Secret Agent Woman

               

For the purpose of this post, I’m going to assume that everyone had seen Captain America: The First Avenger.

               I’ve talked about the awful graphics and the cheesy effects in a previous blog post, but that’s not why                

               I’m bringing this back up.

               I’m talking about Peggy Carter, and how UTTERLY BADASS SHE IS.

               Because she is, there’s no denying it. She’s exactly the woman that the media needs to portray.

                Marvel’s Agent Carter premiered last Tuesday night on ABC, and it was everything I had hoped it would be. Even with the intriguing plot aside, there is just so much potential for this show. I mean, a female protagonist that can handle herself? Hell yes! We need more women like this onscreen! We see so many men kicking butt in the media that it’s become a norm to see on a daily basis, but it’s so important that we get the females represented as well, and as more than eye candy or love interests. Women can save the world too! (cough, we need a Black Widow movie, cough. I can’t wait for Captain Marvel to come out in the future as well. Say yes to the ladies!)

                Not only does Agent Carter prove that women can even one-up the men in extremely dangerous situations (in a pencil skirt and heels, no less), but that show also denounces any sort of sexism that was common in that time era. Peggy takes that BS from the men with a smile, and turns it right around to get what she wants. I love the part where Peggy mentions that she’s menstruating (cue all the men in the room getting grossed out and freaking about a NATURAL BODY FUNCTION), and then uses it to get a day off in order to do an undercover mission. Which she got away with, by the way. She’s a queen.

                She makes sure that Jarvis, who ended up being her side kick along the way, know that she doesn’t need him to save the day. She can do it all on her own. That’s fantastic. Usually the woman is the damsel in distress, begging for the man to save her and steal the spotlight. But instead, Peggy kicks the boys around, asking “Is that all you’ve got? Really?”. It’s such a wonderful change from what we normally see in the media, and hopefully it will keep getting better and better. I look forward to seeing what else they can make Peggy accomplish aside from forming S.H.I.E.L.D.

P.S The Ant-Man trailer looks awful. God, I am not looking forward to that movie. What can possibly be more embarrassing that a superhero riding a freaking ant into battle? Not much.