Some parts of
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier just don’t make sense. That’s not unusual for superhero media, where suspension of disbelief is key. But in this case, those troublesome details mostly exist in one area: the Flag-Smasher subplot. Featured Video Hide
According to a popular fan theory, there’s a reason for that: The show originally included a pandemic storyline, which was later deleted due to COVID-19. Advertisement Hide
In the first two episodes, many viewers noticed that the Flag-Smashers were stealing “vaccines” with no mention of what those vaccines were actually for. We also see Karli Morgenthau’s mentor Donya Madani die from tuberculosis. But in general, this worldwide refugee crisis (and related issues involving medical care and disease control) is thinly written. It feels as if we’re missing chunks of the story, especially involving Karli and the Flag-Smashers’ goals as a political group.