"Monsters" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American television series '' Agent Carter'', inspired by the films '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' and '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', and the

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short film also titled '' Agent Carter''. It features the

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character

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the growing threat of Whitney Frost, and is set in the

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(MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Brandon Easton and directed by

Metin Hüseyin Metin Hüseyin is a Turkish-Cypriot-United Kingdom, British television director, television and film director. Career Hüseyin's debut film, ''Tight Trousers'', was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film in 1989, and in 1998 he r ...

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reprises her role as Carter from the film series, and is joined by regular cast members

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, and

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. "Monsters" originally aired on

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on February 16, 2016, and according to

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, was watched by 2.39 million viewers.

Plot

Whitney Frost and the

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cover up her murder of Calvin Chadwick and the other Council members, and Frost makes Joseph Manfredi her second-in-command. With the help of

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's wife Ana Jarvis, Jason Wilkes uses the Zero Matter and containment chamber to restore his physical form, though he knows he cannot leave the chamber for long. Vernon Masters tries to interrogate Dottie Underwood, before Frost reassigns him to finding the

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that

and company stole from the Roxxon Corporation bombs. Frost interrogates Underwood herself, using her abilities, and learns that Carter wanted the Zero Matter because of Wilkes and his condition. Frost sets a trap, luring Carter and Jarvis away from Wilkes. Masters attempts to get

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to cooperate in retrieving the uranium. When he refuses, Masters has men attack him at home, forcing Sousa to take leave. Masters takes over the

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office of the

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(SSR). Frost and Manfredi kidnap Wilkes, with Frost hoping to help and study him. To slow down Carter's pursuit of them, Frost shoots Ana. While Carter and Jarvis are focused on saving Ana, Underwood escapes.

Production

Development

In February 2016, Marvel announced that the seventh episode of the season would be titled "Monsters", to be written by Brandon Easton, with

directing.

Casting

In February 2016, Marvel revealed that main cast members

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, Reggie Austin, and

would star as

, Whitney Frost, Jason Wilkes, and

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respectively. It was also revealed that the guest cast for the episode would include

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as Ana Jarvis,

Bridget Regan Bridget Catherine Regan (born February 3, 1982) is an American actress known for portrayals such as Kahlan Amnell in the television series ''Legend of the Seeker'', Rebecca Lowe / Rachel Turner in '' White Collar'', Rose Solano in ''Jane the ...

as Dottie Underwood, Christopher Allen as Agent Ryan,

Kurtwood Smith Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in ''RoboCop'' (1987), Robert Griggs in ''Rambo III'' (1988), and Red Forman in ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006), as ...

as Vernon Masters,

Ken Marino Kenneth Joseph Marino (born December 19, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He was a cast member on MTV's ''The State'' and has starred in shows such as ''Party Down'', '' Marry Me'', ''Burning Love'', and ''Childre ...

as Joseph Manfredi, Arielle McFadden as nurse, Tom T. Choi as Doctor Chung and

Myles Grier Myles Grier is a Nigerian American film, television, and stage actor. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Career Grier has acted in FOX's ''Lethal Weapon'', NBC's '' Game of Silence'', Freeform's '' The Fosters'', NBC's ''Aquarius'' ...

as man. Allen, McFadden, and Grier did not receive guest star credit in the episode, while Everett and Austin received guest star credit instead of regular starring. Verbeek, Regan, Smith and Marino reprise their roles from earlier in the series.

Release

Broadcast

"Monsters" was first aired in the United States on

on February 16, 2016.

Reception

Ratings

In the United States the episode received a 0.7/2 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 0.7 percent of all households, and 2 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 2.39 million viewers.

References

External links

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* {{Agent Carter (TV series) 2016 American television episodes Agent Carter (season 2) episodes Television episodes directed by Metin Hüseyin Television episodes written by Brandon M. Easton Television episodes set in Los Angeles