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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’s Solid Surprises Bolster an Otherwise Repetitive Episode
Well, we didn’t see that coming. Or that coming. Or that coming. The third episode of Disney+ and Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier saw our heroes hot on the trail of the super-soldier serum — and their investigation was filled with some pretty excellent surprises that helped to cover the fact the rest of the…
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Falcon and the Winter Soldier Takes Marvel’s Inevitable ‘Wait and See’ Approach to Queerbait
For years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s textual approach to LGBTQ+ characters has been heavy on speculation and light on actual representation. Fans have spent years and years shipping Avengers with other Avengers in romantic crossovers to rival Endgame, while the studio has either asked them to wait, or offered them a Russo brother in trying…
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On The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, the Struggle to Deal With Cap’s Legacy Is Real
One of the biggest memes of the past week has utilised the surprise appearance by John Walker as “the new Captain America” at the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s premiere episode. Seeing this seemingly goofy, obviously inferior, version of the superhero — previously characterised by Chris Evans — has inspired millions to…
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In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Final Trailer, Steve Rogers’ Shield Casts a Large Shadow
What we’ve seen so far of Disney+’s next Marvel series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, has wanted to frame itself around Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson’s unlikely partnership, a sort of buddy-cop duo that looks good punching people and jokingly lobbing insults at each other. But the latest trailer for the TV show emphasises…