a ton of great points in this thread. https://twitter.com/MadeOfAwsm/status/1378535807577956353

it makes sense for *bucky* to think he needs to atone for his actions as the winter soldier. but it's weird to see zero pushback against this in the text of the show. ie, acknowledging that he's a trauma victim & he's feeling guilty for someone else violating his mind & body.

as with many unintentionally-ambiguous elements of the show, it's unclear whether we're meant to agree with Bucky's therapist or see her as an antagonistic figure. (a weird detail, considering sam's history as a VA counsellor!) https://twitter.com/Hello_Tailor/status/1380609596675522562

in a better version of TFATWS, we'd keep Sam's "becoming Captain America" arc, but replace Zemo's screentime with more Sam backstory + Sam using his counselling experience to help Bucky find a better therapist. the show ends with Bucky retiring or becoming Sam's sidekick.

(i don't think it would be a good idea to have Sam actually *be* Bucky's therapist, because the MCU features way too many black characters acting as emotional support for white men. but Sam *is* a former counsellor, so he could point Bucky in the right direction.)

yeah the show essentially forgot about Sam's therapist backstory until his scene with Karli this week. CATWS introduced him as an emotionally perceptive negotiator, but that doesn't fit the action/buddy-cop tone they want for TFATWS. https://twitter.com/morganfahey/status/1381018188381495302

btw, TFATWS's antagonistic banter & lack of emotional sincerity between Sam & Bucky *absolutely* ties into the way Marvel tried to stamp out queer subtext in the Captain America franchise. https://twitter.com/Hello_Tailor/status/1376562447444762624