Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Cosmonaut Quickie
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I was so disappointed with how they handled Bucky apologizing to the old man. They set it up in the first episode and waited until the finale just for a 10 second scene of Bucky being like "I killed your son. I had no choice...." and then we don't even see the old man's response or anything.
I felt so bad, Bucky just barged into his house ruined that old man's day and left.
oh thank god i knew i wasnt the only one who felt this way. The way he handled the whole situation was so bad. Its as if he apologised just cos he has to and it felt like his whole heart wasnt in it. This scene shouldve been important cos its supposed to be the end of the winter soldiers conflict. The whole scene shouldve been something meaningful and empathetic but all we got was a half assed apology and a half assed made scene.
And to add there was no response from the geezer so we dont even know whether bucky actually had a proper closure besides the part where he just looks at him through the shop window which really is just lazy writing .
I agree so much
You guys are all missing the point of the old man, sam literally laid it out that bucky was forcing onto the old man what bucky wanted for him because its what bucky needed and not what the old man needed. The only thing bucky should have ever done is told the old man who he was and what he did and left his life. Nothing more. The audience should feel that too and get nothing more because its not needed. The old man needed closure not friendship or to understand/accept/interact with the killer of his son. Bucky's acceptance of this was the point of the scene not the old mans reaction
Anyone that wanted to see more are just pushing what bucky already pushed on the old man and missing the point.
Sebastian Stan's acting when he's clearing his mind of his sleeper agent past was insanely good.
Yeah agreed my guy
Not really
TheGeoXWar true lmao its just standard acting if you cant do that you shouldnt be an actor aha
Part of why it's frustrating that he isn't used much is because the actor is really good.
@@spegss get over yourself buddy
I will give them props for actually having comic accurate suits for falcon and John
But redwing has a flashing light on it and he’s supposed to be a scout drone. I feel like his character arc could’ve ended better.
First time I wish they hadn't, Sam's Captain suit looks really really dorky. A step above Avengers 1 Steve's suit, but below pretty much every other Captain outfit. The goggles didn't even line up man, I mean come on.
true...ish
I wish Sam's suit just stuck with the googles instead of that white cowl thing he has on. His suit's fabric/texture reminds of Steve's from the original Avengers movie where it looks kinda awkward if the lighting is too bright.
@@Canadish Same. I felt it was too dorky too. I can't take it seriously 😂 I was hyped that he had wings and shield but the costume. Its just personal preferences, I never liked colourful costume like that.
I was terrified when Bucky had a gun to Zemos head but when Carly died I felt nothing lmao
Lol not my man zemo
is anybody going to acknowledge that they killed my boy batroc for no good reason???
@Don she’s a murderer if you have sympathy for her you are insane
@@chapman2001 I like how we’re having pow wows with god dang terrorists when before we cheered on as Iron man fxcked ‘em up in the first Iron man.
It seems they were going for a Marco Inaros style character.
I watched Falcon and the Winter Solider straight after Expanse S5 though so it felt like a cheap imitation.
I actually empathized more with Zemo than Karli and her crew. He kept telling Sam that they were lost in their ways and Sam wouldn't listen. Karli never even learned from her moral mistakes and they all ended up getting killed.
Zemo: "why are you booing me? I'm right!"
I love his line "they become legends and then they forget their flaws" or something like that.
Zemo was more fun to watch.
He should have been the main villain
@@zemox2534 I was kind of vibing with their whole anti-hero-trio squad, so maybe someone else could have been the main villain.
@@zemox2534 he’s gonna be, no way they’d tease him in his mask for like 10 seconds and then not use it again. The flag smashers seem like they’re only the inciting incident for the rest of the series.
Bird Man and the Winter Warrior is my new favorite Cosmonaut nickname
He calls old cap Joe Biden lol
My mum keeps calling it Falcon and the Snowman
I was so confused when I saw the title on Twitter lol
Winter Warz
@@samuelchristie570 same here lol
Funny how Bucky was originally Captain America's sidekick, became his own hero once he became the Winter Soldier, and then went back into being a sidekick to the new Captain America.
Underrated comment 😂😂😂
slavery with extra steps tbh
@@01Phenom I don’t think that joke works here bro
@@01Phenom I don’t think that joke works here bro
@@01Phenom I don’t think that joke works here bro
"Best friend turned into Joe Biden and disappeared"... omfg that had me literally spit out my drink laughing so hard
Lmaooooo same
I couldn’t breath for almost a minute laughing so hard
@korg rigon “poor kids are just as bright as shield kids”
@korg rigon 🤣🤣
Sameee😭😭😭😭
At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they made a show called "James Buchanan Barnes" and just have it be about Ned from the Spider-Man movies.
I would watch a “Guy in the Chair” show
lmfaoo
Lmao that sounds like a banger
This show allowed me to develop a form of fondness for Sam and Bucky that I didn't have before
And Nemo strangely enough
@@hardware64 zemo
@@shinozaddy5939 That one
You are in everywhere wtf
@@hardware64 nemo lol
Glad I’m not the only one who thought that Bucky was underused, It’s also very hard to believe that karli and her group can hold a candle to Bucky’s fighting abilities
its safe to assume bucky would be holding back, especially due to his trauma and history of killing innocent people. not saying that the flag smashrs were necessarily "innocent", but he and sam both understood them well enough to know they were misguided and needed help, not evil.
@Impersonal Brahman a million percent
The flag smashers were using a newer version of the serum, which was almost definitely more potent. Watch Bucky's fight against the super soldiers in Civil War while he was in full Winter Soldier mode, he was still getting thrown around there cause they had been given a more advanced type of the serum.
@@ashb7 there's nothing to indicate that though. Even in Civil War, Bucky stars kicking ass as Winter Soldier once he gets kill mode turned back on (rather than training mode). And in this show we seem him demolishing the other super soldiers once his patience wears thin. He even does his old knife tricks just to show off how easy it all is for him when he takes it seriously.
@@derek96720 but it was tho. Isaiah had a powerful serum way better than bucky
Thanos: I am inevitable.
Captain Falcon: You know, it's pretty messed up that you want to wipe out half the universe. You should think about what life is like for the rest of us.
Thanos: You make some good points, nvm
You gotta do better Thanos.
The difference is that Thanos wasn’t taking the easy way out here, and his view of the future had been proven to be accurate.
Basically T'Challa in What If?
Ok but Tchalla would've made a better speech.
Mr. Stuff Doer
Snapping your problems away is literally the easy way out.
when Karli got shot in the last episode I was so confused on why they tried to make us feel for her. Like I really didn’t care at all, she killed innocent people.
I walked out of the room and came back after it was done because it was cringe to watch.
I guess I was the only one who sympathized with her then lol
I legit said in my head,
“Da bich ded.”
I thought it was more of a sadness for Sam not being able to save someone he really wanted to.
I agree. It’s like watching Sisu get shot on Raya where I was like Yes( the annoying one is dead) and then she comes back😪
That Bucky/Wakanda flashback was so good though. When he cried, I cried
Definitely a powerful scene, and one of the highlights of the show. But it’s shit like that that proves that they are totally underutilizing Sebastian Stan.
Me 2
Yeah and it was had no real context. This scene could have been in the present and be way more build up
Honestly I think US Agent not becoming absolutely evil is the correct character choice since he didn’t begin as an evil character, but agree that he was a better antagonist for the series than Karli
He’s more of a “I screw up and these pressures are overwhelming” type of guy. I never view him as an evil person even though he has some ego. He’s just a regular high ranked human soldier taking a bigger (avengers level) responsibility assigned by the government.
