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On The falcon and the winter soldier, the Flag Smashers – led by Karli (Erin Kellyman) – fight for a just cause.
Billions of people gathered in the immediate aftermath of the Blip, and many of those left behind found themselves homeless and displaced when the missing finally returned. Although the group has used extreme tactics (such as bombing a Global Repatriation Council office), Kellyman says they are motivated by a desire to restore a sense of community.
“The people who kind of stayed together and supported each other a lot more because of the traumatic event – half the population disappeared – and the borders were open and people came together, and there was more unity,” she tells TVLine . “That’s what she’s trying to do again, but with everyone this time.”
However, the length that the Flag Smashers are willing to complete their mission raises philosophical questions about whether the goal justifies their means or not. Are they still creating good in the world if they are willing to kill those who stand in their way? And as Zemo noted in this week’s episode, they are making supremacists, just like the Nazis, to create their own army out of the Super Soldier serum, and on a dangerous path where they will not stop unless someone stops them. force it.
But that may not always have been the case. For Kellyman, the Flag Smashers probably first used the serum for a very different purpose, which has now been distorted as they continue to expand.
‘I think the reason they originally wanted the power behind them was probably for a more practical use. They do a lot of moving boxes and help people, and I think they probably would have taken it just for that reason. Now they’re getting more attention, and they’re more of a threat, and I think [the serum] is quite helpful, ”explains Kellyman.
Karli’s mission to make things like before the Blip puts her in direct opposition to the new Captain America, John Walker.
“She thinks she’s fighting for the people who remain unheard and unseen, the displaced people, and therefore she’s against what he’s fighting for,” Kellyman adds. ‘But he’s not her main focus either. She has bigger priorities, and I think the most important thing is to make sure that everyone affected by the Blip is safe and in warm places and has medical supplies and food to eat. ”
However, her priorities may soon change. In Episode 4, Walker was also tied up with Cap’s shield and used to kill one of the Flag Smashers, after his partner Lemar Hoskins, aka Battlestar, was killed by Karli during a melee. Now that he’s looking for blood, Karli will probably have to start taking a closer look at the star-studded veteran.
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