The Falcon and The Winter Soldier - Every Marvel Movie & Show Ranked, Reviewed, & Recapped

[@arizonias9]

"You don't gotta beg! Reranking the movies with Andy and Greg!" Make this into its own show!

[@SebastianBravoco]

I have always loved Kevin on podcasts and in reviews. But todays episode really shows how much Kevin has grown in podcasting, his explanation of the show in the beginning was very profound. Love you Kev

[@Chibbery05]

Sam wasn't antagonistic towards Bucky until Bucky came in talking shit to him in the second episode without understanding his viewpoint, it is said in episode 1 that Sam has been trying to reach out to Bucky and Bucky has been ignoring Sam

[@catspawgardner3213]

Also Sam & Bucky were being dicks to John & Lemar after they saved their lives. And even bigger dicks when John asked for advice or help on how to be a good Captain America. You see it in the locker room when John is practicing his voice & behavior he is scared, nervous & feeling the pressure of what's expected of him. They just turned their nose up to him it's not like John asked to be the new Cap he was chosen.

[@Chibbery05]

@@catspawgardner3213 John was also being a jerk, like Sam told him its always the last line, Steve never considered Sam beneath him, he considered him an equal, and John disregarded everything Sam did and wanted him to be his subordinate instead of his equal, even though Steve gave Sam the shield not John, and he always ignored the advise Lamar gave him and it ended up with Lamar's death, while Steve always took into consideration what the consensus was and made his judgment on what choice would lead to lives being spared, and Bucky believed they were clowns running around playing super hero, giving themselves super hero names, because he knew real heroes that didn't try to live up to a name, they tried to live up to an ideal of protecting the world and didn't run around looking for action

[@catspawgardner3213]

@@Chibbery05 That's true too Walker was always impatient they could've had Lemar tell his buddy "Wait give Sam some more time because he appears to be winning Carly over." The govt is at fault for not preparing Walker for his role as Captain America they were so desperate to get a new face to represent the United States that they failed a soldier with severe PTSD. Now they're going to pay when Sharon gets her hands on their secret shit.

[@Chibbery05]

@@catspawgardner3213 they need to vote that senator out of there 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@catspawgardner3213]

@@Chibbery05 Not just him but the people backing him as well.

[@rajohnbutler7131]

Love Kevin’s comments and analysis of the series and appreciate Andy’s deliberate effort to give his criticism of the execution versus the intent/content.

[@TheAndyCortez]

Thanks! I thought it was a great discussion.

[@AGEE_95]

I appreciated Kevin's, for lack of a better word, pushback. It made for good a discussion/debate. I think he always takes into consideration what the intent was of the writers, even if he didn't necessarily agree with it. A lot of times people get so caught up in their own ideas and wants for a show or character that they kind of neglect to thoroughly analyze what is shown on the screen, and trying to discern from that what the point of those choices was. He can agree or disagree with it, but he still makes an effort to completely understand where those choices came from. It's a good balance of being subjective AND objective. Always appreciate his takes!

[@Ruhul612]

There’s just a different energy in MCU in reviews than any other podcast or in reviews you guys do.

[@alan9tails148]

THANK YOU KEV for pointing out the most important and meaningful aspect of the show in your opening remarks!

[@alexlazzerly3677]

I appreciate Kevin’s defense of Karli and the Flag Smashers but I completely disagree. If this was a two hour movie, fine, I’d be okay with the fact that they just moved the plot along. But in a multi-episode series, there’s no excuse. Karli should have been way more compelling than she was. I think a flashback of her during the blip, and seeing her lose her home would have gone a long way in making her sympathetic. Show don’t tell.

[@graytex8665]

Man i really needed Parris on this to mellow some peeps out and explain stuff

[@godspeed9216]

This show was going great until that last episode just be honest with yourself

[@kylegibson5432]

Amen, this was hard to watch. Kevin and Nick just making killer points that go WAY over everyone else's heads. Tim saying that Nick looking for things that he wanted to see instead of what's there was so fucking far off. Nick's point about the parallels between the boat and the shield are spot fucking on, it's just a little too deep for little Timmy boy.