Completely agree and this is what I think Marcus missed on in this vid. John was never meant to be a villain he’s an anti hero. He genuinely wants to do the good thing, but he goes about it in a lawfully neutral way
Yup I agree, but it definitely needed more build up than a single scene with people in danger, I think easily the worst part about the series is that it's just 6 eps long, with something like 8 or 12 eps it would've been near darn perfect.
I don't think Karli was supposed to be seen as a villain persay, just as kind of a dumb kid in over her head. Also, there was apparently a whole b-plot cut from this show involving a pandemic and the Flagsmashers, which is why they were transferring vaccines in episode 2. The lady that died and was close to Karli was supposed to have a prominent role in that plot, so I think we're also missing a lot of pieces.
@@FerociousPaul she was definitely the villain
The only thing I had a real problem with was Bucky’s apology to the old man. We barely get to see the reaction of either of them and it could’ve been one of the best scenes in the show but they just cut away when it was about to get good.
Fr "why?"
*cry
Yeah I think they may have just not been sure how to deal with that scene.
You aren’t the only one, I completely agree, karli sucked so much and I was anticipating having John walker fighting the guys again, and the finale was unexpected for sure
@@tomato5775 shut up, hes not going to respond
I heard that her story had a connection to the pandemic, but it was cut because of the real one
POWER BROKER
I think everyone agrees Karli sucks, and he touched exactly on why she does and how it could have been fixed
@@suave9184 wait, what did tomato say?
I do agree that Karli should’ve gotten a flashback scene of how things were before the show. Give a comparison to the people who suffered cause of the snap and the people who benefited
It seems to me Karli's frustration is better characterized as "The GRC is prioritizing rolling the clock back 5 years regardless of how that affects people who had long reordered their lives after the snap" by things being "better" the Flag Smashers are saying the snap trivialized normal geopolitics in a way a bunch of young anarchist would likely appreciate (what government was going to stop you from freely moving from place to place when they've all just had their populations cut it half) , but with it reversed ... the old normal looms in the form of the GRC which will kick you out of your new home if you aren't there via the old rules.
@Impersonal Brahman For me personally, I felt like enough time was given to the topic that I could understand how someone like Karli might exist in this world. The show in theory could have given us a Karli centric episode or something that showed Karli's perspective on the Thanos snap. But I also feel like WandaVision and Falcon and the Winter Soldier kind of exist in direct response to complaints about the pacing of say ... the Netflix Marvel shows. They are putting more budget into individual episodes and striving to make the story as brief as possible
The comic accurate suit for John Walker/US Agent is a godsend to comic fans, as well as the way they wrote him
Yeah but the ending was so terrible where did that redemption come from
@@johndavebobtim5049 I don't think he's exactly redeemed, he's gonna go down a dark path as US Agent I think.
@@loganmakesvideos8652 Even if he isn't redeemed per say, the way he acts in episode 6 is a massive shift that comes out of nowhere.
@@soapbiter36577 a little, I'll agree
@@soapbiter36577 Well he was never a huge asshole. You have to remember that he is a pretty good dude apart from rage outbursts.
The entire show should've just been Sam and Bucky fixing the family boat. To me, that was the highlight of the entire relationship. Just two bros, hanging out, drinking beer, and talking to one another.
Agree. And for the conflict, it could be close by instead of all around the globe
I thought that was the weakest part of the show imo
and rolling in a grassy field together and going to couples therapy :)
@@PastorSimmons627 you still have teenage taste. This series will be more enjoyable when you are lil older. No offense...some offense maybe...idc
Honestly not a bad plot idea. Showing the struggles of the world and them trying to fix the boat despite that would work really well. I think tfatws on paper has the best justification for a series, but botched it badly. I think if they cut the action part, and just focused on the slice of life part, it could have been great. Maybe have one or two fight scenes, but not in a forced way. Maybe the second time, Bucky has to interfere so Sam doesn’t get killed or something. Also incorporate Bucky more without forcing it. He has been done so dirty recently.
I was mixed on John Walker’s end. On one hand, they blue balled me for a completely insane villain, on the other hand, too often are people with mental illness vilified, so seeing him have somewhat of a happy redemption arc felt good.
There are clearly big plans for him in the future, so I'm excited to see him unravel further once he realizes he's being manipulated into the opposite of the thing he swore to become at any cost.
Cosmonaut was confused why John wasn’t the main villain in the first season. The reason why is because John was focused on fighting the freckled girl as his goal to prove himself to be the new Captain America. Now that his goals are met and the freckled girl is gone, we can focus on him more. It’s like when Anakin Skywalker had to fight Count Dooku for two movies straight. The writers are just having John’s turn to the dark side slow and spread across seasons.
@@daviewz9335 mentioning the prequel trilogy is not gonna get marcus on your side dude
I will agree with the villification of mental illness, but like one ep and he's seemingly "recovered" and fighting together with Sam and bucky, I didn't buy that. Like he murdered someone 2 episodes before the finale along with Sam and Bucky fighting to take the shield back in a very emotional fight an ep before the finale. I feel like even during the discharge scene of john he obviously had some real shit to get through because he was very broken after lamar's death. I think him in the last episode going through some therapy or something showing the beginning of him starting to cope with what happened would be far and away better showing the toll of PTSD and how complicated it can be. Him fighting along with Sam and Bucky kinda negated the trauma he caused and experienced through the show.
Mental illness? He was not struggling from mental illness. The serum had side affects that made him more of what he was which was crazy because he was so determined to become Captain America. He was not crazy for any mental illness reason. I personally didn’t see him as a villain because we all saw what he went though to get to that crazy state. But it also shows he was able to control himself from going farther down that path when he saved those people in the truck. If there is a part in the show where it shows him suffering from a actual mental illness let me know.
I think it’s largest issue was underutilizing John Walker. Not to mention with only 6 episodes, we didn’t get to explore as much with the antagonistic forces as we did with Wandavision. We had a whole episode dedicated to sword in Wandavision, and I think an episode dedicated to the flag smashers and Walker would have helped to flesh the plot out a lot more.
completely agree, although i like walker being somewhat redeemed, but it felt abit sudden, and i could care less about karli & the flagsmashers
I don’t think the episode count makes a difference when the total runtime is about the same
He forgave Bucky easily lol. I wouldn’t forgive a guy who broke my arm that easily.
They literally could have dropped falcon's training montage episode to flush out Walker and karli.
@@nont18411 I dunno man, his arm healed pretty quickly and plus, I think I'd be be more pissed at the people who killed my best friend
My favorite thing about the new Disney+ shows is that, due to the long runtime, they can actually take their time to explore characters and develop them. I wouldn't have liked John Walker if we only had 2 hours or 2 and a half hours to look at his character.
Yeah shows are fir development movies fir action
Yeah the shows can slow down and have nice character moments. These shows have really made appreciate all these characters, especially since they are normally put in a side character role.
A history for John Walker would have been nice. Especially now that he is in the new MCU as U.S Agent. We'll definitely see more of him in the future.
