It’s nobody’s fault that The Falcon And The Winter Soldier to the post. Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes’s (Sebastian Stan) all-action outing was meant to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Disney+ series before pandemic delays put the reality-bending sitcom-thriller first – and when Wanda Maximoff’s journey through a lifetime of grief debuted, it hooked viewers with its tightly-scripted mysteries, franchise-best lead performances, and potent emotional core. Falcon And Winter Soldier arrived shortly after with very different aims – but while its dizzying aerial action sequence displayed blockbuster credentials, there was an inescapable sense right from the opening episode that the show as a whole wasn’t quite clicking.