The Dora Milaje, the Wakandan royal guard, are not to be trifled with, and we all knew when they appeared in last week’s episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier that an explosive battle was on the way. Ahead of Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s penultimate episode, Marvel Studios has released a featurette spotlighting Wakanda’s fiercest warriors.
The video looks to director Kari Skogland, as well as stars Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Falcon), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier), Florence Kasumba (Ayo), and Wyatt Russel (John Walker/new Captain America), for their thoughts on the fighters.
“When we show up, you don’t know how many are around,” Kasuma says, speaking to the guards’ identical uniforms and looks combined with their strategic prowess in intentionally concealing their numbers.
“[Walker] realizes how vulnerable he is,” Skogland says in the video. While this battle alone likely didn’t push Walker to take the Super Soldier serum, there’s no doubt that the thrashing he took at the hands of the Dora Milaje shook him to his core. Walker strolls in with a condescending line about pointy sticks and soon finds himself on his back and then with his shield stuck to the table, himself taken out of action for the moment.
Last week’s episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier ended on a very dark shot, and we’ll see the fallout of that this Friday when Episode 5 airs on Disney+. Ahead of that, make sure to refresh your memory with our Episode 4 Recap, and check out our Easter egg list to make sure you don’t miss a thing.
