Falcon and The Winter Soldier Episode 6: One World, One People (Series Finale) (Spoiler Review)

 

The moment has finally arrived with the Falcon and The Winter Soldier officially reaching its end with the final episode of the miniseries. Six weeks of mystery, action and parallels to our current reality have been tied up in this satisfying yet subplot-filled set ups towards further stories to be told with the characters shown off in this John Wick-style Marvel show. Although there will be a Marvel sized hole in all our hearts until Loki releases but FATWS manages to create an ending that was both hard to comprehend and provides a relevant yet controversial opinion towards political moguls. 

I decided to make this review a spoiler filled one because I am sure many of you have questions as to what was happening and also 'cause I definitely need to talk about certain parts of this finale that appealed or disappointed me. 

There were two disappointing details that managed to be apart of this unfortunately too-short episode and one of them was the reveal of the Power Broker. Everyone had guessed that the Sharon Carter was the mysterious super-serum-replicate provider and there were other guesses as well that were theorized incase Marvel didn't decide to head that direction that included the likes of the return of Arnim Zola from the Cap sequel to a possible tease of the Ten Rings terrorist organization or the Mandarin himself due to his upcoming appearance in Shang Chi, coming to theatres - and possibly online - at September. Learning that Carter was indeed the Power Broker managed to make the list of weak reveals in the MCU considering since they made it extremely obvious since the episode she first appeared in. Another disappointing point of this finale was the death of Erin Kellyman's character, Karli Morgenthau, leader of the Flagsmashers, where I had the hopeful intention that she might leave this show unscathed. Sadly, I was wrong. 

What appealed to me was, of course, the all new suit Sam puts on, officially embracing and finally becoming the all new Captain America. With the new wings, fabrics and the addition of multiple Redwings, the vibranium details of this new suit is clear considering that it might have been made by Princess Shuri herself. Alongside Sam's new ways of using the Shield, the comfortability of the moniker really carries our expectations of Sam to be a different kind of Captain is exciting for us fans but definitely a storyline worth tackling when it comes to the MCUs world's struggle with that drastic cultural change. Bucky's character development is the best part of this episode, with him not only accepting his dark past but by also letting it go by gaining yet another worthwhile friendship with Sam, giving us the 100 % assurance that this crime fighting duo is here to stay.  

The addition of Isaiah Bradley's story to the Captain America museum is the most touching and tear jerking scene in the show and of course, the the speech Sam gives to the Senator about how government should react and deal with crisis, making yet another parallel to our reality during the darker times of the Covid-19 pandemic was the biggest highlight of this action packed, further proving that this show was more than just another action packed punching-filled flick. Finally, the change of title at the end from Falcon and The Winter Solder to Captain America and The Winter officially made it very real to me that Marvel is heading towards the right direction with its all new titular character that is confirmed to have his own franchise in the works. 

There have been two set ups that is confirmed to be in the running by the time we reach the final minutes of this miniseries. The first being the addition of Isaiah's grandson, Elijah who will become Patriot, a future member of the Young Avengers. The other set up would be the introduction of both John Walker and Valentina Allegra De Fontaine setting up the Thunderbolts/Dark Avengers storyline that will change the MCU even more at this point. 

The finale may not satisfy some people in some way, like it did me in a very tiny manner due to one small revelation but with this episode, Falcon and The Winter Soldier still features the best kind of storytelling Marvel has had to offer, setting up so many new things including Sam Wilson's Captain America, a story I think everyone was waiting to blossom the moment the show started. Looking forward to the future (especially the Loki show which is premiering on June 11th) so, keep your eyes peeled for more Marvel features this year. 

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