The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Ep 4 'The Whole World is Watching' Full Length
Added 2025-04-12 01:15:14 +0000 UTCComments
One of my favorite emotional parts of this show was the flashback where Bucky gained some sense of relief knowing he was finally free from HYDRA’s Winter Soldier programming. I give mad props to Sebastian Stan for his performance. I legit wanted to cry with him. I also have mad respect for Sam having a reasonable conversation with Karli. He’s one of those people who learns as he goes along. Perspective is definitely of his key qualities. He may not always have the answers, but he does listen. That’s clearly a huge contrast from what John was doing. He thinks Bucky has it easy with the serum, but Bucky himself never wanted that either. At least Lemar was being more reasonable. Also, while Sam would prefer to avoid conflict he’s also not scared to fight John if needed. Zemo has an extreme way of thinking, but we can agree that the serum is dangerous especially when whoever has it also has a dark mindset. Like Dr. Erskine said, good becomes great while bad becomes worse. They tested John’s speed, endurance, and IQ, but they forgot about his heart. That’s what Dr. Erskine banked on when he picked Steve.
Aldo Gonzales
2025-04-19 02:44:41 +0000 UTCI think the biggest difference between John Walker (Wyatt Russell, sin of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn) and Steve Rogers is humility. Steve began very humbly, but with all the heart you could possibly have. In reverse, John Walker was used to being the best as someone else pointed out. He already had that ego. Initially I think he tried to be like Steve, but he had the additional challenge of everyone comparing him to Steve. Not a good situation for him regardless.
Debi Bailey
2025-04-14 08:03:30 +0000 UTCIn fairness, Steve Rogers killed a lot of people in his day, but never in anger, and they were always people who were shooting at him first. Steve Rogers is that rare breed of character, a true paragon, like the best versions of Superman. Paragons by their nature are there to inspire others to be better. Although I think John Walker was fundamentally a good man, he was no paragon. He simply doesn't have that core strength that Steve had. Because of that strength, Steve was chosen by Dr. Erskine, a deeply intelligent and empathetic man, to be the first test of a new serum designed to make a better human, then the Captain America persona was thrust upon him as a PR move by a politician trying to boost morale during a war. Steve made Captain America mean something more by his heart, which he had all along. John Walker was chosen first and foremost as a PR stunt because he looked good on paper, by politicians who wanted an obedient lap dog to help them win elections and influence. He had the Captain America identity thrust upon him also, but it was Steve's Captain America, which no one could be but Steve. Sam gave up the shield at the beginning precisely because he knew he isn't Steve. Bucky wants the shield back not because he thinks he can be Steve, but because he wants to protect Steve's legacy. Sharon is bitter because she feels Steve let her down. The Flag Smashers want Steve's power for themselves but none of the responsibility, despite all their talk about helping people. Isaiah is bitter because he never got the chance to be Captain America; he was just a laboratory experiment, easily discarded. One way or another, this whole series is about Steve Rogers' disappearance and his impact on the world. The paragon leaves a huge vacuum in his wake.
Thaddeus Winterson
2025-04-13 04:41:22 +0000 UTC...having to deal with multiple super-soldiers AND being bested by the Dora Milaje, he's forced to confront the fact that he's no longer the best. His core sense of identity is upended. Also, the war he had to fight in Afghanistan wasn't as morally clear as the war Steve Rogers fought, and John admitted to Lemar he was affected by that. So, when Lemar was killed, that was the last straw. Under all that combined pressure, he broke. I'm not excusing him. It was a MASSIVE fall from grace. Whatever he was before, he's no hero now. Was he EVER worthy of being the new Captain America? Maybe not, but if the test for that is "you have to be Steve Rogers", then what hope is there for anyone? Steve was one of a kind. If John had been able to overcome his flaws, who knows? But I think of him as a tragic failure rather than a villain.
Michael Griffin
2025-04-12 18:34:30 +0000 UTCJohn Walker wasn't a bad guy to begin with. Like all of us, he had flaws. In his case, two important ones were being used to being the best: (1) his identity was seriously wrapped up in it, and he mostly lived up to that (football hero, three time Medal of Honor winner, elite military training, tested off all the charts BEFORE being chosen to be the new Captain America, etc.) and (2) a degree of arrogance, which he tries to mask. Given how good he's always been at everything, some arrogance is understandable, though not attractive. Now,
Michael Griffin
2025-04-12 18:18:03 +0000 UTCThe Bar they went into in Madripor "The Princess Bar" is run by Wolverine (Patch variant) in the X-men Comics.
Theo Harris
2025-04-12 16:16:35 +0000 UTCI was waiting to see how you reacted to Walker losing his mind and murdering that innocent flag smasher in ICE COLD blood in the middle of the street like that In my mind, i couldn't fathom what i saw I never knew Disney would go that dark
Karl Kraus
2025-04-12 04:11:53 +0000 UTCthe grittiest shot that ever came from anything Marvel produced
Karl Kraus
2025-04-12 04:09:54 +0000 UTCThat shot with the blood on the shield was diabolical.
Ray H
2025-04-12 02:54:02 +0000 UTC
