Hawkeye

If you know me personally you know this will be a complete non-bias review because I have absolutely no reason to rank this any higher than other projects Certainly not because of a certain actress who stars in this or anything.  Getting past my bias though this show is genuinely really fun and exciting. It’s not often that we get many grounded marvel stories it was rare before Endgame and it’s even rarer now that we’ve entered the Multiverse Saga. But this is the show that keeps giving its feel entirely Character driven on Clint’s end and with Kate who has inspired to be hero since she was 10 years old and of course that means she’ll jump at any chance to do something heroic. But the emotion behind this project is so raw and exciting. We had the entirety of Spider-Man Far from Home to deal with Tony’s passing , Wandavision for the passing of Vision and The falcon and the winter solider to deal with the absence of Steve Rogers but Hawkeye this is to deal with the passing of Natasha Romanoff. This makes perfect sense that Clint would still Be mourning his best friend and his feelings regarding his “failure” to save her on Vormir. This is then built on and expanded by having Yelena appear in the show who is also mourning Nat like Clint. But anyway it’s those emotions and the grounded nature of the show that makes it feel so fun and enjoying to watch.  I love Kate ( obviously ) her eagerness to be a hero is paired perfect with Clint who has the reluctant hero trope in this show just wanting to get back to his family for Christmas. Which in on itself is a really personal and relatable goal which makes this show all the so much better.  The action in this show is just so fun. Hawkeye has always sorta been at the receiving end of the jokes in the MCU. I mean he is just a guy with an arrow but here that feels exciting especially with the trick arrows which makes the combat really fun and unique every time.  The villains in this show are amazing. Maya who wants to go all or nothing on her Ronin revenge quest. Kingpin who is the secret shadowy figure orchestrating everything behind the scenes. Eleanor Bishop who is presented as a parent who just doesn’t wanna see her family hurt but in reality is a cold blooded killer. Then Jack who is a loveable red herring and I would love to see him again. Then finally Yelena who less of a villain and more of antagonistic force for our hero’s who helps bring this show back down to the emotional core relating to Natasha.  Relating to the grounded feel of the show I love the scenes of Kate and Clint just chilling whether it’s them nursing their wounds , solving the case , sorting out their equipment or getting the supplies. It’s a bunch of fun scenes which we A) don’t really often see in other projects and B) definitely wouldn’t see if this were a film due to the limited runtime.  My favourite episodes would have to be Echoes ( 3 ) and So this is Christmas ? (6) both are really fun I love the car chase in episode 3 and the long take of them inside the car as the drive away. Then the finale was so fun with back to back action and excitement.  Yeah I really love this show I don’t care what others say it’s great and I would happily rewatch it every Christmas season and really at any other time.