The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

TV Show
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

2021 | Action | Drama

Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes must team up to take down an organisation hell bent on returning the world to the state it was in following The Snap, whilst simultaneously come to terms with the introduction of a new government sanctioned Captain America.



Network Disney+
Cast Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell, Erin Kellymam, Desmond Chiam, Adepero Oduye, Clé Bennett, Carl Lumbly, Florence Kasumba, Georges St-Pierre, Amy Aquino, Elijah Richardson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Don Cheadle

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Reviews & Ratings (15)
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated

Apr 24, 2021 (Updated Jul 16, 2021)  
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021 | Action, Drama
Contains spoilers, click to show
On the surface, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier starts off in a familiar fashion. The first couple of episodes feel like a (welcome) return to the earlier days of the MCU, but as the story develops, it just blossoms into so much more.
The narrative mainly focuses on the two titular Avengers taking on a revolutionary group, hell bent on returning to a post snap world. It deals head first with the fallout of Thanos' devastating blow in Infinity War, and the subsequent return of the 3.5 billion people who re-materialised after Endgame, and the issues that came with them. It's good to see that Marvel Studios aren't avoiding these complicated plot points that could have potentially just been swept under the rug.
The series also develops the John Walker/U.S. Agent comic story. Its well realised and Wyatt Russell is fantastic in the role. Daniel Brühl returns as Baron Zemo after an underwhelming narrative in Civil War, and unexpectedly is plain hilarious (and finally in full costume, even if it is for one scene).
As well as all this, fans of the comics are treated to a plethora of potential future stories - The introduction of Madripoor marks the first proper acknowledgement of X-Men material. Lesser known comic characters such as Isiah Bradley, Madame Hydra, Battlestar, Batroc, and Ayo are given screentime. There's even some carrots dangled for a potential Young Avengers adaption with the appearance of Eli Bradley/Patriot (and with Kate Bishop incoming, surely this is a thing)
Perhaps most importantly, TFATWS doesn't shy away from tackling race issues, touching upon real world events, and developing them into the plot. This spills over into the future of Captain America, and what the shield represents to the black community. There are some truly powerful moments of dialogue, especially between Isiah and Sam. It's all handled respectfully, and brings new depth the MCU, as they stride into a more diverse future.

With this series, and the preceding WandaVision, this new phase for the MCU is off to an incredibly strong start, and I'm so excited to see where they take it. Between Falcon rightfully taking the reigns as Captain America, the upcoming Shang Chi movie finally adapting the martial arts corner of Marvel for the MCU, and the tantalising promise of the multiverse, it's a good time to be a Marvel fan.
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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated

Jul 16, 2022 (Updated Jul 16, 2022)  
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021 | Action, Drama
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Currently watching on episode 4 totally hooked on the show wanting to know how it ends and what it sets up next for the mcu
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David McK (3540 KP) rated

Jun 10, 2021  
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021 | Action, Drama
The second of Marvel's post-Endgame TV shows s on Disney+ (after WandaVision), and this is a very different beast to its predecessor.

Whereas WandaVision was a (at times, plain weird) sitcomesque format with a central mystery of just what the heck is going on, this sets its stall out right from the start, with the show exploring the ramifications of what-is-now-known-as The Blip, whole also spending a large portion of the episodes dealing with Captain America's legacy, and with the super-soldier serum that first made him.

It also brings back some old characters from the movies (hello, Zemo. Hello, Sharon Carter) giving them further characterisation than they have had to date.
  
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Greg Norvick (23 KP) rated

May 1, 2021  
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021 | Action, Drama
Comedy was gold. Good pairing on falcon (sorry captain america) and winter soldier ( white wolf) (0 more)
Sharon carter being power broker totally out of character (0 more)
Great character growth for side movie characters
Contains spoilers, click to show
I love the series of sam being captain america of what it takes for the legend also to be a influence in these modern times. Doing the show and touching political topics without being heavy awesome. The character john walker was excellent and showing what can happen living up to a legend. The incident with the bloody shield was kinda just tossed away coulda done more. Also sharon carter being power broker because she didn't get a pardon, yes she could have. Didn't like it. Awesome series