Sam Wilson's story and journey is not being overlooked in #tfatws (a thread)

I'm going to be compiling cast & crew interviews and verified published articles to support this. the show itself isn't overlooking sam's story but the fandom is and what exactly they're paying attention to more when Sams story is right in front of our faces.

An earlier tweet I came across said that the only development we've seen of Sam's is the loan story and if thats all you've gathered so far, I recommend going back and rewatching the episodes because there's so much more to his story than just that.

Bucky's journey is separate. His dilemma isn't the shield and that's why his conflict is direct Sam's conflict is indirect, as its spread out through plot lines bc at the moment, he isn't holding the shield but he's seeing what it's doing to those around him.

Starting off, Anthony mentions in his Hot Ones interview on what it means to be a lead character.

I see everyone saying they're focusing in on other plots and characters, however what they fail to understand and see is how these characters will fall back onto the lead's story which we'll get into more later.

Riley-
i would love to see a Riley flashback with Sam and how much of an impact he's made on his life but we CANNOT overlook one of the ways he's coped with losing Riley-his job at the VA helping veterans by running a group to talk about their ptsd/experiences.

I'm also not saying that's all we should get. I am trying to say we shouldn't act like he hasn't coped with it yet. Perhaps, a flashback to the aftermath would be nice to see how he came to be the person he is above if Riley's passing had a hand in doing that.

Isaiah/Sharon
These two characters I've seen people say they were useless to put into the story however, in episode 3, Sam says (see picture). This goes back to HIM and his complicated relationship taking on the shield. In that moment, he changed his original motives.

The one question that Bucky keeps consistently asking Sam (for good reason) is "why did you give up the shield?" Sam knows. Every single time this question is asked, it's usually followed or preluded by a plot point that further proves Sam's motives for doing so.

Like episode 4. John Walker (more later) would rather use the shield as a threat, the way the government uses the idea of Captain America, which juxtaposes Sam as a character completely.

...more on John Walker's character written by Richard Newby for The Hollywood Reporter.

Episode 2 was another good example. Bucky asking Sam why he gave the shield up "he had no right" with Sam refuting he shouldn't tell him about his rights, then again with the police encounter where Bucky again asks "why did you give up the shield?"

Flag Smashers-
They have their own goals but similarities that cross paths with Sams exist, just as it is seen in the moment between Sam & Karli and it also speaks to the Sam's empathy he's able to emulate & take from his past working with veterans (1/2)

Flag Smashers / John Walker roles tied into Sam's story via Borys Kit (Hollywood Reporter)

Malcolm Spellman, the creator of the show, pitched the idea with Sam Wilson being the main motivator. The entire plot serves as to whether or not Sam will take the shield, or won't he. And it's amplified by the storyline.

Like I mentioned before, episode 5 & 6, especially with John Walker's incident, is going to be focused more on Sam's ultimate decision with the shield and what it means to hold that. I'll leave you with this post from Newby's THR article.

(If I missed anything, please, let me know!)