The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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This week brought Emily VanCamps Sharon Carter (a.k.a.
As Sharon says, its one hell of a reunion.
Power Broker opens with the new Captain America getting a bit more desperate.
Hes already pulling out the Do you know who I am?
card when he feels disrespected, and thats never a good sign.
The short run time of the series overall makes this feel a little rushed, doesnt it?
New Cap went from being happy onGMAlast week to kind of flailing this week.
While Sam and Bucky are fighting over what to do about Zemo, hes breaking out of prison.
He agrees to not make a move without their approval, but even they cant really believe thats legit.
Theyre starting with a mid-level fence named Selby.
When people are put on pedestals, their flaws are forgotten, and that leads to problems.
In a sense,Falcon and the Winter Soldieris about the people behind the folks on the pedestal.
Cut to Latvia, where Karli Morgenthau is hiding out and saying goodbye to someone important named Donya Madani.
Off to Madripoor, where the guys are all dressed up.
Sam is even taking an alias, a smooth dresser named Conrad Mack, a.k.a.
On their way to Lowtown, theyre escorted to an underground club of surly faces and complicated drinks.
They meet with the nefarious Selby and get a name that matters: Dr. Wilfred Nagel.
And then Smiling Tiger gets a call from his sister Sarah.
He cant turn off his phone?
Come on, Sam.
This is Undercover 101 stuff.
A shot bursts through a window and a bounty comes out for Selbys killers instantly.
And how did a bounty go out so quickly?
Theyre already on the run, framed for her death.
Dont forget: She stole Caps shield and helped them track down Zemo.
So shes on the run, although shes barely hiding in a nice place in Hightown.
How did Sharon know they were in town?
Shes gotten kind of awful now, as Bucky notes.
You know the whole hero thing is a joke, she askstwo heroes.
They offer to clear her name if she helps them.
Theres some monologuing and Nagel reveals that he is the one who rebuilt the super serum.
He made 20 vials.
There could be a lot of super soldiers.
It turns out one of the bad guys brought a rocket launcher!
He returns to Sam, Sharon, and Bucky.
But she cant leave Madripoor.
Is that it for Sharon?
Is she working with the Power Broker?
The episode ends with a quartet of quick hits.
Walker and Hoskins are getting frustrated as they stay one step behind the real action of the world.
Bucky is going to take the shield from the new Cap himself.
Im here for Zemo.
When they were handing out mutant powers, he got one of the lame ones.
The Smiling Tiger isnt just a made-up player, either.
Its a reference to a Marvel Comic character, of course.
Theres no evidence he was as snappy a dresser as he is on the show.
