the latest chapter of Hawkeye debuted Wednesday, as well as fans have come to expect huge things from episode 4 of a marvel Studios series. It was when we saw Monica Rambeau’s journey into Westview. It was when the ‘new Captain America‘ powered up as well as killed a kid. Loki was erased, as well as evil physician strange destroyed his universe. Hawkeye did not break the episode 4 trend, since there are some major emotional moments as well as huge reveals. Yet, ultimately, this shorter-than-usual trip is a peaceful as well as mainly uneventful one. The moments we see on-screen are, as they should be, focused on the connection between Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton as well as Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop. (Also, keep your eyes peeled for a comics-accurate tee shirts in one scene!)
Of all the marvel Studios as well as Disney+ joints, Hawkeye feels both like an outlier as well as a extremely ‘typical’ MCU story. perhaps it’s the holiday setting, however I believe it’s more about exactly how relationship-focused the story is. even The Falcon as well as the winter Soldier let most of the Sam as well as Bucky friendship evolve via subtext. Yet, from the opening scene, this episode is mainly about exactly how Clint feels about this youngster who is living every comics-kid dream: going on an experience with their preferred hero. Tony Dalton’s Jack Duquesne steals every scene he’s in. Finally, Alaqua Cox’s Echo continues to be a thorn in everyone’s side.
With two episodes left in this season, we’re getting to the show’s endgame. But, quite much all of that emotion I mentioned earlier stemmed from Avengers: Endgame. We’re about to dive in, so if you’ve not yet seen Hawkeye episode 4, inspect it out as well as come back so we can break everything down.
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Episode 4 of Hawkeye continues the grief examination in MCU phase 4
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A great deal of phase 4 so far has been either loosely connected to or a direct examination of grief. The specter of Natasha Romanov hangs over all of these episodes, however we got a number of strong as well as specific references to her. After a fun satisfying between the two Hawkeyes, Jackie D, as well as Vera Farminga’s Eleanor Bishop, Kate doesn’t want to leave Clint all alone. So, she brings over a lot of Christmas stuff as well as they have a bit party. They set up a tree, watch a movie, as well as discover exactly how to utilize coins heavier than a dime as hyper-accurate lethal weapon. The result is that in spite of Clint stating he as well as Kate aren’t friends, she’s perhaps the second-best buddy we’ve seen him have in the MCU. (Playful banter from the very first act of age of Ultron notwithstanding.)
My preferred scene was the one in which she asked him about his “best shot,” as well as he stated it was “the one I didn’t take.” Clint is still crushed by the loss of Nat, as well as he relives that moment when during a fight at the end of the episode, Kate Bishop gets sent over the edge of a building. Luckily, she wasn’t in danger, since the person who yeeted her off the building was none other than Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova.
The (New) Black Widow has went into the Chat
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As soon as Clint realizes that Yelena is a “Black Widow assassin,” he tries to send Kate away. This whole series occurred since Clint cares for Kate. First, it’s since she’s being top quality for actions he took, as well as lastly just since they ended up being friends. Yet, Kate doesn’t listen, as well as she ends up saving Clint. Without a word, Yelena takes off leaving both of them alive. In the post-credits scene of Black Widow, we understand that she’s been sent after Clint. Yet, I believe all of us expect Yelena to stay on the side of the angels (or hawks, in this case). Not only that, I suspect that the new Black Widow as well as the new Hawkeye will be quick friends.
It’s still uncertain what Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine wants with these heroes she’s collecting. Still, she has both the Black Widow as well as Captain America (really, USAgent) under her thumb. Again, I suspect we’ll get some insight into that by the end of this season. I likewise suspect that we’ll get a resolution to the story around Echo, as well as a post-credits expose of the mysterious “Uncle” figure. (And my money is on Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk.)
Nonetheless, I am still extremely happy that this stays a street-level threat. The world is not at risk, nor is the multiverse. All Clint Barton wishes to do is prevent anyone else dying since of the curse of Ronin.
Hawkeye debuts new episodes on Wednesdays on Disney+.
Where do you believe the series is going? What’s been your preferred parts so far? Leave your reactions, thoughts, as well as theoriesin the comments below.
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