Sam is acutely aware of what Bucky is going through because when we meet him the first time in Capt America: Winter Soldier, he is running counseling sessions for veterans dealing with PTSD, so Sam is probably the best person Bucky could be hanging around with at this point in his life.
In Civil War we were told that Zemo was the former commander of Echo Scorpion, the most elite black ops unit in the Sokovian military. So yeah, dude's got skills in fighting, spycraft, strategy, intelligence gathering, etc. And when Sharon told Steve she was a Shield agent, she said she was Agent 13. Numbered Shield agents are the highest level except for a few special operatives like Black Widow and Hawkeye. So yeah, girl's got skills too.
Zemo is still in my top 3 antagonists, I guess let's call him, in the MCU. He has one of the most compelling cases for him just being right in Civil War when he did what he did, and for sure is a pretty understandable antagonist. Not to mention he was able to do to the Avengers what many people more powerful than him could not. I'm glad they brought him back and gave him a bigger role in the MCU.
To me it says a lot about how far we've come, that it's an unfamiliar word to people now, vs. 70 years ago, you were "lucky" if it only left you in an iron lung for the rest of your life
There's a BIG easter egg in this episode which nobody I know has spotted but me. Zemo's butler, "Oeznik", is an actor named Nicholas Pryor. He was a character in an old 1980s spy film called "The Falcon and the Snow Man".
In the comics, Madripoor is a pretty important, fictional island in Southeast Asia, between Singapore and Sumatra. It has mainly shown up in Wolverine’s comic books, and he is VERY well known there, since he has spent A LOT of time on the island, but it has also appeared in other X-Men/mutant comics.
6:51 to 7:13 The dying woman in a room full of beds with dying people? This was an entire B plot of the series about how a worldwide pandemic broke out because of people suddenly becoming displaced and overcrowded because of the return of billions of people from the Blip. (Remember in ep 2 they were stealing two trucks full of vaccines?) This entire subplot had to be cut out when the COIVD pandemic actually did break out right before they finished filming this series. They were afraid of traumatizing viewers or being insensitive to those who lost family in the early days of COVID. But that was actually a very large motivating factor of the Flag Smashers, why they thought the world was better before and why they were resentful of the ones who returned. There was a huge story about their grievances about the government not giving the vaccines equally. Those complaints were actually happening in the real world while this series was being filmed and edited. So when we watch it now it seems like the Flag Smashers are just disgruntled with a much less clear motivation. They did go back and re-shoot some scenes, dub in some different dialog for Karli and others when the actors were not available. And a *LOT* of editing changes. You can see it again at 15:50 when the doctor is explaining Donya Madani. After he says her name, you hear the re-dubbed explanation which replaced the original dialog about the pandemic. Another thing of note: Mama Donya Madani was played by Verónica Falcón, an award winning actress. In the original story, she had an active role in the early series and her death was a big deal, motivating the Flag Smashers to greater urgency. But with the pandemic subplot completely cut out so were all her speaking scenes, reducing her entire role to that of a body on a bed.
If you want to see more humorous acting from Anthony Mackie you should watch the new 'Twisted Metal' series that just came out. I'm not suggesting it for a reaction or anything as it seems to have slipped under most people's radar and I don't see anyone talking about it. But it's got some decent action and it has Anthony Mackie in a new duo with Stephanie Beatriz from 'Brooklyn 99'. They have solid comedic chemistry. The episodes are under 30 minutes so it's an easy watch. If you're bored one day you should give it a go.
In this episode, Zemo wears his trademark purple mask for the first time in the series. When Helmut Zemo was burnt by adhesives during a fight with Captain America, he would hide his mutilated face with that mask. The Sharon Carter we catch up with in episode 3 is clearly involved in some other murky business that we viewers are being kept in the dark about for the time being, but she is also very jaded after going on the run and is much, MUCH closer to her Marvel Comics counterpart in terms of being badass af. One of the most well-known fictional places in Marvel Comics history is Madripoor, which first appeared in New Mutants #32 in 1985. Zemo's dancing in this episode was fantastic. It was wonderful to see Ayo once more. In Madripoor's Low Town, there is large graffiti that proclaims, "The Power Broker is Watching," in case there is any doubt as to who is in charge.