Exactly thats my main issue with the movies unless it’s their movie u wont see much development for many characters but its cool since i love mcu. I never really cared about wanda, vision, bucky or sam till these shows came out and i never even planned to watch them
@@Mirrorcomics24 the best movies can do both. Even using action as tools for story telling and character development. Unfortunately not much of that in the MCU
My problem is Bucky was shown to be on Steve's level, so how come he's constantly getting the short end of the stick
I’ve heard some say that’s he’s holding back on killing people because he doesn’t want to be the winter soldier
@@alyssafoster4765 maybe but the guy gets his ass kicked by literally everyone he doesn’t have to kill them just incapacitate them
Just something they do with a lot of other action centered series. If the main protagonist is too strong there won't be any stakes in any fight. There won't be any challenge or obstacle. I'm not a fan of this tactic to nerf the main protagonist after all they went through to be that strong but it is what it is. Otherwise Bucky could single-handedly destroy every single opponent he came across and the main threat wouldn't be that much of a threat
@@kylominogo nah he doesn’t rlly have experience against any other super soldiers other than cap not to mention he was the winter soldier at the time and he sees Carly as a misguided kid so he’s most of his fights with her was him trying to talk to her
Because plot...
“And then he turned into Joe Biden” .. jesus I’m dead
Ikr xD
kinda old meme but whatever
Lmfao I think cosmonaut broke at his own joke.
Same
@@BenAri18 old like Biden.
Spoilers but...
I love how you brought up them trying so hard to get us on the villain's side. Like in the end when Sam runs over to hold her while Sharon is just sitting there bleeding out felt so weird to me.
Agreed
@@Flome810 Pog
Exactly!!!
Spoilers as well
I get that it was supposed to be symbolic but you gotta help out your friend.
@@Flome810 epic
I actually like Walker's redemption. He was never straight up evil, he just had a lot of PTSD and was misguided. He always wanted to help people.
I agree, so many people misintepret his character as just a bad guy, but he is nuanced
I didn't think he was a bad guy, it's just that there should've been a reason for him redeem himself. It happening out of the blue is the problem imo
@@moathelbakary7698 he made the right decision in the heat of battle, just like Lemar said he would. I think it being a split-second decision helps it
I bet the more he work with Elaine the more questionable and corrupting things he will participate in during future movies and shows.
Yh but We’ve seen the redemption story arc way too many times within the MCU with Iron man, scarlet witch, Winter soldier, etc... and it’s a more interesting idea to see the opposite of that, especially if Marvel execs are planning on putting him in a thunderbolts/ dark avengers project
The flashback where Bucky overcame his sleeper words or whatever was the best scene from the whole show. Legit had me in tears.
And Sam taking Isiah and Eli Bradley to the Smithsonian exhibit
My one major gripe with the show was them skipping through Bucky's final convo with the man who's son he killed. The other things don't bother me THAT much.
Idk man, the way I saw it Sam literally laid it out that bucky was forcing onto the old man what bucky wanted for him because its what bucky needed and not what the old man needed.
The only thing bucky should have ever done is told the old man who he was and what he did and left his life of him. Nothing more.
The audience should feel that too and get nothing more because its not needed. The old man needed closure not friendship or to understand / accept / interact with the killer of his son.
Bucky's acceptance of this was the point of the scene not the old mans reaction. Anyone that wanted to see more are just pushing what bucky already pushed on the old man.
Just my 2 cents
@@Jugobox25 I get your point but I think even so the pacing went through it to fast for me personally. I also think since he did make a connection with the old man it warrants at least a good reaction to brake it again since it's show and showing the drama is important. If it was the real world it could go that smoothly but I think giving us the full dramatic arc whether the man forgives Bucky or not, seeing how Bucky explains it and what the man thinks are important enough to be a full scene to me.
@@najee_eee I just rewatched it and I’m with you on how fast they rushed it. A bit more time and a little more reaction would be great, but I like that they didn’t linger on it for too long.
I don’t think there should be too much of a reaction/drama because Bucky isn’t supposed to be hanging out with the old man. That friendship shouldn’t have been there in the first place.
Bucky got out what he needed to, I’m sure you can fill in the parts where he explains he was brainwashed but I like it more this way than a drawn out scene/arc but I can see where you’re coming from overall.
@@Jugobox25 sams advice sucked
Bucky can’t kill suns..
I liked the scene where falcon said something funny and then Bucky grumbled under his breath.
Damn, you liked the show that much?
Which of those?
@@tmor9336 that's the joke
honestly. that scene felt underwhelming to me. i like everything else though.
@@stevenbobbybills lol ik
Karli’s last words of “I’m sorry” reminds me of at the end of wandavision with the “they’ll never know what you sacrificed”, like maybe she should apologize to families of all the people she killed, not just some dude who was kind of nice to her that one time
yeah i hated it
so she should go and apologies for the families carrying 3 bullets in chest? when she said sorry, it wasn't about sam, it was for all the people she killed and all the bad stuff she did.
@MrAndroidXD yeah that was worse lol
I hated that line. I feel bad for Wanda but she had no right to take over the town. Things like this is why I agree with Iron man in CW. Or have mid way where superheroes have their privacy. I have come to hate him because how oversaturated and Gary Stu has become but Batman is right (and Cyclops)for protocols for if is he friends turned. I mean no could actually stop Wanda she dropped the dome around the town herself.
@@MorbiusBlueBalls obviously she couldn’t go and actually apologize, but it does not seem genuine when she only said after she lost and was about to die, and I guess we interpreted the scene differently but to me it felt like she was mostly apologizing to Sam
The thing that really got me in the end is when Karli gets shot, and then turns to Sam and says "Im sorry". No you're not. Sam is the ONE character throughout the whole show who has done nothing but give you second chances and each time you go on to do some wacky terrorist shit. They just make her say sorry as shes dying to try and make you feel more sympathetic for her lmao
She was literally gonna shoot Sam before she died. Lol.
It’s funny how Disney keeps hiring that girl and all they ever do is portray her as an unconvincing terrorist.
I'll give this show credit for making Zemo more memorable than when he was in Civil War. When they first mentioned him, I legit had forgotten he existed, despite enjoying Civil War. When I asked a friend and they brought me back up to speed, all I could think was, "Oh yeah, that guy."
The sad thing about Civil War is that it seems to be remembered as a "pick a side" story when the plot is actually about cycles of revenge and the conflict being fabricated by Zemo. It concludes with T'Challa overcoming this and sparing Zemo's life. But Zemo won anyway, he broke the Avengers apart.
And now they turned him into a wonderfully sympathetic anti-supremacist anti-hero. Hopefully this will make people revisit Civil War and realize his mastermind role.
this is a nitpick if he's against the idea of superheroes and how power corrupts one why doesn't he go after Karli? yeah he manages to kill others but he doesn't go after her but surrenders to be shifted to RAFT maybe it would've made sense if he tried to kill Karli in finale then get captured or escaped or maybe he's just a setup for Thunderbolts I don't know
@@pradeepdungdung4379 He does. Through out the entire time he was with sam and bucky, he kept trying to persuade them to kill her. Hell, when he comes face to face with her, the first thing he does is start shooting. Why he didnt go after her himself at the end is because he didnt need too. Serum? Destroyed. Scientist? Dead. The rest of the flag smashers? Bomb the prison van. He knew the wakandans would eventually find him so instead of running he turns himself in.
I'm just impressed that the additions they made to his character actually worked without being that much of a retcon because of how little we knew about him. That and they actually managed to make a version of his comics outfit - purple balaclava, ermine-trim and all - on the screen and have it work.
