Having Yelena get blipped adds even more depth and emotion to Natasha's devastation, heartbreak, depression and hopelessness during those 5 years. A lot of her Avengers family was gone, but she also lost her baby sister. She had just reconnected with her for the first time in decades. They made peace with their decisions and parted ways again. Yelena comes back and the first thing she says is she needs to let Natasha know she's OK, which tells me they kept in constant communication after Nat went back to the Avengers for Infinity War. Yelena knows that Natasha would have been devastated over her disappearance/death and it also tells us that Nat's sacrifice was more personal than we even knew at the time. She wasn't just trying to save the world or let Clint be with his family. She needed to save her baby sister. 💔😭
Also, remember in the Hawkeye/Echo fight, she's trying to kill him, he's just trying to stop her so he can talk to her. His goal is much more difficult.
@Michel Côté i dont think forgiveness is the right word, id say acceptance. remember clint was supposed to be the one to make the sacrifice i mean he literally jumped twice, Nat was just too good saving him.
I agree, Clint is trying to do right by Nat's sacrifice. I hope that there's a forgiveness scene to give a catharsis from Yelena and has a happy Christmas with his family. It would be cool if he's the validation of her being the new widow and her joining the young Avengers
The beginning of this episode made me realize there are probably kids in the MCU whose parents got snapped away and those kids might have been adopted but then their parents came back. What’s that legal drama like? Daredevil vs She-Hulk as lawyers in a custody battle please? I know it’s neither of their legal practices but still
I'm pretty sure the bio parents would be really glad that someone took care of their kid and figure something out without much Drama, but people will be people so it probably got really ugly in some cases...
I’m gonna say it again: the absolute f**king STONES on Vincent D’Onofrio congratulating Charlie Cox on being brought back into the MCU a few weeks back 😂😂😂
so, when Nat rescued Ronin, she knew her sister had been blipped, and therefore probably told him the story of how she got her jacket with loads of pockets..
@Jezzybella Yes we know that, but they wouldn't. You're putting your knowledge of the MCU into their world. The point is, them being wrong about Antman shows they could be wrong about others. Just because we hasn't seen it yet doesn't mean someone somewhere didn't disappear for some other reason. Hasn't filled in any holes? That basically what they just did in this episode by showing where and what happened to Yelena. We had no idea she even existed during Endgame and up until this episode we had no idea she got snapped. And Nat was nowhere in this episode so we have no more info about her reaction to Yelena going missing than we did in Endgame, which is none, since we didn't know Yelena existed at that time. Just because you now know she got snapped doesn't automatically mean Nat knew. So until they show us we don't really know what Nat knew, that's all I'm saying. If you want to make up theories about what people said to each other and what people knew during the movies, that's cool. I just find it funny how everyone takes everything as fact with no evidence. But hey if that's your thing, great for you! Now have a nice day👍
@Simon Reserve you’re being kind of pedantic about the whole “missing” thing. Antman was the ONLY case we’ve seen of someone who was thought blipped but wasn’t. The shows or movies haven’t filled in any “holes” about people who were thought snapped but weren’t. It’s literally ONLY Antman. So of course Nat thinks Yelena was snapped, because she was. And Antman was a very special case.
@Pete Jordan I'm not saying Yelena went missing because of some quantum realm stuff. But they didn't know Antman was gone bc of that either, and that's my point. All they know is that both of them went missing, including millions of others. So they would naturally assume everyone who went missing did so due to the same thing, the snap, but what Antman shows is that they could go missing in other ways without Nat and the Avengers knowing any difference. So who's to say there wasn't other ways to go missing as well? We don't know everything yet, they keep filling in the holes with new shows and movies all the time. I mean, you're free to speculate all you want, but we haven't actually seen any of that happen. All we know is that Clint somehow knows Yelena's name and that Nat was working in the Avengers compound for 5 years. What Nat and Clint ever talked about and what kind of role Nat had in Yelena's work after Black Widow will just be speculations and theories until we see more of it in the shows or movies. So I'm not gonna keep discussing something none of us has the answers for😛
@Simon Reserve Ant was a pretty unusual case. The chances that Uelena was missing because she was struck in the quantum realm wad pretty non existant. Yelena didn't disappear in a vaacuum and Nat knew she was out rescuing Black Widows. They were keeping in touch as much as possible as we saw in this episode. Nat most likely had access to the list off Widows (she was the one who got it) so she could have easily find who Yelena was working with and where they went last. The two Widows would have told her Yelena used the bathroom and never came back - at the same time everyone else vanished. So unless that lady had a quantum tunnel in her toilet, Nat knew that her sister was snapped.
I thought it was Yelena who gave her the signal "dont even try it". It wasn't Kate's choice. But Kate is relieved she didn't do it. But the fact that Yelena laughed at the notion suggests she wouldnt have been able to kill Yelena anyway
I just love Clint and Nat's relationship in that they were that close they had zero secrets from each other. Nat was the only one (besides Fury) that Clint trusted to tell about his family and considering Tony asked "did she have any family" it looks like Clint was the only one who knew about her family. I love that this show is not just about Clint but a last love letter to Natasha as well and how her death has affected him
I have no idea how they are going to wrap all these stories up in a single 40+ minute episode. This is probably going to be my favorite Disney+ series.
honestly ive been worried about that since ep 4 considering how many stories they are trying to tell. so far the only one that is somewhat resolved is maya's situation with the ronin. there are other more plotlines such as jack's comeback (as the swordsman?), yelena's acceptance of what happened, kate against her mom, possible conflict with kingpin, and whos watch does it really belong? is it laura's? her spycraft is too good for a 'housewife' and why is she always in the farm, shes not even with them in the city for vacation.
