Episode #297: 'Captain America: The First Avenger' takes us to 'Agent Carter'

Join the ReWatchable hosts kick off Agent Carter by going all the way back to the start with Captain American: The First Avenger!

Superfans: Danielle and Natalie
Newbies: Mitch and Brittany

Fun Facts:
Mitch's car may not survive the Northeast snow paths, but he is channeling his inner Peggy Carter. Brittany's Christmas tree is growing like the Nutcracker tree... it's mid-January. Natalie has hit the jackpot at a market where second-hand items were all a SINGLE DOLLAR. And she offers some tips for shopping second-hand. Danielle prepped for this by, of course, watching the movie, but also low-key cosplayed at work!

Captain America: The First Avenger
- Back to the beginning!
- First time viewers notice some early wasted actors in the MCU - What could have been with Stanley Tucci!
- Cap may not be a popcorn flick, but it is a character-driven film
- Meet special smol-CGI Steve
- Want some details about smol-Steve? Here you go!
- Then there's Bucky Barnes
- And then we have Abraham Erskine and Howard Stark who are formative to Peggy's development
- On to the reason we're here -- Agent Carter
- Some historical differences allow for some normalization of not only Agent Carter's place in the platoon, but everyone's place
- Because Cap is such a character driven story, there are several readings that can happen upon rewatch
- Should Peggy get the super serum?
- Boob touch
- Captain America: The First Avenger history, context, and more
- How much involvement did the newbies expect from Agent Carter in the end of the film?
- The final scene, if you don't cry you're a monster
- Favorite Scenes
- Favorite Lines

Marvel One Shot: Agent Carter
- Some directors of phase 1 Marvel movies would make snapshots of the Marvel Universe
- Agent Carter's was more of a mini-pilot clocking in at about 15 minutes long
- It is NOT canon
- Peggy's fighting style carries over into the series
- It explores what happened to women after WWII
- If you didn't know a series existed, would this get you excited?
- Favorite Scenes
- Favorite Lines

Listener Feedback:
- Can you have too much Agent Carter?

Mitch's Musings and Brittany's Brainstorms
- Agent Carter season 1, episode 1, "Now is Not the End"

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