Warning: SPOILERS AHEAD!
The season finale of "Agent Carter" aired last night, and in the closing moments of the episode, it is revealed that the detained Johann Fennhoff, AKA
Dr. Faustus, will be sharing his cell with the infamous
Arnim Zola, who as we know, goes on to plant the seeds of Hydra into S.H.I.E.L.D that leads to the organization's downfall.
In an interview with EW, "First Avenger" and "Winter Soldier" writers
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely talked about the significance of the finale, as well as the narrative possibilties for future seasons.
On Zola's appearance: We’ve wanted Toby Jones to appear since we pitched this show. We did not know exactly where it would happen or where he was on his timeline, but we always wanted to show you how Hydra started it’s [reach within S.H.I.E.L.D.]
On the connection to the Winter Soldier program: It’s a bit of a convoluted timeline in that in the first Captain America, Zola was captured in the same mission where Bucky fell off the train. Theoretically, a division of Hydra—possibly a Russian division of Hydra—went and got the body while Zola was in custody. Zola had already done something to Bucky, and experimented on him that made him beyond human, which allowed him to survive the fall and make him worth doing the research on. They kept him in stasis until Zola was able to have a little bit of freedom from the American government, at which point he maybe brought his new friend Johann Fennhoff to handle the mind control part of the Winter Soldier project.
On possible future seasons: When we were figuring out the show and the backstory of the show, we had a really nice story about who Peggy is and where she came from. We just didn’t have any time. I would love to tell that story. That’s one of our strongest ideas for the second season: What makes Peggy, Peggy? We like what Peggy is, but if you ask some hard questions, you might wonder: but why is she that way? We have some thoughts on that.
Do you want to see more of Agent Carter? For the full interview, be sure to click the link below!
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