@Fabio Hendrix I’m curious if they will do a second season. It’s labeled as a miniseries like Wandavision & FATWS on IMDB. Normally if it was getting a second season it would have been named just a TV series like What If? & Loki
That conversation between Kate and Yelena was probably my favorite in this episode. And Yelena totally just wanted an excuse to have dinner with Kate. You can't change my mind.
Today was a good MCU day. Ep 5 was really really Good, Florence Pugh stole every scene she was in. The whole episode was spectacular. Then I saw Spidey and OMFG it was good.
Love Yelena so much. Her character is so refreshing. Can’t wait to see her along side Deadpool. lol their personalities alone deserve a movie. Charlie Cox has been confirmed into the MCU by Feige. They just need to recast for iron fist. Everyone else can stay.
I hope the Netflix stuff aren’t canon just Hoping Slick Willie and DD are variants because here is a problem with Netflix being canon how the freak is Cottonmouth and Blade exist at the same time?
@Bruce Woodcock They said just bring in all the actors from the Netflix series, except Danny, Danny looks awfully different. Meaning that Danny Rand can be recast, just keep everyone else.
Simple theory: in this universe, Wilson Fisk became Kingpin because he wasn't blipped and then took over everything. He will be much more powerful than the version showed in the Netflix show.
I loved this episode so much! You're a mean one, Mr Fisk! Also, there's a theory going around that Matt Murdoch was dusted and when Fisk found out, he spent the 5 years between The Snappening and The Unsnappening rebuilding his crime empire as he didn't have Matt to take him down.
According to what I’ve seen Pizza Dog’s eye is CGI, the actual dog has both her eyes 😊 “You think he’s sandbagging a little bit?” I think he was. Something I caught during that fight is that when she kicks with her actual leg or punches Clint takes the hit but only seems to parry with the sword when Maya uses her prosthetic. So it seemed he was pulling his punches the way he did against Nat in Civil War Man that Kingpin reveal was so good! I’m pretty sure we were all expecting it eventually but it’s still such a great feeling to actually have it confirmed
Are... are you aware that she started as a Daredevil villain in the comics? She dated Matt Murdock while she was hunting Daredevil until she learned they were the same person.
@David It's completely true to the comics though. Kirbytech miracles that are easily available to main characters never get shared with the population at large. It's the "Reed Richards is useles" trope.
I'm surprised the mcu doesn't have Stark tech robotic super prosthetics everywhere. That should be child's play when you have stuff like the cradle from AOU and nano suits. I get they want to keep things grounded though so it's probably easier to ignore elements like that.
Florence Pugh is an amazing actress & just perfect as Yelena. After stealing the show in the BW film, she showed up & did the same in a "Hawkeye" series. She's the perfect combo of hilarious and badass, quirky and cocky. I would LOVE for her to get her own Disney+ series or even be a co-lead (like Clint and Kate in Hawkeye), in addition to film appearances. I mean, if a Black Widow film with Yelena as the lead hasn't been greenlit yet, what is Marvel even doing?! They should give Yelena the Black Widow trilogy that Natasha should have been given years ago. If I were Feige, I'd try to put her in as many projects (for both film and TV) as possible. She is going to become a superstar with this role. This episode skyrocketed Yelena to #1 on my list of fav MCU characters (tied with Wanda). Just like Lizzie Olsen, Florence Pugh has done incredible work with very limited screen time.
I'm going to keep trying to get people to go back and watch Hailee Steinfeld's first major film role as the lead in True Grit. I was impressed with her when it first came out and it's still just as amazing. She got an oscar nomination at 14 when that movie came out. The dialogue can be quite dense and she has to say it at such a quick pace but it never sounds unnatural. She was a star from word one. It's an incredible performance in a really great movie that fans of Hailee should definitely go back and watch.
I watched Spider-Man this afternoon and Hawkeye this evening. The planets aligned perfectly. Double whammy! (And once you’ve seen the movie you’ll just know what I mean)
That episode did so much…..possibly biggest of all, aside from the BIG GUY of course, is that I’m pretty sure this episode just revealed during Clint’s talk with Echo that Clint was working for Val during his time as Ronin. That Val manipulated his grief and turned him into a weapon, the same way she is now manipulating Yelena. Seriously though by the end of next episode we NEED to have Clint making it home for Christmas with a bunch of strays in tow. With Kate’s mom being confirmed as connected to the Kingpin, Kate isn’t really going to have a home for Christmas, so she need to come with Lucky the pizza dog, and if Yelena can realize the truth about Natasha’s sacrifice, Clint can bring her home to meet the rest of Natasha’s family….because after the way Florence Pugh nailed her line about needing to find Natasha, I really need next episode to end with her being part of a big hug of other people who loved and miss her sister.
The insane amount of shows that are coming...OMG...This opens the window baby. Dude...Disney/Marvel are gonna have their hands full for the next 20 years!
This is the best Marvel show for me. Loki and WandaVision were amazing, winter falcon was good but this is so personal and Kate is my favourite new character in a looooooong time (also kingpin is back and I think I hit orbit when I saw him and leaped off the sofa)
Among all the reactors I seen so far today. You guys cried the most and I loved because you are two grown up men having hard feelings for Yelena, Kate and Clint. This was a tribute to Nat
Florence Pugh once again showing how much of a star she is in this show. Her performance never ceases to amaze. Need so much more of her! Hoping for the Kate and Yelena besties storyline
I love all of your reactions. BUT, I looooove it when shows make you both so happy and you can tell you can barely stay in chairs! I can always tell when you're so excited that all you want to do is dance around the room. #Peaches
I have dying to see your review and reaction to this. It was so good. Yelena was amazing as usual. She cracked me up. The hiii..she came out with🤣 I love you guys! Your reactions make me feel like my reactions to these things are super normal.
