The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Episodes 4-6 ✦ Full-Length Watchalong Reaction
Added 2023-09-16 06:00:03 +0000 UTCHappy weekend folks! I wish you all a wonderful one and here's something to watch during it! I am excited to read your comments. Thank you for watching! Who is excited for Loki next week? [Direct link here.]
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Comments
He's a GREAT character and it was an excellent performance.
kaiielle
2023-09-20 21:37:25 +0000 UTCThey really nail the suit from the comics pretty amazingly, and I'm even more surprised it doesn't look awful. The whole piece actually coming up to his forehead is a thing I never thought would look good live action. I don't think I would ever guessed in a million years I'd see Isaiah Bradley in live action. I actually really love the way they chose to go with his character. I don't think we get his first name, but Nagel is actually the one in the comics who experiments on him. The backstory Isaiah gives us though mirrors Steve's story in a lot of ways. He was experimented on, became a government puppet and did what he was told until he hears about a refugee camp full of people like him. He decides to go against orders knowing he'd be in trouble and is successful, but when he returns, while Steve is labeled a hero and becomes a symbol; Isaiah gets branded a criminal and thrown in prison. So it makes perfect sense why he'd be so jaded and against the whole thing. My god does Carl Lumbly nail the role and gives such a nuanced and deep take. I think he's the MVP for me considering how little we really see of him.
Aaron B.
2023-09-20 08:45:28 +0000 UTCValentina: "We are not going to need a Captain America...we are going to need a US Agent". Ominous tiding for Sam. Producer Nate Moore hinted in interview that they are not done putting Sam through the wringer as he tries to grow into being the new Captain America
Theo Harris
2023-09-17 15:17:37 +0000 UTC"...and turning the Winter Soldier into a symbol of good, this time with his own agency and control." A+ This. Well, all of it really, but I totally dig this bit. 👏🏼
William
2023-09-17 13:55:04 +0000 UTCI love this show soooo much. This is the show that got me to sit down and actually watch the MCU in it's entirety earlier this year. I had watched most of the big movies in theaters up until Endgame, after which I stopped paying attention, but this show kept calling me and I'm so glad I watched it because I got to fall in love with this whole franchise. As a black woman, growing up watching the MCU and seeing so many white faces be the main heroes can get a little disheartening something especially when paired with the knowledge that the few non-white characters we had were for the most part "sidekicks" or at least, non central roles i.e Fury, Rhodey and Sam at first. That's why "Black Panther" was such a big deal for our community when Chadwick got to represent as T'Challa on the big screen and the story was something so specific and relatable to a lot of us. And now getting it again with Sam Wilson and getting even more exploration of him and race and the history and systems of this country are SO important. Also I'm a southern girl with a bias for Anthony Mackie, this show was catered to me ha! 100% suggest watching Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan interviews or compilations, those two are hilarious together lmao Honestly, I slightly disagree with Bucky needing his name changed to The White Wolf, it would be nice, but to me Bucky's journey was less about leaving the Winter Soldier in his past and more about healing and accepting what was done to him and turning the Winter Soldier into a symbol of good, this time with his own agency and control. Can't wait for Loki now! Probably my favorite show after TFATWS. No one asked for this lol, but my top 5 MCU Phase 4 shows are definitely TFATWS, Loki, She-Hulk, Hawkeye, and WandaVision so I can't wait for the rest! But I loved them all in different ways, definitely non-comparable even though people try lol You're in for a ride!
sierra's reaction corner
2023-09-17 12:34:22 +0000 UTCGreat reaction!!! This is still my favorite Disney Marvel content. I might be bias Sam story takes place where I live. Down south in the bayou Louisiana 😄😄😄😄
Perry Campbell
2023-09-17 00:11:35 +0000 UTCHonestly I've never found it nearly as difficult to feel bad for John Walker as many people do. I feel the show makes it very clear that he is a deeply broken man, with PTSD from his time in the military. He should NEVER have been put on the pedestal of Captain America, but the US Government only ever saw him as the fantastic soldier he was, never the man behind it. And to be frank, Sam and especially Bucky were overly antagonist towards him from the very beginning, they were at fault there... Personal feelings aside, they were constantly pushing him away when he was only ever trying his best. Truly, John Walker WAS Captain America, at least a version of it. Steve Rogers was the Captain America of the ideal, of the hope for a better America. But John Walker was the Captain America of reality, of the dirty truth. He was exactly what the US Government really wanted, even if they would never admit it.
Jo
2023-09-16 16:11:27 +0000 UTCPam and Tommy is on my list to watch as I've seen Motley Crue live three times and the guys in the band kinda just fascinate me. Seb as Tommy seems like it'd be amazing and such a different role for him (especially considering how introverted he is).
kaiielle
2023-09-16 15:09:36 +0000 UTCI'll definitely check that out - maybe today even! Honestly I didn't notice a lot of that stuff so kudos to them for making it work.
kaiielle
2023-09-16 15:08:58 +0000 UTCThat he is!
kaiielle
2023-09-16 15:08:32 +0000 UTCSebastian Stan is such a snack 😋
Jon Johns
2023-09-16 14:16:19 +0000 UTCI agree I wish it said "Captain America and the White Wolf" at the end. Not sure why they didn't go with that, seems that is what the show was implying by the end. 🤷♂️ The old guy that blew up the prisoner transport with all the Flag Smashers that you didn't recognize, was Zemo's butler whom we met briefly in the third episode. Basically, it just implies Zemo was behind getting rid of them, even from behind bars. The Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier documentary is very interesting. It highlights a bit of the trouble they had during production, filming internationally during the COVID lockdown, and massive last-minute rewrites as Karli's actions in the show were originally motivated by a disease epidemic in the GRC camps, which obviously felt in really poor taste after COVID hit. On rewatch it's interesting how you can tell where the scenes were that were filmed before the rewrites, and how they were edited/altered. Like when they are talking to Wilfred Nagel in his shipping container lab, and he has an entire conversation about Donya Madani, but you never actually see him speak, just hear his voice whilst the camera is on other characters. Because he's talking about her contracting tuberculosis etc., but originally when they filmed he was talking about this global pandemic, which they had to cut out. So they used voice-over instead. You'll also note how it shows the Flag Smashers constantly stealing and hauling medicine and vaccines, yet whenever it's discussed, they are talking about food and other resources instead. Considering what they had to work with, they did a really good job still giving Karli good emotional beats and understandable motivation, despite cutting large portions of scenes, or even entire scenes, that focussed on her story.
Onno Smits
2023-09-16 10:18:46 +0000 UTCI couldn't agree more. I could never compare these phase 4 shows, they're all so different, as are the characters they feature. This one still gets the moisture going, even after multiple viewings. Loved the writing, acting, directing, etc. (like you said). Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Val) had a hilarious hit show from 2012-2019, called "Veep". And if you ever want to see a totally different side of Mr. Stan, check out "Pam and Tommy".
Jim Schmitz
2023-09-16 09:37:47 +0000 UTCYou made my early morning brighter, thanks.
Jim Schmitz
2023-09-16 06:36:19 +0000 UTC
