#FALCON CAPTAIN AMERICA SUIT SERIES#

And itвЂ™s clear that SamвЂ™s way of speaking won over some people, starting with the first GRC soldier to call him вЂњCap,вЂќ even if Sam will continue to face opposition from all sides in the years to come.

#FALCON CAPTAIN AMERICA SUIT SERIES#

And though it is easy to read it as the naivete heвЂ™s exhibited off-and-on throughout the series - and as we already discussed, it lead to a pat resolution - sometimes things just need to be plainly said. For the first time since Steve saw him leading that veteransвЂ™ group in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Sam could finally speak with certainty. Well, itвЂ™s there if you want to look for it.Д«ut the real defining вЂњCaptain AmericaвЂќ moment for Sam was his speech. Beyond the racial implications, there is also the issue of colonialism in play. Also, Bucky ordering the suit from Wakanda suggests the wings are vibranium and creates another interesting dimension if the Wakandans felt comfortable wrapping Sam in the American flag. Clearly based on the design featured in the Marvel Comics universe from 2014 to 2017, it is a fine adaptation of SamвЂ™s вЂњbird costumeвЂќ with the stars and stripes. Meanwhile, it was great to finally see Sam in the suit. Perhaps, though, that was always the real point of the show. That will always be a factor in SamвЂ™s decision making and it makes for a markedly different Captain America. Some of that came from a privilege Sam will never know and as the show acknowledges, plenty of people from across the racial spectrum will never accept him as Cap.

But then thereвЂ™s also the moral certainty Steve possessed. Just in terms of physicality, Sam is not that. In SamвЂ™s case, itвЂ™s an even bigger ask as Steve Rogers ( Chris Evans) was the epitome of the white American ideal something he mentioned himself in his speech after the GRC attack. And while not all of the points land as successfully as the others - sometimes you just need Isiah Bradley ( Carl Lumbly) to just tell you why things are bad - touching upon these issues is important for both the audience and Sam as a character.ДЇor just about any would-be superhero, accepting anotherвЂ™s legacy is tough. From the financial struggles Black people face on the regular to the way they are used and tossed aside by the military, the series constantly introduced reasons why Sam might not want to wear the U.S. вЂњThatвЂ™s Not Black Falcon, ThatвЂ™s Captain AmericaвЂќД«ut for all those interesting global issues, the series really revolved around SamвЂ™s emotional journey to accepting the Captain America identity. Provided, of course, Marvel follows up on the idea. But maybe it is better for the Flag Smasher to be an idea than any one person. It wouldвЂ™ve been interesting to see her make the movement more of a cult of personality. Even her team of Super Soldiers started to doubt her methods. Then thereвЂ™s Karli herself, who seemed to be headed down the supervillain path.

For one thing: the strife these tensions cause could easily be exploited by, say, the unquestioned ruler of Latveria to position himself as global superpower. The GRC will presumably switch its efforts to helping the returned find their place in the world.ДЄt the same time, the global issues the series brushed upon are not as simple as stopping a Mad Titan, and we hope a subsequent series (orВ even the Captain America 4 feature film reportedly in development) will come back to these ideas. For the moment, the repatriation plan is off and borders across the world will remain open. Sure, Sam brought her underlying message to the GRC council and managed to get some positive movement in that regard, but it may be a little too pat for the complexity of the issues something both the senator and Sam seem to acknowledge. In terms of the geopolitical themes Karli brought to the table, though, the series seemingly backed away from them. The thinness of that exchange is palpable even if it led to some good scenes with Sam ( Anthony Mackie) debuting his new gear, Bucky ( Sebastian Stan) saving people, and even John Walker ( Wyatt Russell) proving he can be heroic. But the production shutdown forced the series to abandon that storyline entirely in favor of her kidnapping the GRC oversight council (although, it is possible both plans were in play). Reportedly, the series was meant to go in a slightly different direction before the pandemic with KarliВ (Erin Kellyman) getting her hands on a viral agent and using that as part of her вЂњextortion for a good causeвЂќ plan.

And like so many well-intentioned young people on a crusade, the Flag SmashersвЂ™ plot just puttered out.

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