I understand that desire, but I'd also be ok with him just passing the torch. She already had over a decade of training before the show ever started. Granted, she needs help with all the spy stuff, but Yelana could provide that. Either way is cool for me.
I was confused when they announced Echo’s own spinoff show, then I saw the actress and her performance and saw her backstory. I’m sold now. She’s doing an awesome job.
With how much they still are setting up as well as how much there still is to wrap up I’m hoping next episode ends with a Season 2 or Spin-off title reveal. There are a few scenarios I could currently see depending on how the next episode plays out. If Clint brings both Kate and Yelena home for Christmas with the Barton’s then season 2 could be Clint, Laura, Kate and Yelena investigating what Val is up to, leading in to Thunderbolts. Or they may be dealing with fallout regarding the watch if the information already made it into the wrong hands. If Clint isn’t able to resolve things with Yelena next episode, it could end with him telling Laura about Yelena and her telling Clint that THEY need to find her and bring Natasha’s sister home, and Clint, Laura ,and Kate work together to track her down….with the season two title reveal of Hawkeye and Mockingbird. If it’s one the first scenarios I mentioned maybe a title like Hawkeye, the Widow, and the Mockingbird.
I just got out of No Way Home premiere in London, and with that absolutely incredible movie (best theater experience I’ve ever had) and this episode of Hawkeye, it’s been a freaking fantastic day to be a Marvel fan
Thanks for the dedication Jay, appreciate you bringing this reaction to us when you aren't feeling well! Hope the good Hawkeye energy helps your quick recovery! 🤗🍑
Oh man I was waiting for your reaction to kingpin at the end. I had the exact same reaction. Thinking it was Yelena then freaking out at the picture and laughing at the grinch music. The finale’s gonna be so good!
I was thinking it would be cool if Echo's show was her teaming up with Daredevil to take on Kingpin. But the idea of a team up where the main two characters can't communicate with each other is problematic lol.
When Clint is talking out loud to Natasha in front of the memorial plaque honoring the Avengers, I was really hoping that Yelena would somehow be hearing his words (like be standing right behind him, hidden from us) so that she would know Kate was telling the truth about him. But I think that revelation is going to be saved until the final episode.
I just wanna say, as I sit here waiting for a very awaited episode of She-Hulk, several months later, this video comes on my recommended and.... damn, the excitement, the build up all these months. I just. I love all of it.
I def think the BW credits scene may have happened during this show, after Eleanor made her urgent call. I theorized last week that Val may be the dangerous friend that Eleanor asked (or paid?) Val to not only put the hit on Clint but to make sure Kate would be alive and unharmed if she happened to be there when Yelena found Clint. That would explain why Eleanor was so worried about Kate when she came home. She kept asking if she was OK. She knew what was supposed to go down that night. It would also explain why Yelena went out of her way to remove Kate from the fight without kicking her ass. I think Eleanor would do it to both stop Clint from doing any further snooping in her business AND keep Kate away from him for good. Eleanor also could have facilitated all of this with a call directly to Kingpin, who then sent Val to take care of it ASAP. Either way, I think it could absolutely sync up perfectly with the BW post-credits scene where Val unexpectedly bothers Yelena on her "holiday time" at the Ohio cemetery. Yelena could easily get from Ohio to NYC in a day or less. Now that we know 100% for sure Kingpin is the guy at the top, I wonder just what the relationship is between Eleanor and Val. They both seem to know what happened on Vormir somehow (at least it seemed that way when Eleanor was threatening Clint to drop the case & stay away from Kate). They could be equals that both work for Fisk (Madame Mask & Madame Hydra, perhaps?). Or maybe Eleanor isn't quite at Val's level but is trying to level up by dealing directly with the big man? Its going to be very interesting to see what the dynamic is between Fisk, Val & Eleanor. My only other thought is that Eleanor could have just been aware of the hit on Clint, due to her connections with Val & Kingpin, and that's why she told Clint to stay away from Kate. When he said he couldn't do that, maybe she made the phone call to Val or Kingpin just to make sure Kate didn't get harmed or killed during the hit, in case Kate was with Clint when Yelena found him.
The scene between Kate & Yelana was my favorite part of this episode by far. I don't really care about the fights, to be honest, but I really like the character interactions. All I want out of the finale is a tense and deep scene of Yelana & Clint. That's the only thread I need resolved this season, and I'll be fine.
