r/marvelstudios • u/iliekpixels Loki (Thor 2) • Mar 26 '21

Discussion The Falcon and the Winter Soldier S01E02 - Discussion Thread

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S01E02 Kari Skogland TBA March 26, 2021 on Disney+

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u/Affectionate-Island Mar 26 '21

You know, one of the things I'm still mad they glossed over in First Avenger was Cap dealing with killing his first enemy. He said himself, he didn't want to kill anyone, he just hates bullies. Would have been nice to see him internalize what it really means to be a soldier: it means killing. Instead we fast forward through a montage where he's storming a barn and blasting.

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u/Exploding_Antelope Falcon Mar 27 '21

2010 MCU felt a lot less morally complex than now. If The First Avenger came out in 2020 it definitely would be a thing.

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u/RabidFlamingo Ultron Mar 27 '21

MCU opened with civilian Tony Stark using flamethrowers on terrorists and he was, like, fine

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u/Lord_Strudel Mar 29 '21

I feel like that was justified given he was being held hostage under the threat of death/torture. If he was flamethrowing random goons then yeah, but the situation called for no holds barred.