writernotwaiting replied to your post “To all the people saying “the Russo brothers and Markus & McFeely are…”
I really have to disagree with you on The Winter Soldier. I still think it’s the best of the run in terms of tight plotting and attention to character and relationships. Loki is still my favorite character, but WS is the best scripted of the MCU.
@writernotwaiting, how recently have you rewatched The Winter Soldier? I watched it just a few weeks ago as part of my pre-Infinity War review of the MCU and I was underwhelmed. The banter between Steve and Sam was fun, but I found myself getting bored during the action sequences and kind of confused by the twists and turns of the plot (it didn’t help that I was a bit distracted by liveblogging my viewing experience on Tumblr).
As you can see in my eventual ranking, I put it pretty low. Of course, as my ranking also indicates, I still think Joss Whedon is a good writer of plot and yes, even character, even if he does fall into some problematic tropes involving the treatment of female characters. (But then, so do Markus & McFeely – Sharon Carter, anyone? and their serial fridging habit?) Whedon can turn a line of dialogue better than anyone else the MCU has ever hired. But I also think Thor, Iron Man, and The Avengers are more elegantly plotted than TWS, and Black Panther does a better job of balancing plot, character, humor, and deeper moral issues. Maybe it’s ultimately just a matter of taste.
Loki is the Philosopher King 