Honestly had no idea wtf the villain girl was about, only thing that was tragic about her death was that she was a teenager
That was kind of the point of her. She didn't even know what she was about. At first it seemed like she had some plan about super soldier serum and getting people to fight back. Then the plan continuously getting derailed every episode so eventually they lost what they were even doing. Cut to Sam's last speech saying that she was a misguided girl fighting for what she believed in. She wanted to make the world a better place for the people that suffered like her. Cut back to senator telling Sam he didn't understand how complicated these decisions to replace people were. And that's even moreso aimed towards her. She had no clue how to make the world better but she felt like she was fighting for something right. Again as Sam said she was simply a misguided girl fighting for what she thought was right. Not a demigod from space or a mastermind trying to take over the world. Just a human fighting for what they believe in, just in the wrong way. Not knowing the depth or complexity at how to possibly fix what she was fighting for.
She's 19
@@Imperialstorm03 Still a teenager
It’s because of COVID. The original story was that the GRC was releasing a virus and it was killing refugees. That’s why the flag smashers were distributing vaccines, what the mother figure died from etc. that would’ve made what karli was doing more relatable. She’s fighting government corruption using terrorism. You were supposed to feel the same emotion Sam does “I agree with your fight just not the way you’re fighting” because of COVID they cut out the parts about the virus. Her death was supposed to be tragic because she was fighting a noble fight, just misguidedly.
@@andrewholland21 That's actually the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I'm going to need to see sources for that, bro.
Anytime Karly and her ilk were on screen, my eyes glazed over. I realized halfway through the first episode that the actress who plays her is playing the exact same character that she was in Solo
True. She was a kid then. She is very bland.
Can we add Karli on the list of the worst MCU villain.
I-I don’t even remember her in Solo
@@totodacat She had a pretty tiny role
@@totodacat Tbh neither did I at first. It was one of those things that I had to think really hard for like 20 mins about where I’d seen her before
Bucky is just a far superior character...so much so that you literally start getting annoyed at how under-utilised he is in this show the longer it goes on...by the time it’s the finale episode you’re just left thinking, this show should’ve just been called *”The Falcon”*
I think Sam and Bucky's journeys are not very compatible either, one is dealing with a very social issue and one a very psychological issue. Neither would really truly be in the frame of mind to help the other. They were put on a show together because they are two side characters who've interacted before but they are not far enough in each of their developments for this to be a light buddy cop comedy, and the heavy drama is incompatible. Bucky shouldn't be the resident white guy to Sam and Sam won't get much helpful advice from someone dealing with Bucky's demons.
I think the point is that most people were already onboard with Bucky being a cool character, but Sam not so much, which is why they work so hard to get him interesting and likeable through this series. I expect the next season they do will probably be much more Bucky-oriented
@@CarSVernon I don't think their issues are that incompatible, they're both dealing with grief from Steve's death. Sure, they also have their own personal issues, and that makes their grief manifest in very different ways: Bucky clinging to the shield, and Sam feeling unsuited to the mantle he inherited. For me, it was mainly the "couple's therapy" scene that linked their separate issues together.
Bucky should have gotten the shield. It felt SO wrong in Endgame when the finale conversation wasn't with Cap wasn't with Bucky. You know, his lifelong friend and the only other person who had been through everything Cap had. I like Falcon as Falcon, and I LOVE Anthony Mackie as an actor, but everything about that was wrong. Bucky got it in the comics first and has always been his right-hand man. It just feels so disingenuous and is a major disservice to Falcon and Mackie, in my opinion.
@@Orynae Steve's not dead. We don't know what he's doing. He's just 'old man Cap' now. So there isn't any grief there to share. If anything Endgame showed that that was his preferred ending, which I think both Bucky and Sam were happy he got to experience.
I think showing John Walker doing one right thing was a great addition. He thinks he's still a good guy but Val is gonna make him do a lot of shady stuff. He'll become an even more tragic character
I'm very curious about that plotline and what her intentions are, because U.S. Agent is a good guy in the comics. As much as he pissed me off throughout the series because of his short fuse and such (and he was sometimes written weird, bouncing around from respecting Cap to being an arrogant asshole and back again), I did like that he was able to recognize his mistake and try to work towards redeeming himself.
I feel like a lot of people are good or evil, or start good and become evil. We saw Walker start falling into a bad path, but actually recognizing that and realigning himself with what he truly believes he should be fighting for. He didnt just go "Im bad now cuz they killed my friend and I made a very serious mistake".
Similar reason why I hate that Sharon is just evil now? Like she fought for her country for years and just because they wronged her and it hadnt been rectified yet and she was (rightfully) pissed off, she goes from being a good person to becoming an international arms dealer? Like I would get it if she sustained a hatred for the US government after what happened to her, but becoming evil because of that really makes no sense to me.
Yeah, Cosmo missed the mark on that one. U.S. Agent being an anti-hero, NOT a villain makes him a much more interesting character.
He's really a good man and wants to help people, but he's not the golden boy Sam and Steve were.
@@FishVet Yeah, I try to imagine, though... I would respect the hell out of Steve Rogers, but probably be jealous and uptight if I had to take up the shield as well. Seems like no one would be able to live up to the legendary status he brought to the Cap name...
When she called him U.S Agent, he just lit up like a little kid. He was so happy to be a part of things again, and it made me really happy to see his character cheer up like that, even though he wasn't very likable at times.
@@nahor88 yeaaaah I watch cosmo because of how he reviews but lately hes usually off, hate to say it but for me cosmo is like that one guy who likes to be different. Annd the more I watch cosmo I kinda have a feeling that he doesnt feel marvel stuff hes more like a dc guy. welp this is the last video ill watch that he made lmao
The Power Broker subplot really suffered from Covid. It was supposed to discuss a virus-like infection killing people, but because of Covid they had to cut it. That’s why the Power Broker scenes are all jumbled and cut weirdly.
Then they shouldn't have tried to cram it in there at all, should've removed it entirely.
Where'd you hear about that, I'm really curious
I think the original plot had the Flag smashers try to release a virus which would kill half the population, so that the world would go back to how it was after the thanos snap. So yeah, it's pretty obvious why they had to rewrite the whole villain plot last minute.
@@bofi1280 But they were literally meant to be the main villains of the show so they couldn't just cut them. They had to rewrite their whole plot last minute and that's unfortunately why they felt less important.
@@obi3924 I heard the subplot was the GRC trying to release the virus in the refuge camps and the flag smashers were the ones trying to stop that. That’s why In the first episode they were trying to steal vaccines. The lady madonya scene (however you spell it) was supposed to hit harder but ultimately they had to cut a lot of that plot last second because of what is going on in the world.
I love how after Endgame we got this "Mourning Trilogy". Peter moving on after Tony's death in Far From Home, Wanda moving on from Vision's death in Wandavision and Bucky and Sam moving on after Cap's death with this. I really like how they dealt with these changes without jumping into new stuff right away.
And now we gonna get the Black Widow movie too lol
yeah. loved that
@@MorbiusBlueBalls Ugh. Iron Man Jr.
@@ggt47 bro, they can't repeat the same story again and again. that's why they didn't introduced uncle ben and just made tony his father figure. i loved that don't you?
@@ggt47 and he was just 15 year old kid, while Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man was adult.
I don't know if it was intentional or not, but Karli's behavior slowly proving Zemo's philosophy was pretty ingenious.
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@Seagull yikes, just say you're racist
@SeagullHonestly if you can’t make a show about racism without people saying stuff like this then it aint talked about enough
@Seagull saying racism isnt good is not political. Wtf?