I’m really hoping that next episode ends with both Kate and Yelena coming to the Barton house for Christmas. Though there is part of me wondering if the episode will end with Clint telling Laura about Yelena, and her responding that they need to find her and bring her home, leading to a season 2 title reveal….of either just Hawkeye or possibly a confirmation of the other threads they’ve been laying down, and have it be Hawkeye and Mockingbird.
honestly, this show is amazing. like actually, it's so good. great reaction guys!! and p.s. i just got my first hawkeye merch item yesterday so i'm joining you on the "themed" episodes adam
Yelena in Black Widow: That's a pose! You're a total poser! Yelena in Hawkeye: *T-posing as she dramatically falls backwards off a roof/from a window* Don't think we don't see you, Ms Poser.
agree! this show is really funneling in and reeling in other marvel characters. but what i’m really loving is that despite having so many new and exciting characters popping up, i’m amazed that clint still gets a part of the spotlight. all the touching and heartwarming scenes have him in the center (renner’s performance has been making me tear up every single time lmaoo). clint may not be the most exciting part of the show but he’s at the heart of it; he’s the tie that binds all these characters together. now he needs to take all these young heroes under his wing and establish a young avengers team hahahaa
It's like Clint said to Maya, she's full of rage and hatred and looking to kill Ronin. The same as Clint's stint as Ronin, he wasn't holding back. She's not holding back which is why she can keep up with him. If he was in his Ronin days, she wouldn't stand a chance. He's working twice as hard to not kill her. And if Yelena is indeed a contract killer, the hypocrisy of her Ronin defense is paper thin. I understand she's being manipulated by Val for Natasha's death being pinned on Clint, but she can't use Ronin as an excuse to kill Clint if she's actually murdering people currently. Not to mention it was Clint that pulled Nat back from that life, which Yelena knows. It's definitely an emotional thing for her, for sure, so I'm excited to see them actually connect.
I think that Clint’s speech to Maya about having your grief manipulated and being used by others as a weapon just subtly revealed that Clint was working for Val during his time as Ronin. Which connects to the fact that Val is now manipulating Yelena’s grief in the same way targeting Clint.
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Natasha is the best supporting character of this series without even appearing once.
@Scot Still that channel sucks now for the last two weeks they keep talk about spiderman and potential spoilers that too in their thumbnail
The best off screen character lol
you got this quote from reelrejects didnt you
Having Yelena get blipped adds even more depth and emotion to Natasha's devastation, heartbreak, depression and hopelessness during those 5 years. A lot of her Avengers family was gone, but she also lost her baby sister. She had just reconnected with her for the first time in decades. They made peace with their decisions and parted ways again.
Yelena comes back and the first thing she says is she needs to let Natasha know she's OK, which tells me they kept in constant communication after Nat went back to the Avengers for Infinity War. Yelena knows that Natasha would have been devastated over her disappearance/death and it also tells us that Nat's sacrifice was more personal than we even knew at the time. She wasn't just trying to save the world or let Clint be with his family. She needed to save her baby sister. 💔😭
Also, remember in the Hawkeye/Echo fight, she's trying to kill him, he's just trying to stop her so he can talk to her. His goal is much more difficult.
@Michel Côté i dont think forgiveness is the right word, id say acceptance. remember clint was supposed to be the one to make the sacrifice i mean he literally jumped twice, Nat was just too good saving him.
Exactly, he could have wasted all of them if he wanted.
@Michel Côté but I mean, seriously, she's been an assassin. Talk about bad things in your past...
It's pretty obvious from her talk with Nat in the movie that she looks up to the Avengers
I agree, Clint is trying to do right by Nat's sacrifice. I hope that there's a forgiveness scene to give a catharsis from Yelena and has a happy Christmas with his family. It would be cool if he's the validation of her being the new widow and her joining the young Avengers
The beginning of this episode made me realize there are probably kids in the MCU whose parents got snapped away and those kids might have been adopted but then their parents came back. What’s that legal drama like? Daredevil vs She-Hulk as lawyers in a custody battle please? I know it’s neither of their legal practices but still
I'm pretty sure the bio parents would be really glad that someone took care of their kid and figure something out without much Drama, but people will be people so it probably got really ugly in some cases...
@Pete Jordan 😅😅😅😅😅
That’s a really fascinating question that I hope gets explored at some point
@Pete Jordan no sorry i didnt mean you're complaining. Im referring to all those people who complain the show is too slow.
It's a job for the The Global Repatriation Council IMO.
I’m gonna say it again: the absolute f**king STONES on Vincent D’Onofrio congratulating Charlie Cox on being brought back into the MCU a few weeks back 😂😂😂
Wait really?
so, when Nat rescued Ronin, she knew her sister had been blipped, and therefore probably told him the story of how she got her jacket with loads of pockets..
@hamhockbeans Maybe the rest of the family...
@Jezzybella Yes we know that, but they wouldn't. You're putting your knowledge of the MCU into their world. The point is, them being wrong about Antman shows they could be wrong about others. Just because we hasn't seen it yet doesn't mean someone somewhere didn't disappear for some other reason.
Hasn't filled in any holes? That basically what they just did in this episode by showing where and what happened to Yelena. We had no idea she even existed during Endgame and up until this episode we had no idea she got snapped. And Nat was nowhere in this episode so we have no more info about her reaction to Yelena going missing than we did in Endgame, which is none, since we didn't know Yelena existed at that time. Just because you now know she got snapped doesn't automatically mean Nat knew. So until they show us we don't really know what Nat knew, that's all I'm saying.
If you want to make up theories about what people said to each other and what people knew during the movies, that's cool. I just find it funny how everyone takes everything as fact with no evidence. But hey if that's your thing, great for you! Now have a nice day👍
@Simon Reserve you’re being kind of pedantic about the whole “missing” thing. Antman was the ONLY case we’ve seen of someone who was thought blipped but wasn’t. The shows or movies haven’t filled in any “holes” about people who were thought snapped but weren’t. It’s literally ONLY Antman. So of course Nat thinks Yelena was snapped, because she was. And Antman was a very special case.
