Sad watching a TV show like Agent Carter turn to complete SHIT!

A Musical Number usually spells the end of a TV series and the recent inclusion of a musical number in Agent Carter was the nail in the coffin of this under performing Marvel outing.



Always camp, at times outrageous, Agent Carter has seen Peggy Carter wear some outfits even too camp for Miss Fischer's Murder Mysteries and long suffered lower ratings than it's ABC cousin Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The first season was a critical success, a ratings failure but season two opened to a very average 3.18 million Americans, and currently is being watched by 2.50 million Americans as the episodes are burnt off in double features.

Never a good sign when double features become an opinion for under performing programs.


The season started positively with a sea change to LA but quickly lost the plot with an additional two episodes to the series count (taking the total to 10 in place of 8 (season one's total run)) and a serious amount of padding happening.

A short release eight episode season is heaven for these mid season Winter/Aussie Summer filler shows but when there is little story/plot, 10 episodes can feel like a lifetime.

Unlike it's station mate American Crime has gone from strength to strength in it's second outing, with this series breaking some serious network television ground.



Race, sexuality, gun control and rape have all been covered in this brilliant season and I am really hoping this gets a third outing. Not a huge ratings hit but more steady than the above Agent Carter, American Crime is an important show, tackling important issues right here and now.

ABC has a big decision on it's hands, to cancel the first Marvel TV show since comic book hero shows took over the airwaves and/or renew a show covering so much important social ground.

I loved Agent Carter to start with but like Revenge (a former ABC show that died a LONG overdue and painful death) this series will not be remembered for it's brilliant use of a female lead, but it's unremarkable second outing, sad but true.