Not bad points either. I'll grant you that. Not sure on the physique part. It was a little bit of a let down on the serum to a degree.
The scientist they found in the shipping container said that’s how he designed it to be. Didn’t want them to be 6ft 5 with giant muscles like Steve. Designed it to be efficient and maximized the person physical strengths so they could blend in.
No kidding. Was chatting with two of my military relatives in driveway last week and one of them said after they enlisted in the military they couldn't believe how fast and strong they got so quick. The other guy was like, "I know. It was unbelievable. Not to brag, but 33 confirmed kills. It's amazing how fast the transformation is." And all I could think to myself was.... super serum you dumbasses. That's what they call it.
It's HARD to carry and live up to the title of Captain America, but others can and will do it (Sam). 99'er is a torch ONLY WE 99'rs can stand to carry.
This is a pretty socially political show so I feel okay posting this. This guy really stepped in it, lol. a lot of nuance people aren't getting and missing the greatness of the show. I bet some posting here believe this too. . Make sure you read the quote tweets.
Whew, people really be spicy in those comments. I think people are reading too much into it, but that's just me. Honestly, when that part came up as I was watching, I thought it was cool that they could just disable Bucky's biggest weapon. It's Wakandan tech, so it'd make sense that the Dora Milaje (King's personal bodyguards, iirc) would know how to counter things. Also, Bucky did kill T'Chaka, so it wouldn't be crazy to think that they'd be weary of Bucky, even if he did spend time rehabbing his character in Wakanda. Didn't really factor white vs black or oppression vs freedom or anything like that. But hey, props to that dude for saying what he said.
I was also thinking that it is very hypocritical of Wakanda to be the ones who sponsored the Sokovia Accords, but have the Dora Milaje (Tech plus fighting skills should make the accords applicable to them) running around outside their borders.
Zemo was the one who really was behind the bombing and murder of King T'Chaka, which is why the Dora Milaje is coming to Bucky to let him know Zemo's time out of prison is running out.
This is not correct. Zemo posed as Bucky to kill T'Chaka so he could use global resources to find Bucky.
I think this is why you aren't loving the show as much as others are. I think you said it was boring. There is a lot of stuff going on in the margins. I don't think people are reading too much into it, I think it's the opposite. This show deserves more conversation, but a lot of the people reviewing this show are missing a lot of points. Even the scene that is referenced there is so much going on: When Ayo disabled the arm, the hurt that you saw on Bucky's face was apparent. This wasn't an, "oh **** how am i gonna fight now" moment its' a, "I thought you trusted me" moment. And Ayo, part of the Dora who don't show much emotions, also gave a sorrowful glance when she did it. This all came AFTER the scene where Ayo(and Shuri) pretty much cured Bucky of his programing. Bucky had a moment. He was free and so appreciative; and Ayo was there granting him his freedom. Bucky thought he had a place within Wakanda. Ayo disabling the Arm is a reminder that he is not one of them, not really. that's pretty deep IMO. and all because of one scene, one look. There are a bunch of scenes like this in the show. Just for reference - the failed Bank Loan scene. Sam is a whole Super hero and can't get a bank loan getting stopped by police.
many Nations do this all the time, fictional country, Wakanda is no different, lol. Plus at the time of this Sokovia Accords, no one new Wakanda was so advanced; they kept to themselves except for their spys and stuff. Black Panther was all about Mike B Jordan wanting Wakanda to use their tech and assets more to help other black people.
I am sure nations meddle outside their borders all the time, though abducting people outside one's borders is against non-fictional laws, too. Wakanda is the one behind the Sokovia Accords so they knew full well that they had a high tech team that routinely violates the rules they were pushing as much if not more than the Avengers. They just were better about not causing collateral damage. So yes, Wakanda is very hypocritical. Granted, it matches the way real people/countries act.
If the Wakandans really didn't trust Bucky, why would they improve his overpowered arm and let him keep it? Could have just given him a normal functional arm as they were rehabbing him and, post-removal of HYDRA programming, let him live a normal regular life. Could have called him back to replace the overpowered arm. Could have done many things. The Wakandans also didn't have to grant him asylum. To me, I don't think it was an issue of trust. They wouldn't have associated with him in the first place, since Wakandans are generally leery of outsiders. In the referenced scene, I don't think the Dora Milaje disabled Bucky's arm because of mistrust or anything like that. I think Ayo just wanted to accomplish her mission (of finding and retrieving Zemo) and as Bucky was the obstacle in her way, so she did what she had to do, in the most efficient way possible. Ayo (most likely) could have beat Bucky up, but that would have taken too much time. Is the failsafe implemented in the arm because the Wakandans don't fully trust Bucky? Maybe. I don't know. But I think it's more of the Wakandans needing a counter, because it's Wakandan tech - they know how powerful their stuff is. I rewatched that scene just now. That 'sorrowful' glance and expression afterwards seemed more like "don't get in my way, again" as opposed to "I'm sorry for doing that." As far as the bank scene goes, it would have veered towards "is this bank/banker racist?" if they hadn't just discussed how superheroes are compensated. The showrunners should have just gone with the racism angle instead of joking about Stark's bankroll in the same scene. Don't get me wrong. If you enjoy social commentary or otherwise like to dissect scenes for perceived social commentary in your superhero media, then more power to you. I just don't think there's all that much there.
I'm not disagreeing with you that Wakanda wasn't hypocritical. Im saying it was probably by design. Keep other people in check while it's business as usual because they have the tech to remain as anonymous as they want.
