I mean, it shows Sam's compassion and civic mindedness, but working at the VA isn't exactly moving him far from the typical soldier's orbit. And I was talking about archetypes more than occupation anyway.
The thing with Sam is that his primary personality traits mirror Steve's. Which is good and bad; we get the general gist of who he is quickly, but it prevents Sam from easily standing on his own as a character. That he was a supporting character makes it even worse because he didn't get the screen time to delve into the things that make him different from other heroes (and especially Steve).
Now with the show, we have a better idea of the life he came from and what his personal priorities are, we got a better look at his sense of humor and how he moves through a world that still draws lines along race and how that mixes with Sam's personal feelings about the country and service. We learned more about Falcon in one episode than in all the previous films combined.
Okay, I can see that. I think Holland has plenty of quips and Spider-Man-ness (??) but Garfield quipped like none other. But his Parker? Way off base. Peter isn't supposed to be that kind of "sexy dork" character.but Garfield is still the actor with the best Spider-Man voice (he just let it seep too much into his Peter role).
Generally I do think you get a better view of a supporting character's personality when they're a loud extrovert. Makes up for the lack of development time. But I think the MCU dynamic is pretty interesting; Scott might be the star but in the interpersonal dynamics he's absolutely a sidekick and I think that works on several levels. I just hope that Hope gets the kind of character expansion and exploration we've seen with Sam and Wanda, now that Janet is back. And I think we will, the difference in Hope between Ant-Man 1 and 2 is a clear and marked trajectory, and I see no reason why 3 should be any different.I don't think it helps Hope that with Scott they end up inverting the traditional Ant-Man and Wasp dynamic