The Falcon & The Winter Soldier: 10 Biggest Takeaways From Episode Four
7. Karli's Threat
As the series has gone on, Karli Morgenthau has proved herself more and more of a threat to the GRC, and to Sam and Bucky. She has gone from stealing money and medicine, to blowing up and killing three innocent people, and injuring even more.
In episode four, when Sam was allowed to just talk to her one on one, he seemed to be getting through to her in some capacity, before John Walker ruined it. He didn't like that Sam was potentially getting results instead of himself, so he stormed in, destroying any kind of trust Sam had earned.
After this, Karli managed to get hold of Sarah on the phone, and threaten not only her life, but the lives of her children she was able to call by name. She claimed that she would never actually hurt them, but her actions contradict this, as she has hurt and killed people in both of the last two episodes.
What is also jarring is just how quickly she was able to gather this information. Clearly the Flag Smashers have a far reach, and as Karli gets in deeper and more desperate, there's no telling exactly what she might resort to to get her message across.