The first episode of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier landed overnight, and while the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show is nowhere near as weird as WandaVision, it certainly has the action and intrigue that fans are craving.
The show picks up four months after the events of Avengers: Endgame, when billions of people were snapped back to life, but Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson are having a hard time finding meaning in this post-Thanos world.
Spoilers follow, obviously, but one of the major plot points of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier episode one saw Sam Wilson, nervous about taking on the mantle of Captain America, surrender his shield to a museum, against the advice of Don Cheadle‘s James Rhodes.
The final moments of the episode saw a big twist, with Wyatt Russell‘s John Walker appearing in full regalia as the newly-minted, super patriotic (and needless to say, fairly sinister) Cap. Fans had a lot of thoughts on this:
Gucci vs Walmart #FalconAndWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/k9B1AVztvK
— Andrew😵💫 (@boixandrew) March 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/cooljulian5/status/1372894006485585922
The strong resemblance to the old man from Up did not go unnoticed:
They hyped up the new cap so much and then showed me THIS???? pic.twitter.com/GyKm3RTZAU
— idk (@squidwardsprof1) March 19, 2021
Y’all can’t tell me the new “Captain America” doesn’t look like him-#FalconAndWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/F6e9Otg9HQ
— Nat (@its_nat2204) March 19, 2021
The dead avengers watching from above when the new Captain America was revealed #TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/i5u3t51NCD
— David Campos (@David_C1215) March 19, 2021
#TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier
Everyone to the new Captain America rn: pic.twitter.com/bAEQd9KOCY— Nedrick Sonmono (@brokendarksaber) March 19, 2021
I Stan Wanda Maximoff and Darcy Lewis as much as the next [cigarette emoji], so their presence in memes is always welcome, too:
https://twitter.com/spideysbabygirl/status/1372900784367632387
If this Captain America wannabe doesn’t give Sam his shield back I stg #FalconAndWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/hhWPoKeJYw
— Justin Tuell (@JustinTuell8) March 19, 2021
Yall think Darcy likes the new captain america? #FalconAndWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/pYKJjJQ1b9
— 𝐊𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐚✰ (@PapaKoalaYT) March 19, 2021
Fans were very happy to see more of Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson in The Falcon And The Winter Soldier:
https://twitter.com/snowpointexe/status/1372865762449354753
facts.#SamWilson pic.twitter.com/kMoea3oUAB
— the smell of books (@remuscardigan) March 18, 2021
Sebastian Stan also got some love, with many pointing out that Bucky is aging like a fine wine:
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prince philip at 99 bucky barnes at 106 pic.twitter.com/kwpq0Ef4tL— cher 🦋⋆。˚ @ finals (@cherbearsz) March 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/capstingle/status/1372931734266802184
It was also a joy for many to see Don Cheadle turn up again:
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•The gasp that left my mouth when I saw him 🥺 pic.twitter.com/oqrcyVx3En
— nicky #ravimains7 (@buckleyofthe118) March 19, 2021
WandaVision was picked apart by eager fans wondering when and in what form the villain Mephisto might appear (turns out – never and in no form at all!) and the same question has already arisen here:
spoiler alert: both the falcon & winter soldier are mephisto
— alan holloway (@keirxsmith) March 17, 2021
The Falcon And The Winter Soldier episode one is streaming now on Disney+.