This week, Zach Mathews of the Proper Gentlemen Podcast stops by to marvel at Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the ninth entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Released in 2014, the film marked directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s entrance into the franchise and solidified Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers as one of the series’ most beloved. With less than a month until the pivotal events of Avengers: Endgame, we’ll discuss how The Winter Soldier factors into the Captain America trilogy (and the greater MCU), declare which character should assume the shield next and speculate on how Cap’s story may come to a close in Endgame.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier synopsis, courtesy of Marvel Studios:

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy–the Winter Soldier.

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