@Seagull yet you’re okay with movies like civil war that legit deal with politics like wdym too political there’s no political side being pushed just a guy who beleived we can do better if anything this take on racism is fresh even tho he’s tired of racism he still wants to support america because he truly believes that we as a community can improve and wants to fight for that change
I think the scene that really shows just how much of the Bucky there is left to see is the scene in wakanda where she is saying the action words back to him. While he says he is past it, the tears from his eyes and his posture shows that part of him is still there. It’s a gripping scene and possibly his best performance in the show.
IMHO making John Walker a complicated character like the show did is way more interesting than just making him a straight up villain.
he didn't come off as complicated to me so much as just insecure and crazy
This show is also shot incredibly well. Better than any MCU movie IMO
Complicated villain would have been my preference. I liked that he saved one car full of government officials in the finale, as if his soldier instincts took over (instead of the instincts that he thinks Captain America would have). But that should have been the only redemptive thing he did.
He was never a villain. People are just way too easy to convince.
honestly if he is kinda like a morally grey hero/villian next season that might be cool
“And his best friend turned into Joe Biden and then disappeared” goddammit Marcus 🤣🤣🤣
You didn’t mention Sharon Carter once, because she’s just that forgettable.
Bro I deadass thought her name was Kate this whole time. I think I zoned out when they said her real name in one of the captain America movies, I never liked her in them and still don't.
Who?
@@ToxynCorvin8008 Agent/Captain Peggy Carter’s Niece
Of all the things in the MCU, like a glove with space rocks that can destroy everything, and multiverses. The most unbelievable thing to me is that this whitebread ass woman became a super kingpin in a pirate city.
@@muertolamento when that scene came up i was like "yeah fucking right" and then instantly forgot she existed again
the final episode felt like the lord of the rings. everytime you think its over another ending pops up.
So true
Yeah true.
Except in LOTR it works
@@ikoandreas5085 Everything works in LOTR.
@@ikoandreas5085 nah it dragged on a bit..
I love how this show, which started out feeling very generic, had a far less standard action climax than WandaVision did. Sam trying to find a way to save the hostages in that helicopter was so great.
Yes I completely agree. Honestly the last episode and the first episode probably had the best action.
@@jakec.1136 I thought the fight with the Dora Milaje in episode 4 had some cool moments. But, yeah, overall the action was not the most engaging.
To be fair though, the Chad Synthezoid Philosophical Clone Conversation wasn't the final climax, but a pretty fun conflict resolution.
I feel in general WandaVision and FATWS had opposite trajectories. WandaVision started off great but then episode 4 basically explained everything, meaning that for the next few episodes we were basically just waiting for Vision to discover what we already knew. The only really great later episode I feel was episode 8 which dealt head on with Wanda's grief, before episode 9 turned everything into a generic superhero climax.
By comparison, FATWS started off really slow, to the point that I was honestly about to quit watching after episode 2. But then it really picked up with the introduction of Zemo, Sam's arc towards accepting the Captain America role and John's fall from grace (personally I never felt that he was being set up as a straight up villain, rather the well meaning person who was in way over his head and kind of set up to fail). I also liked the cat and mouse final confrontation, where you weren't sure who was ahead of who, though admittedly I may be biased as I've loved the political espionage tone of the Winger Soldier and Cival War films (really the only two films in the MCEU that dealt with the real world implications of superheroes) so I was glad to see the series follow in their path.
@@twaggytheatricks4960 Oh, no doubt, that was the best part of the episode. Well, right behind "I've been a voice with no body, a body but not human, and now...a memory made real." That was probably the best moment in the whole show.
I find it very strange that the show ends with a new title of Captain America and the Winter Soldier when Bucky is trying very hard to distance himself from being the winter soldier. Why not Captain America and the White Wolf?
THIS 100%! I could feel myself getting chills when “captain America” popped on the screen and then winter soldier popped up and it all just faded away
@@henryhooper933 they are probably saving it for a supposed season 2
@@matthewbrack2794 yeah hopefully season 2 will focus more on Bucky
I feel like the message the show's trying to imply with that is Bucky isn't going to let that name trouble him because of his past but instead move forward and redeem the true meaning behind it.
@@matthewbrack2794 Most likely the next captain America movie
This show was really held back by the 6 episode limit
really? i thought that was fine, there was alot of wasted time within the episodes
I think it could’ve been 4
I agree but it was still really good
Nah
Its just alot of time was wasted
6 episodes is fine. They just were a bit all over the place at times and there were a lot of scenes that felt unnecessary
I actually liked this more than I thought I would
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That last scene with Isaiah in the memorial kinda got me. Damm near shed a tear.
Thought it was weird he was the only one with a memorial though given he had a whole team of fellow super soldiers, all of whom gave their life for the war effort.
@@alexanderforbes1452 to be fair isaiah did the same thing that Steve did by sneaking out and saving all his imprisoned friends
I cried
That did make me tear up.
This series surprised by how much I enjoyed it, and honestly that finale slapped SO much harder than WV's did.
I don't t hink WV really needed a final fight tbh, it should've been more magic and mind games and less fireball tossing. The rune reveal bit was dope though.
@@HellfireComms And the ship of Theseus was probably the best part of the that finale as well as the scene just before Wandas family dissappears and vision leaves her.
Honestly the fight scene at the end didn't align with the tone at the show but at least Wanda got a neat costume out of it and there was some set up for the Dr Strange sequel.
I agree totally.
@@ahopefor ship of theseus btw
@@ahopefor Anything with Paul Bettany/Vision slapped hard.
The amount of times Bucky has caught things that were thrown at him is the most notable thing about Bucky's story in this show.
The one time something more is thrown at him he actually had to work to catch it.
binge cosmo’s quickies and see how many times marcus says the word fine within the first 10 seconds
I think the world being better after the blip wasn't really like "oh it was great, life improved in every aspect", you know, things were shitty, but people were rebuilding everything >together
YES. "It was hard, and things sucked, but people were shouldering it all together."
Yeah thats true. It was like everyone experienced the same trauma and bonded because of that.
Still all over the place. I never found myself caring about Karli. Never gave an Alpha aura. Super soldier or not, her awkward phone convos... her and Sam's deep interest of the other, it was boring, didn't feel threatening. Even as a smaller villian give us some threat, the Flag Smashers nor their accomplices ever felt sincere, or radical one way or another. Change comic cannon for characters to give us a less interesting version.
@@bruhbruh1339 except they never were. Take our modern-day, there are people bummed in their mansion and others who cant access medication, therapy or pay for rent because they are "nonessential". Rewatch her vision but replace snap with covid.
@@TJ-bu9zk when you think about it, COVID is The Blip of the real world
Sometimes I watch these videos and think “damn does my man actually like anything” 😂
same😂
Haha the answer is “no”
He likes the clone wars and the Star Wars OT so that’s something
Bruh he's kind of a Marvel fanboy and overpraises Marvel movies a lot and trashes on DC movies, just look at his spiderman reviews and you'll know what I mean
Fax ahahahahahaa
"This show kinda exists to give these two characters therapy"
Me realizing that's basically been the point of every MCU show so far: 👁👄👁
Wait… you’re right
Except for Hawkeye...I think
@@ameenjohnson1683 Eh....sort of? There's some therapeutic stuff going on where he explains himself to Kate, a stranger.
Falcons speech is one of my all time favorite scenes in the MCU. Loved this show, but respect the opinions of people who don’t.
I liked it aside from the race stuff. It just didn’t feel like it worked in context of the MCU world and the characters. When has Falcon ever been afraid of being harassed for his race? He’s fought aliens.
