The Falcon and the Winter Soldier managed to sneak in a funny joke about Black Panther this week. “The Star-Spangled Man” featured Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan getting some serious buddy comedy moments. One of those was Sam Wilson teasing Bucky about his time in Wakanda. The former Winter Soldier was more than ready to throw down with the Flag Smashers and Falcon calls him “The White Panther.” After that brief beat, Bucky corrects him and says it was the “White Wolf”, which must not have gotten back to the other Avengers because Wilson looks absolutely taken off-guard by the admission. So, at some point, the team at Marvel Studios has to get Stan’s character back to the home of Black Panther. (Would it be too much to ask for a flashback series?) However, Bucky is going to need more than that metal arm if he’s to do battle with the Flag Smashers and John Walker at some point.