@Pete Jordan I'm not saying Yelena went missing because of some quantum realm stuff. But they didn't know Antman was gone bc of that either, and that's my point. All they know is that both of them went missing, including millions of others. So they would naturally assume everyone who went missing did so due to the same thing, the snap, but what Antman shows is that they could go missing in other ways without Nat and the Avengers knowing any difference. So who's to say there wasn't other ways to go missing as well? We don't know everything yet, they keep filling in the holes with new shows and movies all the time.
I mean, you're free to speculate all you want, but we haven't actually seen any of that happen. All we know is that Clint somehow knows Yelena's name and that Nat was working in the Avengers compound for 5 years. What Nat and Clint ever talked about and what kind of role Nat had in Yelena's work after Black Widow will just be speculations and theories until we see more of it in the shows or movies. So I'm not gonna keep discussing something none of us has the answers for😛
@Simon Reserve Ant was a pretty unusual case. The chances that Uelena was missing because she was struck in the quantum realm wad pretty non existant.
Yelena didn't disappear in a vaacuum and Nat knew she was out rescuing Black Widows. They were keeping in touch as much as possible as we saw in this episode. Nat most likely had access to the list off Widows (she was the one who got it) so she could have easily find who Yelena was working with and where they went last.
The two Widows would have told her Yelena used the bathroom and never came back - at the same time everyone else vanished. So unless that lady had a quantum tunnel in her toilet, Nat knew that her sister was snapped.
I love how they integrated Alaqua's prosthetic leg in Maya's fighting style. Look how she parries Clint's blade with it multiple times
"The best shot I ever took was the one I didn't." Queue Kate choosing NOT to shoot Yelena, and them quickly becoming besties.
I thought it was Yelena who gave her the signal "dont even try it". It wasn't Kate's choice.
But Kate is relieved she didn't do it. But the fact that Yelena laughed at the notion suggests she wouldnt have been able to kill Yelena anyway
I just love Clint and Nat's relationship in that they were that close they had zero secrets from each other. Nat was the only one (besides Fury) that Clint trusted to tell about his family and considering Tony asked "did she have any family" it looks like Clint was the only one who knew about her family. I love that this show is not just about Clint but a last love letter to Natasha as well and how her death has affected him
@Richard Brown Aw man, that makes me hope Yelena comes to the Barton family Christmas, but maybe it's too early for that.
I’m guessing we’re going to find out by the end of next episode that at least Laura, if not all the Barton’s, also knew about Yelena.
I have no idea how they are going to wrap all these stories up in a single 40+ minute episode. This is probably going to be my favorite Disney+ series.
honestly ive been worried about that since ep 4 considering how many stories they are trying to tell. so far the only one that is somewhat resolved is maya's situation with the ronin. there are other more plotlines such as jack's comeback (as the swordsman?), yelena's acceptance of what happened, kate against her mom, possible conflict with kingpin, and whos watch does it really belong? is it laura's? her spycraft is too good for a 'housewife' and why is she always in the farm, shes not even with them in the city for vacation.
@Fabio Hendrix I’m curious if they will do a second season. It’s labeled as a miniseries like Wandavision & FATWS on IMDB. Normally if it was getting a second season it would have been named just a TV series like What If? & Loki
Maya's story will continue in the Echo show.
@fuadgamer you right.
They probably just gonna wrap with kate went against her mom completely
All about kingpin is just a set up for upcoming stories, especially echo
Small Easter Egg for you both: Look at the background of the final end credits graphic. A very distinctive silhouette
He casts such a large shadow.
I loved that so much
that was a nice touch
That conversation between Kate and Yelena was probably my favorite in this episode.
And Yelena totally just wanted an excuse to have dinner with Kate. You can't change my mind.
She is low key lonely and she only knows how to talk to people in her awkward way.
Today was a good MCU day.
Ep 5 was really really Good, Florence Pugh stole every scene she was in. The whole episode was spectacular.
Then I saw Spidey and OMFG it was good.
@1redali I enjoyed more what was said afterwards lmao
Did you like the brick catch?
Love Yelena so much. Her character is so refreshing. Can’t wait to see her along side Deadpool. lol their personalities alone deserve a movie. Charlie Cox has been confirmed into the MCU by Feige. They just need to recast for iron fist. Everyone else can stay.
Honestly, if they wanted a martial arts guy it's covered by Shang Chi now. I think they should prioritise Luke or Jessica Jones.
Dude if they just made all of the Defenders get snapped they don't have to deal with years worth of "what were they up to?"
@BionAvastar3000 Danny had an arc where he got the guns and was pursuing orson randall
I hope the Netflix stuff aren’t canon just Hoping Slick Willie and DD are variants because here is a problem with Netflix being canon how the freak is Cottonmouth and Blade exist at the same time?
They don't even need to do that. Colleen has the sword, remember?
I’ve been looking forward to yalls reaction all day! Hands down the best reaction channel on KZclip. Peaches for life!
"Danny looks awfully different..." - Best. Line. Ever.
@Michael Barnes Ahh okay I thought people didn't like the character, not just the actor.
@Bruce Woodcock They
said just bring in all the actors from the Netflix series, except Danny, Danny looks awfully different. Meaning that Danny Rand can be recast, just keep everyone else.
@Michael Barnes Can someone explain this line, I don't get it.
Can someone explain this line, I don't get it.
I died
Simple theory: in this universe, Wilson Fisk became Kingpin because he wasn't blipped and then took over everything. He will be much more powerful than the version showed in the Netflix show.
I loved this episode so much!
You're a mean one, Mr Fisk!