@@superjlk_9538 If aliens came down and attacked tomorrow, would you realistically expect people to just forget about every existing problem we've already had?
@@soapbiter36577 well white people would forget about the race issue easily
@@soapbiter36577 No, but you'd probably think that aliens were just a little more important of a problem.
@@superjlk_9538 bro stfu
In the end, I felt like Karli was given so much emphasis only for Sam's sake - to justify him talking to her more. But yeah, it doesn't REALLY work beyond the first time they got to talk.
But she a teen. What they fail is to give her better reason
Yep. Both Sam and Bucky treat here like a juvenile delinquent when she has already murdered dozens of people. It’s very dumb, and honestly breaks some of the immersion to the “real world” vibe the show tries to show
In the last episode when Sam was giving his big speech i remember him telling the big important government people that karli isn't a terrorist. (can't remember exactly tho i deadass fell asleep after watching it) Bruh she's killed, bombed and destroyed so may things and lives she is a terrorist whether you like it or not, her being a moody teen who went down a bad path doesn't justify her actions.
literally just finished Falcon & The Winter Soldier, talk about perfect timing
Same
yo mamas throat is perfect timing
Looked like A-train from The Boys
Yeah I mean the show ended 1 day ago, how is that a coincidence..
same
Other than villian my biggest problem is how Bucky cant beat some ''random'' supersoldiers. I mean dude is trained in military, has metal arm and he is supersoldier aswell. After the Winter Soldier movie they dropped his powerscale i think
This show got a 10/10 from me for the zemo dance and the zemo dance only
must be why I just sold Incredible Hulk #449 for $100
"I think the only way that this show could've gotten us on this character's side. Is by showing us a flashback to everything being great and then out of no where everybody starts appearing and chaos ensues."
Like what Wandavision did
That's why they couldn't do it - having another flashback to the "de-dusting" moment would have created this weird expectation that every show going forwards would have a "de-dusting" moment. They couldn't just do that again. What would have been better (which the video also mentions they should have done) is flash back to about 2-3 years into the blip, showing Carly's life and how it was actually pretty good.
Yeah but it didn't really show everything being great. It showed the chaos but not the everything being great part
Yeah like the boHner part
I think it’s best that they didn’t do this and leave what happened during the five years ambiguous, because if it did, then it sets it in stone whether or not Thanos was right. One of the biggest things people debated about Infinity War was whether or not Thanos’s plan actually worked in the end, and maybe that’s meant to be somewhat left under interpretation.
I don't think anyone seriously thinks Thanos's plan was a good one, and I shudder to think what goes on in the head of someone who does.it may have created some short-term happiness for some people, and exploring that some more would have been interesting, but it's clear that Thanos's plan was always going to be a bad idea.
In defense of US Agent’s ending, the woman who gave him that title is supposed to be a villain so I think they’re setting up the Dark Avengers.
Yeah walker id clearly still at least an anti-hero with some serious issues, and its clear madame hydra will probably exploit them
"the woman" is Elaine.
I like Walker not going full evil. He didn't take the title because he was a bad guy. A manipulated dolt is perfect, and we'll get to see the shades of grey with the Thunderbolts I'm sure.
I don’t even see him as evil. He killed a terrorist who was complacent in killing his best friend. Keep in mind the government literally gave him mandates to take hunt the terrorists dead or alive and when he does, because they killed one of his best friends, the government is all of a sudden like, “oh we don’t like you anymore.” Took away all his benefits and retirement even though he’s done more good than bad. He’s a war hero and has 3 medals in the afghan war. But he killed one terrorist to avenge his friends death (also sam kills a lot of people in the first episode alone but he’s the main character, Steve Rogers killed a lot of people, and don’t forget Bucky) and all of a sudden he’s a bad guy?
It would be nice if Sam gave him the benefit of the doubt like he’s afforded karli multiple times even though she’s done a lot worse and is a literal terrorist. The government gave him the mantle because Sam turned it down and they’ve been nothing but assholes to Walker for no apparent reason other than bad writing.
@@kingkoua1 But he killed him in front of citizens who have cameras
That’s how ya get canceled right there
@@alseenei8072 but why did Sam and Bucky get all righteous and fight him for the shield like they don’t have their hands dirty, Bucky especially.
@@kingkoua1 superheroes get superboners for Justice. Honestly I just think they didn’t like his attitude and general demeanor. He was a bit of a baby about the mission in earlier episodes
I don’t think Walker is evil. And I don’t really think what he did was wrong, if a bit violent and hard to stomach.
The whole idea was being Captain America isn’t easy. Walker just wasn’t cut out for that kind of pressure. He can’t think for himself, and he cares more about doing the job instead of being a superhero. But the show didn’t really do that well.
@@alseenei8072 yea I like how cap is a hero before he’s a soldier while walker is a soldier before he’s a hero he was so used to just following orders in war but he realizes that when he does those types of jobs in America where stuff doesn’t go unnoticed he’ll be shamed for it
I liked Walker. He wasn't evil, he was just a human trying to fill a superhuman's shoes
yep i disagree with cosmanut romantisizing a evil cap not that its not interesting but i love walkers character for how flawed he is and yes the ending with walked was a bit poopy but i would rather have that than have him turn evil
Like sam
@@shankarshanaratnasabapathy2058 ya I don’t think cosmonaut understood he was never a villain and even at the end he’s not a hero either
@@Roberto-to1li yep
He was being set up to be evil, I was seeing him from a guy trying to be good but ends up being the villain in the end especially when his best friend died. Him pulling out up truck kinda came out of nowhere for me.
i think a reason why this show didn't click at some points was because they told us stuff instead of showing it. they kept telling us that the flagsmasher movement was really big and that things were nice for people during the snap but they never really showed us any scenes that showed us how big the movement was of why and how things were better during the snap. it made the entire flagsmasher plotline fall flat.
Agreed, I also thought that was kinda weird. Karli kept saying that "the movement is ready" when we've only seen a couple of flagsmashers
I think if they showed us a bit more of that in a cool montage it would've had a lot more impact
@@elenikoustoulidi7736 yeah, except for the first and last episode they don't really use their following in a intelligent way.
Yup they need to use the show don’t tell method
It feels like so much stuff was cut, which I heard was the case for Wandavision due to the pandemic, so I'm assuming it's the same thing here, and BOY does it show. John Walker gets his redemption way too early, there's no reason to feel sad for Karli's death, it just feels like a lot of stuff was cut.
Yeah I think that originally the flag smashers where supposed to help out on a pandemic, but then they cut it out and their motives felt pretty empty
They changed the central plot because it involved a pandemic/virus storyline. Really messed up the structure of the story I think. Especially with Carlie(Carly?)
It definitely feels like a ton of John Walker scenes were cut.
@Ben Holmes same I agree
@Ben Holmes not being the villain don't means that he did not do some awful things that are against the nature of being captain america
(before watching this vid) My biggest complaint was this felt like The Falcon Show ft. The winter soldier. Bucky felt like an afterthought a lot of the time, so I hope he really becomes the white wolf if they do a season 2!
