tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4838042677086256141..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Agent Carter: Smoke & MirrorsBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76732960845718958752016-02-05T12:47:45.428-05:002016-02-05T12:47:45.428-05:00I'm going to be somewhat negative towards this...I'm going to be somewhat negative towards this episode.<br /><br />Wilkes annoys me. His flirtation with Peggy is painfully transparent, I would rather expect a sarcastic response from her.<br /><br />And I couldn't help but feel for Peggy's mother. She lost her son, and now her daughter is going to take the same spot. I can't imagine what this woman must have been feeling.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79875438871890069182016-02-05T12:16:18.909-05:002016-02-05T12:16:18.909-05:00While I do love this show . . . The actress playin...While I do love this show . . . The actress playing Whitney Frost isn't quite pulling off "genius." Or maybe it's the writing? In any case, she doesn't strike me as anything other than moderately bright. A talented manipulator, yes - and her husband is a bit dim - but we've not seen anything that establishes her as a brilliant mind. Her backstory was well presented, but left out anything (other than childhood radio repair) that would help establish her as a genius.<br /><br />And Wilkes is obviously supposed to be likable, but he seems a little blank to me. His most compelling quality is just that Peggy has strong feelings for him. He's charming but empty. His current insubstantial condition seems apt, actually . . .<br /><br />Last season was just so great, with such well-defined characters and a pitch-perfect cast. This season has been decent TV - elevated, of course, by Hayley Atwell, James D'Arcy and Victor from Dollhouse.Scott Rigganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711526444461565186noreply@blogger.com