History Recap / AgentCarterS2E3BetterAngels

* KickTheSonOfABitch: While Jack is being an asshole at the time, it's pretty obvious to all present that Peggy calling him a coward while bringing up his past is a very low blow.

'''Howard:''' I like it. But I don't think the audience is ready for that yet.\\
'''Peggy:''' But they're ready for a movie based on a ''comic book''? Sounds dreadful.

-->'''Howard:''' I don't think the audience is ready [for a film where a woman plays the cowboy].\\
'''Peggy:''' But they're ready for a movie based on a ''comic book''?

* HeManWomanHater: The Arena Club has a "No Women Allowed" policy.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Movies based on comic books? Who'd want to watch those?

* CaptainErsatz: Whitney Frost's background is identical to that of Creator/HedyLamarr. Hedy, however, wasn't evil.

!!Tropes in this episode:

* HeManWomanHater: The Arena Club has a 'No Women Allowed' policy.

* RecursiveCanon: Just like ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Captain America]]'', the ''Kid Colt'' comic exists in the MCU, where it's based on a real person.

** On a meta note: Peggy and Howard talk about 1) how it might be too early to have a [[Film/CaptainMarvel female star in an action film]] and 2) [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse how risky it is to produce a film based on comic book stories]].

* ShoutOut:
** One of the cowboys in the ''Kid Colt'' movie that Howard Stark is directing has a similar attire to [[Franchise/ToyStory Woody]].
** Howard departs for Brazil to consult with his former mentor, an [[Franchise/IndianaJones Abner Brody]]. Abner Ravenwood was Indy's former mentor and Marion's father, Marcus Brody was Indy's absent-minded colleague.

** On the ''Kid Colt'' movie set, Howard asks Peggy to join in the filming by taking over for Arlene French, who called off work after getting drunk. This is presumably the same woman that beat Angie for the role of [[Recap/AgentCarterS1E2BridgeAndTunnel Betty Carver in the Captain America radio show]].

* CassandraTruth: The newspaper headline Peggy sees in the Arena Club is disbelieved by Thompson until he sees it himself the next day.

* CastingCouch: More of a "Stopped You From Getting Recast Couch", but the director of Whitney Frost's film makes a heavy-handed pass at her after telling her that he's stopped the studio from replacing her with a younger actress. It doesn't work.

* CallBack: Howard and Jarvis briefly mention [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger fondue]].

* CallBack: Howard and Jarvis briefly talks about [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger fondue]].

* NoodleIncident: While being told that even UsefulNotes/EleanorRoosevelt was turned away from the threshold of the Arena Club, Howard dryly quips, "well I've seen Ellie's threshold, you made the right decision."

* ShoutOut: One of the cowboys in the ''Kid Colt'' movie that Howard Stark is directing has a similar attire to [[Franchise/ToyStory Woody]].

* CorruptCop: Thompson does some shady stuff to ensure his career in the looming post-SSR world. Though at the same time he does takes Peggy's warnings seriously to the point that he watches the Isodyne film reel about Zero Matter and lies to his EvilMentor about it.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Thompson makes some less than savory calls to try and stop Peggy's investigation but he has only Peggy's word that the Arena Club, made up of some of the most powerful men in the country, are committing conspiracy as she lacks evidence. He also accurately accuses her of taking the entire thing too personally out of guilt from (as far as anybody knows) getting Jason Wilkes killed.

* HeManWomanHater: The Arena Club has a 'No Women allowed' policy.

** On a meta note: Peggy and Howard talk about 1) how it might be too early to have a female star in an action film and 2) how risky it is to produce a film based on comic book stories.

** On the ''Kid Colt'' movie set, Howard asks Peggy to join in the filming by taking over for Arlene French, who called off work after getting drunk. This is presumably the same woman that beat Angie for the role of Betty Carver in the Captain America radio show.

* TakeThat: The snooty butler at the Arena Club assures Howard that their members are drawn from the UsefulNotes/IvyLeague, mentioning Harvard, Princeton and Yale, then adds ""Last month, we even admitted a member from ''Brown'', heaven help us."

* BitingTheHandHumor: The exchange between Peggy and Howard on the ''Kid Colt'' set ("I don't think the audience is ready [for a film where a woman plays the cowboy]" "But they're ready for a movie based on a ''comic book''?") is a pretty obvious knock at the MCU bosses and their reticence in releasing a female-led movie.

* CaptainErsatz: Whitney Frost's background is identical to that of Hedy Lamar. Hedy, however, wasn't evil.

** On the "Kid Colt" movie set, Howard asks Peggy to join in the filming by taking over for Arlene French, who called off work after getting drunk. This is presumably the same woman that beat Angie for the role of Betty Carver in the Captain America radio show.

* FailureGambit: Howard fully expects the Kid Colt Movie to bomb, so he can write off the loss for tax purposes.

* RecursiveCanon: Just like [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Captain America]], the ''Kid Colt'' comic exists in the MCU, where it's based on a real person.

* TakeThat: The snooty butler at the Arena Club assures Howard that their members are drawn from the Ivy League, mentioning Harvard, Princeton and Yale, then adds ""Last month, we even admitted a member from ''Brown'', heaven help us."

** On a meta note: Peggy and Howard talks about 1) it might be too early to have a female star in an action film and 2) how risky it is to produce a film based on comic book stories.

* CowboyCop: Whitney Frost recognizes Peggy as this, and realizes that because of this, using the Arena Club's influence to put pressure on her from official channels won't keep her from digging into the club's affairs. She convinced Chadwick to hire a hitman instead.