I just realised that when Alinas first light show happened she was touching Mal so does that make him an amplifier or something? I haven’t read the books and I’m still watching the show so I’m unfamiliar with things still but oooh that would be nice
I don't know if it's that deep, but I suddenly realized the difference between why Steve became Captain America and why John Walker became Captain America, and how that relates to Sam so well.
Steve never got picked for the serum because he was particularly tall or strong or skilled or smart, he got picked because Erskine saw something good in him, something special he knew would become even greater with the serum.
Erskine specifically didn't pick the obvious choice he was pressured to pick by others, which was Hodge at the time. Like Col. Phillips said, "Hodge passed every test we gave him. He's big, he's fast and he obeys orders. He's a soldier", does that remind you of someone?
John Walkers is big, fast, and he obeys orders. He's a soldier.
Steve never chose Sam because he was big or fast or a good soldier, he chose Sam because of why Erskine had chosen him; his good heart and the determination to do what's right. He saw that in Sam, the goodness of his heart, his determination and the strong will to help others no matter the cost.
That's why Sam is Captain America, even without the shield. The shield is not Cap, the heart is. The shield is a tangible symbol, one you can hold up and claim as yours, but the "not a perfect soldier but a good man" metaphor of Erskine is what's most essential, and that can't be forced by governmental support or flashy public stunts.
John Walker with his missions and skills and orders may be a perfect soldier, but Sam is a good man. A good man who kicks ass
I’d just like to say that I wholeheartedly agree with what you’re saying and that people in the notes seem to be missing the point or straight up having a cry over the truth. It’s as simple as looking in the fatws tag and seeing most of the content be about Bucky and his trauma or scenes, it’s about how the most popular posts are buckys or how he’s the only one that trends on Twitter. It’s about how Sam’s story doesn’t get half the damn love that Buckys does. It’s the fucking truth. Simple.
as a white fan of the mcu, something that’s really disheartening to see after watching the most recent tfatws episode is the disparity between who’s talking about which scenes/lines. a lot of white creators & fans have been solely focusing on bucky’s line during the therapy scene but completely ignoring sam’s reaction to it all and his reasoning. not to mention i’ve only really seen black creators talk about isaiah bradley and the racial profiling scene. the major theme of the show is institutionalized racism and it’s meant to form a direct parallel to how the US is today, but white fans and white creators are shying away from or ignoring some of the most important scenes and lines just bc their white fav had one heartbreaking line. do better.
Let me get this right. You’re telling me John Watson opened the first rip to get the attention of Sherlock Holmes and to keep Sherlock Holmes with him? Are we talking about the Sherlock that openly mocked him in front of others for not having aptitude? The Sherlock that constantly proved he didn’t care for anyone except his reputation and himself? The Sherlock Holmes that’s an absolute dickhead?
Someone get Watson’s eyes checked cause the amount of red flags he’s ignored could be an indicator of colour blindness and stage four Simp disease which is critically fatal.
Okay Ginny & Georgia is like watching my life on a screen, I hung out with the wrong people and when they stole I stole too, I gave my virginity to the wrong mf and completely hated the experience and I felt alienated for being too brown for white people and not brown enough for my own. This is crazy.