[@graytex8665]

@@godspeed9216 the last ep definitely wasn’t the best, but the gang kinda harped on the negative stuff quite a bit throughout. Just got tiresome.

[@godspeed9216]

@@kylegibson5432 lol no no no we understand the parallels Kyle and It doesn’t make it some fucking ancient Egyptian scripture that was carved-in on stone. This episode was really disappointing and its BULLSHIT how many of you there are trying to defend it lol except @Graytex Atleast he was honest about it

[@kylegibson5432]

@@godspeed9216 I didn't say that. My point is that some of them can perceive the subtext and the others cant. Subtext is not new, it is used in all forms of art. Some of these guys are only looking at this stuff on the surface. This show was nothing profound, the subtext was obvious, which is why its frustrating to see the other goons WAY off. Pretty sure they teach you about Subtext in grade 9 English.

[@Batman314048]

Question for Andy and the rest of everyone: for the "buddy" relationship between walker and bucky, I didn't see that at the end. I saw bucky run after walker when walker went on his own to go after the flag smashers to make sure he doesn't do anything wrong like he did before. The app capture was all Buckys plan and the antagonistic remarks between bucky and walker was consistent throughout the show. I don't see the buddy relationship there at all

[@Mexican4life14]

Seriously. Nothing of what they did made it seem like they were buddy buddy. It just seemed like bucky didn't wanna kick his ass anymore.

[@lexis4490]

I agree. Furthermore, I think it will be interesting when Walker comes back in the MCU, we don't know if we are getting someone who is helpful or hurtful.

[@stanco4ever]

I mean there was one point where Bucky literally patted him on the back as they ran off together... I don't think the KF crew mean they're best friends when they say ' buddy buddy', and I agree with them that Bucky and John are way friendlier than they should be. It was just too quick of a "water under the bridge". I think the main complaint (at least IMO) is that John walker and his downward spiral was so compelling, and the payoff was meh...not even meh, just non existent. That said, I'd love to see more of the character so I'm not completely against them pulling punches with his arc

[@Batman314048]

@@stanco4ever I just watched the scene again and it's walker who does the pat on the back. The whole time bucky is giving him the cold shoulder

[@lexis4490]

@@stanco4ever that simply didn’t happen.

[@PBGamer03]

IDEA: since Sam is the new cap, the intro from here on could be BlessingFalcon as BlessingCap and GregCap can become OldManSteve on the Moon ( i know this is really dumb i just wanna see old man greg)

[@Chibbery05]

I agree with Kevin about John, and I dont think it was happy go lucky with him and Bucky at the end, they had a common enemy and fought together to defeat that enemy, its not like John was invited to the cookout at the end, John's story is a representation of how cops in America lose control and dont get punished for it but instead get allowed to continue to do their job

[@AGEE_95]

I respect all different opinions, and in regards to the flagsmashers I agree with a majority of the criticisms about that storyline. But Andy and Greg are way too down on the more important parts of the finale (and nitpicking the smaller stuff too much), like for example, the Speech. I'm just gonna reiterate everything Paris had to about it, in the finale review. It needed to happen out in the open like that. There wasn't any reason to have Sam wait to give that speech in front of a podium. For what? What would it have accomplished any differently? Because he'd just be speaking to a crowd of blank faces. Not to mention, we've seen Steve give impromptu speeches like that, and those instances are actually less realistic. If anything it makes more sense for it to happen in front of the cameras, where people are gonna actually stop and listen. And even then, it's not a fully uninterrupted speech. He has a dialogue with those people, that just happened to be caught on camera, that those people actually make several attempts to walk away from. Like I said, I appreciate these reviews and discussions, I just wish they were more balanced. There could be a wider variety of opinions on this show, instead of yall just echoing each other all the time and nitpicking the smaller stuff. That's why Paris was such a breath of fresh air. He brought a fresh and interesting perspective that was really missing on this show. He should definitely be on more often.

