Aug 27, 2024
thing I've realised which alters how I see the howling commandos:
if the actors' ages reflect the characters’ ages, then all of the Howlies are considerably older than Steve.
The youngest Howlie (after Bucky & Steve) would be eight years older than Steve (that's Monty). The oldest is eighteen years older.
So they're a bunch of guys in their 30s and 40s who voluntarily put themselves under the command of a clueless 25 year old whippersnapper who's never even been in the field before.
Or, another way to put it:
Bucky was asked to pick a team to put under Steve's command and he chose a bunch of much older, seasoned soldiers, because clearly a bunch of kids in their twenties couldn't be trusted to cope with this idiot.
#dat's me#steve rogers#steve meta#mcu meta#meta#thc#the howling commandos#catfa#catfa meta#release the cracken#bucky said 'I am going to need some EXPERT babysitting backup'#or... angsty possibility:#bucky picked older guys because... he's seen what happened to all the younger ones#(eg. they aren't alive any more)#🥺#ALSO:#when you consider that anyone over 18 was drafted#AND that a lot of younger kids lied about their ages to get into the army#steve and bucky would actually be regarded as 'middle-aged' (for soldiers) by a lot of younger soldiers#imagine the pressure of that#a bunch of potentially literal kids looking up to steve to keep them alive#thinking he's a seasoned soldier cuz he's The captain america#yeah no wonder bucky picked a bunch of older guys#to create a new median of experience for the squad
