#bucky barnes deserves better

[acrushedrosestillwins]

___excerpt____

Doc: Look, you've gotta nurture friendships.  I am the only person you have called all week.    That is so sad

- (THUDS)

You're alone

You're a hundred years old.

You have no history, no family...

Bucky: Are you lasshing out at me, Doc?  Because that's really unprofessional, you know.

____End excerpt___

This scene!!!

Don't know if someone else already wrote about this...but...

Really?  And people are still okay with Steve leaving, with the end of Endgame.  This makes what Steve did, so much worse…. I know it’s not Steve’s responsibility to heal Bucky or to be part of his therapy but that piece right there, says everything.

“You’re alone”

Thanks for reminding him.  He is alone…. His family is dead, his friend left him, and he has no one.  Everyone still sees him as the Soviet Assassin, as the unstable man who killed people in cold blood.  The killer.  No one sees the Brooklyn boy who followed the scrawny blonde.  No one sees the man that was drafted, which was called into a war he didn’t want to do in the first place.  No one sees the broken man, the man desperate for some kind of peace.  The only person, the only link he had was Steve and he decided to leave him, in a time, the world was still in turmoil, the world was stilly trying to pick up the broken pieces.

“You're a hundred years old.”

He is not only the man out of time, but the man who is trying to figure out who he is.  To come to terms with what he has done, what he was made to do.

"You have no history."

He has, he had.  He was a man who took care of his family, who took care of Steve, a man who was drafted.  He was a good soldier who took care of his men before Steve showed up.  He was a man, tied to a table in Azzano, experimented on and turned into something, and someone he had no control over.  He had a history that wasn’t fighting and murder. 

He also has the history of the Winter Soldier. It’s not a history he wanted or would have chosen. It was one that was forced upon him. 

He has a history, but he didn’t choose it. 

Then from what we know, this happened a few weeks after Endgame.  He made no attempt to contact anyone, and no one attempted to contact him, except Sam.  He has 10 numbers… one is Same, one is the doctor.  That leaves 8.  Who is that 8?  Is one of them Steve?  Did no one tried to contact him?  Not even Steve?  He didn’t even try to contact Steve!  He ignores Sam….

Eugh… I hate this scene.

#bucky barnes #bucky barnes deserves better #the falcon and the winter soldier #the winter soldier #captain america #sebastian stan #why steve #stevebucky #the avengers #after endgame #avengers endgame spoilers #still hate endgame #tfatws #stucky

[atomicradiogirl]

dare i say i’m finding myself enjoying marvel media unironically?? what is happening to me???

#save me #marvel #save me marvel #marvel save me #loki #the avengers #bucky barnes deserves better #i will be watching moon knight and what if soon #okay i liked marvel before but now it’s like more than just liking it #oh nooo

[lunarspiral1127]

So, apparently, the Thunderbolts movie is gonna happen and there's been rumors that the Winter Soldier will appear in the movie as a member. Okay, just on problem here.....BUCKY BARNES ISN'T THE WINTER SOLDIER ANYMORE!

He's his own person now, why the hell would he be a part of the Thunderbolts?! He's not an anti-hero. He was brainwashed by Hydra and used as their weapon for decades. He's finally free from his trigger words, and recovering and getting back to a normal life (as normal as it can be). What reason could there possibly be to become a member of the Thunderbolts.

Now, this isn't 100% confirmed so I hope to god that this won't be true.

Also, if Taskmaster is gonna be a member, then it better be Tony Masters. Not Antonia, cause she too was a victim and I hated that she was Taskmaster when it was supposed to be Tony.

#anti mcu #anti marvel #bucky barnes #no #just no #bucky barnes deserves better #mcu critical #mcu criticism #marvel critical

[buckyistired]

Bucky’s back

back again

#Bucky barnes #sebastian stan #thunderbolts #bucky barnes deserves better #buckys back back again

[waterme-stories]

Just now realized I've sometimes been using the tag "#the winter solider" instead of soldier???

Not every time, but a non-zero amount (which maybe makes it worse).

And even now, sitting here going "what the fuck is a solider?" my brain still somehow sees it as the more pleasing way to spell soldier.

#the winter soldier #the winter solider #Bucky Barnes deserves better #😂😭 #bucky barnes

[basnatural]

I don’t know much in my life but I know 2 things for sure…

1) Steve rogers wouldn’t leave his best friend that he had literally broken international law for and turned his back from his team mates over for a girl he kissed once 70 years ago

And

2) Bucky Barnes is Bi af

#marvel #bucky barnes #steve rogers #stucky #mcu #captain america the winter soldier #Captain America #white wolf #wintersoldier #civil war #Chris Evans #Sebastian Stan #avengers endgame #avengers age of ultron #the avengers #avengers infinity war #marvel cinematic universe #Bucky deserved better

[stxar-pvnk]

I feel like everybody forgets how similar Bucky and Tony are. Tony was kidnapped by the 10 rings, he witnessed American soldiers getting killed by his own weapons. He was also injured by one of his own bombs, which sent shards of shrapnel dangerously close to his heart. he suffered from Palladium Poisoning, saw Peter die, nearly DID die in space, had severe PTSD and anxiety, had his mind meddled with that nearly resulted in the death of his friends.

