![]() Marvel was still far away from its current shared television universe in those days, with only Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. A short-lived classic Image used with permission by copyright holderĪgent Carter, a 15-minute short focusing on one of Peggy’s missions before the creation of S.H.I.E.L.D., opened the door for a television show focusing on the character. Surely, the MCU could find time to give Peggy some degree of attention, could it not? It did, but not in the way people expected. The MCU was quickly expanding, with previously B-level characters like Ant-Man and the Guardian of the Galaxy headlining major motion pictures. Still, there was more to see about her, more to know about her life, which fans knew was groundbreaking enough to warrant a movie of its own. One year later, she came back during the opening of Ant-Man to help establish Hank Pym’s MCU credentials and then during Cap dream sequence in Avengers: Age of Ultron, again acting as the embodiment of everything he lost.īy then, Peggy was one of the MCU’s secret weapons, a malleable character who could fit in WWII America as easily as she could in modern-day London. Once again, Peggy was pivotal for Steve, the one person that reminded him of his own time and the person he used to be. She was near death when she next appeared, talking to Steve about old times in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The franchise told its fans that Peggy was important, but again neglected to show it. The MCU, with considerable help from the comics, noticed this potential too, and turned Peggy into one of the key figures in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s creation. True, it’s his movie, but Peggy had the potential to be so much more than a one-time love interest. Indeed, the film focuses on how she can help Steve cement the legacy of Captain America her wants and needs become secondary to his. ![]() Audiences see Steve’s journey from insecure boy to confident man of action, but much of Peggy’s evolution happens before the plot begins. Everyone respects her because the movie says so. The First Avenger introduced her as the army’s sole woman in power at the height of World War II. Initially, Peggy was just another a strong yet routine female character. Should Edgar Wright finally join the MCU and direct Ant-Man 4?ĥ years ago, FX’s Legion used the multiverse better than the MCU ever has
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