I've had all these Agent Carter meta pieces I've wanted to write since the first season ended, and now that the second season is nearly upon us, I guess I should get around to that
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This is a not bad introduction to toxic masculinity, if you want it. But, in essence it's the way that masculinity is defined as aggressive, hard, violent, and fundamentally superior to women. That's something that, of course, is destructive to women and insufficiently "manly" men, but is also destructive to the men who subscribe to it.
I have a whole other (admittedly very small) meta piece on that line of Peggy's and the way it relates to the entire season, so maybe I should just wait. But, essentially, I felt like while that line is nowhere near as inspirational and positive as fandom (and unfortunately, it appears the writers) think it is, but it does make sense for Peggy's personality and time + place. When Thompson looks back guiltily at Peggy, she smiles sadly and looks away. She knows what he's going to do, and she doesn't expect any better of him. And not expecting any better of him IS letting him off the hook, but I believed it for Peggy. She's also been much softer towards Thompson than I would be. And she has all of 1940's American culture working against her.
Ugh, this comment is not making sense. To sum the previous paragraph up, I also would have liked to see Peggy express outrage or betrayal, but I find it believable that she didn't. It does worry me for the show going forward, but I always worry. If he and Peggy are portrayed as ~friends~ in season two, I will be seriously pissed, because that will mean that Thompson faced absolutely zero consequences for his behavior, not even unofficial, personal consequences. (And I think Peggy sucking it up and being ~friends~ with Thompson could be realistic. I just don't want it to go that way.)
I have a whole other (admittedly very small) meta piece on that line of Peggy's and the way it relates to the entire season, so maybe I should just wait. But, essentially, I felt like while that line is nowhere near as inspirational and positive as fandom (and unfortunately, it appears the writers) think it is, but it does make sense for Peggy's personality and time + place. When Thompson looks back guiltily at Peggy, she smiles sadly and looks away. She knows what he's going to do, and she doesn't expect any better of him. And not expecting any better of him IS letting him off the hook, but I believed it for Peggy. She's also been much softer towards Thompson than I would be. And she has all of 1940's American culture working against her.
Ugh, this comment is not making sense. To sum the previous paragraph up, I also would have liked to see Peggy express outrage or betrayal, but I find it believable that she didn't. It does worry me for the show going forward, but I always worry. If he and Peggy are portrayed as ~friends~ in season two, I will be seriously pissed, because that will mean that Thompson faced absolutely zero consequences for his behavior, not even unofficial, personal consequences. (And I think Peggy sucking it up and being ~friends~ with Thompson could be realistic. I just don't want it to go that way.)
But, uh, more later, in another meta piece!
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I'm assuming you're referring to Agent Carter and the Exceptional Woman, which I have now read, so yeah c: I'll comment on that there.
Well, I guess we're together in that XD
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