Also, there's a theory going around that Matt Murdoch was dusted and when Fisk found out, he spent the 5 years between The Snappening and The Unsnappening rebuilding his crime empire as he didn't have Matt to take him down.
Well that’s a lot less depressing than the idea of people dusting around Matt and him not knowing what’s going on
Oooh that’s a tasty theory!!!!
I'd imagine this is the case.
A world that's broken from losing half it's global population would actually be the perfect time for Fisk to come back, I like that theory
HAHAHAHAHAHAH
When a reveal makes you guys start yelling, its my absolute favorite thing
According to what I’ve seen Pizza Dog’s eye is CGI, the actual dog has both her eyes 😊
“You think he’s sandbagging a little bit?” I think he was. Something I caught during that fight is that when she kicks with her actual leg or punches Clint takes the hit but only seems to parry with the sword when Maya uses her prosthetic. So it seemed he was pulling his punches the way he did against Nat in Civil War
Man that Kingpin reveal was so good! I’m pretty sure we were all expecting it eventually but it’s still such a great feeling to actually have it confirmed
both HIS eyes. The dog that plays Lucky the Pizza Dog is named Jolt, and he's male
Maya + Daredevil could be really interesting considering their respective handicaps. Talk about the deaf leading the blind..
Are... are you aware that she started as a Daredevil villain in the comics? She dated Matt Murdock while she was hunting Daredevil until she learned they were the same person.
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"If he disables her prostetic leg he kinda wins".
It's probably way easier to disable her much more fragile flesh and bone leg.
@David after Far From Home i think Damage Control took possession of all Stark tech. These events will lead into Armor Wars.
dislegging her instead of disarming? then he hits her with it right? 🙂
@David
It's completely true to the comics though. Kirbytech miracles that are easily available to main characters never get shared with the population at large. It's the "Reed Richards is useles" trope.
I'm surprised the mcu doesn't have Stark tech robotic super prosthetics everywhere. That should be child's play when you have stuff like the cradle from AOU and nano suits. I get they want to keep things grounded though so it's probably easier to ignore elements like that.
I went from sobbing in the first 5 minutes, to screaming with glee in the last 5 seconds. I cannot believe how wonderful this show turned out.
Yelena steals everything she’s in she’s too awesome
I LOVE how Vincent D’Onofrio tweeted after the show aired, “When I was a boy…”
Florence Pugh is an amazing actress & just perfect as Yelena. After stealing the show in the BW film, she showed up & did the same in a "Hawkeye" series. She's the perfect combo of hilarious and badass, quirky and cocky.
I would LOVE for her to get her own Disney+ series or even be a co-lead (like Clint and Kate in Hawkeye), in addition to film appearances. I mean, if a Black Widow film with Yelena as the lead hasn't been greenlit yet, what is Marvel even doing?! They should give Yelena the Black Widow trilogy that Natasha should have been given years ago. If I were Feige, I'd try to put her in as many projects (for both film and TV) as possible. She is going to become a superstar with this role.
This episode skyrocketed Yelena to #1 on my list of fav MCU characters (tied with Wanda). Just like Lizzie Olsen, Florence Pugh has done incredible work with very limited screen time.
I'm going to keep trying to get people to go back and watch Hailee Steinfeld's first major film role as the lead in True Grit. I was impressed with her when it first came out and it's still just as amazing. She got an oscar nomination at 14 when that movie came out. The dialogue can be quite dense and she has to say it at such a quick pace but it never sounds unnatural. She was a star from word one. It's an incredible performance in a really great movie that fans of Hailee should definitely go back and watch.
Clint was holding back on a maya that was clearly going for the kill and he still won
The kingpin reveal/immediate cut to credits with The Grinch playing is a top 5 all time marvel moment in history. Like oh my GOD.
iCoNIC!
I watched Spider-Man this afternoon and Hawkeye this evening. The planets aligned perfectly. Double whammy! (And once you’ve seen the movie you’ll just know what I mean)
Florence Pugh is literally perfection
If you keep playing through the credits, a picture of New York appears at the end and there is a giant silhouette of Kingpin behind it.
It's kind of sad that with all the memorials to stuff he was involved in, Clint is hardly ever recognized in public
It's about time Jay asked Adam about his shirt situation. 😁
Lol... I thought he know all this time....
That episode did so much…..possibly biggest of all, aside from the BIG GUY of course, is that I’m pretty sure this episode just revealed during Clint’s talk with Echo that Clint was working for Val during his time as Ronin. That Val manipulated his grief and turned him into a weapon, the same way she is now manipulating Yelena.
Seriously though by the end of next episode we NEED to have Clint making it home for Christmas with a bunch of strays in tow. With Kate’s mom being confirmed as connected to the Kingpin, Kate isn’t really going to have a home for Christmas, so she need to come with Lucky the pizza dog, and if Yelena can realize the truth about Natasha’s sacrifice, Clint can bring her home to meet the rest of Natasha’s family….because after the way Florence Pugh nailed her line about needing to find Natasha, I really need next episode to end with her being part of a big hug of other people who loved and miss her sister.
I want ten more seasons of Kate and Hawkeye, please.
I like the LARPer’s apt number is “4F.” Little guys can be heroes too.
@Imran Chaudhry lol I was referring to Steve Rodger’s rating when he got his physical done. 4F, unfit for service. But also mephisto confirmed…? 🤔
Fantastic Four confirmed.
The insane amount of shows that are coming...OMG...This opens the window baby. Dude...Disney/Marvel are gonna have their hands full for the next 20 years!
