"When I found out that Sharon is in fact the Power Broker, it made perfect sense," the actress said in a new interview with Marvel.com. "It really solidifies what all of this means for Sharon."
VanCamp, who made her debut in 2014's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," said that Sharon (the niece of S.H.I.E.L.D. cofounder Peggy Carter) becoming the mysterious overlord in Madripoor was a natural progression for the character.
After Sharon helped Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) and his team in "Captain America: Civil War," she was forced to go on the run from the government. When fans see her again in "TFATWS," she's a seemingly new person with a grittier fighting style and tougher disposition.
Though the Disney Plus series didn't fill in all the gaps between "Civil War" and "TFATWS," fans got the sense that Sharon had some hostility.
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Based on the events of the films that followed "Civil War," it seems like Sharon was largely overlooked and disregarded after helping the heroes. She couldn't even get a government pardon, despite the legacy of her family name.
"We're meeting this whole new version of her, and this kind of character, unfortunately, is the sad product of the series of events where she was abandoned and left to her own devices," VanCamp said. "It is very fitting that she was hurt and scorned and went rogue."
There were hints all season long that Sharon was the often-referenced but never seen Power Broker. Suspicions were confirmed on the season one finale and it was revealed that Sharon actually met and trained Flag Smasher leader Karli Morgenthau (Erin Kellyman) in Madripoor.
In a standoff with Karli and a mercenary named Batroc (Georges St-Pierre), Sharon killed both antagonists who knew she was the Power Broker. Meanwhile, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) still have no idea about Sharon's secret identity.
The end-credits scene of the season one finale showed Sharon finally getting pardoned and being offered her old job.
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The concluding scene showed her getting on the phone with an undisclosed person and saying: "Start lining up our buyers. Super Soldiers might be off the menu, but we're about to have full access to government secrets, prototype weapons, you name it. Should be something for everyone."
It's unclear what exactly Sharon's goal is, but season one of "TFATWS" lays the groundwork for future appearances in the MCU.
One persistent fan theory is that the Sharon seen on "TFATWS" is actually a Skrull.
A Skrull was also spotted in the trailer for the upcoming Disney Plus series "Loki." Plus, Marvel has a show in the works that's centered on Skrulls, titled "Secret Invasion."
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