Steve’s ‘dark side’ in Ultron was his sadness about his inability to go home. This makes me so sad. (x)
My favorite take on this was when I read someone describe it is, “Steve’s greatest fear is his own PTSD” and inability to ever truly leave the war behind him, which is why this entire scene is mixed with so much war imagery and parallels. Then we remember what Ultron had also said to him: “Captain America: God’s righteous man… pretending you can live without a war.” Oww. Oww.