Last night's episode of Agent Carter certainly left quite a stir with the finale, when relatively new character Dottie Underwood (Bridget Regan) brutally murdered the villain Mr. Mink. Since the airing, plenty of fan speculation has come underway regarding how the character may be a progenitor to Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff, better known as the Black Widow. Today, IGN sat down with showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas to discuss the episode.
When asked if Dottie has a relation to Black Widow and the infamous Red Room, Fazekas immediately answered in the affirmative, saying "That's correct! She is a product of the Black Widow Program." However, when pressed as to whether she is representing fan-favourite villain Yelena Belova, they shut down speculation: "No. She’s Dottie for now. And the fact is, the great and exciting thing for us is we’re showing the precursor to the Black Widow Program, as you will see in the upcoming episode, 105 . . . . Basically Dottie is the product of a Russian spy program which could end up being the Black Widow program." So while Dottie is NOT Yelena Belova, we will see more of a proto-version of the Black Widow program during later episodes of the show. To see more of the interview, check out the source link. What do you think of Agent Carter so far?
Episode Five of Agent Carter, dubbed "The Iron Ceiling", is scheduled to air on February 3rd.