely irrelevant to any of AoS's ongoing storylines. They could probably stuff her in somewhere, but I'd rather see the actual cast members get more screen time for relevant plot or character development then see a guest star take time away for really no reason. If they can't get the AC tv show to work, and apparently the ratings are dire enough that it seems likely that they can't, that should be where it ends, outside of maybe having cameos for Peggy Carter herself like we saw in Ant-Man.

Isn't Peggy Carter still alive in the present-set movies?

 

[Turtletrekker]

Sorry if anyone saw the Captain America: Civil War spoiler that I just posted. I deleted it after about a minute or so because for whatever reason, the spoiler codes I was trying to place weren't working.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Anyway, said spoiler can be found at this link, and is in response to this post...

Isn't Peggy Carter still alive in the present-set movies?

 

[Arrrrgggh]

Isn't Peggy Carter still alive in the present-set movies?

She was on her death-bed when Cap went to visit her, wasn't she?