As WandaVision, despite all the magical madness of a high-concept sitcom, ultimately lived or died at the hands of leaders Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn and Teyonah Parris, so too, his successor Disney +, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, flying or stumbling over the chemistry of series stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Fortunately, this ineffable strength seems to be in abundance in new clips released for promotionthe next series this weekend, including a genuinely delicious moment when Mackie – a reliable and underrated MCU comic MVP – Bucky lecture on “The Big Three”, antagonistic heroes in this universe, usually they end up having to punch: androids, aliens and wizards.
The two new clips were accompanied by a brief featurette in which the two actors explicitly explain the dynamics of their heroes comedy terms of friends, establishing a universe where, like Charles Grodin and a great Saint Bernard, you never know if they’re are going to kill themselves or become best friends. In addition, they talk about Gandalf in one of the clips, which looks like a good reprise of the old bullshit of Steve, his time-shifted friend. (Also, there’s a part where Sam Mackie mocks Bucky for having a robot brain and really watching Anthony Mackie take the super-serious shit Sebastian Stan is going to be the most fun part of the show, we can already to say.)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier debuts on Disney + on March 19.