A word of caution: this article contains spoilers from the second episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier titled “The Star-Spangled Man.” If you don’t want to know the plot points from that episode, leave now (and come back later). Sound good? Good.
The new Captain America is the absolute worst.
In the second episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, we began to get to know Steve Rogers’ replacement John Walker, a seemingly respectable government agent who is well-decorated and well-accomplished — and just … awful. Let’s just say he has a nails-on-the-chalkboard presence. In the latest episode, Walker even used a gun. A gun! That is not Rodgers’ style.
But there were more substantial problems with Walker’s attitude, largely centering his tactless approach to befriend Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes. It really started heating up with a hilariously awkward Jeep ride.
“That (super) serum doesn’t exactly have a great track record,” Walker said, looking at Barnes. “No offense.”
Offense taken. Bucky is exactly what went wrong with the super serum, with Hydra brainwashing him, giving him the serum and weaponizing him as an agent of evil. Bucky’s evil acts — which resulted in what seems to be crippling guilt and grief — are exactly what he is struggling to process in this series (hence, the therapist.) So Walker’s offensive comments probably (or definitely) struck a nerve.
But then he didn’t stop there. He explained he found Bucky and Sam’s location by finding Red Wing, the drone The Falcon controls.
“It wasn’t exactly hacking. It’s government property. I’m kind of the the government,” Walker said.
Oh no he didn’t! He didn’t just call Red Wing his property, did he? (He did.) Again, offense taken. Sam loves that drone.
When Walker finally took a hint that he, Sam and Bucky would not get along, Walker issued a warning at the end of the episode: “Stay the hell out of my way.”
That also didn’t seem to go over well. They brushed him off and parted ways. And so Marvel fans ripped into this new, unlikable Captain America.
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John Walker creeping up on Sam and Bucky every chance he gets like pic.twitter.com/zAs0de97Zc— faz | tfatws era (@buckyssteven) March 26, 2021
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john walker actually seems pretty nic-— 🎒 (@kingbackpackii) March 26, 2021
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Every time John Walker opened his big mouth 🙄pic.twitter.com/9GlTqJN1uZ— FATWS SPOILERS (@mysticazula) March 26, 2021
Marvel fans did not let the stay-the-hell-out-of-my-way line slide.
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hell out of you stay out
my way of my way pic.twitter.com/1OFg5sZfEI— Naomi ᱬ tfatws spoilers (@Izzy_Toubia) March 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/sebcevanss/status/1375351938141708290
john walker: “stay out of my way”
steve watching from the moon: #TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier #FalconAndWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/ku9YWC5JCT— Rukhsanah (@Rukhsanah7) March 26, 2021
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"stAy tHe hEll oUt oF my wAy"
john walker's house: pic.twitter.com/5zO0Uh9dCF— shan | tfatws spoiler ✪ (@LOKIVIS) March 26, 2021
It’s fair to say Walker didn’t win many hearts this episode.
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