[@preacherduderox]

My favorite aspect of the Flag Smashers and John Walker is that even with one representing anti government sentiments and one representing nationalist sentiments, Sam still finds himself agreeing with their separate causes but disagreeing with their separate approaches. It paints quite the unbiased truth: it’s not that governments are inherently evil or that rebellions are inherently good; it’s way more case by case than that, and Sam has the time and patience to take on these issues “case by case,” just like Steve.

[@icywinterof88]

Wow that's crazy. That final speech really hit me and it really made me fully accept sam as cap, not that I wasnt sold already. Idk I guess because I focused more on sam and bucky for the entertainment factor that I just really enjoyed it more. I do agree that the flag smashers stuff was messy though.

[@chriscampbell3583]

I totally agree with you BUT i also agree with the guys that sams speech felt really long, if you rewatch it, it feels like he makes the same point re-worded two or three times

[@MrBetterdayz02]

I love when there can be an actual conversation about the show cuz they nailed my feelings on it. Andy’s comments about the execution was spot on while Kevin perfectly encapsulates why I enjoyed the show.

[@chriscampbell3583]

100% i totally loved the show but there were also aspects that just didnt register for me, particularly the flag smashers and power broker ark

[@richardw63]

“Andy remember football players?” really got me

[@stottzy]

Bro same 😂😭

[@stubbywankenobi1]

Buckys conversation with the old man isn’t about the words said or the old mans reaction it’s about Bucky putting in the work regardless of outcome

[@georgechance6712]

Sam is mad at Bucky at the start cause he Bucky doesn’t understand why he gave up the shield. Which is why Bucky apologises for not thinking about a black man with the shield later

[@Lampboi-jp6dt]

I think Sam is mad at Bucky because he's been reaching out to Bucky since Endgame (Bucky's therapist brings this up at the start), and the only time Bucky reaches back is when Sam has given up the shield, and is only there to be pissed off.

[@davidenriquez9576]

I feel like the show had 2 distinct levels of quality, one much higher than the other. Majority of Sam, Isiahah, Bucky and Walker scenes were fantastic. But when the Flag Smashers, GSP or Sharon Carter are involved the quality totally dipped, especially when they're not interacting with the main characters

[@MatthewNovak]

100% agree

[@WilsonPowerlifting]

I didn’t realize I felt this way til you said it lmao

[@Lampboi-jp6dt]

Supposedly there was a Virus storyline involving the problematic parties, but with Covid they decided to rewrite around it (hence why they are stealing vaccines at the start). I wonder how the show would have been if the original story had been followed. I have to imagine it was written at the same time as the Isaiah, Bucky, Walker, etc. storyline, so it could have been similar quality?

[@usedfuzzbox]

Better put than my own comment !

[@lexis4490]

@@Lampboi-jp6dt That is a rumor started by youtubers. You might be right, but there is no evidence from the sets or the showrunner yet.

[@BawlsMcLathers]

I usually listen to the podcast when I'm at work so it's missed by me but WOW I'm blown away by the intro graphic! great job best friends who made that!!

[@Outcastsandmutants]

Nick and Andy fundamentally not understanding how radicalization works in the case of John Walker. His lowest moment WAS the dishonorable discharge, he's been publicly shamed and his best friend has died. He IS broken, but then someone comes along and tells him actually YOU'RE not wrong, everyone ELSE is, let me show you how. That's why his ending isn't happy, he's on strings and he's too tunnel visioned to see them but he's just happy to be dancing again.

[@jorgearcienega9203]

Kevin is speaking for me in this show!!!

[@Abefroman3]

Tim is completely missing the Lethal Weapon vibe from Sam & Bucky hell, they even turned Zemo into Leo Getz 🤷‍♂️

[@lexis4490]

It reminds me of Lethal Weapon 1 and 2. Lethal 1 was really intense and serious since they didn't get along yet. And as you mentioned Leo Getz for Lethal Weapon 2.