In my opinion this show was tremendously deep. Especially with Bucky we get to see some of the best character writing I’ve ever seen in the MCU. Also in regards to Bucky being the sidekick, he’s probably going to get a lot more development in a potential season 2, fully reconciling with the Wakandans and taking on the moniker of White Wolf
completely agree with you
I agree, tbh its not like he didn’t get any character development if anything, i think he got more character development than the falcon, but he will probably be used more in season 2 now that he finally let go of his past
@@EverydayOdyssey98 Marcus didn’t even really touch on the subtle nuances in Bucky’s story, which I get it this was a quickie but he didn’t even bring up Bucky and Zemo’s final confrontation
Yeah Bucky is awesome, but they barely gave him any character until like Civil war, and even then, not a lot.
Yeah I agree,I enjoyed this show much more than Wanda Vision and the ending was twice as good and Wanda Vision too,it just fit way better.
Bird man and the winter warrior. Amazing.
My favourite show.
I prefer pigeon and the summer titan
You mean Soviet winter
@@Flome810 nah I prefer warm blooded egg laying vertebrate and the northern hemisphere serviceman
***captain bird man and winter warrior***
Honestly, yeah, the conversations between characters and the build up of John Walker were done expertly well in this show. I’m hoping that second season is possible.
I think they're doing Captain America 4 instead, unfortunately. I think this serial format is the way to go.
@@FerociousPaul I did see that just a few minutes ago. I’m excited for that too. Just with the classification Disney is putting on the show not being a limited series makes me think it could get another. I wonder if they could/would do both.
i dont think a second season will ever come, cause the point of these miniseries is to flesh out side characters for their bigger roles in phase 4. but we'll definitely see u.s. agent and probably the flag smashers again in future movies
@@mae_er3 US Agent definitely. I want to see more of him, with how well fleshed out and sympathetic they made him.
@@JRPOGM Both would be great, I think there's a lot of story threads to pick up on.
Actually John Walker isn’t a hero, he’s like an anti-hero that thinks he’s doing the right thing...though I do completely agree that Karli wasn’t a very good main villain. In fact, I found myself getting disappointed when she was on screen because she seemed like a plot device.
i think Karli was the most disappointing part of the show but there was a massive bunch of reshoots for her and her story arc because there was a virus subplot that seemed too similar to covid so they scrapped it which is why her character is so disjointed-mix of original character and reshot stuff
Not releasing the full show and editing it up because of a virus plot is so unbelievably stupid when you consider all of the other real world issues that the show attempts to tackle.
“Falcon, Staring The Winter Soldier” should be the title
No joke, Bucky was my favorite.
Bucky's arc was shadowed
and the character is just there to make Sam become CAPTAIN AMERICA
no offense
That's because he's character story is already mostly over what else did you want from his character in this show?
Tbf we barely know shit about Sam so no wonder we hear more about his story
@@mikecraig2062 Sam story/past is there you just didn't pay attention and that's why you think no one knows about it
I ended up liking it a fair bit more than Wandavision, but like you said it's not really fair to compare the two. Both are carried by good actors that make up for their writing flaws.
Doubt anyone cares, but just so yall know this show had to change the flag smashers storyline due to covid. It was going to be a about a virus (that's why they were snuggling medicine at the beginning, and it was gonna be what the momma women died of) but due to covid, they scrapped it. With that in mind, I think it was a pretty decent show!
That sounds interesting, would love to read up on how things could have gone originally.
@@mia-paris5533 Agreed, the race plot was written nicely and is realistic as a lot of people of different races who fought in wars weren't credited or given their freedom like our government promised, it's the small and messed up things in this series that mirror the large and fucked up problems our nations caused in the past
It's such a relief to know that someone else found WandaVision more engaging as a weekly show. I thought I was going crazy for the past six weeks.
I feel like Wandavision was written better.
I think WandaVision was more enjoyable personally. Just more creative and the mystery element and just how much of a character study it was made it more engaging and interesting to experience. But tfatws is definitely the more solid show if you're speaking objectively. Plot lines were tied up better, quality was more consistent etc. They're really difficult to compare though and I don't think it's fair to because they are really completely differently formatted and executed. Tfatws was pretty generic marvel stuff, but it was done decently. WandaVision was a step into unfamiliar territory and wavered a bit. I like the creative choices and experimentation so WV just stuck with me more
Same.
"His best friend turned into joe biden and then disappear" i wasn't ready for that LMFAO
This show is definitely Falcon's show. Bucky is the sidekick in here. I think it ultimately comes down to the fact we all love buck. But this show made us like falcon a lot more now too.
yep. bucky has already had 2 movies dedicated to him (cap n winter soldier and civil war) so this show was more to give the spotlight to falcon for once and to develop his character arc. i personally enjoyed the show very much and the message behind it, although i'm not gonna say that there weren't a lot of problems especially when it came to the antagonists of the show. the flag smashers just didn't hit like they were supposed to.
@Mr. Penguin I still really wish we'd had more Bucky, he's one of my favorite MCU characters. In his other movies he was always stoic and sad and stuff. I really wanted to see more of Bucky trying to be normal in a new world with out his best friend. Hopefully in season 2.
It’s a black dude running the show, you think he’d prioritize the white character?
@@alexman378 ahhh poor white people, been through so much, hope you can get through this lol
@@ac860 I’m Greek Egyptian, we’ve been through a lot worse, I’ll be fine. But yeah, historically all races, including whites have been through a lot, they just don’t whine about it every five minutes.
Hope Bucky gets more screen time, I like seeing Sebastian stans performance it’s great
COVID had a lot to do with the shortened story, also the theme playing when US Agent says "I'm back!" is super eerie because he's gonna do some bad shit.
Yeah the first two MCU shows really got backlash because of Covid
@@fish1207 it felt fine up until Episode 6. Episode 6 was weird. Walker just stops being vengeful and has an almost 180 twist to his entire demeanor and personality. And Karli is really poorly written. I liked her in the beginning and then I just wanted her to die after Episode 4.
I don't know if he's gonna do bad shit, but definitely morally dubious shit, I mean "Val" outright said so, I believe she's setting up the Thunderbolts
Yep - there was a whole pandemic/vaccine story arc that tied in with the Flag Smashers that got cut, which likely would have fleshed out that whole thing much better. I think when you understand that, it makes sense why her character feels so...dumb.
I definitely feel like it would be better to be released all at once instead of week by week. WandaVision was more episodic in nature and this one was more of a 4 hour long movie than a tv show that went episode by episode.
i liked watching it weekly because i had something to look for every week
But any show is more enjoyable week by week, time to talk and build hype
@@ianslaughter2609 I disagree. Shows like WandaVision and The Mandalorian might benefit from that, but shows that are more slow-paced and tell a more direct overarching story are generally best binge-watched because then people are able to judge the show as one entire story split up into multiple parts rather than a collection of episodes that lead up to one finale.
@Impersonal Brahman Exactly. I don't understand how anyone can think this is worse than wandavision
@Impersonal Brahman that's your opinion lmao
Marcus doesn't like Falcon
Rip phase 4 for him
Phase 4 will suck for sure.just like phase 2.the new characters are not as engaging as the old ones.
@@OptimusDelta we haven’t even met half of them how u gonna say they’re not as good when we don’t know them yet lol
@@OptimusDelta wow, two projects have been revealed and you didn’t like one of them so the entire phase is ruined 🙄
Also these weren’t even new characters. We have yet to see an actual new character
They introduced the first phase pretty badly. Remember the Hulk and Thor, it was really bad. Plus phase 1 in general was pretty mediocre, but now that they have the experience, I hope Marvel will be able to introduce new characters better, hopefully shang chi and new character will be loved by new and old fans.
Spiderman and the Guardians/Thor?(cause he's rolling with them now) are definitely gonna be carrying phase 4 lmao.
