Marvel s Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+ tracks the legacy of Captain America in the MCU but its racially and politically charged plot lacks focus.
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” focuses on the lives of Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes after the departure of Steve Rogers. The Disney+ show also touches on the topics of race and mental health. | Juana Garcia/The Cougar
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” marks a new chapter of Captain America as Sam Wilson’s character “the Falcon” takes up the shield in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe.
The highly anticipated Disney+ show follows Marvel fan-favorite characters Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and their lives since the departure of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) in “Avengers: Endgame”.
There will be spoilers for the whole series below.
When Steve Rogers’ Captain America passed the shield to Sam Wilson’s Falcon at the end of “Avengers: Endgame,” it marked the start of a new era for the star-spangled symbol.
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” follows Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) struggling to take up the mantle of Captain America. Along for the ride is Bucky (Sebastian Stan), who is going through his own issues from his past life as the brainwashed assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
Together, the two battle a radicalized group of super soldiers known as the Flag Smashers, the new-faux Captain America John Walker (Wyatt Russell) and Zemo (Daniel Bruhl), the methodical villain who tore the Avengers apart in “Captain America: Civil War.” Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) returns as the former S.H.I.E.L.D. and CIA agent hiding in exile as the mysterious Power Broker. Oh, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss makes an appearance here.