She’s just complicated because we’re told that she is. The goal was clearly to make her a complicated, reasonable villain like Killmonger, but nobody put in the work to make it make emotional sense. The writers never figured out exactly what Karli stood for, why she was behaving more recklessly of late, why Sam was so drawn to her struggle, or any of the other things necessary for the chief antagonist. It should be a triumphant moment that showcases how good Sam is in the role - even if he still has some learning to do, like when he lets Batroc knock down his shield with a chair - and instead it’s a visual muddle.īut then, almost everything is muddled this time out. And it’s a particular bummer for an episode that features Sam Wilson’s debut as Captain America. It’s less than ideal for an episode that devotes a good chunk of its running time to an extended battle between our heroes (some of whom aren’t really heroes, but we’ll get there) and the Flag Smashers. Between that and editing that’s more frantic than in previous installments, it’s hard to keep track of the geography of any fight, along with who is winning or losing in a given moment, and why. Yet all of the fight scenes in the finale take place at night, and often in dark settings (some of them bathed in red light). Whatever issues there may have been with earlier set pieces, they tended to be crisply shot and edited, and thus easy to follow.
Start with the action, which was meant to be one of this show’s big selling points. Singer Paulette McWilliams on Her Years With Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, and Steely Dan
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