[@johnsantisteban7362]

People keep saying Walker didn't have consequences, but he was given "other than honorable discharge" and stripped of the Captain America mantle. To someone like Walker that's a HUGE deal, was it the best story wise? Not really, but it's better then what happened to Wanda. The shit she did and just gets to fly away? That was bullshit. Was this the best of the MCU? No. But it covered some really deep themes imo and did it well, not perfect. I just need to say this, fucking is Kevin is the peoples fucking champions. Legit agreed with him on pretty much everything

[@ArcticFox63]

I love you Greg. Bucky Fucky had me in stitches. You can see the smirk on your face as you type it and I love Nick looking around until he spots it on the monitor and facepalms. Please never change.

[@langleymneely]

That genuinely put the biggest smile on my face! Only Greg can provide genuine stupid moments like that! Lmao! 🤣😂🤣

[@johnr.hufstetleriii7715]

This is why I love kinda funny right here. They bust ass to dish out so much content for everyone. I respect what they do on a daily basis and appreciate all the great content. Welcome back Greg! Hope the move went well man. 😎👍

[@preacherduderox]

Honestly, I didn’t read Walker as having a turn for “happy go lucky” at the end. Even the recruitment scene at the end, it all reeks of him still being psycho but now being manipulated into thinking he’s finally getting his chance to be the Cap he’s always wanted to be. Less denial, and more delusion: he swears he’s about to be part of his own Avengers now.

[@dorukevcim7578]

Not gonna lie I wish you had a black person as a guest on this. I loved having Parris in the reactions and it was a much needed perspective imo

[@football8897]

3 minutes in and I forgot how much I missed Greg over the past week. Not to take away from the other host, I love all of them. Gregs just built different

[@ki700]

Loved the open discussion format! Much more enjoyable to skip the plot recap since we already had the individual reacts essentially acting as that. I hope y’all do this format for the rest of your TV Show Reacts/In Reviews! I didn’t enjoy WandaVision In Review as much since it felt very repetitive after the Reacts. This is great!

[@shamangrayson6913]

Kevin absolutely nailed this episode. John Walker’s ending should make you feel weird because it’s not a happy ending but it looks like one. Nick’s idea of John Walker’s ending is way too cliche and sounds like something you’d expect. Also, it’s pretty well setup that Falcon and Bucky aren’t working for the government and that’s why they can go their own way instead of working with John Walker. That is very clearly setup. Kevin, you’re nailing it dude

[@Deadfistx12]

That ending got that like button hit hahaha

[@evanjones6657]

Always LOVE the points Nick brings to the table, you can tell he is very knowledgable when it comes to film and story telling especially. His take on how Walker should have ended up is really brilliant and how I would have liked it to pan out.

[@X5J2UY]

Imo Nick always chooses the laziest way to solve a problem and his idea for Walker was so stereotypical. It was literally done in many movies before.

[@evanjones6657]

@@X5J2UY That's a fair point but I don't think I would call it lazy, it just seems like a very logical way to close out his character. Maybe it feels lazy to some because its a direction that feels aligned with Walker as a character. Idk I just seem to agree and enjoy a lot of what Nick brings to the discussion, after all he did study film (as far as I'm aware from shows etc) and seems very in to the medium. That's a good thing about the medium, is that it can and is often supposed to be interpreted differently by the individual viewer.

[@X5J2UY]

@@evanjones6657 Idk. I guess, I just don't see why it would align with his development. Why should he be broken at the end of the series in your opinion? Yes, he lost his best friend but was also sensible and honorable enough to face his friends family. Loss should not break a man like him, who was in many wars and surrounded by death. What somewhat broke him was losing his title as Cpt America and military honors, but he was clearly not a bad guy. Selfish, big ego and less emphatic, but not bad. That became even more clear, when he decided to not go through with his revenge and saved the senators in the truck. He clearly can somewhat prioritize others over himself or his own desires. And killing one man doesn't make you a monster right away in the Marvel universe. Tony Stark was literally at fault for the destruction of Sarkovia and thousands of lives, yet we don't blame him. Walkers ending was quite fitting to me (even though it could have been shot on a better set). His whole life he was in service and controlled by his country which he criticizes in ep. 5. Then he was forced out of it, just to return to this position as US Agent and probably being controlled even more by Madame Hydra (or whoever he is). I mean, why should his wife leave him? Because he killed a terrorist? He has definitely killed a lot of people in other warzones as well.