This is the best Marvel show for me. Loki and WandaVision were amazing, winter falcon was good but this is so personal and Kate is my favourite new character in a looooooong time (also kingpin is back and I think I hit orbit when I saw him and leaped off the sofa)
Adam's reaction was mine exactly once I saw him back
The last shot of the colored story credits is outlined by the kingpin shadow but in white. This episode was so good!!
Among all the reactors I seen so far today. You guys cried the most and I loved because you are two grown up men having hard feelings for Yelena, Kate and Clint. This was a tribute to Nat
I just want Florence to be in all the things from now on. Also WHO WAS LAURA!!!
Just finished this episode! So stoked for next week!
@Richie Rich I mean with marvel
@Anton Issa Boba Fett first.
After that it’s either Moon Knight or She-Hulk
Florence Pugh once again showing how much of a star she is in this show. Her performance never ceases to amaze. Need so much more of her! Hoping for the Kate and Yelena besties storyline
I love all of your reactions. BUT, I looooove it when shows make you both so happy and you can tell you can barely stay in chairs! I can always tell when you're so excited that all you want to do is dance around the room. #Peaches
I have dying to see your review and reaction to this. It was so good. Yelena was amazing as usual. She cracked me up. The hiii..she came out with🤣 I love you guys! Your reactions make me feel like my reactions to these things are super normal.
Kang is He Who Remains. Adam is He Who Themes.
I really wanna see Daredevil in the Echo show but I think it's gonna be complicated for them to communicate
Maybe they can do it Helen Keller style. 😏
Vincent d'Onofrio playing Kingpin is one of the best things in the MCU period.
Feel better soon Jay! Also, 100% i need Clint to officially begin to train Kate by the end of the show.
I understand that desire, but I'd also be ok with him just passing the torch. She already had over a decade of training before the show ever started. Granted, she needs help with all the spy stuff, but Yelana could provide that. Either way is cool for me.
I was confused when they announced Echo’s own spinoff show, then I saw the actress and her performance and saw her backstory. I’m sold now. She’s doing an awesome job.
The blip scene was amazeballs
We need a season 2 SO badly. Clint & Kate are the best.
With how much they still are setting up as well as how much there still is to wrap up I’m hoping next episode ends with a Season 2 or Spin-off title reveal.
There are a few scenarios I could currently see depending on how the next episode plays out.
If Clint brings both Kate and Yelena home for Christmas with the Barton’s then season 2 could be Clint, Laura, Kate and Yelena investigating what Val is up to, leading in to Thunderbolts. Or they may be dealing with fallout regarding the watch if the information already made it into the wrong hands.
If Clint isn’t able to resolve things with Yelena next episode, it could end with him telling Laura about Yelena and her telling Clint that THEY need to find her and bring Natasha’s sister home, and Clint, Laura ,and Kate work together to track her down….with the season two title reveal of Hawkeye and Mockingbird. If it’s one the first scenarios I mentioned maybe a title like Hawkeye, the Widow, and the Mockingbird.
I NEED Clint to tell Yelena exactly how/why Natasha died, so that hopefully they can both get a little closure from it 😭
I love how in touch with his emotions jay is. Big feels 😻
I just got out of No Way Home premiere in London, and with that absolutely incredible movie (best theater experience I’ve ever had) and this episode of Hawkeye, it’s been a freaking fantastic day to be a Marvel fan
I have feeling we’re gonna see Yelena and Kate together on screen for years to come and I love it. They have great chemistry together
these guys are really honest..I love their reactions
Thanks for the dedication Jay, appreciate you bringing this reaction to us when you aren't feeling well! Hope the good Hawkeye energy helps your quick recovery! 🤗🍑
Oh man I was waiting for your reaction to kingpin at the end. I had the exact same reaction. Thinking it was Yelena then freaking out at the picture and laughing at the grinch music. The finale’s gonna be so good!
I really hope that after the credits roll next week we get: The Kingpin will return.
I was thinking it would be cool if Echo's show was her teaming up with Daredevil to take on Kingpin. But the idea of a team up where the main two characters can't communicate with each other is problematic lol.
When Clint is talking out loud to Natasha in front of the memorial plaque honoring the Avengers, I was really hoping that Yelena would somehow be hearing his words (like be standing right behind him, hidden from us) so that she would know Kate was telling the truth about him. But I think that revelation is going to be saved until the final episode.
Thank you, episode, for making The Blip even more horrifying than it already was.
I was SO ANSIOUS waiting for your reaction!!!
PS: did you guys see the Big Guy's silhouette at the end of the opening? 👀
Also, if Kate doesn't tell Clint that he saved her life in 2012, and inspired her to be what she is today, I'm gonna snap lol. She HAS to tell him!
The full edited reaction I've been waiting for
I love how sad Jay got when Kate said she doesn’t think she’s a superhero
Love this show....totally plays with my emotions....Yelena and Kate just ROCK!!! Almost as much as you two
I just wanna say, as I sit here waiting for a very awaited episode of She-Hulk, several months later, this video comes on my recommended and.... damn, the excitement, the build up all these months. I just. I love all of it.
I so want Laura to turn up in the last ep to help Clint and Kate kick all of the ass and then invite Kate and Yelena back to the farm for Christmas.
I think that clint's kids are getting lucky the pizza dog as a present (ala santa's little helper from the simpsons)
With one episode left, I just wanna know where we're going and where this all ends
I've been saying random Kingpin lines to myself all day. I AM THE ILL INTENT.
