Hawkeye Episode 1 and 2 (Spoiler-Free Review)

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Marvel Studios has had a busy year and now as we are coming to the end of this MCU-filled number of months, Hawkeye is officially the last Disney Plus feature Marvel Studios will be putting out before the anticipated release of Spider-Man No Way Home. Taking place during Christmas, this show is finally providing fans a story that finally puts Marvel's most underrated and underused characters in the spotlight of the live-action MCU alongside introducing a new character that is known to be quite integral for the future of a particular superhero teen-filled team. 

Jeremy Renner returns to portray the world's greatest archer as he finally spends time with his family this Christmas (we get to see his kids and Linda Cardellini once again as Laura Barton) while we meet Kate Bishop for the very first time, played by Hailee Steinfeld who is a fan of Hawkeye and wants to become a vigilante hero like him. A threat surfaces through the eyes and world of a young Kate which forces her and Clint Barton to team up and defeat this street-level hero threat that might involve her mother, Eleanor Bishop (Vera Farmiga), her future stepfather, Jack Duquesne (Tony Dalton). 

Similar to WandaVision, Disney not only graces us with one but two episodes for us, Marvel psychos to digest while leaving us wanting more for weeks to come. Easily discovered with the first viewing of the premiere episodes, Hawkeye is unlike any of the other Marvel Studios produced shows we've experienced in the past year that finally provided leaping arcs for these once considered side characters. So, what is the main character arcs this show seems to be aiming for in his very first solo series? 

One thing is for sure, the show is subtly overlooking Renner's character once again. The show may be named after his character but it is clear that it is only preparing us for an inevitable... an inevitable being Kate Bishop becoming the new Hawkeye. But what happens to Clint Barton? Does he die like his fellow fallen Avengers or does he finally retire after years of trying? 

However much this character seems to be overlooked, Jeremy Renner has been given much more screentime than ever before and we finally get to see parts of him that we haven't seen before as well finally portray him in a way that pays homage to his comic book counterpart. And speaking of comic books, the show seems to be heavily inspired by the David Aja and Matt Fraction comic book run of the character, a comic series I particularly enjoyed.

It is hard to say with only two episodes out and consideringly how slow-paced it is, based on the premiere itself,  the show seems to bear resemblance to the Marvel/Netflix shows that were rudely canceled after Kevin Feige finally gained rights to all Marvel characters that weren't under Disney's umbrella. With its somewhat dark tone and looming murder mystery (the only unspoiler-y spoiler I shall reveal within this review), Hawkeye is proving to be yet another edge-of-your-seat-like Marvel story. 



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