"Steve represented the best in all of us. Courageous, righteous, hopeful. And he mastered posing stoically. The world has been forever changed. A few months ago, billions of people reappeared after five years away, sending the world into turmoil. We need new heroes. Ones suited for the times we're in. Symbols are nothing without the women and men that give them meaning. And this thing...I don't know if there's ever been a greater symbol. But it's more about the man who propped it up, and he's gone. So, today we honor Steve's legacy, but also, we look to the future. So thank you, Captain America, but this belongs to you."
-- Sam Wilson, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: "New World Order"
Hello again, everyone! It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, my co-host DJ Nik and I celebrate The Fandom Zone's 6th anniversary and discuss "New World Order", the first episode of the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, featuring Anthony Mackie as The Falcon/Sam Wilson, Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier/James "Bucky" Barnes, Georges St-Pierre as Batroc the Leaper, and Don Cheadle as James Rhodes!
In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like celebrating the 6th anniversary of The Fandom Zone Podcast, the history of The Fandom Zone, Jesse Jackson not joining us for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Nik stanning Sebastian Stan, TV being a great playground to develop Marvel superheroes as characters, my argument for the Captain America movies being the best superhero trilogy, Sam and Bucky stepping into the spotlight, Wyatt Russell being the son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, some comics background on John Walker becoming Captain America, Joaquin Torres becoming the second Falcon, and the supervillain Flag-Smasher, the Falcon vs. Batroc in Tunisia, Joaquin fanboying over the Falcon, wondering if Steve Rogers is actually dead, Steve believing in Sam more than Sam does, Sam and his sister Sarah trying to get a loan only to be turned down, Sam refusing to sell his father's ship, wondering how the Avengers are funded, the series being about Sam realizing he's worthy to become Captain America, the three rules Bucky's supposed to follow, wondering if Bucky burned through several therapists before his current one, Bucky being friends with Yori Nakajima because Bucky murdered his son, Bucky and Leah's game of Drunk Battleship, Karli Morgenthau and the Flag-Smashers borrowing from V for Vendetta, wondering if Baron Zemo is the puppet master behind the Flag-Smashers, John Walker being announced as the new Captain America, my calling out Nik for rewatching the credits for clues over and over, the screeching Winter Soldier theme, our favorite quotes of the episode, casting for the CW's Naomi pilot based on the DC Comics series, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Holly Mac, Rey on Facebook and Dave Proctor, how to get your own Fandom Zone t-shirt, and more!
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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 211 as DJ Nik and I discuss the second episode of the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!