A really inconsistent series, in that the first three episodes drag, the fourth picks up and the final two are great, leading to a brilliant finale. But the ending doesn't make up for the beginning. Overall it's a good show but nothing special, neither of the leads are strong enough characters to be standalone in the early stages and they ruined a perfect villain in Zemo. The different take on the enemy group is a nice twist and led by a fresh lead villain which is appreciated, as is the new Cap figure, but nothing flows or gets you gripped at any point for the first half of the series. Plus Carter is an unwelcome and disappointing return. It could have been a whole lot better.

People complaining about it being 'woke' are ridiculous, and it's barely political to call out a society's former and continued discrimination. This doesn't really enter the story until the latter episodes and all it does is add substance and context to some of the most important characters. Superhero stories are about good and evil, therefore morality within government structure is of course a valid route to go down. It's got to have some political leaning and it does this without aggressively pushing any movement other than combatting ignorance. Evidently fictional discrimination is perfect for some audiences but bringing real life into a universe increasingly becoming more in line with modern day contexts is too far.