Bland. Bland, bland, bland.

After an incredibly promising first episode, the series seems to completely give up. The plot is paper-thin and stretched to hilarious lengths (this could've been a two-hour movie and you'd miss absolutely nothing); the super soldier serum is reduced to something that makes you only slightly stronger than a normal human, retconning Bucky into a supremely underpowered sidekick; the dialogue borders on cringe often and is cliche at all times; the villain's motivation is completely incomprehensible; plot lines are dropped on a whim. It's a mess. And worst of all: it's boring. It plays it safe on all levels, the stakes are irrelevant and it just kind of happens. Try harder, Marvel.