On the heels of WandaVision, Disney’s much-anticipated (and, post-Episode 3, thoroughly entertaining) Avengers Endgame follow-up, comes Falcon and the Winter Soldier. I am thrilled to see the original Captain America’s (Steve, played by Chris Evans) besties holding their own as lead actors in their own show.
In the first episode, Falcon (fellow New Orleanian Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) are adjusting to life post-Blip and realizing that saving the world doesn’t automatically entitle you to tangible benefits. Though Steve passes his shield onto Falcon after “retiring,” Falcon feels like it still belongs to Steve and donates the shield to the government. However, much to his chagrin, but not entirely a secret to die-hard Marvel fans, there is a new Captain America in town.
