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In the penultimate episode of “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) finally gets back Captain America’s shield and chooses to accept the mantle.
“What would be the point of all the pain and the sacrifice if I wasn’t willing to stand up and keep fighting?” he says before a training montage that shows his growing mastery of the shield.
Since premiering last month, the Disney+ series has explicitly confronted the complicated legacy of what Cap’s shield represents and the complexities of what it means to be a Black hero in America.
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier review: Sam Wilson’s (Anthony Mackie) journey to becoming Captain America was a tad too predictable, while Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) barely had an arc. It also failed Zemo (Daniel Brühl) and the Flag Smashers. It was at its best in tiny moments, be it a brutal murder, or Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ cameo.
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Anthony Mackie is now Marvel s first Black Captain America in a major change to the MCU canon.
The final episode in the record-smashing Disney+ series saw Sam Wilson (played by Anthony Mackie) embrace his role as the new star-spangled Avenger as the former Falcon took to the sky with Steve Rogers (Chris Evans ) shield and wings from Wakanda.
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Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers retired as Captain America and handed the shield over to a reluctant Sam. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan takes place six months after the events of Avengers: Endgame.
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Explained is our ongoing series delving into Marvel’s grand new bromance between Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes. In this entry, we examine the ending of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier with a breakdown of the series finale (“One World, One People”) and consider what it means for the Captain America brand. Yes, prepare for SPOILERS.
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So, we come to the big finale, where everything will be resolved and all loose ends tied up. Just kidding, this is Marvel after all, but amid the teasers for forthcoming attractions we can hope for some kind of resolution.
We arrive where we left off last week, with the Global Repatriation Council being attacked by Karli Morgenthau (Erin Kellyman) and the Flag-Smashers. Bucky (Sebastian Stan) meets with Sharon Carton (Emily VanCamp) who has been called in by Sam (Anthony Mackie) as they prepare to foil the plot.