The Falcon and the Winter Soldier director Kari Skogland talks about Sam Wilson picking up the shield of Captain America

The Season 1 of the TV Miniseries, Falcon and the Winter Soldier has six episodes, and as expected, it has surprises in its stash. Throughout the episodes, there is a plot buildup of Sam Wilson to pick the Captain America shield.

At the very beginning, the shield wasn’t handed over to Sam, even though Steve Rogers named him as the successor. It was Rogers’ right-hand man’s decision that it was safer with the Smithsonian. Subsequently, the government had to intervene and confer it to John Walker, which made him the next Captain. It’s finally in the 5th episode that Sam finally takes over.

Kari Skogland, the director, explains the impact of Sam picking up the shield of  Captain America.

On that note, the director felt the viewer needle  to go on this journey with Sam “because the shield means different things to different people.”

“It is important that we explore all sides to its future as a symbol, given it represents the American flag and the deep history that comes with something that represents equality and freedom,” she continues. “It needs to be an ongoing discussion because those very coveted ideas that are the core to the American Dream are actually fragile and need to be protected from those that go down a slippery slope, no matter how well intentioned, that actually puts freedom and equality in the crosshairs.”