That big guy came the closest to almost killing Agent Carter. If she had not been able to reach that knife in the suitcase, she would have been strangled to death.
People probably will see this as sexism, but the fight scenes were ridiculous in this otherwise good season. I have no issue when she wins by stealth or guns or melee weapons. But she has no superpowers, not particularly trained like Black Widow, but still able to overpower men times her size, and tossing them around, sometimes 3 men at same time. It is hard to take such a Mary Sue seriously. I wish they had more realism. Yea I know it is fiction Marvel but some realism is good.
Back when Marvel could create good content. "Agent Carter" Season 1 remains one of the best overall pieces of content Marvel ever produced. PS Dismantling Marvel Television was a big mistake...