The Atomic Job

Episode aired Feb 9, 2016
TV-PG
42m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

Action Adventure Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi

As Jarvis' precision and quick-thinking skills are put to the ultimate test, Peggy must find a way to stop an atomic explosion that threatens to destroy all of California.As Jarvis' precision and quick-thinking skills are put to the ultimate test, Peggy must find a way to stop an atomic explosion that threatens to destroy all of California.As Jarvis' precision and quick-thinking skills are put to the ultimate test, Peggy must find a way to stop an atomic explosion that threatens to destroy all of California.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
As with any great heist, this episode has a classic 5-man band structure. Peggy is the hero. Souza is the Lancer. Rose is the Big Guy. Samberly is the Smart Guy. Jarvis is the Chick.

Goofs
The periodic table in the SSR lab lists named elements up through element 112, Copernicium (Cn). Copernicium was first created in 1996 and was not named and accepted by IUPAC until 2010.

Quotes
Peggy Carter: [Realizing that Hugh Jones likely has the key on him after he collapses in her arms when she applies the memory inhibitor on him] Oh crumbs, he's wearing it.
Hugh Jones: [Coming to after Agent Carter lays him on the floor and searches him] What's your name darling?
[She zaps him again knocking him out]
Hugh Jones: [Coming to after a few seconds] I heard a rumour about red-headed women-
[he gets zapped again and is knocked out]
Hugh Jones: [Agent Carter continues searching him, and he comes to again] Did the boys from Sales send you?
[he gets zapped and knocked out once more]
Peggy Carter: [Takes a deep breath and says, talking to herself] You are saving the world. You are saving the world. You are saving the world.
[as she unbuckles Hugh Jones' belt to continue searching. She finds the key then zaps him one more time and leaves]

Connections
References Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Soundtracks
Agent Carter Theme
Written by Christopher Lennertz

User reviews4

Featured review

7/10

Agent Impossible

I think one of the main reasons why this show isn't watched by many people is that it's just so incredibly different than any other comic book shows or films. The time period is an obvious difference, but the tone and story lines are structured much more for an older audience. With that said, I think this episode was a departure from some of what wasn't working with this season, but also from some of what made this season very entertaining thus far.

My main problem with the episode and sometimes the series as a whole is its tone. Take Jarvis for example, he's a goofy exuberant character that fits in with this show very well because without him there would be no comedic relief and it would otherwise be a pretty serious adventure story. He shined once again tonight but I think at times the writing tended to write everyone's character more to fit a show around Jarvis' tone rather than sprinkle it in accordingly. I had fun watching Peggy make Jones look absolutely ridiculous as a businessman trying to constantly get with Peggy, but it got a little bit cartoon-ish after awhile. It was also refreshing to see the team take on some new members in Rose and Dr. Samberly, but I also didn't see them fit in tonally with what the mission actually asked for, finding the atomic bomb.

We got our first real look at Joseph Manfredi tonight, who will seemingly step in and take the lead villain role from Calvin Chadwick once Whitney has had enough of him. Once again though, I just hope Ken Marino fits in tonally with what the show calls for, because when he's good, he's really good. Finally, it was interesting to see one of the teams mission end in near failure as Peggy was impaled by a pole towards the end. In what was pretty much a Mission Impossible like mission, you have to assume something was going to go wrong. In all, it's a fun episode, but I'm just worried for the direction the show is going tonally.

+Ken Marino

+Mission Impossible like heist

+Peggy undercover

-Rose and the doctor seem out of place

-Some tonal issues all around

7.8/10