In the beginning I was a little sceptical from watching this, since all MCU fanboys were saying that this is the best superhero show ever (meanwhile Doom Patrol and The Boys are laughing in a corner), and we know exactly what their track record has been. So I was expecting this to be only good enough to be expanded into multiple seasons, and that it has only used BLM as a plot tool (I didn't know the context back then, so I was expecting it to be something around that). But now that I have seen it, it may not be as good as WandaVision or Loki, but it does what it was meant to do - Action.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is not very different from a Captain America movie, except there is a different Captain America this time around - John Walker. Falcon gave away Steve's shield to the US government and they in turn made Walker the new Captain America. Bucky is very upset because of this, since Captain's shield meant a lot to him. Meanwhile he is trying to get himself medical help to get rid of his PTSD. They both team up because Bucky wanted some adventure and together they go after an insurgent group called The Flag Smashers.

The show, just like Black Widow and Captain Marvel, is extremely divisive. Either you will love it or you will hate it. There is nothing in between. I liked it for the CGI, action scenes and the sense of humour. The plot, however, was pretty generic. The cinematography also wasn't something really unique, although the CGI scenes really made it look good. The return of Baron Zemo was also pretty fun to watch. He as a character completely steals the show while he is in it. There is also Okoye, who wants to capture Zemo so that he can be put to trial for T'Chaka's murder. I don't really like watching the Wakandans and they feel a little out of place here, so that wasn't that much fun either (other than the fight scene between Okoye and John Walker).

The last episode was one long action sequence, which was really fun to watch until Karli started to get shown as an important character. I really wanted her to die, since she was so annoying. The new Captain America was introduced in the last episode, and although the new Cap looks way cooler than the one we're used to seeing, it ruins the thing that made Captain America so much fun to see. Captain America is supposed to be one ordinary man with a shield. He only has a shield because his other arm is no less than a sword. But the new Captain America has wings, exhaust pipe and visors. That makes his shield absolutely useless.

I'm pretty sure this will have a season 2, and I'm already really excited to watch it. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is a fun show to watch. Overall it has the same advantages and disadvantages as a generic MCU movie. I really appreciate they made this, which now makes us care more about Sam and Bucky, who had until now only lived in Steve's shadow. Let's see what they will have to offer next.