Last Friday delivered the final episode of
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which finally saw Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson step up and take on the mantle of Captain America. And now that MCU fans have had the weekend to catch up with it, Marvel Studios has shared a new poster for the Disney Plus series which showcases Sam in costume as the word’s latest Sentinel of Liberty.
His Cap suit was carefully hidden from the marketing for the show, so the first proper glimpse we got it at was in episode 6 and this poster provides our clearest look yet at the outfit. Seeing as
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Wyatt Russell has clearly been doing a phenomenal job as
It’s not just about replacing Chris Evans under the star-spangled costume, because the role could easily be little more than a mildly inconvenient supporting character in the wrong hands. So far, Walker has been depicted as something of a self-important asshole despite also being portrayed as a guy trying to do the right thing and live up to the expectations that surround him, which isn’t an easy balance to strike for an actor.
However, he had a very bad time of it this week. After ruining Sam’s attempt to talk down the Flag Smashers, he swiped a vial of super soldier serum for himself and after his partner Battlestar was killed in action, the government’s hand-picked Captain America proceeded to bludgeon a man to death with the iconic shield in full view of the public. Naturally,
The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Just Introduced A New Super Soldier Into The MCU
Last week’s episode explained that former HYDRA doctor Wilfred Nagel had re-engineered the super soldier serum and it’d been stolen by Karli Morgenthau to give her and her fellow Flag Smashers superpowers. But this week’s outing has debuted another super soldier who may be even more dangerous than them.
Yes, episode 4 saw Wyatt Russell’s John Walker AKA the new Captain America interfere with Sam and Bucky’s investigation into the Flag Smashers in Latvia. Despite his gung-ho nature, it didn’t go well for him and he was bested in a fight by both Morgenthau and the Dora Milaje. However, he then witnesses Zemo getting the better of Karli and destroying the remaining serum vials. All except one, which he pockets.