Or any of the other heroes we know are out there....Spider man? Ant man? There are dozens already introduced, let alone adding in more as time goes on......like I said, I get it. It's like the old question of where the other high level NPCs are in a "realistic" fantasy RPG when there are issues. It just struck me for some reason this time.....
Falcon and winter solider
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doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
Politics aside, the imagery of the last couple episodes is astonishingly good.
From the final shot of ep4, right into the gut-wrenching opening fight of 5, to the much discussed montage (there is no discrepancy, btw. He is obviously throwing the shield much harder and intentionally challenging himself with harder catches), our first sight of the new suit (we shouted delighted obscenities), the shot where Sam brings Karli down to the ambulance, Isaiah watching Sam's speech (seriously some folks don't get that that scene is also for the folks that Sam is speaking for, not just the people he is speaking to?), the scene where Sam deflects a helicopter, and some I'm forgetting, the show did an excellent job of telling the story with moments and visuals, as much as with plot and dialogue.
Bucky helping with the boat, and flirting with Sarah, was also a delight, and the tough love talk with Sam and Bucky was great.
Overall, the show stuck to it's guns, and actually finally dealt with some of the issues the MCU has tended to ignore.
I don't have any trust or regard for monopolized corporate media from one of the worst corporate actors in American business and politics, but this show impressed me. I hope everyone involved in it is giving all the opportunities going forward, to continue to make great content like this.
My wife, who is much less forgiving than I am, was disappointed that Walker survived the show, and barring that wasn't even thrown in prison. I mean...it's accurate to real life, but I also felt that he faced much too little consequence for causing the situation to escalate, murdering a man, and causing the failure of the mission and the death of his friend.
From the final shot of ep4, right into the gut-wrenching opening fight of 5, to the much discussed montage (there is no discrepancy, btw. He is obviously throwing the shield much harder and intentionally challenging himself with harder catches), our first sight of the new suit (we shouted delighted obscenities), the shot where Sam brings Karli down to the ambulance, Isaiah watching Sam's speech (seriously some folks don't get that that scene is also for the folks that Sam is speaking for, not just the people he is speaking to?), the scene where Sam deflects a helicopter, and some I'm forgetting, the show did an excellent job of telling the story with moments and visuals, as much as with plot and dialogue.
Bucky helping with the boat, and flirting with Sarah, was also a delight, and the tough love talk with Sam and Bucky was great.
Overall, the show stuck to it's guns, and actually finally dealt with some of the issues the MCU has tended to ignore.
I don't have any trust or regard for monopolized corporate media from one of the worst corporate actors in American business and politics, but this show impressed me. I hope everyone involved in it is giving all the opportunities going forward, to continue to make great content like this.
My wife, who is much less forgiving than I am, was disappointed that Walker survived the show, and barring that wasn't even thrown in prison. I mean...it's accurate to real life, but I also felt that he faced much too little consequence for causing the situation to escalate, murdering a man, and causing the failure of the mission and the death of his friend.
Dire Bare
Legend
Good points all, but even if all the Avengers were alive and waiting by the phone . . . .
This is a common trope in superhero literature, why doesn't the Flash just call Superman when things get tough? Or just group-text the Justice League?
The simple answer is, this story is about the Falcon and the Winter Soldier. It isn't about the Avengers. Rhoadey made a cameo in episode one to help ground the series in the larger narrative, but this isn't "The Falcon, the Winter Soldier, and Warmachine".
If your ability to suspend disbelief ends when Sam and Bucky don't call in whatever remaining Avengers to save the day . . . . perhaps superhero shows are not the genre for you.
Sacrosanct
Legend
Yep. I remember watching The Winter Soldier and thinking, "This whole movie could be resolved if Cap just called Tony Stark" lol.
That's 100% NOT what I said....why does the internet have to be EXTREME? I said I noticed it, not like I normally do.....But sure, let's not have nuance in our discussions. I LITERALLY acknowledged that it was irrational of me to expect that in a super hero show, right in the post.
Who was responding to my post.....about how I noticed it for some reason.
Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
Fair enough. I didn't notice that.
Ever since I was young I noticed it in comic books and shows, but chalked it down to the same reasons @Dire Bare gave. It's about them and not the other heroes.
billd91
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It's not like they're all on a party phone line waiting for anyone to get a call. Sam responded to the situation because he had an inkling of what was going on having been involved. Spider-Man's got his own issues - maybe Sam called and got shunted to voicemail. Ant-Man is across the country in San Francisco, probably tackling other issues with the Wasp.
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