When I saw that the Howling Commandos were in this episode I thought this was going to be Agent Carter's first filler episode. I'm glad I was wrong because this was a good episode with great action, great twists and great character moments.
I was kind of disappointed that there weren't more Commandos from the First Avenger that appeared but the fact that one of these new ones were killed off kind of relieves me that they weren't in the movie. Still, I'm really happy that Dumb Dumb Dugan was the one to appear because Neal McDonough is amazing. The scenes in Russia were incredible as the action was very well done and it looks like this is the start of the Black Widow program, i.e the Red Room, which would make sense for a female led superhero show.
Major kudos to Chad Michael Murray performance this episode as Jack Thompson. We got a look into his character as he has the title of hero that he can flash around but he knows that that isn't who he really is. It shows more into his dynamic that he froze in combat and that he has this extra layer to him that makes him sympathetic. I also love how he respects Carter more, knowing that she is every bit, and maybe more, that agent that he is.
I also liked how the expanded more on the story back in New York as Sousa discovered that Carter was the mystery woman involved with the case. It evolved naturally and came together easily that it didn't seemed forced in any way. Another great episode that reveals more, solves more and remains complex but not complicated. However, I do wish that Jarvis had more to do other than try and speak upon Howard's behalf.
+ Howling Commandos + Murray's performance + Sousa's discovery + Black Widow? - Have Jarvis do more
Final Score: 9.1/10