Bucky was kidnapped by hydra, tortured and brainwashed, used to kill people with no remorse, had to be seen as a monster, had to become an assassin, when Tony died, he couldn't cross him off his list, and would have to live with the guilt of what he had done, died in the blip, had severe trauma, PTSD and anxiety from his time,

like they both had to endure similar things, and no one ever like relates them to eachother it's baffling.

#tony stark #iron man #mcu marvel avengers #irondad #bucky barnes #james buchanan barnes #bucky is innocent #same is tony #tony appreciation #bucky appreciation #tony stark apologist #buckybarnes apologist #they deserve better #bucky x tony #bucky and tony duo

[urdepressedslut]

YOU CAN ONLY PICK ONE 👀😭

i don’t know how to choose without hyperventilating 😀

#can i have them all pls #literally all at once #bucky barnes #sebastian stan #the winter soldier #marvel cinematic universe #buckybarnes #marvel #bucky barnes my beloved #he deserved so much better #my baby i’ll protect him forever #💗💗💗 #buckyyy 🥺

[gmf122517]

just spent the last 5 hours listening to stucky fanfiction and drawing this, guess i was fealing bit nostalgic

#fanart #marvel #the first avenger #stucky #steve rogers #bucky barnes #i wish i lived in a worl where the movies made them real #i hate steves ending with all my soul #bucky deserves better

[imomnba-x07]

Can we talk about how Sam was done kinda dirty in TFATWS?

Like even from episode one, he was doing what he felt was right: trying to honor his best friend in the way he thought was right.

But then Bucky comes and belittles him about his decisions, despite the fact that sam didn’t know the museum wasn’t ganna keep their word. And instead of acknowledging Sam’s feeling of betrayal, all the Bucky stans who watched the show immediately saw Bucky as the victim?

Even during the therapy scene, Sam was hurting too. He had every right to be annoyed at Bucky, who wouldn’t stop pestering him about the shield. But people only feel bad for Bucky during that scene cause “👉🏽👈🏽 he sad boy he tied his worth to the shield 🥺” instead of acknowledging the hurt that Sam also feels.

And then when sam and Bucky had their “tough love” talk, Bucky actually apologizes (rightfully so cause he was in the wrong) yet the only thing people seem to take from that scene is Sam giving Bucky advice, as if sam is either Buckys therapist, or they claim that sam can’t speak on Buckys issues. As if sam has no right to speak on the issues of the winter soldier, even though Sam himself was a victim of the winter soldiers violence? And Instead of viewing that conversation as an equal sharing of feelings, the focus instantaneously switches to Bucky?

Notice the continuing trend of people only paying attention to Bucky, and what effects Bucky, how Bucky feels, but won’t give Sam the same attention? And the most they deduce him to is “Buckys replacement for Steve” or “Buckys therapist” completely taking away from any of Sam’s own agency as a character? As if Sam wasn’t also hurting the entire show?

Gee i don’t know guys, am I overthinking this? What do you think hmmmm?🥺

#iykyk :) #sam wilson #sambucky #sam wilson captain america #captain america #marvel #anthony mackie #bucky barnes #tfatws #samuel thomas wilson #sam wilson supremacy #sam wilson deserves better #the falcon and the winter soldier #the winter soldier

[acrushedrosestillwins]

Been reading and re-reading Stucky fics... I miss them so much, anyway...

I kinda pissed of all over again with Peggy's attitude towards Bucky in the CA:TFA.

I know she's supposed to be Steve's love interest but the way she was completely rude and just dismissive of Bucky in that bar.. I mean... this is the man Steve completely disregard his entire career so far in the Army because Bucky is presumed dead... he took on Phillips and asked her basically for help to go behind enemy lines to what...maybe find him, or at least his body?

Steve completely went haywire after hearing about Bucky and she treats him like that? Didn't she saw how they walked into camp? Didn't she see how Steve would look at him when he was cheered?

Steve showed his 'was made for more' when Bucky got hurt... the least she could do was treating him a little more kindly in the bar, he was still not looking well, still bruised, still finding his way through after being tortured... maybe I'm just biased...

