It’s the second entry in the Captain America film series and one of the most highly-regarded films of the entire MCU, Captain America: The Winter Soldier.  The Russo brothers’ inaugural installment within this shared universe brings some great espionage thriller vibes, not to mention some great shield action (as well as plenty of SHIELD action).

We join a post-Avengers Steve Rogers as he continues to find his way in the modern world as a man out of time, now working alongside Nick Fury and SHIELD, Natasha Romanoff (aka The Black Widow), and new friend and partner, Sam Wilson (aka The Falcon).  Cap doesn’t always toe the line, however, questioning some of Fury’s methods, as they all soon become confronted with the Hydra rot from within and face off against the deadly and mysterious titular Winter Soldier.

Join Zach & Tavie in their longest episode yet, with some fun discussion on this well-regarded superhero action film, including noting the male and female leads paired without forced romantic interest, the return of Bucky (as spoiled by Tavie’s co-workers), a betrayal from a character we were getting to know and live, not one, but two female characters in disguise, a new appearance from Senator Garry Schandling (as Tavie calls him), and perhaps the dumbest trivia card ever, and not just from within the podcast itself.

All of this and exploring questions like “Is it called The River Potomac?”, “What does the J in Fury’s name stand for?”,  “Is that Gary Sinise?”, “Did Tavie spoil herself?”, “Could someone really shoot their arm through two straps on a shield as it shop up in mid-air?”, “What film criticism phrase does Zach hate?”, “Does anyone stay dead?”, “How could Zora’s algorithm ever predict that character’s life path?”, “Would Tavie’s dad be a threat to Hydra?”, “How did he know to stand right there in the road?”, “How did he get the shield back?”, and plenty of others.

Of course, it wouldn’t be complete without the standard segments of SPOT THE STAN, MARVEL TRIVIA, and PENNY’S CORNER.  For all of that and a whole lot more to this exciting episode!

*Yes, I know Spider-Man is a male character and that it’s Ezekiel 25:17.  Slip-ups happen.

Produced & co-hosted by Zach Woliner & Tavie Phillips