Friday, April 23, 2021

New Streaming: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier- Episode 3

 As the finale arrives, let's back-track a bit to how we got here.  It's time for an MCU Road Trip...

Desperate to stop the Flagsmashers, our Heroes break (now revealed as a Baron) Zemo out of Jail.  

He knows just where to start looking...
Madripoor!

If you're not a Comics Fan, this is just a neon City.  If you are, well, I don't have to explain it.
Things get intense there, leading Zemo to *finally* get his complete costume and kick some ass.

What secrets do they find?
Will a full-on Civil War reunion make the difference?

Can they find out what they need to know to stop the villains?
Or will she continue to grow her army and prove to be unstoppable?

To find out, stream the Show.
Another strong Episode that keeps things going strong.  This one has a tricky place, being the third out of six.  It has to grow things from the last 2 Episodes, feel satisfactory AND set up the next 3.  In all regards, it is a success.  The story evolves, tensions escalate and everything continues to build nicely.  It's nice to see Sharon Carter here, given that she was absent from the last 2 Films.  I do appreciate that they address it here, rather than just leaving it open.  That would have been the easy way.  Speaking of delivering, we get full-on Baron Zemo here and it's great.  He's evil in a nice, subtle way at times...before just straight-up killing people.  He's kept his characterization strong from Film to Show too.  It's nice to see the relationship between our two Leads change over these Episodes, something both hindered and aided by the presence of Zemo.  He definitely creates more tension, but also brings them closer together.  Besides, Zemo is bringing all sorts of Memes to life with his dancing.  You never know what is going to go viral until it does, do you?  All in all, this one gives us old friends, new locations and rising tension.  What more could you ask for?  Oh, right...

Next time, the Episode that changes everything in a big way.  It's not a good way, is it?

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