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It's an interesting idea and I would subscribe to your newsletter.
Also, I hadn't realized (or perhaps had forgotten) that there are only going to be SIX episodes? Six episodes and they had to edit out a major plot point - no wonder there are pacing issues!
It really needs to be longer. Mandolorian got 8 episodes and Wandavision got 9.
So there is no room for any moments to just sit and resonate. And while the opening combat fight was amazing it was way too long for so much story to be told . Plus where is Torres at this point?
We've got 2 episodes to deal with waht John Walker did . Karli and the Power Broker. And Zemo. And Bucky making amends. It's a lot.
I get that ditching a sub plot caused problems but I think there would still be pacing issues.
Especially compared to Wandavision or Mandolarian. I'm going to admit I wasn't hugely into Wandavision . And I know Mandolarian is Star wars and not MCU but I rarely felt like it was overstuffed..and I can't help comparing them since they are both Disney originals.
Mandalorian did not feel overstuffed at all - I think a lot of that has to do with the incredibly movie-Western feel of the series. There's a lot more room for space and breath in a Western (sometimes too much).
The Mandalorian goes to a lot of effort to make each episode seem self-contained, while also having a season-long story arc. TFATWS feels more like a six-hour long movie than a bunch of individual episodes. The Marvel Netflix shows had the same problem but much worse, because they had 13-episode seasons.
This is a really good Twitter thread (reposted on Tumblr; I'm sharing the Tumblr link because I don't understand Twitter or how to share a Twitter thread with the tweets in chronological order) about the costume design differences between Steve's Captain America uniform and John Walker's Captain America uniform: [link] .
That was good!
Ep. 5: I enjoyed almost every minute of that. Okay, I'm a little irritated by there being one senator in charge of every evil/self-righteous thing the US or world government does, but other than that, I liked it. I'm impressed that they made me most sympathetic to Walker after he murdered a sympathetic character, and I'm glad Sam really got the spotlight for motivation and conflict and meaning.
It was... I liked it.
Oh okay, one thing: the Raft? a) we have only ever seen that used as a political tool to contain dissidents, so weird overtones there, and b) he seemed pretty well contained in prison until Bucky came along. But that's super minor. Oh, so much was good.
Bucky saying he was right-handed made me laugh harder than it probably should
That thread on the Walker costume is terrific! I knew I hated the design but it’s so good to have why I should hate it explained!
I love a good training montage.
Also, I assume that what's in the case Bucky brought Sam from Wakanda wasn't Sam's repaired wings -- or wasn't JUST Sam's repaired wings, but also a Captain America suit. Which I ALSO assume, since it's from Wakanda, is like Black Panther's suit and will be able to absorb and then discharge kinetic energy.
Also, Sharon Carter: Power Broker or no? Did she really just sent Batroc to give bombs to the Flag Smashers, or did she set Batroc (and the Flag Smashers) up? I genuinely can't decide.
I'm still not on board with the idea that Bucky needs to "make amends." He was victimized and used as a weapon for decades. Making amends implies that he, James Buchanan Barnes in his right mind, did horrific things that require amends, and that is emphatically not the case.