[@evanjones6657]

@@X5J2UY To be clear I don't think he should have necessarily lost his wife or anything I just think he should have ended up in a darker place, both mentally and physically (scene didn't look great), given his trajectory in the past few episodes. He seemed to make a pretty swift turn in character, which to me didn't feel totally believable, especially for someone with such strong traits, heigthened by the serum. I just think he should have been more broken at the end of the season as it may have made for an even greater set up going in to a second season (or movie plot point), setting him up to be a great antagonist or third character in a triangle of conflict. Also did he not pretty much lie to Lemar's family, not very honorable in my eyes. Anyway, just my opinion and like I said that's what is great about the medium, everyone gets to have their own interpretation and thoughts on it. It is a form of art after all!

[@mikekasabion]

Andy looked so tiny when he ran away after realizing he was muted 🤣🤣

[@XeromusPrime]

This show needed a couple more episodes, but despite some hiccups, I loved it! Love the commentary on both race (Sam) and mental health/ptsd (Bucky), and I'm glad they didn't shy from those things. If you guys want an incredible discussion on this show, check out Geeks of the Week episode on it!

[@Runaway-Reptar]

Kevin is dropping facts about John Walker and all Andy keeps saying is "Yeah but it was weird haha" Gotta say, sometimes members of KF hyper focus on minor nitpicks, and refuse to listen to valid points against their nitpicks, and it's really getting to me lately lol

[@smittybadcall]

Maybe... sounds crazy, but hear me out... they just feel that way. They don't have to cater opinions to anyone and if they want to nitpick, they're allowed to nitpick.

[@Runaway-Reptar]

@@smittybadcall nobody said they had to cater to anyone or weren't allowed to say how they feel? I'm simply doing the same thing, just voicing how i feel. Nothing hostile going on so you can drop the snark lol

[@johnnyworks28]

I’m so glad Greg is back! 🤣🤣

[@brysonbhatti3561]

Kevin being this weeks Nick is a great twist.

[@stefanbarnett2295]

I think you're assessment of the John Walker lacks a reference point 1 in terms of his anger/character change ( or growth) maybe this is due to comics or other media in the way they portray the "bad guy" in a maniacal, hysterical "this guy must be evil" way. Which then takes away from the reality of how a character would be, especially in a live action portrayal, i.e even when you or I get angry we're not constantly in that state so I didn't understand why you expected him to be like that in every scene there after. I feel you should understand that he doesn't view himself as a bad guy because he's technically not. All the way up until that point he's done what he always has and been rewarded by his country for his actions. If you think all this time in the military and he hasn't killed numerous people you're deluding yourself. The only difference between that last kill & the ones before, is you didn't see them (the MCU worlds as well) but that board of council men and women that striped him of everything did, and they rewarded him every time. If you're ever been thrown under the bus at work times that by ten and add a couple of zeros 2 the motivation behind his actions. Some people are nurses some scientist, firefighters, carers...... he's a soldier this is what he's great at and it's the way he sees he can help the world, so obviously he would say something like ”I'm back” don't get me wrong it seems a bit cheesy however based on his character and he was around his wife (loved ones) at the time. You can't say cool shit 100% of the time (then it wouldn't be realistic 🤷🏾‍♂️)

[@patriots234]

Glad to have you back greg

[@phizz1234567890]

Was waiting for Greg's take on the finale.

[@papajcina]

Bad take

[@chrislopez5301]

@@papajcina not really not everyone has to agree on eachothers opinion it lmao

[@papajcina]

@@chrislopez5301 And its my opinion that this was a bad take

[@abrack_]

I thought I was way higher on the show than they were when they were talking about it as a whole, then they ended up ranking it on the list way higher than I would have lol

[@maxmalarkey1132]

Same! I thought this was way better than Black Panther

[@IzzyDGamer]

Kevin I gotta say they called bucky sargent in the beginning of the episode

[@TimeLordBurrito]

"Man can't believe how they ranked this" said 10 minutes after the video goes live

[@gp63]

Outside of Wanda officially becoming Scarlet Witch, WandaVision IMO didn't really stick the landing all that well either.

