Read this too: Will Captain Carter Have A Live Action Movie After What If…? In this new universe, we can see the same for Captain Carter. However, she proved to be a dependable person when she infiltrated Hydra’s facilities, ambushed his garrison, and even freed Bucky from Hydra’s captivity.Ĭaptain America was taken as the symbol of peace and liberty. Even in What if…? Peggy was considered a failure because Colonel Flynn thought that she was not fit for field duty and she will not be able to fight the bad guys. We have seen that women are assumed to be weak but they have proven to be stronger than men and even better over the years. Marvel has already shown women smarter and stronger with characters like Black Widow, Shuri, Wanda, Captain Marvel, and many more. Read this: What If…? Captain Carter Was The First Avenger? We even know that in the MCU future Iron Man will be a girl as Tony Stark died at the end of Phase 4. She will wield the famous hammer, Mjolnir. We are going to see female Thor in the upcoming movie Thor: love & thunder, played by Natalie Portman. But with this new possibility, we could see a completely new universe where we see an all-female cast. I’d like to spend some time with these characters, not the ones that can’t be bothered to show up.What if…? brought us Captain Carter played by Hayley Atwell. Because it is a good show, with a strong story and, more importantly, strong characters. In time, it might even be a better show, too. Why remind us that the only man she’s ever accepted help from was Captain America, when there’s almost zero chance that character ever shows up on the show?įortunately, based on the strong premiere Agent Carter knows what it wants to be much better than Gotham and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D did in their respective first seasons. I watched her toss the guy in the green suit out a window, Marvel. But then again, is the Captain America radio show essential? We know Peggy Carter’s a badass that needs no man, because the other 99% of this show is dedicated to showing us that she’s a badass that needs no man. It pisses off Peggy Carter, and makes it pretty clear to the audience that Carter is not helpless. Anyone remember the Joe Schmo Show?) The main point of the radio show is that “Captain America” is constantly saving the helpless “Betty Carver” from Nazis. The second hour of the premiere kept Captain America’s name prevalent through a period-appropriate radio show, The Captain America Adventure Hour, that played throughout the episode (and voiced by Ralph Garman. Captain America is not going to show up on Agent Carter. Unfortunately, during Agent Carter’s timeline Chris Evans’ face is a popsicle buried in Antarctica. It gets audiences used to the idea of seeing Chris Evans face. But the first half of the premiere made an egregious error in using numerous clips from the first Captain America movie. Before I go on, I’m not saying the best move its to ignore Captain America, that would be impossible. The show has a major Captain America problem, meaning it simply can’t stop alluding to Steve Rogers. So why badger the audience with something that can never happen, when instead you can invest full attention on the characters you do have.Īgent Carter, unfortunately, falls into the same trap. Similarly, Iron Man can never show up on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D because it costs $4 billion to have Robert Downey Jr. Batman can never show up on Gotham because Batman is a twelve year old boy. They are promises that are at the same time impossible to keep. But is that all it is, though? To me, these constant references make it almost impossible to become invested in the show in the first place. And they are the reason half the audience tunes in initially, that built in hook that makes a first night viewing a no-brainer. These smaller shows wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for these widely successful and well-known characters. As they say, dance with the one who brung ya. Gotham constantly alludes to the world of Batman, whether it be with a familiar name, an obvious Easter Egg, or screw it just the Bat symbol itself.Īnd one really can’t fault the creators for sticking these things in there. Agents began its run right after the massive success of The Avengers, and its first episode (and many episodes afterwards) featured clips of our favorite super-powered people doing super-powered things. Agent Carter suffers from the same problem that Gotham did before it, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D did before even that.
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