Falcon and Winter Soldier Wyatt Russell is U.S. Agent

[KevTravels]

Dude has def inherited his dad's range. Better actor than both his siblings IMO and that's just by seeing him in a few roles (Overlord, 22 Jump Street and this).

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Yep, it finally happened and he definitely brought some of that Overlord edge to Walker when it did.

Though I know the history and basics, I am not hugely familiar with the character of USAgent but I would watch a show of Russell playing him for sure.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I noticed that the mask kinda makes Russell’s ears stick out. They don’t look that way when he’s not wearing it. Did they intentionally make it ill-fitting to signify that this guy isn’t the right man to be the new Cap?

 

[Iceman]

It doesn't look like Walker will lose the shield quite yet as there were set videos of him involved in a big brawl in the streets, likely after the Flag Smashers attacked a UN/GRC convoy and/or meeting. I do believe he'll have it taken or give up in the next two episodes so that those scenes of Sam wielding the shield back home in Louisiana make sense.

Now that he’s taken the serum and crossed the line he probably won’t be in a rush to give up the shield, although I would prefer to see him give it up in the end (rather than have it taken from him) when he realises he’s gone too far and no longer worthy of the shield.

 

[Bren]

Yeah I wouldn't mind a redemption / feel good arc, that he willingly hands the shield to Sam.
Wouldn't mind a scene where he and Karli are in confrontation and decide to not not kill... Hell, imagine Sam talks them down or inspires them, and that's when walker hands over the shield...
Then again, he's brilliant as a hair trigger tripwire and great to watch so I I'm good with that too

 

[Dark Raven]

Now that he’s taken the serum and crossed the line he probably won’t be in a rush to give up the shield, although I would prefer to see him give it up in the end (rather than have it taken from him) when he realises he’s gone too far and no longer worthy of the shield.

Depends if the government back his actions and continue to support him as Captain America. Then he definitely won't be in a rush to hand it back or think he's unworthy. But they'll probably make him US Agent anyway so even if he's unworthy of that shield only for PR purposes, he'll still be worthy of a different shield. Don't know what the US Agent shield will be made of if not Vibranium. Maybe Adamantium?

 

[Dr. Evil]

The most curious thing I am interested in regarding Walker's future is: what will his reaction be the first time he sees an alien? Because if he's going to be a recurring character, sooner or later he'll have his first encounter with aliens. Same for Zemo and Sharon. Let me put it differently for Zemo: how is he going to react the first time he sees an alien that doesn't look like a human? He knows about Thor and knows he's an alien. But what if the alien is Nebula? Rocket? Groot? Drax? Korg? Mantis?

I think for Sharon, the moment she encounters an alien for the first time will be similar to Sam and Bucky's in Infinity War.....acknowledge that they are there and shrug it off if they are on the side of the good guys.

 

[Kev4000]

KING!!!

 

[Deck Rickard]

The most curious thing I am interested in regarding Walker's future is: what will his reaction be the first time he sees an alien? Because if he's going to be a recurring character, sooner or later he'll have his first encounter with aliens. Same for Zemo and Sharon. Let me put it differently for Zemo: how is he going to react the first time he sees an alien that doesn't look like a human? He knows about Thor and knows he's an alien. But what if the alien is Nebula? Rocket? Groot? Drax? Korg? Mantis?

I think for Sharon, the moment she encounters an alien for the first time will be similar to Sam and Bucky's in Infinity War.....acknowledge that they are there and shrug it off if they are on the side of the good guys.

I don’t know about the alien thing but the one weak spot I find in this show is the way that everyone just knew the Flag Smashers were super soldiers because they had powers. If super soldiers were the only ones who had those abilities in this universe that would be one thing. But Bucky has also faced off against Black Panther (and, to your point, various aliens) who have similar abilities. So it seems a bit rash to just jump to the conclusion that the Smashers were super soldiers even though it was the correct assumption.

 

[Dark Raven]

I don’t know about the alien thing but the one weak spot I find in this show is the way that everyone just knew the Flag Smashers were super soldiers because they had powers. If super soldiers were the only ones who had those abilities in this universe that would be one thing. But Bucky has also faced off against Black Panther (and, to your point, various aliens) who have similar abilities. So it seems a bit rash to just jump to the conclusion that the Smashers were super soldiers even though it was the correct assumption.

Yeah, I wish that in the MCU, people with powers weren't all just assumed to be from the super soldier serum but from all kinds of sources. Otherwise it becomes like the particle accelerator being responsible for all metas in the Flash or all people being mutants in the Fox X-Men universe. How did Bucky not know, for example, that Spider-Man wasn't a super soldier with a special suit with gadgets when he stopped his metal arm in Civil War?

And I wish Hulk and Abomination weren't derived from the super soldier serum. They should've been purely gamma radiation as in the original comics. Hulk, in fact, should've been the result of a gamma bomb blast while saving Rick Jones instead of using that glorified dentist's chair again like the TV series. Since Captain Marvel got her powers from being caught in a bomb blast in her own film, Hulk could've gotten his a similar way.

