The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Season 1 (2021) Super Bowl Trailer Review 

So the Super bowl was last night and historically that means plenty of big Hollywood trailers but not this year, due to the pandemic there were very few trailers with the biggest being The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and I have watched it and here are the biggest things I noticed. 

The show is teasing both Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes as the new Captain America

After the ending of Avengers: Endgame it seemed clear that Sam Wilson would become the new Captain America in The MCU but this show does question that. We see both Sam & Bucky wielding the shield in the show and that brings up the question to who will end up with the shield. In the comics both of them have been Captain America so this isn't a predictable ending and one that is interesting for sure. 

The villainous Terrorist Group have powers 

We have seen Erin Kellyman leading a group of villains here going against the protagonists with not a lot being known about them. But we see her character going toe to toe with Barnes and considering his enhancements this surely means she has powers or advanced weaponry in order to do that and whether that will play a large part of the story. 

Why is the show hiding the US Agent?

It has been known for a while that in the show the US government will be bringing in their new Captain America who is a bit unhinged but apart from one shot of him running in a stadium that is all we have seen. I think the fact that we haven't seen a lot of him means that he is going to play a crucial part of the show and there is some unique twist with the character that even hardcore comic book fans aren't expecting. 

Sharon Carter is finally getting something to do

Emily VanCamp has been a good fit in the MCU as Sharon Carter but I think everybody can agree that she has been really underutilised and we have not seen the best of her yet. It seems she is still going to be on the run after the events of Civil War and this trailer shows her throwing down and that is great to see. 

Zemo is going to be the real wildcard of the show

For me Zemo is one of the best villains of The MCU so it is fantastic to see him back for this show and it seems like he is transitioning to something of his comic book character. Seeing the purple mask is going to be great in live action, the question has to be what is he doing? There have been rumours of a reluctant team up with the heroes but this trailer basically rules that out and he is still trying to rid the world of superheroes and will be going after the heroes. With their being quite a few villains here, it will be interesting to see how exactly he is used here. 

Overall

Overall, this is looking like a big budget show, with the success of WandaVision, the hope is that this show can keep the momentum up and really bring in the MCU Disney+ era to a great start.