At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers travelled back in time for his happy ending with Peggy Carter. Captain America grew old in that timeline, and then returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to give Sam Wilson his shield. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has yet to reveal what happened to him next (well, aside from some jokes about him being on the moon).
Of course, Joaquín Torres' cluelessness about Steve's whereabouts means that, if he's dead, a public funeral wasn't held and his passing wasn't announced to the world at large.
The plot thickened in today's episode - read our recap by clicking here - when Sam and Bucky started talking about their friend. As the latter discussed the legacy of the shield, The Falcon said "I understand that, but Steve is gone. This might be a surprise, but it doesn't matter what Steve thought."
Out of context, that doesn't sound great, but Sam was just explaining that Bucky needs to stop letting others tell him who he is and be his own man. Later, the former Winter Soldier points out, "We're also a couple of guys with a mutual friend" to which Sam responded, "But that friend's now gone."
So, Steve is "gone." That's extremely vague, and if The Falcon and The Winter Soldier ends without explaining the original Captain America's fate, fans are likely to be unhappy. Something tells us we could see Chris Evans make a cameo in the finale, but if Cap's status isn't addressed in this series, then who knows when and where it will happen in Phase 4.
What do you think the deal with Steve Rogers is?
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