Hawkeye

Just doing an annual rewatch of this Christmas time MCU series. I honestly think this MCU entry is great & don't understand why more people don't like it; I mean, the only negative I really have of the series is that Echo isn't as great as she could've been... other than that, I love this show! In general, Hawkeye became my favorite Avenger, and you add Hailee freaking Steinfeld to the franchise/his story, and it just gets better! Her and Yelena's "relationship" (I 100% ship them as a couple😍)/interactions with each other is just perfection, and it's very much a similar relationship to our original Black Widow & Hawkeye, and I can't wait to see more!! One thing regarding Episode 1 that I've always felt, I'm CONVINCED that Kate's mom killed Kate's dad, either as a kind of Vengeance or as an order from Kingpin (who we later learn she works for). I mean, it's just a tad too coincidental that they "disappear" for a bit too long at the start of the Chitari Invasion & neither answer Young Kate's calls of distress??? Then the mom pops up randomly out of nowhere? I think that's the only thing I wish we had gotten some kind of confirmation on.... maybe we will in a future installment. ------------------------------------------------------ I love so much about Episode 2😂😂 - There's Kate's fangirling over Clint, to the point of getting his phone number & Clint needing to tell her "Emergencies only or I'll block and delete you" - Kate & Jack's intense/awkward interaction with each other in her mom's office & Jack's line of "I bought a book about being a stepfather"😅😂 - Clint having to participate in LARPing in order to get his suit back, with slo-mo & everything 😂😂😂😂 ------------------------------------------------------ I love the car chase through the city in Episode 3 in general, but added to it is: 1) the one-shot opening to the chase 2) all the trick arrows that got used 3) Clint & Kate's miscommunication communication due to Clint's hearing aid being destroyed It's great that Clint acknowledges Kate as one of the world's greatest archers! Kate helping Clint talk to his youngest son brings a tear to my eyes each time I watch this show🥲😭 Regarding Echo, right quick, I get that she wants Vengeance against the person (Ronin) who killed her father, but why just assume that the first person who put on the suit after so many years is Ronin?? Like whenever she's questioning Clint & Kate, she's basically convinced it's Kate who's Ronin... why not assume it's Clint? I mean, he seems more like the type to be Ronin in general. ------------------------------------------------------ Episode 4 thoughts: I love that we were introduced to Laura and Clint's kids in Avengers 2, and now we get to see a bit more into their family dynamic, like Laura getting background info for Clint and supporting his "street-level" superhero deeds! It's nice to see Kate warm up to seeing her mom interacting with Jack & smiling seeing her mom's happiness. I LOVE Kate & Clint's holiday bonding sequence, their conversations, and OMG!!! I REALLY wanna learn how to do that quarter snap trick that Clint does (even though I'm sure it's not a possible thing to do😅). Clint talking about Natasha always brings up all the emotions😥😭😭😭 "I'm Hawkeye's partner/Best Friend"😂😂😂😂 God, I love Kate and fangirl expressions towards/about Clint😂 "This is my bag.... You didn't bring your own bag? My wife gave me this bag; it says bombshell"😂🤣 GAAAHHH!!! The 4 person fight between Kate & Clint, and Echo & Yelena is GREAT! And Clint having a Flashback of sorts seeing Kate hang off the building similar to what happened to Natasha, so he tells her to just leave and breaks her heart to get her to leave him alone is heartbreaking to watch, but makes sense from the POV of his hero side. ------------------------------------------------------ First thought right off the top of Episode 5, I LOVE this new perspective of The Snap, I mean in WandaVision we see kind of the outside perspective of people coming back from The Snap in total chaos. Here we're seeing what going and coming back from The Snap (or sorry, more accurately, The Blip) was like for those who were snapped away. It's the duality of the 2 sides to give you a full picture that I like seeing. I just need the MCU to completely revolve around Yelena & Kate!! Like, even if they don't end up as girlfriends and are just best friends on the same level as Clint & Natasha, I'll be more than happy. I mean, just them conversing, laughing and sharing Mac&Cheese is so fun and engaging to watch! Between Yelena's "No, my sister saved the world!" & Clint's talking to Nat at the Avengers memorial, this feels like the "funeral/eulogy" that Black Widow didn't get in Endgame, and I'm 1000% here for it! Kate leaving a bunch of messages for Clint is HILARIOUS to me; again, I love her fangirling!! Lol Goddamn, Clint is such a badass! I love him taking down all the criminals one at a time before taking on Echo; it shows his strategic way of turning an unfair fight into a fair one. INTRODUCTION OF KINGPIN IN THE MCU!! & I love the "Mr. Grinch" song that plays over the credits following that confirmation😆😂 ------------------------------------------------------ Episode 6 thoughts I love seeing Clint turn things around to assure Kate that he was in this fight with her by saying "You're my partner" just fills my heart with superheroic joy😊💗 I REALLY need Kingpin to be the lead villain of a series/movie in the MCU just showing how truly scary, intimidating, and in control of the city he is! I mean, just his line of "an Avenger taking an interest in our business.... we need to remind them who runs this city" is so chilling to hear! Also, I have grown to like Echo more with each rewatch of this show; I just wish they had done a better job with her in general from the start. Clint: "We need a whole batch of 'way too dangerous' trick arrows" Kate: "You can make more?" Clint: 😏 & the fact that Kate actually makes the labels for the arrows, which... why WASN'T Clint doing that before?!? Lol Yelena & Kate in the elevator & on😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 like Kate slapping Yelena & Yelena going "😮 WHAT WAS THAT??" & their fight in the hallway! I just love their chemistry & dynamic together! Haha My God, Jack/Swordmaster in this show is ABSOLUTELY fantastic and he needs to be brought back immediately in future movies/shows! Lol Clint: "Haha! We're all gonna die🙂"😂😂😂 Goddamn! The ice rink fight sequence is so great!!!! I love the little flip Kate uses her bow to do, and I NEED a poster of that 2-shot of Clint & Kate drawing their bows🤩 I get that Yelena is upset by her sister's death, but damn girl Clint's telling you everything you'd think she'd want to hear & she's just like "YOU'RE LYING!!" Like, you're just gonna take someone's word who tells you Clint killed your sis & wasn't even at the place when Nat died, but won't trust what the one person who was there had to say about the situation?? I am happy they eventually resolve their differences in the end though🥲 "Is this what heroes do? Arrest their mothers on Christmas?" Way to just guilt your daughter for doing the right thing... that's what a true villain does. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!