Obligatory disclaimer: real life sucks, so let’s talk about’Hawkeye’ instead. We’ve reached the penultimate episode, and where we are?
On one hand, Clint has confessed to Maya, admitting that he had killed her father, but also claiming that he was set-up by her father’s boss, (probably the Kingpin), so that makes it all ok… or not, ‘cause Maya’s father is still dead, and Clint isn’t off the hook entirely yet.
Speaking of the Kingpin? Kate’s family seems to be in cahoots with him, and so Luke and Leia (Skywalker) tell Kate “hi”. Fisk also appears to be the power behind contessa Val, so no Hydra either, most likely. Of course, this brings us not just to ‘Black Widow’, but also to Sam&Bucky, whose former enemy John Walker was also recruited by the good contessa; is Fisk trying to fill the void left by Hydra? That’s atypical for him in the comics, (and also Netflix’s ‘Defenders’), but MCU has played fast and loose with Marvel canon before, so no surprises here.
Coming back to the Bishops, their turnaround isn’t surprising either- in the comics, Kate’s mother was a villain, so ‘Hawkeye’ is just building on that. I.e., ‘Ronin’s’ action sequences were superb, and the dialogue/plot progression were better than in ‘Partners’, but it is still a by the numbers live action adaptation of the comics with its’ mostly black and white morality; plus…
…Plus we know that Echo/Maya Lopez will join the roster of Marvel heroes that have their own live action TV series and/or films, so we know that she will turn white hat eventually- Disney/MCU has shot itself in the foot there as well, and without unpredictable twists and turns ‘Hawkeye’ is - see above. Anything else?
No, not really. I, for one, have enjoyed watching ‘Ronin’; it was a good episode to watch, but nothing more- ‘Hawkeye’ is delivering, but its’ delivery is still rather predictable, if not outright lacklustre.
Therefore, this is it for now - see you all soon!
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