I get the point that it could seem like the show is trying to say no woman is as good as Peggy, but I think that's a fundamental misunderstanding of the canon on the part of the writer. It's very much implied that Peggy's place is largely due to higher powers. Likely Colonel Phillips. If not for her very high…

Jesse L. Martin is ALL the things. It's also worth mentioning that he guest-starred in one of the best episodes of The X-Files ever: The Unnatural (season 6). AKA the one where the alien falls in love with American baseball in 1940s New Mexico. I was a senior in high school (1999) and I got to be an extra in the…