I def think the BW credits scene may have happened during this show, after Eleanor made her urgent call. I theorized last week that Val may be the dangerous friend that Eleanor asked (or paid?) Val to not only put the hit on Clint but to make sure Kate would be alive and unharmed if she happened to be there when Yelena found Clint. That would explain why Eleanor was so worried about Kate when she came home. She kept asking if she was OK. She knew what was supposed to go down that night. It would also explain why Yelena went out of her way to remove Kate from the fight without kicking her ass. I think Eleanor would do it to both stop Clint from doing any further snooping in her business AND keep Kate away from him for good.
Eleanor also could have facilitated all of this with a call directly to Kingpin, who then sent Val to take care of it ASAP. Either way, I think it could absolutely sync up perfectly with the BW post-credits scene where Val unexpectedly bothers Yelena on her "holiday time" at the Ohio cemetery. Yelena could easily get from Ohio to NYC in a day or less.
Now that we know 100% for sure Kingpin is the guy at the top, I wonder just what the relationship is between Eleanor and Val. They both seem to know what happened on Vormir somehow (at least it seemed that way when Eleanor was threatening Clint to drop the case & stay away from Kate). They could be equals that both work for Fisk (Madame Mask & Madame Hydra, perhaps?). Or maybe Eleanor isn't quite at Val's level but is trying to level up by dealing directly with the big man? Its going to be very interesting to see what the dynamic is between Fisk, Val & Eleanor.
My only other thought is that Eleanor could have just been aware of the hit on Clint, due to her connections with Val & Kingpin, and that's why she told Clint to stay away from Kate. When he said he couldn't do that, maybe she made the phone call to Val or Kingpin just to make sure Kate didn't get harmed or killed during the hit, in case Kate was with Clint when Yelena found him.
that episode ending was so damn rewarding 12/10
I, for one, wholeheartedly support Jay's "Uncle Rico getting his picture taken" impression at 9:16
Grills is still a very naughty fireman who steals stuff from places he visits during work, like fancy costumes.
The scene between Kate & Yelana was my favorite part of this episode by far. I don't really care about the fights, to be honest, but I really like the character interactions.
All I want out of the finale is a tense and deep scene of Yelana & Clint. That's the only thread I need resolved this season, and I'll be fine.
I’m really hoping that next episode ends with both Kate and Yelena coming to the Barton house for Christmas.
Though there is part of me wondering if the episode will end with Clint telling Laura about Yelena, and her responding that they need to find her and bring her home, leading to a season 2 title reveal….of either just Hawkeye or possibly a confirmation of the other threads they’ve been laying down, and have it be Hawkeye and Mockingbird.
"Rich girl doesn't get to be a super hero" is probably the lowest level reason i've seen someone tear up in the MCU so far
I honestly love the fact that Adam preorders shirts to wear for these reactions
I freaking love you guys. Best reactors on KZclip in my opinion.
honestly, this show is amazing. like actually, it's so good. great reaction guys!! and p.s. i just got my first hawkeye merch item yesterday so i'm joining you on the "themed" episodes adam
This show is fabulous! Perfect Kingpin reveal.
Awww Jay helping make content when he doesn't feel well that is commitment. Thank you boys.
I would NEVER doubt your dedication to sparkle motion, Jay. I’m not a psycho
Could not wait to see you two’s reaction to him!
18:03 I died there 😂😂😂
Love your guys’ enthusiasm💜
Yelena in Black Widow: That's a pose! You're a total poser!
Yelena in Hawkeye: *T-posing as she dramatically falls backwards off a roof/from a window*
Don't think we don't see you, Ms Poser.
Danny looks awfully different, was so funny. 🤣
I could watch a whole series of Yelena just being Yelena
That big reveal at the end had me feeling like Andy Dufresne standing out in the rain at the end of Shawshank Redemption
I’ve been waiting all day for you guys!! I absolutely love watching these with you all!!! Thanks so much for your content and time!
Blip needs a mini series! So much potential
agree! this show is really funneling in and reeling in other marvel characters. but what i’m really loving is that despite having so many new and exciting characters popping up, i’m amazed that clint still gets a part of the spotlight. all the touching and heartwarming scenes have him in the center (renner’s performance has been making me tear up every single time lmaoo). clint may not be the most exciting part of the show but he’s at the heart of it; he’s the tie that binds all these characters together.
now he needs to take all these young heroes under his wing and establish a young avengers team hahahaa
Kate bishop is definitely relentless. Love it
It's like Clint said to Maya, she's full of rage and hatred and looking to kill Ronin. The same as Clint's stint as Ronin, he wasn't holding back. She's not holding back which is why she can keep up with him. If he was in his Ronin days, she wouldn't stand a chance. He's working twice as hard to not kill her.
And if Yelena is indeed a contract killer, the hypocrisy of her Ronin defense is paper thin. I understand she's being manipulated by Val for Natasha's death being pinned on Clint, but she can't use Ronin as an excuse to kill Clint if she's actually murdering people currently. Not to mention it was Clint that pulled Nat back from that life, which Yelena knows. It's definitely an emotional thing for her, for sure, so I'm excited to see them actually connect.
I think that Clint’s speech to Maya about having your grief manipulated and being used by others as a weapon just subtly revealed that Clint was working for Val during his time as Ronin. Which connects to the fact that Val is now manipulating Yelena’s grief in the same way targeting Clint.
As she's following Kate's mother, I love how Yelana is dressed like "Carrie from Sex in the City".
In Hawkeye, Hailee plays a sharpshooter from a wealthy family named Kate, in Arcane she's dating a sharpshooter from a wealthy family named Cait.