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For their second official television offering, Disney+ and Marvel gave fans a more traditional MCU story with
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, especially compared to the magically bonkers hijinks of
WandaVision. With a sobering look at post-Blip life for Anthony Mackie s Sam Wilson and Sebastian Stan s Bucky Barnes, the six-episode drama also took on a political edge with Erin Kellyman s Karli Morgenthau and the Flag Smashers. By and large, the series delivered plenty of enjoyable and memorable moments, but when it came time to nail the landing with its reveal-oozing finale,
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier flew far too close to the sun.
WandaVision is over, but a new era of Marvel-based television is just getting started. Disney+ takes off for the clouds next Friday with the season premiere for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which reunites Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) following the events of
Avengers: Endgame.
While the rest of us poor schmoes have to wait another week to check out the sophomore MCU TV series, certain members of the press are sharing their early reactions to the show after checking out an advance screener of the high-octane first episode. And if you think you ve already seen everything with