Seriously. SERIOUSLY. I grew up with these comics. The Falcon was one of my favorites. #1 of his limited series hangs in my den. But the overpowering smell of blame, hate, and discontent in this series just makes me sad. There's just no subtlety involved in this project. Somehow we have to shoe-horn in some cops harassing Sam who is literally just standing there talking to someone. Really? The cops have to be bad guys so badly that it's come to this? That's just lazy writing to check someone's box.

Production quality of the show is top-notch. Anthony Mackey is a beast, and is outstanding in nearly everything I've seen him in. Amazingly versatile and underused in the MCU. He can portray depth with just a look. Sabastian Stan plays great off of him, and I look forward to seeing more work from him.

But the writing is just awful. It's so slanted and distorted that it hurts to watch. Black Female super soldier can commit murder, and she's a victim, male White non-super soldier commits murder, and he's a villain. And, it's an immediate message. There's no misunderstanding. It's really sort of shameful. The comics accomplished more and with much better quality messaging. It really broke my heart to see it.

Sam was more brawny and tougher in the comics, but he and Cap set out to really champion what was right - regardless of the cost. Even when it meant calling out injustice in America. I loved it. This product is just more social pandering. A real lost opportunity.