[@marzero116]

Yet somehow it's #8 on the list

[@terencetrajano4591]

I personally feel that the "bad guys" of this show are the world governments of the MCU. We see them wrong Sam and Bucky by giving the shield and title to someone else without their input, them shifting all the blame to Walker when things didnt look good for them, they ignored Sharon's situation for years, they caused the Flag Smashers to form, and the final confrontation Sam had in the series was with them, not any of the other bad guys. for this reason, I personally feel it should have been higher on the list.

[@lexis4490]

That's what I thought. I will say, it would of been nice if the governments got a warning from Avengers that they were going to try to bring people back.

[@Leet1995]

Fantastic review lads! Absolutely love the in reviews! Very excited for the future slate of Marvel tv + movie’s!!

[@aaron-downey]

Bucky was ignoring Sam for ages also. Its said in the first episode

[@TJaayyy87]

Kev has been killing it

[@KingQuiso]

I understand why Parris isn't on this episode but I wish he was so bad.

[@stubbywankenobi1]

I also think this suffers from the same thing as Age of Ultron. Setting up future property’s. Cap 4, Secret Invasion, Armor Wars, Thunderbolts. Watching Ultron now is infinitely better after everything that followed. I think this will be the same

[@dicehands]

You guys beautifully explained my issues with the Flag Smashers and the lack of showing in favor of telling. You NAILED it!

[@andrewgambill4391]

One of the best in review shows in a while. I know people love the plot segment but the show is so much more enjoyable and easy to watch without spending an hour on the plot and just discussing the show/movie

[@SebastianBravoco]

Where’s Paris :(

[@Abefroman3]

She is probably Madame Hydra and partnered with Thunderbolt Ross and wouldn’t be surprised if she had her hand in the Sokovia Accords. Seems they are setting up for a Thunderbolts spin-off though.

[@langleymneely]

I find it fascinating people think of her as being Hydra only because of recent comics. To old readers she’s more of a twisted Nick Fury counterpart, a spy playing multiple sides. I think thats where they are using her for now but can’t wait to see where it goes. JLD is the GOAT! Lol

[@josephgrigsby]

John walker has been in war, he has been broken before. Now he does have rage issues which most people can be mad and then chill out afterwards. He still wanna kill but he also wants to save people. Haha

[@_SomeGuyOnline]

I liked everything about the show EXCEPT for the stuff with Karli and the Flagsmashers.

[@the1don255]

I thought HBO’s Watchmen executed the discussions on identity, race and commentary on modern day politics a lot better that F&WS. At times the message seemed shoe horned in. I know they had to edit out major story lines due to COVID that might have disrupted the flow but felt Watchmen delivered on these themes in a masterful way. The Tulsa massacre and Hooded Justice story were masterfully told.

[@rorylennon4043]

I agree with this. I like that they addressed race but it felt REALLY heavy handed at times.

[@jewsco]

Agreed it was better but for Disney they did pretty damn good job

[@xizor1d]

I don't think these two can be compared. Watchmen did a good job of cataloging the past and dealing with the present. FATWS took a brief look at the pass through the eyes of the MCU but focused more on the present and where Black folks go in the future and how we define ourselfs in America given it's past. Race, particularly in America is so broad and complex that you can tackle it in many different ways. And for the MCU a property that doesn't do deep dives on the themes they tackle I thought this was crafted surface level look at race, capitalism, communism and imperialism and the conflict those things breed. All while having a dude with a metal arm and dude with wings become bros though out. Also factoring in the covid complication this pretty good job even though the ending was bad.

[@EveryTimeIDavid]

I think they both did really well, and there is something expected from Watchmen to hit on those kinds of subjects. But from Marvel and Disney, this kind of thing is not expected at all. The Isiaah Bradley story is one of the most impactful and controversial stories they've ever put out--to the point where Truth it isn't even printed any more. It's crazy that we got that from them at all.

[@MrAwesomeness1313]

Couldnt have put it better myself!

