Falcão e o Soldado Invernal

I actually thought The Falcon and The Winter Soldier was a pretty good series and good addition the MCU. We learn more about these two characters in the first episode than all the movies they've been in combined. Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/The Falcon) and Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier) are both phenomenal here. The rest of the cast (Wyatt Russell, Emily Van Camp, Daniel Brühl, etc.) are all terrific as well. It has the look and feel of a movie rather than a tv show. It actually reminds me a lot like Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I've enjoyed all the Marvel shows, some more than others, and this one is probably somewhere in the middle. Marvel isn't close to done with these characters either. The two of them, along with John Walker (Wyatt Russell), have movies coming out pretty soon. Sam Wilson/The Falcon has become the new Captain America and has Captain America: Brave New World coming out while Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier and John Walker are both part of the rag tag team of antiheroes in the new Thunderbolts* movie coming out. Both movies look really good. As far as this series goes...I know it's only a limited series but I hope they change their minds and do another season because this one was pretty good.

Not bad not bad. I feel the team on this rushed with putting this out or did not place a lot of priority on it because they just needed to give us a story or a reason to accept a colored man succeeding a white man and that is fine. I liked how they were able to make it make sense, how they brought in a lot to try to convince people and just accept that the old avengers are gone and we just have to accept that these new heroes are not as bad and are actually a good replacement. The inclusion of Bucky's redemption journey was also key and that was a good inclusion by the team. The only reason I felt it was rushed or given less of a priority was due to the less attention given to masking or hiding the stunt men we could actually see the stunt men without trying. Having to wear masks during action was smart but impossible to not notice. Falcon's stunt man? My oh my visible and easy to notice during his session at the lake house training with the shield. They could have done better and I love the fact they kept it PG it's difficult to come by movies which have respect these days and I am happy marvel try to stay that way. No sex scenes and even in Madripor they were able to give the audience the scene of a club without it being an actual club which is filled with sexual and alcoholic scenes like other movies showcase. Nice movie but could have been better. But I enjoyed it.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is a very solid miniseries that gives us MCU's new generation to Captain America. Sure, the movie may not have the best pacing even for streaming and the writing isn't as strong as most of the movies. But it does a very good job for having an enjoyable plot, solid characters, great visuals, exciting action, and a very strong social commentary on the last episode against discrimination and how the world can be corrupted, even to this day. I get that there may be those that prefer watching the MCU movies than the shows since they do have other things, which I understand the sentiment. But I think this is the series that's worth checking out if you want to watch something on Disney Plus that's action packed and legitimately mature. It may not be the best thing to come out of MCU, but I consider this as one of the better MCU shows to find.

This is still one of the more consistent MCU stories that actually manages to move the characters forward and try and tackle multiple different issues (potentially one too many).

The chemistry between the leads is great and very funny at times and Daniel Bruhl is always good as Baron Zemo. The storyline around Isaiah Bradley and what it means to be a Black Superhero is where the show is strongest, I think. Wyatt Russel is also strong as John Walker but I think the show struggles to balance a conflicted soldier dealing with grief and an out-and-out antagonist.

The main villain is one of the weak points. I appreciate the downward spiral comes from the death of the mother figure, but it would have been nice to see Karli before taking the serum to get a full grip of her descent from freedom fighter to murderer.

Hopefully Captain America and Bucky's stories are continued faithfully to the show in the two MCU movies next year.

While The Falcon and the Winter Soldier isn't as good as Loki or WandaVision, it's still a really good show. It's an action packed thriller from start to finish. Like most things from Marvel, this show will grab you and pull you into their world from the very first episode and not let go. While all these Marvel series ties into their ongoing story from the movies, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier actually ended having a much bigger impact in the MCU than most of their other series. It shows the start of how Sam Wilson/The Falcon starts his journey to becoming the new Captain America. It also brings you the John Walker (Wyatt Russell) character who joins Bucky/Winter Soldier in the new Thunderbolts movie coming out. You'll have so much fun watching this show that you'll have binged the entire season before you know it. If you plan on watching the new Captain America movie or the Thunderbolts movie then this is a must watch.