Episode 121: Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier
This week, Gavia and Morgan celebrate the fifth anniversary of one of Marvel's best films and their own personal favorite, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They dissect its political commentary, its sensitive treatment of its central characters, assess its place in the larger MCU, and reminisce about the glory days of Captain America fandom c. spring 2014.
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Links
“The Political Avenger: Chris Evans Takes on Trump, Tom Brady, Anxiety and Those Retirement Rumors,” Alex Pappademas, THR
“Steve Rogers at 100: Celebrating Captain America on Film,” eleveninches, febricant, hellotailor, M_Leigh, neenya, tigrrmilk, AO3
Morgan’s Captain America fanfiction
Previous episodes: Episode 7: Captain America: Civil War, Episode 66: Thor: Ragnarok, Episode 77: Black Panther