Secret Agent Woman

Marvel finally broke their mold with the premiere of Marvel's Agent Carter on Tuesday.  This is the first production from Marvel with a female lead and they did not disappoint!  Agent Carter shows what its like to be woman in the boys club after World War II, in fact, the show started with one of the final scenes from Captain America: The First Avenger. So what made this show different? Aside from the time period, it was Agent Peggy Carter showed us that sometimes a woman really is better for the job.

*Agent Carter falls right into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Dots can be connected from both Captain America movies as well as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which Agent Carter has appeared on. 

In the first of a seven part mini-series we learn that all of Howard Stark's (Dominic Cooper) most dangerous inventions have been stolen.  The Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR), an agency that I predict will turn into the S.H.I.E.L.D. we all know and love, believes that Stark sold the inventions and is set on capturing him.  Agent Carter is the only woman in the SSR and the men treat her like a secretary.  It's established very quickly that she is by far the best agent and goes out on her own to help Stark, whom she knows is innocent. Throughout the two hour premiere we jump right into the mystery that will take us through the series and if the rest of the show is anything like the beginning then this was a brilliant move for Marvel.   I won't spoil anything for those of you who have not watched but it is well worth it.  Hayley Atwell has taken a character that was always known as "Captain America's Girlfriend" and turned her into a Marvel hero.  It's very obvious how the character could pave the way for other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents (Black Widow, Maria Hill, Melinda May etc.) but I'm excited to see how it began.  As an avid follower of the Marvel movies I am also looking forward to see if Agent Carter will show how Hydra began in S.H.I.E.L.D as we are currently seeing the fall out in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The show also features a ton of familiar faces including Chad Michael Murry (One Tree Hill), Lyndsy Fonseca (Nikita, How I Met Your Mother), and Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse, Witches of East End).   If you have twitter you can following the hashtags #AgentCarter and #DatCarter for live tweeting.  Marvel's Agent Carter airs on Tuesday at 9/8c on ABC.