![]() Having started out as a genuinely complex antagonist, she completes her descent into one-dimensional zealot territory in ‘One World, One People’. (Image credit: Marvel/Disney)īut the prize for the least satisfying story arc goes to Karli Morgenthau. There may be a new Captain America in town, but that doesn't mean the previous model can't enter the fray. Is sending his notebook to his psychiatrist with all the names crossed out enough to stop the nightmares? It all seems a little too neat. On many occasions the show’s alluded to the fact his HYDRA past has left deep emotional scars, but his journey to redemption feels like an afterthought. Bucky Barnes is one of the most tragic characters in the MCU, a good man forced to do terrible things against his will. While the character is probably happy to keep things that way, it feels unsatisfactory in a show that bears his name. And in a franchise where we’ve learned to expect the unexpected, the confirmation that she’s the Power Broker is way too obvious to be anything but disappointing.Įven the Winter Soldier is relegated to the shadows. Sharon Carter, meanwhile, has an uncanny knack of popping up exactly where she’s needed. ![]() John Walker’s appearance as the self-appointed alternative Cap fails to deliver on the threat suggested by last week’s mid-credits tease, and his (partial?) redemption never feels earned. If there’s a downside to the increased focus on Sam Wilson it’s that the other characters are generally underserved. ![]() In fact, Anthony Mackie’s performance is so convincing that it’s a shame he’s saddled with the occasional clunker of dialogue, such as a tired cliché about French terrorist Batroc eating baguettes and French fries. In a franchise where superheroes are frequently blamed for breaking things – see Captain America: Civil War, WandaVision – it’s refreshing to see a hero raising some uncomfortable truths, while also trying to bring people together with words, not action. Even the noble Steve Rogers would struggle to make a speech with enough power to sway a bunch of politicians eager to return the world to the pre-Blip status quo. Yet Sam’s real trump cards are a sense of decency and the courage to say the right thing. Karli and the Flag Smashers make a final bid to change the world.
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