Hawkeye, One Year On: A Retrospective

Marvel's Hawkeye show on Disney+ is now one year old - and to mark this occasion, we're taking a retrospective look at the show: how it succeeded, how it failed, and the way, in my opinion, it narrowly missed being truly great. Spoilers, obviously, so get ready to dive into the tale of Kate, Clint, Echo, Yelena, Lucky, and, yes, Kingpin. There's also a brief reference to the Moon Knight series in this video, so bear that in mind if you're looking to avoid seeing it. Was this a high point of Phase 4? A low point? Have I run out of ideas for things to put in this description? Let me know your thoughts on all this in the comments!

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A link to the blog post I show around 10 minutes in, which reads Kate's arc through a queer lens, but fails to consider Yelena as ace in any way: https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/...

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
00:36 General thoughts
11:32 Too much plot
20:56 Gripes and miscellany
27:55 One year on
30:56 Conclusion

Marvel Studios’ “Hawkeye” stars Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, who teams up with another well-known archer from the Marvel comics, Kate Bishop, played by Hailee Steinfeld. The cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, Tony Dalton, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James and newcomer Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez. “Hawkeye” is helmed by Rhys Thomas and directing duo Bert and Bertie. Hawkeye is an American television miniseries created by Jonathan Igla for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop / Hawkeye. It is the fifth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise and taking place after the events of the film Avengers: Endgame (2019). It sees Clint Barton as he partners with Kate Bishop to confront enemies from his past in order to be with his family in time for Christmas. Igla served as head writer with Rhys Thomas leading the directing team. Jeremy Renner reprises his role as Clint Barton from the film series, with Hailee Steinfeld joining him as Kate Bishop. Tony Dalton, Fra Fee, Brian d'Arcy James, Aleks Paunovic, Piotr Adamczyk, Linda Cardellini, Simon Callow, Vera Farmiga, Alaqua Cox, Zahn McClarnon, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D'Onofrio also star.

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