Episode 4 was another solid one. Lots of good action, conflicting objectives, all that fun stuff.

Wakanda:
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I'm not sure that their jurisdiction really is everywhere on a day to day basis, sure. It's just that Zemo is worth starting a potential international incident over.

Which does make one wonder what the value of the Sokovia Accords are.

In any case, it does make perfect sense that they would come for him after learning of his escape. And given that he DID escape, it's unlikely that other governments would be very upset about his recapture.

The Wakandans in general do get to be much more intimdating here than in, say, Endgame. The close quarters make the spears actually scary, unlike the battlefield usage. Spears, even single shot laser-spears, don't seem like all that big a deal on a battlefield where everyone pretty much has cooler toys.


Karli
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She's...almost reasonable sometimes. Then she flips over into crazy evil mode. The "this is the only language these people understand" while blowing up innocents is pretty much the opposite of a nuanced villain. She makes a decent patsy for a more central villain, but she's not much of one herself. I expect John Walker/the Power Broker to be a bit more central to the endgame here.

John Walker's villain turn seemed pretty well motivated, though. And his short lived buddy appears to be mostly decently sympathetic, and part of his moral center, so...welp. The killing may have actually been legal and justified, as the man hadn't actually surrendered yet, and was a hostile combatant...but the specific circumstances are deeply unheroic. It draws a nice contrast between John and Steve.

Before that, though, he mostly seemed to be just being an ass for the sake of it. There's really no reason for him to jump the gun. He doesn't lose anything by waiting. He shouldn't be deeply offended by Sam risking himself.


Zemo:
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Zemo is a frigging amazing character in this. Solid skills, motivations, and just a great presence.

I don't know if Zemo actually believes that Steve is a good guy, or is just making a point. Certainly he didn't seem overly concerned over Steve's safety as part of the avengers, but the guy is really good at influencing people, and the point he's making is really good.

The making some people super has always been at odds with the ideals of equality.

Agreed, though, that others are often being tossed the idiot ball. Still, Zemo is the most fully realized character in the series, and thus has essentially taken over as the primary protaganist. He's got an ethos, goals, conflict, etc. Im not sure if this is intentional, but it's a bold choice if so.


Super Soldiers:
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If you are super strong/fast, but are not bullet proof, you should probably wear body armor. The weight of it is mostly mitigated by the powers themselves, and not dying to every random mook with a gun seems useful.

The Flag smashers are getting very poor mileage out of their powers. Their death rate is high, and for extremely little gain.