Hard NOC Life 238: Why is Gamora?
On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and Britney recap the season finale of What If, speculate about potential Marvel series on Disney+, and ponder the question, “Why is Gamora?”
Tag: Peggy Carter
Hard NOC Life 230: ‘What If’ We Stopped Comparing Shang-Chi to Black Panther?
Keith rejoins Britney and Dominic to share final thoughts on The Suicide Squad, revisit Cathy Yan’s contributions to the DC canon, break down the whole Shang-Chi experiment “controversy,” and review the first episode of Disney+’s What If.
Agent Carter Diversity Scorecard
Okay, the second season of Marvel’s Agent Carter is over and it’s time to tally up the score!
We’ll be using a tried and true scoring system I just made up and will be applying with liberal bias. Agent Carter will be assigned a grade based upon a 100 point grading scale in which we begin at 0 and add or subtract points as appropriate. This system is based mainly on Hogwarts’ house points system, because we are nerds, after all.
Agent Carter Adds Superhero TV’s Newest Trope
Marvel’s Agent Carter had its season premiere Tuesday night with a double episode, and all sorts of things are new.
For one, the somber, immediate-post-WWII-New-York-values tones have been replaced by a lighter, sunnier, Californian color that suits the show’s inevitable slide into the fifties. For another, Agent Daniel Sousa’s childish crush on Peggy Carter seems to have deepened into a reciprocal — if ambiguous — relationship. (On this, more later.)
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Why Marvel’s Agent Carter Truly Matters
While most of the Marvel one-shots have been entertaining and well crafted, I was really surprised at how much Agent Carter resonated with me. The more I learned about the miniseries currently airing on ABC, the more I excited I became.
It wasn’t until watching the first few episodes of the miniseries that I realized why.