There’s only one episode left of Agent Carter and the show pulled out the emotional guns in its penultimate offering.
Jarvis and Ana.
Peggy and Jarvis.
Daniel and Peggy.
I didn’t start watching Agent Carter in order to get in touch with my feelings, but it has definitely happened.
These two episodes set the stage for the final confrontation between Whitney Frost and Peggy. More than anything, though, these episodes helped further already deeply developed characters, especially Jarvis.
Here are some thoughts I had while watching “The Edge of Mystery” and “A Little Song and Dance.”
Vengeance
Vengeance begins with fiery passion but ends up leaving us cold. Jarvis wanted to get vengeance on Whitney Frost for shooting his wife. He actually carried out his plan, but the Element Zero inside Frost’s body thwarted Jarvis’s plan. Even if he had killed Frost, though, I doubt Jarvis would have found the resolution he was seeking. Vengeance promises to fill a hole in our lives, but only leaves us feeling emptier. Wholeness can’t come from hate or destruction; wholeness comes when we let go of the wrong done to us and follow Jesus in forgiveness.
Loss
I hope to never be as vengeful as Jarvis, but I can definitely understand why he so desperately wanted to kill Whitney Frost. The scene where Jarvis had to tell Ana that she wouldn’t be able to have children almost brought me to tears. In that moment all I could think about was being denied the joy of expecting our daughter. I haven’t even met her yet, and I already love her more than most people I’ve ever met. To have even that possibility taken away would definitely make me want to seek vengeance. Vengeance shouldn’t be our response to loss, though. Instead, like Monty Williams, we need to turn to God in those moments and seek out his peace and love.
Friends
Almost as heart wrenching as the scene between Jarvis and Ana, was the scene between Peggy and Jarvis. They are such good friends, which means that they know how to cut each other. Like a master sushi chef fileting a slab of tuna, Peggy and Jarvis cut deeply into each other. That is the risk in having good friends, though. By opening ourselves up to the possibility of deep, lifelong friendships, we necessarily open ourselves up to the potential of being hurt. Thankfully I’ve never even gotten close to a conversation like that which occurred between Peggy and Jarvis in the desert. But I also know that my closest friendships could make it through that kind of relational wasteland.
This week Agent Carter ran me through a gamut of emotions. The strongest emotion I’m feeling, though, is fear. I’m afraid that next week might be the final episode of Agent Carter ever and I’m just not ready to say goodbye to all of these characters yet.
What did you think of “The Edge of Mystery” and “A Little Song and Dance?”
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