I was rewatching The Winter Soldier for Thunderbolts* and noticed a couple of things.
If you're reading The Winter Soldier: Cold Front, there will be spoilers ahead. Also if you have read it, please don't spoil anything I'm almost done I just don't have a shit ton of time to read like I used to ;-;
I mostly noticed when The Winter Soldier/V(what he's called in the book) overthinks when he's confused, and I wanted to talk about those moments in particular. They're very obvious moments, but I feel like they could be written off as just confusion even though I feel it's much more complex.
I draw the conclusion of him overthinking mainly from chapter 5 of Cold Front, when V is in the Hotel Metropole's bar, where he's supposed to be receiving/intercepting what I think is information on the super soldier serum(not 100% on it since he's not told). Side not bc I know I'm going to mention it, his handler in the book is named Rostava, and she's on a nearby roof with a sniper just in case, and V has to actively remind himself that he's not compromised and that she won't shoot him. Very cool I did not almost have a break down every time the book expressed his concerns about death.
In The Winter Soldier, when he's in Pierce's apartment at the table, and Pierce asks him if he wants milk, you can't entirely see it bc it's so dark, but the soldier is confused (Seb's subtle face acting this entire movie is amazing I love him). But I just know that he's over thinking going "Milk? Tf is milk? Should I say yes? Fuck what the hell do I say?" I made it sound funny but I am only coping I'm actually very distraught every time this happens.
The biggest moment where you can see him overthinking and confused is right after Steve says "Bucky?" The ONLY thing I have for it is a meme so please enjoy this laugh(idk where it came from I'm a regular pinterest user)
Very funny but yeah that's probably what his thoughts are, just made comedic because we as a fandom can't and probably shouldn't take the characters as serious as the dude bros want us to because- oh hey who are these guys in scrubs? Ooh a place with candy? Gladly!