The Falcon And The Winter Soldier: Should Have Had A Colder Open
I’ll reserve too much judgment. WandaVision also had a slow opening and we all know how that developed
Of the Marvel TV spin-offs, WandaVision was the first and boldest, Loki promises galaxy hopping mayhem and What If boasts scenarios to make us fans orgasm into oblivion. But what about Disney’s second adventure in The Falcon and Winter Soldier?
Already in its first episode, Falcon doesn’t tease the same ambition that WandaVisison so keenly executed; it’s not layered with mystery, wrapped up as a literal self-contained character study of grief with fantastical hand-waving elements peppered throughout. Instead, we’re re-introduced to two characters who pursue actions that have little to no consequence on the overall plot they seem to be gunning for.
Whereas Wandavision was a show with several great ideas roped artfully together, The Falcon and Winter Soldier feels like a show with a distinct lack of any. A lot was said in this opening episode, but little was actually achieved: we saw Sam’s home life and Bucky’s fish out of water turmoil, but nothing relevant or specific to actually compel us beyond what we already knew about them.
