Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-112155-20160301233224/@comment-26917787-20160619211128

CTrent29 wrote: This ambition extended into his personal life as well by manipulating a way to have a date with Peggy Carter, though she initially refused to go out with him.

Someone really needs to get rid of the above passage about Jason Wilkes. It has a hostile tone that strikes me as off putting about Jason's personality and it is misleading. Jason merely wanted a find a way to have a date with Peggy, because he was attracted to her. The passage above paints his attraction to Peggy as something negative, ambitious and ugly.

"Ambition" by definition, is a strong desire to do or achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. By connotation, it means someone has high hopes and is willing to put in the effort to get there. I don't see how that is negative, especially in the context of that passage. Are people not allowed to have aspirations for their future?

"Manipulate" by definition is to control or influence (a situation or person) cleverly. By connotation, it does imply deception and cunning, but manipulation of the situation is exactly what Wilkes did in that situation. He found an way to have a drink and dance with her, and he took the opportunity.

Yes, the wording is weird, but I don't see how it is "misleading" or has a "hostile" tone. It merely states that Wilkes had a desire to go on a date with Peggy and when he was given a way to do so, he took the opportunity. This passage is from the Personality section of the Jason Wilkes article, so you can easily remove or change it if you wanted rather than complain about a small detail.