There is not a man or woman, no matter how fit he or she may be, who is capable of carrying the entire world on their shoulders.
Steve was.
#GUYSSSSSSSSSSS GUYS THIS#SHE IS THE STOIC HERO WHO DOESN’T NEED ANYONE#GUYS WOMEN NEVER GET TO DO THIS#GUYS AGENT CARTER#GUYS PEGGY#SERIOUSLY IS THIS WHAT STRAIGHT WHITE DUDES FEEL LIKE WHEN THEY WATCH TV ALL THE TIME (swashbucklery)
Yes, and not only that, but look at how they are positioned within the frame. When they share a frame, he is literally beneath her; he is looking at her while she is looking away. When the camera is on him, he is looking up at her; to her. He is taking the role that is usually ascribed to women in film. This is so wonderfully subversive, I can’t.