Anyway..back to fics I go.. enough ranting

#bucky barnes #captain america #captain america first avenger #ca:tfa #steve x bucky #stevebucky #bucky barnes deserves better

[skritchskratch-art]

gotta get those gainz 🦾💪💪🏾✨✨

#winterbaron #bucky barnes #helmut zemo #skritchskratch-art #bucky x zemo #marvel #fanart #oh my god this took so long #homonculus100 deserved better just sayin #cant go wrong with sparkles!!!

[duckybarnes1917]

I haven’t watched Ms. Marvel yet so correct me if i’m wrong, but based on gifs from the Avenger con scene….why does it seem like no one in any phase 4 project that takes place after TFATWS knows or acknowledges that Sam is Captain America now?? I get remembering Steve of course, but like why would they put his shield on the statue of liberty as if they don’t still have a Captain America? Why isn’t there anyone dressed in Sam’s suit at the Avenger con? Why does no one even mention it in any phase 4 project?? It’s driving me crazy. (also still noticing Bucky’s clear exclusion which is sad since before Winter Soldier, he was nearly always mentioned in connection with Steve (like at the museum) and now he’s just not.)

#sam wilson #sam wilson deserves better #captain america #ms. marvel #bucky barnes #mcu phase 4 #ms marvel spoilers

[luna-rainbow]

Hi! I just saw your post about how Bucky’s rule number two should have included him, and I totally agree with everything you said about that. But something that stuck out to me as odd about the whole rules system thing is, it seems more like something a psychiatrist would use to treat someone who didn’t have a good moral compass or some other issue like that? I could be wrong but “don’t do anything illegal” and “don’t hurt anyone” kind of sound more like things they’d say to someone with anger issues/sociopathic tendencies/other conditions with which harm to others and/or deviant behavior is a possibility. The show seems to imply that he was suffering from PTSD though, which doesn’t match up with that? I don’t know, I thought it was weird.

Thanks for the ask nonnie!

I won't pretend to be an expert on therapy methods but your point is solid and I've seen it mentioned a couple of times by people who do have a background in psychology. (As an aside, difficult anger control can be a part of PTSD - unfortunately it's the way a lot of men have been socialised to deal with fear and anxiety - but that's really not the way Bucky's been portrayed.)

Contract setting within psychotherapy is usually a good thing, because it sets clear professional boundaries and also means both the therapist and client have a common list of goals to work towards.

There was this chain of posts before (in case the gif doesn't work) but I agree. Look at the gesture she makes as she says "With your history, the government needs to know that you're not gonna..."

This is such a fundamental misunderstanding (or misconstruction) of his role in Hydra and of the actual nature of his mental health problem. Bucky's history is one of being tortured, mind-wiped and made to obey orders. Neither the Winter Soldier nor Bucky was ever aggressive until he received the commands to be.

This iconic scene of The Soldier sitting placidly in Pierce's kitchen when someone entered the scene unexpectedly, and Pierce had to execute the maid himself. The Soldier did not inflict violence until ordered to. The only time he was aggressive against command was when he had flashbacks to his capture. And in Civil War, Bucky was only ever shown to be "aggressive" when forced to defend his own life (Don't tell me self-defence is now a mental health diagnosis).

From a therapy perspective, you're right - those rules are about curtailing someone's actions, whereas Bucky's problem was more about learning the confidence to make choices. This isn't someone who's going to act out, he's had 70 years of being tortured and conditioned into obeying orders. This is someone who's going to hesitate about committing to a choice, he's going to defer to others as much as he can, and maybe as he grows more confident, he starts making some questionable choices that tends to position his own well-being last because he's been trained to think he's the least important in the equation (and with a unhealthy dose of guilt).

From a narrative perspective, this was intended to reinvent Bucky as a "bad" super soldier, cos "there's never been another Steve Rogers", and paint Bucky as someone who would regularly do illegal and violent things, and is so sarcastic about the rules (because -- that's the least of his problems!)

#tfatws critical #bucky barnes #bucky is a victim not a villain #bucky deserves better #bucky barnes meta #tw: ptsd

[nerdychristianfanboy]

MCU writers after Civil War when they couldn't use Bucky as a scary "villain"/plot device anymore:

#his treatment in tfatws shows they don’t care about him beyond the winter soldier persona #marvel #marvel cinematic universe #bucky barnes #winter soldier #bucky deserves better #mcu critical #anti tfatws

[sebastianstan-stanner]

Peggy Carter minding her own business in the late 1940’s

Steve Rogers walks up to her

Peggy: Oh hey Steve what’s- BLOODY HELL AREN’T YOU DEAD

Steve: Nope

Peggy: Then where’s your friend Bucky?

Steve:

#steve rogers #bucky barnes #sebastian stan #incorrect marvel quotes #peggy carter #chris evans #hayley atwell #bucky deserves better #peggy deserves better #marvel #incorrect quotes #Mcu #captain america #winter soldier