[@langleymneely]

“Bucky Fucky”! Lol Thats Greg Miller, future father of the year! Lmao! 🤣😂🤣

[@isuriadireja91]

i think of all 5, Kevin's the ONLY who totally just got the show...lol

[@brocketybrock]

Sam and Bucky were established to be grounded in Episode 5 by the GRC. And I doubt the men on the ground were aware of anything that happened to either two men. They just took it upon themselves to protect the committee.

[@TheHollawayGames]

Great perspective and mentality by Andy here, though the show does do a lot of great things there's *a lot* to criticize here but that doesn't negate any positivity towards it.

[@HiImCamden]

John Walker is in denial, he's completely unhinged and refuses to acknowledge that he's a murderer. He was telling the bread that stripped him off the title that he didn't even do anything wrong. Of course he's excited that he was given a suit and a title, he's still operating under the delusion that he's a hero when everybody else knows he's not. I'm with Kevin on this one and I think the rest of the guys missed the real tragedy of Walker's arch

[@starman69]

“Andy, you remember football players?!” WHAT?!

[@kyleboren6898]

"Andy, you remember football players?" I love it Greg hahahaha

[@Micah-Woods]

Yoooo this intro! 🔥👌🏽😭

[@contreezy7287]

Loved Kevin on this episode

[@jericojsays]

As much as I loved this show, I wonder how the writing relationship is between each series/films' writers and Kevin Feige. I feel like we would have gotten a far more broken John Walker, a more satisfying conclusion to Bucky's arc, more humanizing of the flag smashers and their fight, a smarter reveal of Sharon as the power broker instead of the dumbed down reveal we got, and a more satisfying and "MCU" approach to Sam's speech at the end if Spellman had a little more say in the writing.

[@stubbywankenobi1]

The speech works because it’s in the suit in front of the people. If it was switched to in congress you lose the suit and the senate gains control of the narrative they can interrupt him and he can’t interrupt them without looking hostile

[@icywinterof88]

I totally get all the criticisms in this, and for some of it I actually agree (Walkers ending, flag smashers, etc). But I think it's important to also have an equal amount of time dedicated to discussing the super awesome stuff that we are all pumped about. If we just focus on the negative it becomes a less enjoyable conversation I feel.

[@becausemiro]

John walker in my understanding suffers with delusion of grandeur. All he wanted is to be a hero, and have a title, and in his mind he is and got it. When he gets discharged and his honers getting stripped off, he feels lost for a moment and then Contessa steps in reassuring him that he still can be a hero no matter what his actions were. That’s why he shouts “I’m back”, he gets his delusional title backend and the chance to be supreme. But, what do I know, I could be wrong

[@lukekunka317]

Just finished the opening 4 minutes and I'm so damn glad I couldn't listen to it at work and am watching it here. Holy shit, Greg.

[@beggar_nugs]

Kevin really do be the minion of every antagonist in a Disney movie

[@YoVeeProductions]

I feel like them wanting a fully broken John Walker is a very short term mindset, in terms of character where JW can go from where he's at right now has a lot more potential then if he was already fully villainized. If you're gonna have deeper characters in the future of the MCU, you cant just have them be broken and typical bad guy by the 6th episode of the series they're introduced in

[@YoVeeProductions]

Also Kevin is legit on fire on his take of this show, it really seems like he understands the nuances and things the show was trying to do

[@mjohns908]

Are Sam’s Falcon Wings now Eagle Wings?😂

[@PatrickBrophy]

I still think the John Walker story was too muddled. He got a super raw deal. So he killed a TERRORIST with the shield. Everything that followed that was so poorly done with him just to get him to the point they wanted him to be US Agent. A lot of the stuff in this show needed some good rewriting and editing.

[@chrislopez5301]

His story was definitely muddled when we watched all of the avengers straight up murder people on numerous occassions all bad guys just like the flag smashers

[@infinitecorpze]

Was kinda hoping for a plot on this one ngl. I understand if it's an issue of length, it's just the like main thing I love from this show

[@langleymneely]

32:41 THIS Is why I miss Greg when he’s not around! Lmao! Fuck me the levels of goofiness do my heart good! 🤣😂🤣 #BuckyFucky

[@bhargavpatel2995]

I missed Greg SO MUCH!!

