Peggy Carter's second adventure takes her to Los Angeles, where former sort of love interest Daniel Sousa now runs the west coast division of the Strategic Scientific Reserve (which is rather like the FBI, but focused on the kind of weird cases that tend to crop up in the Marvel Universe). The reason for Peggy's journey is the body of a young woman, which has turned up in a lake that is somehow frozen, despite it being the hottest day of the year.
The case quickly escalates beyond the matter of a single - albeit odd - murder, however. It's not long before more frozen bodies are hitting the floor and words like "atomic weapons test" are becoming relevant to proceedings. Naturally Peggy and Daniel are in the thick of the action, reuniting their old partnership, but there are a couple of new LA faces thrown into the mix, including the handsome and charming Dr Jason Wilkes, to complicate any extension of that partnership beyond the professional.
There's plenty to like about this season of Agent Carter: the cast is excellent (both good guys and bad), the costumes cool, and there's plenty of great banter. On the other hand, it's got a few wobbly bits. The pacing is one issue: the middle few episodes feel a bit padded, and then the ending a bit rushed. The other major misstep, at least for my personal tastes, came in the way they developed Daniel Sousa's character arc. Suffice it to say that after episode 5, I lost any respect for him. Which is a shame, since I liked him a lot back in season one.
Also be aware: they set up some stuff for season three at the end of this series, and the third season will never happen. So if you hate dangling plot threads that'll never be resolved, then I am afraid that's going to irk you here.
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