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"A Little Song and Dance"
Agent Carter episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 9
Directed byJennifer Getzinger
Story by
  • Michele Fazekas
  • Tara Butters
Teleplay byChris Dingess
Produced by
  • Tara Butters
  • Michele Fazekas
  • Chris Dingess
Featured music
"
Whatcha Gonna Do (It's Up to You)"
by
Cinematography byEdward J. Pei
Original air dateFebruary 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
Running time42 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Angie Martinelli
  • Dottie Underwood
  • Whitney Frost
  • Jason Wilkes
  • Michael Carter
  • Ana Jarvis
  • Rose Roberts
  • Aloysius Samberly
  • Joseph Manfredi
  • Vernon Masters
  • Vega
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"A Little Song and Dance" is the ninth episode of the

Whitney Frost, and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Chris Dingess and directed by Jennifer Getzinger
.

Hayley Atwell reprises her role as Carter from the film series, and is joined by regular cast members James D'Arcy, Chad Michael Murray, and Enver Gjokaj.

"A Little Song and Dance" originally aired on

Nielsen Media Research
, was watched by 2.50 million viewers.

Plot

Council of Nine
. Thompson then turns on Carter and Sousa, delaying them, as he actually intends to remote detonate the cannon to kill Frost, Masters, and Wilkes. Thompson turns Masters over to Frost, but the SSR manage to jam his detonator signal before he can detonate the cannon. Carter tries to get Wilkes out of the building, but he refuses to leave knowing what he has become. Thompson holds the others at gunpoint until his signal is un-jammed, though Carter is still unwilling for Wilkes to die. As Frost begins killing Masters, he notices that the cannon is being activated. However, Wilkes finds them then, and unleashes all the Zero Matter from within himself.

Production

Development

In February 2016, Marvel announced that the ninth episode of the season would be titled "A Little Song and Dance", to be written by executive producer Chris Dingess, based on a story by executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, with Jennifer Getzinger directing.[1]

Casting

Further information: List of Agent Carter characters

In December 2015,

Robert Roldan, Malene Ostergaard, Amanda Balen, Serge Onik, Jenya Shatilova, Lacey Escabar, Alla Kocherga, and Paul Kirkland are also featured in the sequence.[2]

In February 2016, Marvel revealed that main cast members

Michael Carter, Tim Soergel as Paul, Bert Rotundo as Ralph, Lon Gowan as truck driver and Russell Edge as Agent Blackwell.[1] Soergel, Rotundo, Gowan and Edge did not receive guest star credit in the episode, while Everett and Austin received guest star credit instead of regular starring. Verbeek, Boone, Regan, Valentin, Smith, Marino, Braunger, and Brown reprise their roles from earlier in the series.[3][4][5]

Design

The dream sequence was choreographed by van Amstel and begins in black and white, before transitioning to color.[2]

Music

The dance number used in the dream sequence was an original song from lyricist David Zippel and series composer Christopher Lennertz, in conjunction with Butters and Fazekas.[2] Titled "Whatcha Gonna Do (It's Up to You)", the single was performed by Atwell and Gjokaj along with the Hollywood Studio Symphony, and was released on iTunes on March 18, 2016.[6]

Release

Broadcast

"A Little Song and Dance" was first aired in the United States on ABC on February 23, 2016.[1]

Reception

Ratings

In the United States the episode received a 0.8/2 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 0.8 percent of all households, and 2 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 2.50 million viewers.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "(#209) "A Little Song and Dance"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Abrams, Natalie (December 24, 2015). "Agent Carter: Lyndsy Fonseca to return for dreamy DWTS crossover". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Damore, Meagan (January 4, 2016). ""Agent Carter" Enters The Atomic Age In Season 2 Premiere Description". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "(#205) "The Atomic Job"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Scoop: MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER on ABC - Tuesday, February 2, 2016". BroadwayWorld. January 19, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Whatcha Gonna Do (It's Up to You) [From "Agent Carter" Season 2] - Single". Hollywood Records. March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016 – via iTunes.
  7. ^ Porter, Rick (February 24, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: 'Agent Carter' adjusts up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.

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