History Recap / AgentCarterS2E1TheLadyInTheLake

* AluminumChristmasTrees: See Politically Correct History below.

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Averted. There would have been black physicists in the forties (there were black universities), and they would have been employed even in Pasadena, though in lower positions and without respect.

** And then they throw on some more sexism because seriously, our grandparents were shit. Great grandparents. Fuck, you people are young.

* MythologyGag: Jarvis mentions that Whitney Frost appeared in the movie ''Tales of Suspense''. This is a reference to the comic book series of the same name, where the character first appeared.

-->'''Anna:''' What's that look?\\

'''Anna:''' more like Mr. Jarvis? In a girdle?

* LiterallyShatteredLives: Both the coroner and Detective Chadwick go out this way after the Zero Matter infection freezes them solid.

** While interrogating Dottie, Thompson said about the "carrot and stick" that he and Dooley did in Season 1. Except this time, [[WouldHitAGirl he has no interest to offer her the carrot]].
* CallForward: The lapel pin Dottie stole? It's the sigil for the [[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD ancient HYDRA cult]].

%%* AluminumChristmasTrees: See Politically Correct History below.

!!Tropes in this episode:
* AdaptationNameChange: Calvin Chadwick's comics counterpart is named Hesperus Chadwick

* AluminumChristmasTrees: See Politically Correct History below.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason why Chadwick has Det. Henry killed.
* InMediasRes: The episode begins square in the middle of an operation to capture Dottie.

* InMediasRes: The episode begins square in the middle of an operation to capture Dottie.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: {{Inverted}}. Jane Scott almost certainly died from accidental exposure to the Zero Matter, but when disposing of her body, Det. Henry tried to make it look like the work of a SerialKiller so that he could get more resources for a cold case.
* MythologyGag: Jarvis mentions that Whitney Frost appeared in the movie ''Tales of Suspense''. This is a reference to the comic book series of the same name, where the character first appeared.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Implicating his role in the... situation with the titular Lady in the Lake, Det. Chadwick introduces himself having caught a cold.

** The opening scene shows a woman in a deep blue coat and a bright red hat walking through a crowd of men in drab suits and grey fedoras, just like one of the opening scenes of the first episode. This time, the woman is Dottie Underwood.

* TheUnreveal: The original serial killer is still out there.

* UnReveal: The original serial killer is still out there.

* CallBack: While interrogating Dottie, Thompson said about the "carrot and stick" that he and Dooley did in Season 1. Except this time, [[WouldHitAGirl he has no interest to offer her the carrot]].

* CallBack: While interrogating Dottie, Thompson said about the "carrot and stick" that he and Dooley did in Season 1. Except this time, [[WouldHitAGirl he has no interest to offer the carrot to her]].

* BaitAndSwitch: From the opening scene, it looks like we'll get another season of the SSR going after Peggy with Dottie framing her for a bank robbery. Instead, Peggy's well ahead of her and captures her before moving on to the real main story.