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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Episode 2: The Star-Spangled Man | Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2025-06-26 13:00:12
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2026-08

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This episode left me sitting with A LOT. Watching Steve Rogers' legacy get passed down to John Walker felt a bit like a gut punch, obviously. I'll admit his resume, demeanor (at least in the beginning?), and overall vibe seemed pretty even-keel. Almost a bit like a copy/paste of Steve Rogers. I bit my tongue a lot not to call him Walmart Steve Rogers. But it all still felt wrong. The suit, the shield, the pageantry at the football field.. It just felt like watching someone wear a friend's clothes and call them their own.But I think what hit hardest in this one was Bucky and Sam's trip to Baltimore. That scene with Isaiah opened something in me that I never thought about before. The way Isaiah's story was buried, the way he was used and forgotten. And then Sam's reaction to it all. It pulled up suffocating feelings of how history chooses whose stories get told. And I really felt for Bucky here, too. His anger isn't just about the shield, but grief. He's still holding onto the one friend who never gave up on him. Then being forced to watch the last piece of friendship be handed off like a government prop, again. His feelings are valid, but so are Sam's. There is so much left unsaid between him and Sam. I think the messy, tense therapy session broke through a few important walls, though. Enough to get the healing started at least.There was a lot of weight in this episode. It wasn't flashy in the usual MCU way either. It was loaded with deep emotion, dark American history, and questions that never have easy answers. I'm impressed that the MCU didn't shy away from any of it. Thank you for your support on Patreon!Relax and enjoy 🍿🌿LINK: https://youtu.be/XZS8BdwqI4MI watched this on Disney Plus

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Richard

Nice job peeling back all the layers. The fact that so many people dismiss this entire franchise as "dumb comic book stuff for kids" is so frustrating and even infuriating sometimes when people with a wide audience express that sentiment. These TV series have been vital in giving us added character development the movies didn't have time to give us (at least not for the minor characters) while at the same time writing them into real-world realistic drama. I can relate to character development, in less than a year I've morphed from "starstruck new guy" to "dude who just wants to help Kali be successful in whatever capacity he can". And I didn't even write that arc, I'm just the actor.

20 16

Just wondering have you seen Batman before

Matthew

Just to comment on the Flag Smashers. Their goal is not to kill half the population again. But during the Blip there was a unity that what felt between all of the people that remained. The nations of the world had a common purpose and petty squabbles were put aside. There was no longer a feeling of us vs them, and with billions of people gone there was an abundance of housing and other resources to help the underprivileged. But once the Blip was reversed the Nations of the world wanted to go back the "normal". The people who returned wanted their old houses and resources back. So the underprivileged that had started to be taken care of during the Blip were once again being forced out of their current situations and back to their underprivileged status. The Flag Smashers don't want to go back to the way things were before the Blip, they want to create a new world that doesn't have the petty divisions of before and continues to have the unity and compassion relative equality that existed during the Blip.

Ian Forbes

The Power Broker is the one who texted Karli saying they stole something and want it back … and it was their men who were coming for them at the airport.

Richard

I don't think she's seen too much DCU content yet, will probably be a future project but I don't want to speak for her.

Scott S

Isaiah's storyline is the best part of this show IMO, actor for Isaiah really does an incredible job.

kaliwali

I haven't! I'll probably get into Spider-Man/Batman/DCU soon-ish. I planned on getting into it during this Phase of the MCU!

kaliwali

Thank you so much for clearing that up! Did they talk about this already and I just missed it or is it something they'll branch on more during the series?

kaliwali

Yeah I realized this after watching and going back to the text 😂 Thank you!

kaliwali

Yes! His actor did a great job in this first scene meeting him. I can tell there's more buried here under the surface so I'm guessing Isaiah's character will make more appearances!

Matthew

No you didn't miss anything. They didn't make it clear in the first 2 episodes. Even through the series its not laid out as clear as that but you do get the idea of what they are fighting for.

kaliwali

Okay, good! Yeah I was a little confused for awhile on the motive and only heard "they want the world to go back to how it was during the blip" but then they kinda left it at that lol.

