I heard one rumor where Black Panther 2 is set to be after the snap. Thus, no Black Panther. Thus, recasting debate neatly dodged.
Now back to Sam and the B, ep 5.
I enjoyed it. great struggle getting that shield back from Walker. it was also good to see Sam get back to his problem at home, and to get a helping hand.
The scenes with Bradley were powerful. A strong case for not supporting an America built on oppression.
I had predicted Bucky would go back to see the old man at Ep 5. I was wrong, but at least they mentioned it. My friend guessed it would be a mid-credit scene in ep 6. At this point, it's not clear if there's time for Bucky to do that before the big boss battle. But we'll see.
Ep 6 will be the big spectacle, but this episode was the heart.
My new guesses are:
Torres will repair the wings and ideally, appear for the fight as the cavalry.
My hedge bet is Torres will get a mid-credit scene with the wings, hinting at a new role for him.