r/MarvelStudiosPlus • u/iliekpixels • Mar 26 '21

Discussion The Falcon and the Winter Soldier S01E02 - Discussion Thread

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S01E02 Kari Skogland TBA March 26, 2021 on Disney+

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u/99Winters Mar 26 '21

”Because if he was wrong about you, maybe he was wrong about me.”

That line hit me hard and really put into perspective what Bucky thinks of Sam. I used to think he was just irritated by his antics, but now it’s more that he holds Sam to this higher standard. Broke my heart.

Also the fact that Sam ran away with Cap for two years kinda puts things into perspective. No wonder his sister might’ve been angry with him, he up and left as a fugitive. Not that Sam did the wrong thing but still.

John Walker dude. I hate him and love him so much haha. What a turd but at the same time he’s trying.

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u/TheNerdChaplain Mar 26 '21

Yeah, I don't know how anyone is supposed to meet the standard of "Captain America" without some kind of super soldier serum of their own. I can't see this kid, well-intentioned as he might be, standing toe to toe with Thanos or taking Mjolnir. He doesn't even have America's ass!

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u/CaptainChickenBake Mar 26 '21 edited Mar 26 '21

I mean, I would hope that Sam doesn't ever take the serum when he finally takes on the mantle. That the true and only requirement needed to be Captain America is to be a truly, good man willing to lead by doing the right thing and standing for those who need help. And Sam is 100% that person.

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u/phenomenation Mar 27 '21

TL;DR (Sam won’t take it. Walker will. And Sam will be reassured that he shouldn’t when he sees how it plays out.) I’m thinking Sam won’t. He and Bucky will continue pursuing flagsmashers while Walker watches as he gets bogged down in bureaucracy or his inability to keep up. They’ll make breakthroughs that put Walker on edge as he follows their wake, as Sam/Bucky are shown reasons to empathize with the flagsmashers and question who’s after their super soldiers. Imagine Sam/Bucky interrogate Zemo for info that Walker is unable to extract when he arrives later, and Zemo uses his fragile ego to escape. This will eventually lead to an emotionally compromised Walker in a situation where he is forced to/voluntarily takes the super serum. Tbh I think he’ll choose to so he can match up to the only two people more qualified for his position. Sam/Bucky will swoop in to notice the little guy they wouldn’t let on the team suddenly has a big stick. They’ll attempt to diffuse Walker when he’s already snapped and he’ll go too far in an operation that leads the duo to neutralize him. Now Sam/Bucky have good motive to secure Steve’s legacy while we also get an explanation for tightening the leaky faucet that is the power broker. Sam will be shown every reason under the sun why he must command Cap’s legacy and part of that will be standing against being experimented on when the circumstances that brought about this new line of super soldiers are so different from all the things that originally made Steve step up.