NOT READING OP NOT READING YET....

Just posting, we're watching this weekend. I'll revisit here to post comments.

The Falcon seems down to earth & The Winter Soldier has his head in the clouds.

I like the juxtaposition of Bucky going thru therapy and working out his demons, but Falcon is just sorta poppin' thru this life. His problems are family based, and are good backstory for him. Bucky's issues are actually relatable, since many people have PTSD or trauma they deal with in their sleep and while awake.

It all seems disjointed right now. My roommate said, "I have no idea what is going on." Frankly, I didn't either. I'd forgotten that Steve Rogers stayed behind somewhere and is either old as fuck or dead by now.

And yes, the new Captain America, John Walker, looked dorky as hell. But that could play into his ultimate downfall or something (just guessing).

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onlyforaminute said:

Epi2 I think I'll like this. The new Captain America isn't really goofy looking it's that danged cap it does make he look goofy. He seems like a cool humble guy, he's no Steve but he's committed to putting out his best. I can root for him. I don't think i like the personal tensions but I guess it's necessary. I'm excited to move on into the story.

I sorta feel like the new C.A. is a red herring or false flag of sorts in lieu of something else coming.

I wouldn't be surprised if Steve Rogers makes an appearance in the last episode.

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onlyforaminute said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Steve Rogers makes an appearance in the last episode.

He is a bit ill matched for the coming baddies. It feels so wrong calling them baddies. I don't know who Battlestar is supposed to be but it seems a lot chatter is about him. You think Chris will make a guess appearance? I don't know. He's an old guy now.

Not if they magically bring him back young. This takes place just months after the blip, so he could still come back around for some reason.

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EmmaMcG said:

onlyforaminute said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Not if they magically bring him back young. This takes place just months after the blip, so he could still come back around for some reason.

You just wanna see Steve, dontcha? Huh, huh?

Who wouldn't?!

onlyforaminute said:

EmmaMcG said:

Right, I'm up to date now on this show. After the mind fuckery of Wandavision this seems like a more straightforward show. More emotional than the trailers suggested though. Going in, I was expecting Lethal Weapon with superheroes but, as awesome as that would be, Falcon & The Winter Soldier seems to be more than that.

I kind of like Kurt Russell's son as the new Captain America. Not as a replacement for the real Captain America but rather as a potential villain. He's got one of those faces I'd like to slap, you know? I agree with the sentiment that he could very well be a red herring. Making him a villain might be a bit TOO obvious? I can see him potentially letting his own ego be his downfall and maybe falling in battle while trying to live up to Steve Rogers. Or maybe I'm just overthinking it and he'll just be a bad guy who Falcon will beat to get his shield back. Either way, I'm satisfied.

So far, both leads are hitting it out of the park. The scene in the bank where Sam is trying to get a loan was played to perfection and it's nice to see Marvel lean into how fucked America can be when it comes to race. That scene where the police show up and automatically assume Sam is at fault is another good example. You don't expect a Disney produced superhero show to deal with that stuff so it makes for a refreshing change.
Likewise, Bucky has had his moments too. The therapy scenes are great, especially the one where they have to sit face to face and Bucky lets slip how he fears that Steve Rogers might be wrong about him.
Both men seem to be living in Steve's shadow at the moment so it will be interesting to see how they deal with that, and each other, over the course of the show.

Overall, really strong stuff from Marvel.

No idea that was Kurt's son now I feel really bad.
Hope they don't just kill him off regardless of which way they go. Im not seeing him becoming bad guy but maybe it rolls that way in the comics. I really don't wanna look. I want to enjoy having it unfold. The entire Marvel verse is a mystery to me outside of the Hulk. I knew of none of these characters existence. I saw a drawing or 2 of CA over the years, outside of that, nothing. It was weird having my 80yo aunt super excited to see him (the character) on big screen and here I pretty much never heard of him. I get now but then I was like how she know about any of this.

The real world aspect is the hook I think.

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EmmaMcG said:

I kind of prefer Bucky. Especially when he's in all the Winter Soldier gear. With the metal arm. I'm kind of weird like that.

I bet his masturbation moments were phenomenal.

And I love a guy in just a pair of jeans. My god that gets my motor goin'...

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EmmaMcG said:

TrivialPursuit said:

onlyforaminute said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Not if they magically bring him back young. This takes place just months after the blip, so he could still come back around for some reason.

You just wanna see Steve, dontcha? Huh, huh?

Who wouldn't?!

I kind of prefer Bucky. Especially when he's in all the Winter Soldier gear. With the metal arm. I'm kind of weird like that.

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TrivialPursuit said:

I bet his masturbation moments were phenomenal.

And I love a guy in just a pair of jeans. My god that gets my motor goin'...

Chris Evans is a very good looking man. For some odd reason, though I can see why others find him attractive, hugh doesn't do it for me.

And Bucky, in the GIF above, is just as hot.

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onlyforaminute said:

https://youtu.be/lj0JSNna_3A
The Zemo boogie

EmmaMcG said:

onlyforaminute said:

https://youtu.be/lj0JSNna_3A
The Zemo boogie

Brilliant

I feel like the series took a turn and it was quite refreshing and nice. It's been a lot of back and forth in the first two episodes. Episode 3 was a regrounding, then episode 4 was like "hold my beer."

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I guess T'Chaka's brother wasn't the 1st one to sneak a little something out of Wakanda. Dr. Erskine must of synthesized his serum from a bud of the heart shaped herb because it's odd to me that black panther has the same strength upon consuming it yet the serum was a bit unpredictable so it wasn't in the herbs pure form.

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Looks like the next episode is coming down to a standoff...

JW: You don't wanna do this.

Bucky: Yeah we do.

https://youtu.be/iQSHrgjayz8

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[Edited 4/13/21 20:30pm]