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Yk what I love about Daisy x Sousa? At no point in their flirting/kissing career are they embarrassed or uncomfortable. They are completely honest about how they feel about each other, and there’s none of that terrible dancing around that is such a hallmark of almost any move/tv show that includes romance (and that’s a lot). 

Something I think that Agents of SHIELD did best was their relationships. I have rarely seen a show- especially a long running action show!- that paid such careful attention to relationships. Not only does each character actually have their own unique personality (a lot of times with so many characters they all blend together), and every one of them has a unique relationship with the rest of them. You’ve got friend relationships, father/daughter relationships, romantic relationships, sister relationships, and on and on. That’s what I kept watching for. The action was great, and obviously the relationships needed some sort of backdrop, but that was who I was there for. The family, the people. And aos did that beautifully.

At first I thought that the new suit was a little weird. The white was jarring, there was a lot more almost awkward bulk to the suit, and the shape of the headgear was odd. But the more I think about it, some of these details I thought odd make sense! First the white: somebody said the white in the flag stands for purity, and that’s why Sam’s version has so much more white than the previous Caps, esp in contrast to Walker’s. The bulk to the suit- he’s not a super soldier like the others! He needs that extra armor! And then the headgear, which I have the most feelings about. It cradles his head and neck, and again it offers that extra protection, but it also gives the feeling that it was designed and made with so much care. It reminds me of the way we cradle baby’s heads to protect them. Obviously that’s not the imagery I apply to him, the point is that it’s a sort of intimacy. Whether it was Bucky or Shuri who designed it (seeing different theories on that) they gave great thought about what areas needed more protection for him.

And also! Walker’s suit was derivative of Steve’s, it wasn’t made with him in mind from the start, he was filling someone else’s shoes. But Sam’s? He may be wearing the stars and stripes but it doesn’t feel anything like Steve’s (or Walker’s for that matter). He’s not trying to fill anyone’s shoes but his own. He’s going to do it his own way.

What I liked best about the finale was that Sam took up the shield on his own. No one gave it to him. No one authorized him to be Captain America, like the gov tried to do with Walker. Sam stood up and decided, regardless of law or support, he was going to do what he could, he was going to do good. Idk where the Accords are post-blip, but I would assume acting in that capacity is at the very least still iffy. Sam didn’t ask for permission, he did what he had to do.

And so often movies gloss over the fact that sometimes the heroes are just as bad as the villains, or that their ideals don’t line up with reality. and I was worrying about where they were going to go with that when Sam talked to Karli saying this isn’t the way to handle things- when the problem was, what other way did the flag-smashers have to fight back? But then it was addressed! Captain America is holding the authorities responsible for what they do going forward, to make things better. He didn’t leave it at, “I know things are shitty but you shouldn’t fight back,” he got up and he stood up in front of everyone and did something about it.