The Amazing Webhead

Good reaction! The whole thing about Steve Rogers giving up the shield and John Walker taking the mantle did happen in the comics. Can’t say anything else cause of spoilers until you finish the show but John is an interesting character in the MCU & the comics. Also the fact that the actor is the son of Kurt Russell. :)

Dude Longcouch

I saw this show when it first came out and I recall that I enjoyed it, but frankly, I've forgotten most of it, so it's nice to be catching back up. Don't have much to say about this episode, it's a fine episode with some good scenes. I actually wanted to mention a fun fact about Jurassic Park that I literally just learned a minute ago - did you know that Tim, the little boy in Jurassic Park, is the same actor as Sledge in The Pacific?! I don't know how I never noticed that before, but now I can't unsee it!

Dude Longcouch

You've probably already been told this but I do recommend that you watch all the older Spider-Man films (the 3 Tobey Maguire films and the 2 Andrew Garfield films) before you get too much further in the MCU.

M1 Maz

I love how quickly and easily you picked up some of the themes that are starting to become more prominent in this show. In a lot of ways, this show has highlighted decisions and how easy it is for others on the outside to think they understand the reasons you made them. But only you truly know, and all the struggles that may have been behind them. With the way you're already appreciating what this show has to offer, I know you're going to love the rest. Looking forward to it! Also, I just love Sam and Bucky's dynamic. It really is the case where you both have a mutual friend, and you all get along great when together, and think you know each other well. But then when you're alone with that person, without the main friend, the anchor, you realize how awkward things get LOL

kaliwali

Ahh that's really cool to know! No idea he was Kurt Russell's son and that his character is also in the comics.. Make me feel like his 'turn for the worse' is leading somewhere afterall lol

kaliwali

I just watched The Lost World earlier today and YES! It hit me like a wave while I was editing my reaction to the first one 😂 I got excited when I saw him in The Lost World for a minute because it was cool to see him and actually remember where I knew him from!

kaliwali

Sam and Bucky's dynamic is very entertaining to watch! They've always had that 'I'm the BFF, no I'M the BFF" vibe and I've loved it. So now that Steve is gone.. It's been very interesting to see how they deal with the grief of that but realize that they really do need each other right now. And that therapy session definitely showed the awkwardness that you talk about so well hahaha. I love it!

Dude Longcouch

Ah, so I was a day late with my fun fact :p That's a funny coincidence though.

The Dingo

Now you are seeing what I meant when I said there was more about the shield's legacy that you didn't know yet. There is more to come

.

This episode was a mixed bag for me. You had the great stuff which was johns introduction, sam and buckys dynamic, the awkward therapy session lol, isaiahs introduction, zemos return but the one thing i didnt like is the fact that sam and bucky are angry at john for taking up the mantle its not his fault they should be criticising the government not john anyone would take the chance if they were given it and not wanting to team up with him because they'd be much stronger together. While sam did retire the shield lets be honest the government aren't going to let it rot in a museum. I'd probably be mad too to be honest but i wouldn't take it out on walker.

kaliwali

Yeaaaah, I definitely get how it can seem super petty that Sam and Bucky are mad at Walker even though it's truly not his fault. But I do think it's a pretty human response. We often lash out at the face of a problem rather than its source. I wish more people were like you, though. And honestly, I try to think like that and not take things out on the wrong person/thing- But I do, sometimes...

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Thank you for seeing it the way I did I hope I didn't sound too whiny lol just wanted to get my point across that as of now Walker didn't really do anything wrong except for that threat at the end of the episode. But as you said it's human nature to do that and unfortunately we blame the wrong people a lot so I guess in a way it shows that even Sam and Bucky are flawed in those ways.

Aldo Gonzales

This was the buddy cop show I didn’t know I needed. Sam and Bucky are probably the best duo in that department since Rush Hour. By the way, since you saw The Last of Us this is the project that introduced me to Danny Ramirez. That’s why I was surprised to see him in season 2 as Manny.