“Bridge and Tunnel” is the second part of the
two-part series premiere of Marvel’s Agent
Carter. You can read my review for the first episode here.
The seeds for Peggy Carter’s character arc this
season were planted in the murder of her roommate, Colleen, in the first
episode. It’s so heartbreaking to see someone
so strong and confident push people away. It might be a common character arc in entertainment, but it makes Peggy relatable nonetheless. And who knows, maybe Lyndsy Fonseca’s character, Angie, who offers to hook Peggy up in her apartment complex, will get pulled into the messy situation with Leviathan.
so strong and confident push people away. It might be a common character arc in entertainment, but it makes Peggy relatable nonetheless. And who knows, maybe Lyndsy Fonseca’s character, Angie, who offers to hook Peggy up in her apartment complex, will get pulled into the messy situation with Leviathan.
Haley Atwell was at the top of her game again.
Carter and Jarvis’s relationship is really fun to see, and the “you’ve popped a
button” scene was a highlight. I also loved seeing her get in disguise to
infiltrate Daisy Clover Dairy. Whether she’s acting as a secret agent, hunting
for an apartment as a meager telephone operator, or pretending to be a health
inspector, Atwell shows off all of her acting chops.
The production value was high once again,
especially in the climactic brawl atop the milk truck filled with nitramine
bombs. If there was a green screen, I couldn’t tell. And just like in the
previous episode, we got to see a massive nitramine explosion. The special
effects team did a top-notch job with all of these.
I must complain, very briefly, about the show’s
villains. The Leviathan henchmen speak but once or twice throughout the
episode, giving no hints to their employers’ motivations. Interesting villains
are ones whom an audience can sympathize with – ones who are not merely
one-sided “bad guys.” This is only Agent
Carter’s second episode, so it’s forgivable for now, but I’d love to see
Leviathan, ultimately, fleshed out with relatable flaws and ambitions.
This episode works fantastically as an episode.
The first scene depicts a radio drama (I would totally listen to Captain America Adventures!) about Steve
Rogers rescuing a damsel in distress, and more scenes punctuate the episode at
appropriate times. In one expertly cut-together scene, Carter fights a bad guy with
the radio drama playing in the background, and the scenes juxtapose each other
really well. Ultimately, the episode shows Peggy taking her first steps towards
overcoming her fear of hurting people close to her when she moves into the same
building as Angie. I can’t wait to see the two of them getting more screen time
together.
“Bridge and Tunnel” was a great episode to cap off
the series premiere. Despite some lacking development around the show’s
antagonists, there were a lot of great character moments for Atwell and the
supporting cast (because, let’s face it, Atwell is the star of the show), and
the production value was, once again, very high. I’m in this for the long run
now. (And I can’t wait to see Carter’s next disguise.)
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