- Network: Disney+
- Series Premiere Date: Nov 24, 2021
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For now, the show is about two people—one an idealistic newcomer, the other a practical veteran—debating, while fighting off bad guys, whether they should work to live or live to work. That’s a delightfully human (and pertinent) question to explore, and its answer thus far is deeply human as well.
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Overall, these first two episodes do a nice job teasing some mysteries while putting character and comedy front and center. The action is solid, if not particularly superb, with the wine bottle fight as a highlight. But it’s the Yuletide joy that takes center stage here.
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It’s not the most exciting, challenging thing you can experience, but it’s never going to disappoint you, with its warm and cozy feelings. And that warm and cozy feeling primarily comes from the chemistry between Clint and Kate. Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld are just fantastic together.
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Hawkeye manages to tell a story about the physical and mental wounds of Barton, while still maintaining a spirit of festive joy and warmth. He may be the last of the original Avengers to get his own story, but Hawkeye makes it worth the wait.
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Marvel's latest Disney Plus series is a fun, free-wheeling action show energized by scene-stealing Hailee Steinfeld, who joins grouchy archer Jeremy Renner for some good, honest comfort viewing.
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Hawkeye works because of the chemistry between Renner and Steinfeld, but also because it prioritizes character slightly more than action.
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It’s Kate herself who is the true star of Hawkeye, and who seems destined to emerge at the other end as a new fan favorite. ... Hawkeye stands as a rare treat — a Marvel story worth saving not in spite of its humbleness, but because of it.
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Hawkeye is modest in terms of threats and mythos compared to its MCU Disney+ predecessors, but it is nonetheless charming and full of heart. Hailee Steinfeld shines as Kate Bishop and will have many looking forward to her future at Marvel.
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This adaptation of Aja and Fraction’s Hawkeye is smart, silly, and wonderfully shot, and it manages to reframe the worst Avenger in a way that works. Plus, it promises us a new generation of heroes who might just be able to be better than the ones who came before. And isn’t that just what the world needs?
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When it focuses on its leads, it has the potential to be a relatively diverting, if airless, chapter of the Marvel universe — one unfettered thus far by the weight of Phase Four’s multiverse mishegas.
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The Marvel Cinematic/Streaming Universe will never stop expanding, and this latest chapter holds the promise of becoming a solid and entertaining addition to the canon.
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This is all in the name of torch-passing, handing off the role of Hawkeye from Renner to Steinfeld, and it's more exciting, one supposes, than doing it in a press release. But just like Hawkeye himself, nothing here feels essential.
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“Hawkeye” features plenty of Marvel-standard action, but it’s the comedy and Christmas setting that make this entry stand out.
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The action is as fun as ever, but I'll be watching for that heartwarming holiday cheer. [6 - 19 Dec 2021, p.10]
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At least Hawkeye has atmosphere in spades and the refreshing presence of Steinfeld to set itself up for telling Clint’s story on a more human—and less superhuman—scale.
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It’s a modest but promising start, and it seems likely enough that the show can carry its low-key comic energy through four more episodes.
Awards & Rankings
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Positive: 90 out of 154
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Mixed: 26 out of 154
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Negative: 38 out of 154
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Nov 24, 2021
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Nov 24, 2021Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop is perfect casting, I personally really enjoyed the first two episodes.
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Nov 24, 2021