[@tannerboudreau2884]

1:11:11 - 1:11:13 should Greg cut his hair like Leon Kennedy’s? Just him getting up like that looked kinda like his hair but it’s be dope if there was more defined edge on the side. Thoughts?

[@TheJedAnderson]

Definitely thought The Falcon and The Winter Solidier was more of a Venus, good ranking though.

[@FrostbiteLegacy]

I honestly think when "Captain America and The Winter Soldier" came up at the end of the finale, it should have said "Captain America and The White Wolf" since Bucky finished his book and shed the winter soldier title from him just like falcon took on captain america.

[@YourMarvelFan]

I’m glad it didn’t. The name White Wolf is so overused in media (Game of Thrones, The Witcher) and Winter Soldier just sounds so much better. Let Bucky reclaim the moniker like Natasha did with the name Black Widow instead.

[@lexis4490]

@@YourMarvelFan Good point. I was wondering why White Wolf sounds familiar to me.

[@papajcina]

The amount of people saying this is genuinely concering, do you really not understand the arc went through in this whole show? Like, come on, how can people be this daft

[@MagicSalmon98]

Is there seriously anything better than fresh off vacation Miller?

[@aoe41015]

A fresh of a cup of Bussan coffee Greg Miller.

[@marirod7849]

I love these “In Reviews” but I still really miss the screen cast 🥺

[@CuzziP]

The whole series was going great until the finale. I was surprised to see episode 6 was one of the shorter episodes in the series. If they could stick the landing this could’ve easily been a top 10 MCU movie/show to me. Hopefully Loki is the one to tie it all together

[@vSilentangel]

Lmao at the time stamps, all we have is a long ass start and then haiku in review. 😂

[@lexis4490]

I can understand people disliking the Sharon Carter transition. I understood it, but more of a technical point of view. She's not an Avenger, even though made her seem as capable as Black Widow. She helped them anyways. Working for the government (SHIELD, CIA) got her nowhere. And she remembers her Aunt Peggy saying this to her, "Compromise where you can. Where you can't, don't. Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say, 'No, you move'." TO me that's defiance and rebellious. Now people automatically say she is a villain, which okay. But so is Howard Stark then. Whether she is a Skrull or not, I think they made Sharon way more interesting.

[@Chibbery05]

I can't wait for RAGU BAGU in like 5 years 🤣🤣🤣

[@jordanmiller3535]

Man I missed that Greg Miller energy

[@KonohaRamenNoodles]

5:28 The Borgees?

[@KingOfTheNorth822]

Can y’all make a time stamp for when you do the rankings?

[@gabedima4749]

Damn I really wish that when u finish the show, the title screen would change to captain America and the winter soldier on the homepage

[@zekrom00119]

Not many of you are talking about the last 20 seconds of this video. That shit is beautiful

[@infinitecorpze]

Just randomly comin back to this, but I wish Greg committed to the bit at 1:18:50 Woulda been so good

[@paularmstead2685]

Nick definitely needs to keep the hands thing during the haiku in review Best part lol

[@therudim3nt728]

Man, really missing Paris here to talk about how cool this series was, cause this 5 knuckleheads definitely didn't get it 🤣

[@mjohns908]

I think the lesson Disney should learn, from Mandalorian through Falcon and Winter Soldier, is however many episodes they think they need, just add one more.

[@lexis4490]

I don’t think that’s what they need to learn at all. I think they need to figure out how much are they really willing to spend. Because your just add one more episode can be 30 million dollars.

[@JigInsane]

I dont think John Walker will become a goody two shoes. I truly believe he was selected because he can go to extremes that others won't. I see him becoming more a super-charged Punisher.

[@VndyPrince]

Holy fuck when did they add beats to the jingles. Haiku in review was awesome.

[@mjohns908]

They should do the re-listing series and frame it as a multiversal reset in vein of Infinite Crisis or Flashpoint. 😂