Hey, Emme! Best episode yet!!! GRC advert is simplistic, manipulative and inauthentic corporate PR masking a government boondoggle that is, at best, inefficient and, at worst, rigged. Actual GRC tactics are more jack-booted with WALKER CAP and BATTLESTAR busting down doors! Flash of rage from JOHN WALKER when faced with blatant disrespect. "Silence of the Lambs"-style meeting with ZEMO has him using BUCKY's trigger words for old times' sake. Lol. ZEMO reads Machiavelli for giggles! Slick prison break orchestrated by BUCKY behind SAM's back leads to a classic hero-villain team-up! Lest anyone not know, HELMUT is a BARON with a private garage of luxury cars, a private jet and a private butler! He tricks himself out with his trademark ERMINE COLLAR and PURPLE COWL while delightfully stirring the pot the entire trip MADRIPOOR. Marvel's "wretched hive of scum and villainy"! The lawless, former pirate kingdom and super-villain playground makes its cinematic debut! Skull Island is a reference to King Kong. It's not the same movie universe. It's just a reference to the off-the-map, lost world, spoken-of-in-hushed-tones quality that Madripoor has. Snake drinks, barroom brawls, WINTER SOLDIER flashbacks, backroom deals, sniper shots, "John Wick"-like bounties! A poorly-timed phone call from SAM's sis, SARAH, nearly gets them all killed! SHARON CARTER saves their bacon and takes them to a sweet pad where she works as a stolen art broker. The illegal art scene has kept her afloat in exile since she was labeled an enemy of the state for stealing Cap's shield in "Civil War"! Apparently, the LOUVRE is full of fakes! CARTER is deeply disillusioned and ZEMO rocks out! Mad scientist at the docks in a shipping container lab worked for Hydra, made a breakthrough with ISAIAH's blood for the CIA, got BLIPPED and provided 20 SERUM SAMPLES for the POWERBROKER. All-out action! Hell hath no fury like a CARTER scorned! SHARON butchers bounty-seekers, BUCK spears a guy WHITE WOLF-style and ZEMO dons the cowl! Fancy vehicular getaway ZEMO-style has BUCKY denying SAM leg room in a call back to the reverse scenario during "Civil War". Lol. A snippet with SHARON and her henchwoman may indicate her MADRIPOOR lifestyle might be a deep cover, perhaps? WALKER and BATTLESTAR target our trio of rascals. KARLI FLAGSMASHER loses a dear friend and crosses her Rubicon when she massacres an entire GRC security team. Her teacher aspirations and our sympathy evaporate! SAM thinks he should have destroyed the shield! BUCKY vows to wield it before letting that happen! The trio arrive in Riga where ZEMO lets us know SOKOVIA no longer exists having been cannibalized by its neighbors in the wake of the ULTRON INCIDENT. BUCKY volunteers to secure the perimeter and starts picking up metal KIMOYO beads that lead him to AYO of the DORA MILAJE! WAKANDA drumbeats play us out! DANIEL BRUHL's sly portrayal of Zemo handily steals the episode as neatly as the character is running circles around Buck and Sam! If you'd like to learn more about Sam and Bucky's comic history either before the series is finished or after it's over, I strongly encourage you to check out TH-camr James Hancock's primer on his channel "Geekin' with James Hancock". Hancock knows his stuff and the showrunners obviously did their homework!
There was a clown in the comment section of your last reaction preaching how great Walker was. I tried to tell him how egotistical Walker is. The "do you know who I am" narcissistic rage sums it up nicely.
Emme. Stop telling people to stay hydrated. The body doesn't want water, that's why it's always trying to pee it out. Wake up sheeple! Listen to your body!
"He's an awful person" honestly he's not.. He didn't want to hurt civilians if possible, he didn't want to destroy the world, Zemo wanted Justice and closure for his ENTIRE family getting crushed under rocks left by the Avengers.. So he's a "horrible" person for legitimately wanting justice? I don't think so at least. Many people have a skewed view because he's trying to hurt the Avengers, kill them, but out of all the antagonists he probably is one of the most justified, the Avengers were sloppy, they did destroy Sakovia in the end partially, with little accountability
Sam is acutely aware of what Bucky is going through because when we meet him the first time in Capt America: Winter Soldier, he is running counseling sessions for veterans dealing with PTSD, so Sam is probably the best person Bucky could be hanging around with at this point in his life.
The fact that they uploaded a 1hr+ video of zemo vibing loop is still hilarious
In Civil War we were told that Zemo was the former commander of Echo Scorpion, the most elite black ops unit in the Sokovian military. So yeah, dude's got skills in fighting, spycraft, strategy, intelligence gathering, etc.
And when Sharon told Steve she was a Shield agent, she said she was Agent 13. Numbered Shield agents are the highest level except for a few special operatives like Black Widow and Hawkeye. So yeah, girl's got skills too.
13:31 I remember Zemo taking over the internet for a week with his hot dance moves.
Before making a comment, I found yours was here already. 👍
Yeah, and then Marvel Studios hopped on it and uploaded an hourlong loop of the Dancing Zemo clip to TH-cam. 😄
Zemo is still in my top 3 antagonists, I guess let's call him, in the MCU. He has one of the most compelling cases for him just being right in Civil War when he did what he did, and for sure is a pretty understandable antagonist. Not to mention he was able to do to the Avengers what many people more powerful than him could not. I'm glad they brought him back and gave him a bigger role in the MCU.
