do you ever think because what happened to howard when he was mind controlled he became obsessed with the idea of finding steve. i mean that has to be sorta traumatizing to think that he found steve and then to realize he didnt. that he failed his friend on top of being mind controlled and almost killing a lot of people. idk i thought about that when i watched the season finally of agent carter
YES I DO. and god, both peggy and howard being in love with steve, and how they tried to process that in different ways. and for howard, shield was never enough, couldn't ever be enough, so he keeps obsessing over steve, and i wouldn't doubt that there are periodic times where peggy had to call the shots and take care of business because howard was losing it after this kind of incident, and on the bright side its that kind of ruthless tenacity that allows howard to be the creative genius he is. on the downside, he's so consumed with this love for a dead man that he doesn't have any to spare for his son.