OP Yeah, I wasn't thinking that he could turn it off or on, but I like that idea and what you're exploring here. FWIW, in the AoS episode (it doesn't have to be exactly the same, it's just a jumping off point, but I just feel the need to mention), any time Akela (the woman with the camera) closed her eyes, she could still see, just everything looked like when you look at images from one of those full-body scanners at the airport: white human-shaped blobs and also somehow she could see through walls and boxes and stuff (idk but they kept saying the word "backscatter" in the episode, so whatever that is). I was thinking for Bucky this would mean he couldn't even escape what was happening by closing his eyes, he'd still see everything just without any detail. Buuuut I do also like your idea that he has the ability to turn it off so if he didn't then he must be drugged/incapacitated in some way. I am pretty much fully on board for everything everyone's been talking about here. (Also the image of Steve watching footage of Bucky staring at a cockroach and being like "??? Is he just sitting waiting for them" and then something happens to make Steve realize what's actually going on and it's HEARTBREAKING is so perfect).
Re: HYDRA puts a camera in Bucky's eye
Yeah, I wasn't thinking that he could turn it off or on, but I like that idea and what you're exploring here.
FWIW, in the AoS episode (it doesn't have to be exactly the same, it's just a jumping off point, but I just feel the need to mention), any time Akela (the woman with the camera) closed her eyes, she could still see, just everything looked like when you look at images from one of those full-body scanners at the airport: white human-shaped blobs and also somehow she could see through walls and boxes and stuff (idk but they kept saying the word "backscatter" in the episode, so whatever that is). I was thinking for Bucky this would mean he couldn't even escape what was happening by closing his eyes, he'd still see everything just without any detail.
Buuuut I do also like your idea that he has the ability to turn it off so if he didn't then he must be drugged/incapacitated in some way. I am pretty much fully on board for everything everyone's been talking about here. (Also the image of Steve watching footage of Bucky staring at a cockroach and being like "??? Is he just sitting waiting for them" and then something happens to make Steve realize what's actually going on and it's HEARTBREAKING is so perfect).