Agent Carter: 10 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes And References
From Armin Zola to Zandow the Strong-Man.
Forget Ant-Man, many would say that Agent Carter has been the surprise Marvel hit of the year. Starring Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter - Captain America's WW2-era lost love/kickass secret agent in her own right - the show combined superhero shenanigans and good old-fashioned spy action and went down a treat with critics and fans alike. Despite the first season airing as mid-season filler for Agents Of SHIELD, the series has been brought back by popular demand and the second season of the show will air next year.
All we know so far is that the action will relocate from New York to Los Angeles and that Peggy will be moving on from Cap and get a new love interest.
When the series aired in the US back in January, we took a look at the easter eggs to be found in the two-hour premiere. But now, to tide you over until Peggy returns next year, let's take a look at some of the hidden references to the wider world of Marvel that have been snuck into rest of the show. Needless to say, if you still haven't seen it, SPOILERS ABOUND from this point on...
10. Hugh Jones And The Serpent Squad
When investigating the mysterious Leviathan - the first season's big bad - in episode two Bridge And Tunnel, Peggy meets Hugh Jones, the President of the Roxxon Oil Company.
This is actually a two-fold easter egg for comic fans here. The most noticeable is the use of Roxxon, the sinister corporation whose tentacles reach right across the MCU (with appearances in Iron Man 2, Agents Of SHIELD and the One Shot A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor’s Hammer) to the extent that we might well expect them to come to the fore sometime in the future.
The second easter egg is that Hugh Jones (as played by Ray WIse) is the head of Roxxon from the comics. In a Captain America storyline, he became a fully-fledged supervillain when he was kidnapped by the Serpent Squad and possessed by the evil deity Set. Elsewhere, he gave the order to have Howard and Maria Stark (Tony's parents) killed. In Agent Carter, Jones was once a friend of Stark's until they had a fight over the woman who would become Jones' wife...