Plus he's got killer moves on the dance floor! 👍😎👍
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Plus he might be a member of the Thunderbolts, right?
@@michaelriddick7116 lol love his dance moves xD
@@ARIF74 I sure hope so. I'd love for him to return with a comic accurate appearance, or even a disguise costume like he's used before.
Don't know why, but seeing Emme trying to say tuberculosis was really funny to me.
The struggle was real!! 😁 (And cute af!) 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Same, was about to comment on that moment too😂😂
To me it says a lot about how far we've come, that it's an unfamiliar word to people now, vs. 70 years ago, you were "lucky" if it only left you in an iron lung for the rest of your life
15:52 "turborq...toburkulokiyit...god, that disease. That must have been who we saw dying. Torborculosis? I feel like I'm saying that wrong"
There's a BIG easter egg in this episode which nobody I know has spotted but me. Zemo's butler, "Oeznik", is an actor named Nicholas Pryor. He was a character in an old 1980s spy film called "The Falcon and the Snow Man".
In the comics, Madripoor is a pretty important, fictional island in Southeast Asia, between Singapore and Sumatra. It has mainly shown up in Wolverine’s comic books, and he is VERY well known there, since he has spent A LOT of time on the island, but it has also appeared in other X-Men/mutant comics.
The Zemo dance lives rent free in my head every day on repeat.
Sharon is Peggy's niece. I'm glad she's in this because I love Emily Vancamp ❤
6:51 to 7:13 The dying woman in a room full of beds with dying people? This was an entire B plot of the series about how a worldwide pandemic broke out because of people suddenly becoming displaced and overcrowded because of the return of billions of people from the Blip. (Remember in ep 2 they were stealing two trucks full of vaccines?) This entire subplot had to be cut out when the COIVD pandemic actually did break out right before they finished filming this series. They were afraid of traumatizing viewers or being insensitive to those who lost family in the early days of COVID.
But that was actually a very large motivating factor of the Flag Smashers, why they thought the world was better before and why they were resentful of the ones who returned. There was a huge story about their grievances about the government not giving the vaccines equally. Those complaints were actually happening in the real world while this series was being filmed and edited. So when we watch it now it seems like the Flag Smashers are just disgruntled with a much less clear motivation. They did go back and re-shoot some scenes, dub in some different dialog for Karli and others when the actors were not available. And a *LOT* of editing changes.
You can see it again at 15:50 when the doctor is explaining Donya Madani. After he says her name, you hear the re-dubbed explanation which replaced the original dialog about the pandemic.
Another thing of note: Mama Donya Madani was played by Verónica Falcón, an award winning actress. In the original story, she had an active role in the early series and her death was a big deal, motivating the Flag Smashers to greater urgency. But with the pandemic subplot completely cut out so were all her speaking scenes, reducing her entire role to that of a body on a bed.
Zemo needs to get his own D+ dance show.
Also it's not resolved yet, but I'm of the opinion that Sharon is working a deep cover for Fury's freformatted SHIELD
this captain america belongs in the boys xD
3:24 you just call bucky "hawk-eye" xD
Zemo is a whole vibe 🕺
11:37 Did you not notice her get shot?
Seeing Bucky go "back" to being The Winter Soldier again was so awesome! Poor guy fought Cap to a standstill but gets owned by everyone ever since :(
AHHH!! The Winter Soldier theme is f'ing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!! 🤣😂👍😎👍
0:05 13:35 Go Zemo! Go Zemo!
If you want to see more humorous acting from Anthony Mackie you should watch the new 'Twisted Metal' series that just came out. I'm not suggesting it for a reaction or anything as it seems to have slipped under most people's radar and I don't see anyone talking about it. But it's got some decent action and it has Anthony Mackie in a new duo with Stephanie Beatriz from 'Brooklyn 99'. They have solid comedic chemistry. The episodes are under 30 minutes so it's an easy watch. If you're bored one day you should give it a go.
You spit on my face then we gonna have a problem. Spitting on someone's face is one of the most disrespectful thing you can do.
Keep up the amazing work 🤩
Great reaction. I did not stay hydrated or stretch my legs today. Big mistake. 😂 Work out suck today
In this episode, Zemo wears his trademark purple mask for the first time in the series. When Helmut Zemo was burnt by adhesives during a fight with Captain America, he would hide his mutilated face with that mask. The Sharon Carter we catch up with in episode 3 is clearly involved in some other murky business that we viewers are being kept in the dark about for the time being, but she is also very jaded after going on the run and is much, MUCH closer to her Marvel Comics counterpart in terms of being badass af. One of the most well-known fictional places in Marvel Comics history is Madripoor, which first appeared in New Mutants #32 in 1985. Zemo's dancing in this episode was fantastic. It was wonderful to see Ayo once more. In Madripoor's Low Town, there is large graffiti that proclaims, "The Power Broker is Watching," in case there is any doubt as to who is in charge.
