Wasn't the best show and had flaws that have already been stated here, but I thought it was fine. Bucky's story arc was my favorite part of the series.

I think I will give spellman the benefit of the doubt for his film. He presented some great action sequences, and the character moments were top notch. I think any negatives regarding the overall plot can tie back to COVID and changed to the production story. I also think we might appreciate some of the Sharon stuff at a future point.

Just started the show, and am going to binge it this weekend.

Excited to get started.

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.If we'd painted the GRC as not a relatively benign organization but one that was actually nefarious and doing things behind the scenes for other purposes, there'd be way more reason to understand where the Flag Smashers were coming from, introduce more shades of gray and maybe even get Sam/Bucky/Sharon involved in exposing that plot (a la Winter Soldier).

That would give Sam far more "I agree with you" context while still not being on board with Karli's methods.

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The problem with that is that it's been done time and time again in the MCU. The big evil government. I actually liked that they just presented them as the unprepared, overworked, rushed, and quick-triggered reactionaries who hadn't thought things completely through due to the absolutely crazy aspect of having half the world re-appear out of thin air.

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That's a fair point, but I feel like we just needed something more in relation to them.

Maybe the GRC isn't truly evil, but we see some by products of their policies affecting innocent people in very negative ways. We got some isolated snippets of people and their various issues after the snap, but if those could have been more directly connected to some misguided policies we'd have a lot more reasons to at least understand the perspective of the underdog..

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Some problems are impossible to solve satisfactorily, and no amount of Kumbayah 'just listen to each other' can ever result in a solution that's fair to everybody. The government doesn't have to be evil or incompetent... that's just how it is sometimes. Just because there's a bad outcome to a situation doesn't mean there's a person/group at fault. But the moment you start killing civilians to get your way, you are a villain in my book. Much of Sam's speech fell flat for me.

I thought the racial stuff was well done, and the Isaiah Bradley resolution was fantastic. Sam's interjecting his Pollyanna let's just get along thing was eye rolling to me, but hey, it's a super hero show, so no worries. It was a fun watch that my whole family looked forward to all week.

I think the virus re-writes COMBINED with the death of Black Panther forced Disney and MCU into making Falcon not only captain america, but the superhero to carry on black panthers banner too.

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They shot the vast majority of this before Chadwick Boseman died.

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This is where I think the virus could have added some justification to the Flag Smashers.

If the refugees were being denied vaccines while crowded in camps, you could see how someone would be willing to kill to get vaccines and there would be a degree of sympathy.

I imagine Mama Daya (sp?) could have actually had a scene or two as well to make it seem like a worthwhile objective for everyone to go back and visit her.

I can't take John Walker seriously. He sounds like a diplomatic Paul Scheer.

I do love the Captain America: Winter Soldier callbacks with the score and tone. I wish the fight choreography was as good.

Just finished my binge (started earlier today, stopped for the spring game, and turned it back on after my daughter went to bed).

Sam was overly preachy throughout the series. Maybe it's because I can't stand Mackie.

Sebastian Stan was awesome as Bucky. I'm glad Sam got the shield, and love the new uniform. Him having Falcon tech and the shield gives him a cool added dimension that Rogers didn't have.

I think the Sharon Carter credit scene is going to lead into Armor Wars. I mean, they even had Cheadle make a cameo in the first episode.

Overall a good series. I really liked the first four episodes the most, though. Sam had great points about being a black Captain America, and I'm glad Marvel is at least acknowledging the ramifications of the blip.

I have an irrational dislike of the actor, and for no good reason to be honest. Just one of those things I guess.

I really like Sam, though.

True.

just watched episode 6 and it was good. The show writers pretty much gave everyone a happy ending.

I liked seeing the Cap-Falcon combo suit. That gives Sam an edge and differentiates him from the previous Cap.

really glad to see the U.S. Agent turn out okay. He ended up being my favorite character. Had not expected that going in.

also glad to see the Flag Smashers gone. For season 2 (assuming there is one)...Marvel Studios needs to dig a little deeper into Cap's rouge's gallery.

in the meantime it will be interesting to see where these characters pop up next

I am offended by the poor selection of 'new' Captain America. He isn't attractive and I miss real Captain America.

Also, I had earlier assumed the new suit would be all black so was surprised it wasn't. I really liked it but agree with others the "head" portion looks a bit weird now with just the goggles. It looked fine when he was Falcon, but not so much now.