[TV]
HAWKEYE
Anything you can do... Kate (Hailee Steinfeld) joins forces with Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner).
★★★★
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SHOWRUNNER Jonathan Igla
CAST Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee
PLOT While in New York for the holidays, Clint Barton (Renner) begrudgingly works with aspiring hero Kate Bishop (Steinfeld) to confront old enemies from his past as Ronin, and return home in time to spend Christmas with his family.
LET’S BE HONEST. Not many people were thrilled when Hawkeye, aka Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), was first announced as star of his own television series. Since Natasha (Scarlett Johansson) sacrificed herself for Clint to obtain the Soul Stone in Avengers: Endgame, fans have questioned if the right person was killed off — especially given Clint’s killing-spree as the vengeful vigilante, Ronin, during the Blip. Fortunately, Disney+’s delightfully entertaining Hawkeye paints a sympathetic picture of the retired Avenger who just wants to bury his past and spend Christmas with his family. The series also introduces Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), a young archer who is determined to prove herself as a hero and, clearly, will be Hawkeye’s replacement in the next generation of Avengers heroes.