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| Episodeno. | Season 2 Episode 2 | ||
| Directed by | Lawrence Trilling | ||
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| Cinematography by | Edward J. Pei | ||
| Editing by | Christopher Cooke | ||
| Original air date | January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19) | ||
| Running time | 43 minutes | ||
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"A View in the Dark" is the second episode of thesecond season of the American television seriesAgent Carter, inspired by the filmsCaptain America: The First Avenger andCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, and theMarvel One-Shot short film also titledAgent Carter. It features theMarvel Comics characterPeggy Carter as she learns of the newly discoveredZero Matter, and is set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with thefilms of the franchise. The episode was written byEric Pearson & Lindsey Allen and directed byLawrence Trilling.
Hayley Atwell reprises her role as Carter from the film series, and is joined by regular cast membersJames D'Arcy andEnver Gjokaj.
"A View in the Dark" originally aired onABC on January 19, 2016, and according toNielsen Media Research, was watched by 3.18 million viewers.
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Calvin Chadwick meets with the secretiveCouncil of Nine, who shut down hisZero Matter program due to its seeming lack of results, and want him to focus on his senatorial ambitions. Chadwick informs his wifeWhitney Frost, who is the true brains behind the program while struggling with her acting due to sexism in Hollywood.Jason Wilkes meets withPeggy Carter to help with her investigation, though he is hesitant to turn on Isodyne as it was the only company willing to hire him as a black man. Wilkes explains that Isodyne had attempted to replicate the success of theManhattan Project and in doing so, had discovered Zero Matter. The frozen woman must have come into physical contact with it, though its effects are not limited to that. Carter and Wilkes agree to steal the Zero Matter, and at Isodyne, find agents of the Council destroying the program. Wilkes manages to get to the Zero Matter, but is confronted by Frost, who is there to steal it herself. The two are exposed to the Zero Matter in the ensuing scuffle, leaving Wilkes missing and Frost having absorbed Zero Matter.
In January 2016, Marvel announced that the second episode of the season would be titled "A View in the Dark", to be written byEric Pearson & Lindsey Allen, withLawrence Trilling directing.[1]
In January 2016, Marvel revealed that main cast membersHayley Atwell,James D'Arcy,Enver Gjokaj,Wynn Everett,Reggie Austin, andChad Michael Murray would star asPeggy Carter,Edwin Jarvis,Daniel Sousa,Whitney Frost,Jason Wilkes, andJack Thompson, respectively.[1] It was also revealed that the guest cast for the episode would includeCurrie Graham asCalvin Chadwick,Lotte Verbeek asAna Jarvis,Lesley Boone asRose Roberts,Sarah Bolger asViolet, Angela Cristantello as receptionist, Carl Crudup as Frank,Chris Browning asRufus Hunt, Nick Hoffa as restaurant owner, Robert Buscemi as concierge,Ray Wise asHugh Jones, Brian Glanney as Agent Ford, Patrick Quinlan as EMT and Kirby Lauryen as singer.[1] Cristantello, Crudup, Hoffa, Buscemi, Glanney, Quinlan, and Lauryen did not receive guest star credit in the episode, while Everett and Austin received guest star credit instead of regular starring and Murray did not ultimately appear.Casey Sander also guest starred asThomas Gloucester.[2][3] Graham, Verbeek, Boone, Bolger, Cristantello, and Wise reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[4][5]
"A View in the Dark" was first aired in the United States onABC on January 19, 2016.[1] The episode debuted onHulu on November 29, 2017, after it acquired the exclusive streaming rights to the series,[6] and was made available onDisney+ at launch, on November 12, 2019, along with the rest of the series.[7]
In the United States the episode received a 0.9/3 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 0.9 percent of all households, and 3 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 3.18 million viewers.[8]
Eric Goldman ofIGN refers to the Whitney as "a compelling character" and cites strong chemistry between Atwell and Austin. He particularly admires the ending, which he contrasts with the season's so far "farcical" tone.[9] Amy Ratcliffe ofNerdist says the show's principal character is "as fabulous and kick-ass as ever" and applauds the addition ofAna Jarvis.[10]
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