![]() Even in that scene, it didn’t sit right with me, because while Sam might not have been ready to take up the mantle as the new Captain America, Steve intended for him to have it. Sam never felt like it was his, but when I saw him hand it over to the Smithsonian in honor of an exhibition for Cap, it felt like he was coerced into giving it up, because someone mentioned “you made the right call in handing it over”. Most importantly though, we need to talk about the shield.I will always be in favor of Sam having people in his corner, which Rhodey seems to be since he asked him about why he gave up the shield. I enjoyed seeing them connect and have a friendship of their own. I liked the little moment between Sam and Rhodey we got! They were once on different sides of the whole civil war, but now they have also both lost their best friends.The sentiment “it’s not a job, it’s a responsibility” is nice and all, but clearly you can’t live off of that. I know that all of Civil War was basically about how the governments didn’t want them to be a private army, but someone HAS to pay them and the Starks are rolling in money. I do realize that the bank scene is about systematic racism (why would the only reason Sam be well known be that he’s a Football player?) and the terrible treatment of veterans, but I still think Tony/Pepper should have set up a fund for the Avengers/heroes years ago. It’s heartbreaking to learn that heroes don’t really get paid and that they are in the process of losing everything their family had worked for. We meet his family (his sister and two nephews), find out about his family’s business and their struggles. While I always liked Sam Wilson, I felt like I learned much more about him in this one episode than in previous movies.We only saw a glimpse of them so far, but they definitely seem to be physically stronger than an average person should be. Speaking of villains, Sam’s POV introduces us to the Flag Smashers, a group of people who thought the world was better during the blip (with less people) and want a world without borders, therefore gathering growing support.He definitely looks up to Sam already and is involved in one of the villain plotlines. If that name is any indication, he might be based on comic book Joaquín Torres, who eventually became the Falcon’s successor. A new addition to the MCU here is Torres, an intelligence officer Sam works with, charmingly played by Danny Ramirez. After having returned from the blip, Sam has now already worked with the Air Force for 6 months.Let’s start with what we learned about Sam’s state of mind and future storyline in the show: I did this thing in previous reviews/recaps where I broke down the show into it’s smaller parts and I’d like to do that here as well, but make it about the characters. It’s a very humanizing show, giving us a look at the men behind the masks and suits, while still delivering on copious lengthy action sequences (what a great fist 10 minutes!) that are so very Marvel and adding that dose of humour that comes so natural with characters like Sam and Bucky. I honestly thought we would start with them already being a team right away, but easing us into what TFATWS would be about was probably a better call. I’d just like to get that out of the way. From trailers alone, you knew this was looking more like a buddy-cop-action-type storyline and what else would you expect from Sam and Bucky? Still, this first episode caught me off guard in a couple ways, so let’s dive in.įirst of all, this episode there is zero interaction between Sam and Bucky. ![]() ![]() There are going to be only 6 episodes in this series, however, they are all longer than any of the WandaVision episodes were. The showrunner for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier made it very clear that this would be an anti-thesis to WandaVision (although, according to reports, it will still be connected to no less than three other MCU projects) in every way and I was prepared for that. Sam and Bucky both deal with the repercussions of Endgame and the changed world they live in on their own terms. Hope you’re all caught up on your Marvel Legends (or the entire movies), so let’s dive in! credit: Marvel Studios What was it about? As with WandaVision, these posts will be full of SPOILERS, so please beware. As promised, today marks the start for the Falcon and Winter Soldier reviews/recaps.
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