Plot:
We are witnessed to the return of Helmut Barren Zemo in the post credits scene of Episode 2 of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The story continues with the same plot where we see Bucky interacting with Zemo and how the things have been different for both of them and now that the Super Soldier Serum is remade by an individual, he needs Zemo’s help to find out who the person is. Zemo obviously does not budge until a ‘fair’ deal is made between the two people. Sam and Bucky still do not get very well with each other as the working style of both of them is very counter opposite. A bit of a comic relief is also shown to the viewers in this episode but not as much as the previous ones. This episode also shows us the true reason why the Flag Smashers are doing what they are and also that they want to live lives like normal people, but they are ‘forced’ to get their hands dirty. We are also introduced to Sharon Carter who is on the run from the United States Government because she had helped Steve, Sam and Bucky by returning their weapons and belongings to them in Civil War when the trio (Zemo, Sam, Bucky) have to go to Madripoor to get leads about the super soldier serum. This episode also speaks about Power Broker openly as he is mentioned in many conversations. On the other hand, John Walker gets to know about the place where the Flag Smashers took shelter in Germany and he goes there to interrogate with the in charge but couldn’t get anything out of him and then he realizes that they just have to follow Sam and Bucky for leads even if it is ‘Out of Books’ for the Government. The episode ends with a great twist and Bucky being a part of it.
Courtesy: IGN
Conclusion:
This episode is by far the weakest episode of the series. It was very quick paced, character development was very fast, Zemo was introduced out of the blue and by the end of the episode we feel that Zemo is controlling Sam and Bucky which should have been the other way round. We did not see much action from Sam and Bucky, also the comical timing was very off, weakest cinematography, although the writing was good, but Marvel needs to really slowdown the process of introducing characters and rather develop the existing ones. There was no need of keeping the length of the episode within 50 mins, they could have extended it easily as it is not a film and fans can also enjoy a little bit of more excitement. All in all, I expect that the remaining three episodes are not like this one and we get more excitement and exhilaration.
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