Steve was the expectation and John was the reality.
I love John Walker's character and hopefully we see him become a anti-hero.
I wasn’t a big fan of Falcon either but this show made me like him
Just like WandaVision made me like Vision more
Notice how they are trying to kill each other (specially terrorists to the heroes) and when someone is killed everyone is like whoa whoa we were just playing.
That was so badly written. A second ago they were throwing knives at Bucky and a second later they were all shocked for actually hurting someone...
@Pranav M No, Cap knew Peter would hold the cannister. He was measuring his strength when grappling with his webs. Why do you think he was stretching for a while instead of breaking free immediately? He wanted to know how strong Spider-Man really was.
i think it's weird that marvel wanted us to side with karli so bad when even the other flagsmashers thought she was getting a *little* too crazy sometimes. you could always see them exchanging disturbed glances behind her back and hesitate at times before pushing through their doubts and moving on.
@@jakubrejak1114 idk man i think that, from the second that peter introduced himself to the rest of the teams, everyone noticed that he was just a kid. steve couldn't have really known that his abilities included enhanced strength since that hadn't really been shown to him yet - only his web-shooting, quick reflexes and extreme agility, i think. that container was heavy as all hell to risk dropping it on a CHILD.
I hate this trope in movie where people just magically know when their opponent is gonna avoid a killing blow and then they are friends. To clarify, ashoka instantly wanting to behead mandalorian before knowing shit. Imagine if she kills him right on the spot.
I actually was rooting for USAgent the whole time. I'm glad he redeemed himself. I saw his character as tragic rather than hateable.
When he came to fight Karli, I was rooting for him to win.
FR, Walker was a very solid character and I'm glad they allowed him to be a more complex person instead of just a plain villain. The way the actor showed his struggle after killing that terrorist dude and trying to reconcile that with his guilt over Lemar's death was great. His character arc was handled very well.
I thought I was the only one. He has such a great character arc. He's probably the most human character. Like he has deep rooted flaws, but he actually wants to do well. The sheer amount of hate he got online was so baffling to me.
exactly i believe he said “i am what you (US GOVERNMENT) made me to be” or some shit, and its true, they didn’t really care about what he did, they were just saving face since it was public
I was personally annoyed that Sam got to Carly and he ruined that because she was just about the change her ways before she did anything too out of hand or at least the rest of the stuff, so that was annoying, however, I agree John Walker is just a war-torn veteran who fought for his country and is being hated for not being perfect, he makes up for the perfect well understood villain that I hope to see him as in the future
I was legit expecting more episodes where John Walker becomes the main villain where he joins with that (hydra?) women person and gets injected with the serum and takes revenge. I legit thought when the credits rolled that there was more to come.
That sounds incredibly cheap.
He didn’t even mention the super weak plot line with the power broker
I totally agree, that bucky is underused. I JUST WANT MORE! Especially, because of Sebastian Stans performence.
YES!!
Yeah they over focused on Sam out of what, given the plot, felt like a desire to avoid woke criticism for “not giving the black guy the bulk of the screen time in his transformation into Captain America.” Disney is hyper sensitive to the social justice warrior contingent of American culture, and seems to have felt like it was walking a much finer line than it actually was. I don’t think they anticipated how much the Internet would fall in love with Sebastian Stan and Zemo.
@SurferMan127 just stop. This was always supposed to be a SAM focused show. People like you love to deem things as "woke" whenever any diversity is sprinkled on the screen. Bucky had his moments and developments. Sebastian did FANTASTIC. Daniel also upgraded his already great performance as Zemo from CW into thjs show, adding more layers. And we're not done yet.
@@Antwannnn I just wanna make clear, that I wasnt trying to say I didn't enjoy Sam's growth and overall story-ark. I just think, that Stan is stealing every scene, that he is in...
I actually spit out my drink when you called cap Joe Biden
He’s not wrong
They may have underused Bucky, but he also had the best damn scene in the entire show when he realizes he is free of the programming in wakanda.
Idk, I personally like John’s story arc in the end.
Me too. I thought for sure they were just gonna make him the big bad in the end. I find it much more interesting that he is a flawed good guy. Steve was the perfect man. John is much more human.
Yeah same. I totally loved this show, flaws and all, and honestly think it was leagues ahead of Wandavision (at least for me). I was really interested to see what they’d do with Walker and was pretty happy that instead of taking the lazy route and saying “oh hes just evil!!” They made him way more conflicted, same with Karli and thats something that feels very real to me
same. i personally loved this series and i liked how they just didnt make john a super bad evil guy because he isn't really a bad guy. he had to be cap america in a time where political correctness is the bar. i like the fact that he redeemed himself somewhat in the last episode instead of just going off the deep end which would be just too predictable...
I agree with all you guys for the most part. I thought it was more creative to make him a flawed good guy than just take the route of bad, which is what I thought they’d do. That lead to me being personally surprised when he shows up to help and had me rooting for him despite his past as cap. I’m very excited to see where hopefully they continue John’s story. As for Karli, I didn’t really care for her. She served her role fine as the villain, but she didn’t really stand out. But that didn’t take too much away from the show cause it had so many interesting storylines going. That’s my only real gripe with the show. Other than that, I loved the show a lot more than wandavision and am excited for the next mcu show 👍🏻
@@theRagingGlory Well he tried to kill the two of them. Him turning bad would’ve been better than turning randomly good
I do like your point about how they never show us someone living in an abandoned home, only for the blipped to return midway. They did that in Wandavision in the hospital, and we saw true panic. Some people who didn't get blipped were still hospitalized and we saw the traumatic scene of a daughter who lost her mother in a split second, over 5 years. That *really* would've connected with the audience on how grim the situation was upon the return to "normalcy".
I can just imagine a scene where Karli's building is suddenly overrun by people and sometime later, a government agent comes and asks them all to leave. Really would have strengthened the flag smasher's cause.
Not starting the video with "COSMONAUT QUICKIE"
Me: *wait* *thats* *illegal*
>walks into room
>Says “Castle in the Sky is the best Ghibili movie”
>doesn’t explain further
>leaves
Absolute chad moment.
I really wish John Walker would've showed up to the final battle even more insane than before. Like he's gone so far off the deep end that he's just trying to kill the Flag Smashers because, in his mind, they are the reason he lost Battlestar and the Captain America job. I think it would have been interesting to see Sam and Bucky trying to stop the Flag Smashers, while also trying to save them from Walker.
i wasn’t looking forward to this show at all but i ended up enjoying it more than WV. it just captivated me so much and i really loved falcon as a character
My biggest takeaway is that Marcus' favorite Ghibli movie is Castle in the Sky and how I have to respect him for having no taste
Castle in the sky is great. I will die on that hill
@@frankegordon326 I will agree, it's a great film, but it's a fever dream 😅 I much prefer The Wind Rises, or Princess Mononoke
Castle in the sky is amazing, but everyone has their fav ghibli movie so keep livin king
Castle in the Sky is the ghibliest movie ever: it hits all spots the studio uses. It doesn't make it the best but it's over there.
my favourite is Porco Rosso it's a blast
I actually liked TFATWS more than any other show. It gave me Bucky and Zemo and their insane chemistry, so nothing tops that.
Agreed, I think I liked it more than most. Only Hawkeye might be better to me out of the Marvel Studios shows.
That’s like 2 out of the 6 episodes
@@LordTurg323 3 - episodes 3, 4, 5