You should give 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' another watch
I've been rewatching all the MCU projects directly relevant to "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," which means, last on the list, was "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (TFATWS). I'll be honest, going into this rewatch list, I was least excited to revisit TFATWS, despite having only seen it through once before. When I first watched it in spring of 2021, there were a couple negative impressions I took away with me that kept me from enjoying the project as a whole: Sam gets way more development than Bucky, despite sharing the show title. Sharon's arc is a bummer, and ruins a character we'd spent two movies learning to like and trust. Sam's big speech at the end misses the mark. I took just three days to watch all six episodes this time, and I really enjoyed myself this time, and after watching it, I've come to terms with two of these three negative impressions, and even feel that the show does a really nice job with each of them. First, some con...