16:00 tubular colossus
Hey, Emme! Best episode yet!!!
GRC advert is simplistic, manipulative and inauthentic corporate PR masking a government boondoggle that is, at best, inefficient and, at worst, rigged.
Actual GRC tactics are more jack-booted with WALKER CAP and BATTLESTAR busting down doors!
Flash of rage from JOHN WALKER when faced with blatant disrespect.
"Silence of the Lambs"-style meeting with ZEMO has him using BUCKY's trigger words for old times' sake. Lol.
ZEMO reads Machiavelli for giggles!
Slick prison break orchestrated by BUCKY behind SAM's back leads to a classic hero-villain team-up!
Lest anyone not know, HELMUT is a BARON with a private garage of luxury cars, a private jet and a private butler! He tricks himself out with his trademark ERMINE COLLAR and PURPLE COWL while delightfully stirring the pot the entire trip
MADRIPOOR. Marvel's "wretched hive of scum and villainy"! The lawless, former pirate kingdom and super-villain playground makes its cinematic debut!
Skull Island is a reference to King Kong. It's not the same movie universe. It's just a reference to the off-the-map, lost world, spoken-of-in-hushed-tones quality that Madripoor has.
Snake drinks, barroom brawls, WINTER SOLDIER flashbacks, backroom deals, sniper shots, "John Wick"-like bounties!
A poorly-timed phone call from SAM's sis, SARAH, nearly gets them all killed!
SHARON CARTER saves their bacon and takes them to a sweet pad where she works as a stolen art broker. The illegal art scene has kept her afloat in exile since she was labeled an enemy of the state for stealing Cap's shield in "Civil War"!
Apparently, the LOUVRE is full of fakes!
CARTER is deeply disillusioned and ZEMO rocks out!
Mad scientist at the docks in a shipping container lab worked for Hydra, made a breakthrough with ISAIAH's blood for the CIA, got BLIPPED and provided 20 SERUM SAMPLES for the POWERBROKER.
All-out action! Hell hath no fury like a CARTER scorned! SHARON butchers bounty-seekers, BUCK spears a guy WHITE WOLF-style and ZEMO dons the cowl!
Fancy vehicular getaway ZEMO-style has BUCKY denying SAM leg room in a call back to the reverse scenario during "Civil War". Lol.
A snippet with SHARON and her henchwoman may indicate her MADRIPOOR lifestyle might be a deep cover, perhaps?
WALKER and BATTLESTAR target our trio of rascals.
KARLI FLAGSMASHER loses a dear friend and crosses her Rubicon when she massacres an entire GRC security team. Her teacher aspirations and our sympathy evaporate!
SAM thinks he should have destroyed the shield! BUCKY vows to wield it before letting that happen!
The trio arrive in Riga where ZEMO lets us know SOKOVIA no longer exists having been cannibalized by its neighbors in the wake of the ULTRON INCIDENT.
BUCKY volunteers to secure the perimeter and starts picking up metal KIMOYO beads that lead him to AYO of the DORA MILAJE!
WAKANDA drumbeats play us out!
DANIEL BRUHL's sly portrayal of Zemo handily steals the episode as neatly as the character is running circles around Buck and Sam!
If you'd like to learn more about Sam and Bucky's comic history either before the series is finished or after it's over, I strongly encourage you to check out TH-camr James Hancock's primer on his channel "Geekin' with James Hancock". Hancock knows his stuff and the showrunners obviously did their homework!
Steve Rogers, John Walker, Isaiah Bradley, Bucky Barnes, and Sam Wilson are my Captain America's.
There was a clown in the comment section of your last reaction preaching how great Walker was. I tried to tell him how egotistical Walker is. The "do you know who I am" narcissistic rage sums it up nicely.
😅😅 True dat
ZEMO!
It's not confusing. Sharon is Peggy's niece. Endgame didn't change that.
wasn't grand niece?
Thanks. Good reaction!
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Emme. Stop telling people to stay hydrated. The body doesn't want water, that's why it's always trying to pee it out. Wake up sheeple! Listen to your body!
Controversial opinion, but Zemo is the best past Phase 4 character! 🤌
I might agree if Loki didn't exist.
"He's an awful person" honestly he's not.. He didn't want to hurt civilians if possible, he didn't want to destroy the world, Zemo wanted Justice and closure for his ENTIRE family getting crushed under rocks left by the Avengers.. So he's a "horrible" person for legitimately wanting justice? I don't think so at least. Many people have a skewed view because he's trying to hurt the Avengers, kill them, but out of all the antagonists he probably is one of the most justified, the Avengers were sloppy, they did destroy Sakovia in the end partially, with little accountability
He wanted justice for his family AND was ready to kill any civilian he needed to, or that just happened to be near the bomb he detonated.