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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.
That “you weren’t amending, you were avenging” was a good line, though.
I agree, Teppy, but
HE thinks he needs to, so, then you can either point out that he's not actually breaking out of the basic paradigm, just pointing it in the other direction, or you can argue with him about whether he should even feel guilty about any of this.
And I think we all agree that his therapist was...kinda shitty, so nuance wasn't ever going to be the thing, and maybe Sam
is coming at it from "Look, dude, you're starting to think about feelings. Good job. Lean into that." and hoping he can get there thinking it was his own idea...
At least, that's the fic I would write.
I can maybe see Bucky having come up with the atoning/making amends/whatever project as a way of dealing with his guilt and everybody going along with that? There’s a lot I don’t get about the way just about everyone is behaving, though. A lot.
So, I admit that I know absolutely ZERO about Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, but the trailer has not increased my knowledge at all: [link] . It seems like Generic Superhero Origin Movie With Asian Characters. Which, eh.
I mean, I'll still see it. I'll watch any superhero movie, as evidenced by my willingness to watch Zack Snyder's movies and WW84.
Looks fun! I am pretty comfortable with not knowing what the deal is with superheroes, though. Preferable to Zack Snyder, for my money.
