Talking Tropes 62: Sidekick Graduations Stick in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

29/04/2021 47 min
Talking Tropes 62: Sidekick Graduations Stick in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

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Episode Synopsis

What happens when a Sidekick is all grown up? The Superhero passes the torch, or some kind of baton or stick and the Sidekick becomes the new Superhero. On another Talking Tropes podcast, we discuss Marvel's reckoning with Captain America's legacy as they pass the Sidekick Graduations Stick from *SPOILER ALERT* Steve Rogers to Sam Wilson The Falcon. What other superhero sidekicks get a chance to take on the role of their crime-fighting partners? How do the themes of race and nationalism intersect with this TV Trope?

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