“All right. Enough hand-holding.” - Vernon Masters
This scene gives me a number of Cartson thoughts and feelings.
Let’s just take a moment to enjoy the flirting. Jack is being a bit of a tease from the start. Then Peggy picks up that teasing tone when she accuses him of being up to something. Peggy frequently has a smile tugging at her mouth as she is speaking. Jack smiles quite visibly when Peggy shows concern for him and teases him about his “silver tongue”. When Vernon calls them on the flirting, nobody even tries to protest.
Secondly, I love the subtle callback to Jarvis and Ana. “I may not always be truthful with Ana, but I am always honest.” Jack doesn’t try to pretend to Peggy that he doesn’t have a secret plan. He practically admits that he does. His words do hint that he hasn’t sold out to Whitney or Vernon though. Like Jarvis, he’s trying to be honest even when he isn’t giving her the full story. It’s also interesting to note that his position of wanting to kill the bad guys in this case is an echo of Jarvis’s earlier stance.
Finally, I’m digging the way their outfits are once again coordinated with that splash of red right at the center over their hearts.