I think that’s true, but I think a theme of FatWS is “if not you, then who?”. As the show demonstrates right off the bat, the government will not let the shoes of Captain America go unfilled, whether it’s for actual peacekeeping purposes or just propaganda. And as Walker shows at the end of episode 5/episode 6, it…

I knew it was leading up to Sam becoming the new Captain America, but it also felt like the series was illustrating why this wasn’t a wise move. A black Captain America is a representation win that’s a Pyrrhic victory. It’s implying that Falcon is an inherently lesser persona than Captain America. Sam will be…

Let’s say minor hit. I was very much a follower of random directors and Peter Hyams was one of them, and this is how I ended up watching it.

I always get Mimic and Relic confused for some reason. I see Relic in the listings and expect to see Mira Sorvino fighting cockroaches.  They both sort of had the same mood.

Top 5 quars:

Billie Eilish and her productive quar, sine qua non, quod erat demonstrandum.

did you really type quar

His stupid fucking co-pilot keeps LOOKING DOWN AS IF THAT I WHERE THE PROBLEM IS!!!

Worked at a Uhaul around the corner from a Burger King for about 6 months. Over a dozen times in that period one of our trucks was driven into the drive through roof. Even after they put up the giant bar at the start of the drive through. They would hit that, keep going, and get stuck under the roof. About 1/2 of them…

It’s still shocking to me every time I go to rent a U-Haul how you don’t have to posses a single qualification outside a driver’s license to rent a 26' box truck. Or any of them, really. Just a driver’s license and a sense of adventure. Surprised more stuff like this doesn’t happen.

This was SO MUCH worse than I expected. So much worse.

I think maybe it was a problem of too many antagonists. They shuffled him off-screen in the penultimate episode because they still had so much else to deal with and it would’ve been tough finding an excuse to keep him involved.

I do kind of wish they had spent less time running around chasing super soldiers and more time with Bucky and Sam arguing about things like wizards.

Is this confirmed to be the original plan? I’ve heard that a virus was involved, but nothing near that specific.

I too loved Scropius

I thought that everything having to do with Sam’s journey to becoming Captain America and the weight of a Black Captain America was fantastic. The story of Bucky continuing to right his past wrongs and heal from the trauma he went through as the Winter Solider was less well done but I thought entertaining enough (for…

He reminded me frequently of one of my all-time favourite villains, Farscape’s Scorpius, so that’s a tick in the “pro” side of the ledger.

I think I’ve already forgotten most of this show. There were some big-bite efforts that I appreciated (The World Has Changed stuff, the John Walker stuff, race, Bucky finally getting a little agency) and a few standout scenes (the Dora Milaje!) but the story scarcely ever felt like it was going anywhere and never once…

I think it’s weird they seemed to avoid Walker and what is clearly PTSD in this. Also Sam rebuilding his sister’s boat with his neighborhood is cool and nice, but also he got vibranium wings overnighted from Wakanda. He does know people and could get his sister’s stuff together by asking tiny minor favors for…