To me the best heroes have something special about them that is hard to quite put your fingers on.  It’s not a specific trait or power, it’s just something aspirational, something that encourages you to be better.  For me maybe the best example of this is Captain America, when Captain America is done right he reminds you of what we and this country could be.  His existence helps work to bring out the best in us.  Superman falls under this category for me too.  Of course, when they’re done right and it’s hard.  I think it’s part of why I have been so taken with Agent Carter so far as a show and it’s because there is something about Peggy Carter that fits the same bill.  Not that I am actively seeking to be a better secret agent or anything but something about her is just… special.  She is someone to look up to, to want to be more like so far.  It’s a difficult trick to pull off and I think Hayley Atwell has to get most of the credit because she is just so good in the role.  There is just something about her that makes the character likeable and laudable and just… I dunno, she’s just special.  It’s damn impressive to take a character who has existed for 40 years but has hardly ever been fleshed out and in such a short stretch make her so fascinating and deep.  I am impressed.  I also get the impression that she is going to be showing up here a lot while Agent Carter is on the air.  I am fine with that, I just wish we were getting even more episodes than we are.  She and the show are wonderful and today I want to fuck Hayley Atwell.