 

[NHawk19]

Walker killed a man who had effectively surrendered in his custody. There's nothing noble about that. He's got to surrender to the government. Thing is he's got the serum in him now. They'll want to re-brand him and use him in a different capacity. Ironically probably closer to what Isaiah went through. He'll be on a "leash", covert in his actions, and they'll draw his blood as an attempt to re-create the serum. However, he can't be the face of the USA.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Walker killed a man who had effectively surrendered in his custody. There's nothing noble about that. He's got to surrender to the government. Thing is he's got the serum in him now. They'll want to re-brand him and use him in a different capacity. Ironically probably closer to what Isaiah went through. He'll be on a "leash", covert in his actions, and they'll draw his blood as an attempt to re-create the serum. However, he can't be the face of the USA.

The US Government won't do anything until the killing goes viral and the American public turns on Walker.

 

[Dark Raven]

The US Government won't do anything until the killing goes viral and the American public turns on Walker.

Depends on how much of the American public turn on him or whether they say "fake news" or it never happened or rationalise it, which I'm sure many will.

 

[NHawk19]

The US Government won't do anything until the killing goes viral and the American public turns on Walker.

Depends on how much of the American public turn on him or whether they say "fake news" or it never happened or rationalise it, which I'm sure many will.

I mean they went out of their way to show Walker kill him by repeatedly bludgeoning him with the shield after he gave up. This one is way more clear than wrestling for a weapon. I'm sure the fake news thing might happen but this one is way clearer. I'm sure there will also be a contingent that's ok with Walker's actions because the guy is a terrorist too.

Keep in mind that Walker was also operating outside the USA in Latvia when he killed the man. I'm sure the government of Latvia will not stand for one of their "citizens" being brutally killed by an outside agent operating within their borders. Politics will come in to play. People will argue that Walker was blinded by rage of the death of his partner at the hands of the Flag Smashers. While, it was Karli that killed Battlestar not the guy Walker killed, the only people who know that are Karli, that guy, Sam, Bucky, Walker, and Battlestar. Like I said Walker gets taken out of the spotlight because of his "abilities" and operates in a new capacity.

Walker's whole existence on the battlefield has been point gun at bad guy and shoot. He's clearly got some PTSD. However from the government's view he'll take orders. He's a decorated soldier and respects the chain of command. That's probably also why he was chosen to replace Steve who the government couldn't control. Again it's why I think he'll end up operating in a more covert capacity at this point he's made himself valuable to the government but for many of the wrong reasons.

This also illustrates why Erskine was right to be picky. Were it not for Erskine a guy like Walker who looks good on paper would've likely been chosen over Steve who didn't look so good on paper. I'd also argue what sets Steve apart wasn't just the jumping on the grenade (though when Steve did it, it was in basic for people he barely knew and who probably made fun of him for his size, not people he'd served in battle with and bonded with), it was the approach to the flagpole.

 

[metaphysician]

Honestly, I suspect that John Walker being rebranded into a covert ops super-commando would probably be good *for him*, too. No more being expected to be perfect, to be the shining saintly face of all possible heroism, just a soldier who does his job. Granted, he probably should also be spending weekly visits with that psychiatrist that works with Bucky. *ahem*

 

[Deck Rickard]

Honestly, I suspect that John Walker being rebranded into a covert ops super-commando would probably be good *for him*, too. No more being expected to be perfect, to be the shining saintly face of all possible heroism, just a soldier who does his job. Granted, he probably should also be spending weekly visits with that psychiatrist that works with Bucky. *ahem*

Yeah, that shrink looks pretty bad right now, lol. She spends so much time giving Bucky ****, meanwhile her golden boy Walker had clearly been dealing with his own PTSD issues for a while now and just chopped a guy’s head off.

 

[Schlosser85]

 

[Deck Rickard]

So we saw those set photos of Walker in a sling, and it looks like he has one on in that picture there. I think Sam and Bucky kick the crap out of him at the beginning of the next episode, break his arm and take the shield. And then that scene happens; I’m guessing he’s telling someone there (maybe the Power Broker?) that he is the real Cap and he’s going to go get the shield back.

 

[The Caped Knight]

 

[Fosterson]

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Captain America is tired. See him to his chambers. Perhaps some essence of nightshade to help him sleep?

 

[Silvermoon]

Yeah, that shrink looks pretty bad right now, lol. She spends so much time giving Bucky ****, meanwhile her golden boy Walker had clearly been dealing with his own PTSD issues for a while now and just chopped a guy’s head off.

Just curious, where was the implication that she saw Walker as "her golden boy" - and how does Walker's actions make HER look bad? there's no indication that Walker is (or ever has been) one of her patients. They had worked together before when she was still a soldier, yes (she says in Ep 2 "we did some field ops back in the day."), but I never saw/heard any indication that she had ever worked with him in her current capacity of a therapist. I don't see Walker's issues/actions reflecting on her at all.

 

[Dark Raven]

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On the other hand, the one who says "I am Iron Man" is still the true Iron Man.

 

[Fosterson]

On the other hand, the one who says "I am Iron Man" is still the true Iron Man.

And anyone who has to say that they are inevitable, isn't truly inevitable:

 

[Dr. Evil]

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I actually want him to say that in front of a certain God of Thunder if they ever meet, just to hear the reaction from Thor.

I doubt they ever meet though.

 

[Fosterson]

I actually want him to say that in front of a certain God of Thunder if they ever meet, just to hear the reaction from Thor.

I doubt they ever meet though.

Yeah, Thor would probably straight up laugh in Walker's face and take the shield from him and then say:

Thor and Steve were bros, so no way would Thor have any respect for this *****ebag.