Adepero Oduye, Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan as Sarah, Sam and Bucky. That said, I want to see Mackie and Stan in Captain America 4 and slotting in to whichever Avengers story arc comes next.įamily time. Anthony Mackie has stepped up from sidekick to leading man and Sebastian Stan has delivered – I hope Marvel rethinks its plan to leave TFATWS as a one-season series, as there are plenty of miles left in this partnership. Sometimes you’ve got to fix an engine, argue with your sister and eat some gumbo. It can’t all be flying around blowing up helicopters. I felt it added necessary emotional depth and helped further explain the day-to-day consequences of the snap and the subsequent reappearance.
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Overall impressionsĪs you might be able to tell by these recaps, I really enjoyed this series – even all the stuff in Louisiana, which seemed to come in for most of the criticism.
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If you’re going to loudly boast you’ve got US government secrets for sale, maybe don’t do it from the steps of the supreme court seconds after you’ve been granted a full pardon. Her phonecall, probably to the assistant we saw in episode three, seemed ill-advised, at best. Even as the evidence mounted, I still refused to entertain the idea – a likely mixture of digging my heels in, hoping for the return of William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross and thinking Sharon is such a boring character that the twist was far too exciting.
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The Guardian’s TV editor was convinced, too. Photograph: Eli AdéĬredit where it’s due, many commenters said Sharon was the Power Broker the second she appeared in Madripoor. Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter, the Power Broker. The moment he hid beneath his shield and stared at his Medal of Honor while being attacked by the Flag Smashers was chilling. He was definitely less fun than Zemo as Sam and Bucky’s third wheel, but given that he could have easily become the series villain, a Bullseye to Sam’s Daredevil, where he ended was relatively heroic. I was expecting more chaos from the soldier formerly known as Captain America in this finale, but a few rage-induced moments aside, Walker remembered what he was supposed to do. We left him in the post-credits scene of episode five, crafting his own shield from a bin lid, with a manic look in his eye. And to think people thought he wasn’t up to the task … Agent Walker Isaiah teased him later that he’s “no Malcolm, Martin or Mandela”, and that may be true, but he did manage to give world leaders a dressing down, win over John Walker, make Bucky go misty eyed and namecheck Thanos in one speech, while dressed in a bird costume. Sam’s greatest moment, however, was nothing to do with action, but the speech he delivered to the GRC heads, admonishing them for using loaded terms like “terrorist” while patrolling refugee camps with guns, for failing to help those in need and for failing to remember what it was like to feel helpless when attacked by an unstoppable force. How’s about that for an entrance? Sam Wilson becomes Captain America. Do you think Shuri designed the little fella to annoy Bucky, knowing how much he hates it? We even got some extra, tiny Redwings later on. The aerial scenes were spectacular, Redwing making a reappearance. Not up there with the best superhero entry ever – that’s Thor arriving in Wakanda at the end of Infinity War, obviously – but it wasn’t bad, hovering outside before hurling the shield through a window and rolling to his feet.
Arise, Captain AmericaĪnd finally, we got what we wanted all along, Sam as Captain America. Still, at least he’s handy on a motorbike and managed to catch up to the hostages in no time. Sam in his new Wakandan wingsuit and Bucky – sorry, Sgt Barnes – arrived and quickly saw through the plan, although while Sam got busy fighting Batroc, Bucky was distracted by a phone call, talking about his nightmares.
The attack started well, and it soon became clear they wanted the GRC staff to evacuate in order to make kidnapping much easier.
Photograph: Marvel Studios/Courtesy of Marvel Studios Karli Morgenthau (Erin Kellyman) before the Flag Smashers’ final stand.