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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8230220" data-attributes="member: 7023887">Okay. I finally got around to watching the first episode yesterday. Took a day to think it over a bit before coming to this thread. I kind of wish that I had taken more time, as I was not prepared for a lot of arguments in this thread that seem to be supporting the banker guy. I should have known. This is the internet, after all. I loved the first episode. My expectations weren't very high, as I never found Falcon or the Winter Soldier that compelling of characters in the MCU, especially when compared to more major ones (Spider-Man, Post-Ragnarok Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, etc). However, this show sincerely impressed me. I probably should have guessed that this would happen, as this is Marvel and they are pretty well known for making good movies and WandaVision was highly enjoyable, but I really like what I saw in the first episode and hope to see more like that. My only critique of the episode is that it kind of felt . . . "busy", for the lack of a better word. Kind of all over the place, I guess. I understand that it needs to introduce the shows basis, get us to care about the main characters, let us know what's been up recently in the world after the Blip, and so much more, but it really felt like there was a lot going on. There was the action scene in the beginning, which was cool, but I feel like it was tacked on or a bit disconnected from the rest of the episode. Then, there was all of the stuff about Falcon giving the Shield to the Smithsonian, his family stuff, introducing the villain of the series, and all of the stuff with Bucky's PTSD, guilt, therapy, and making amends with both those victimized by him and with himself. Then, of course, there was the introduction of the new Captain America at the end.The episode was long enough to fit all of that stuff in there, but it felt a bit too stuffed full for me. Not that I'm really complaining, I liked pretty much everything in the episode, it was just a bit difficult to keep track of every plot line when there are 5+ going on at once (obligatory action scene, trying to get a loan for the boat, new Captain America, Bucky's therapy and redemption, the Flag Smasher, etc). Anyone agree with me?</blockquote>

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