Hawkeye finally explores and gives Jeremy Renner's Clint Barton/Hawkeye a chance to shine in his own standalone show as well as introducing us to new archer Hailee Steinfeld's Kate Bishop. After the events of Avengers: Endgame, Clint Barton is still reeling the lost of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow while also trying to give his family a good Christmas and put his past as the infamous masked assassin Ronin behind him. On the other hand, Kate Bishop is a young woman who wants to become a superhero like her icon Clint Barton/Hawkeye while her mother on the other hand wants her to grow up and be like everyone else. When a black market auction goes sideways and Kate is mistaken for the infamous Ronin, Clint and Kate must team up to take down the track suit mafia whose leader is wanting Ronin for their own personal reasons while also uncovering a murder mystery conspiracy. So first off, this is hands down the best performance Jeremy Renner has given as Clint Barton/Hawkeye as he is able to capture the grief, the trauma, and the aftermath of his character's actions while also trying to be the best family man he can be. Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop is absolutely perfect casting and I couldn't imagine anyone else in the role than her. The relationship between Clint and Kate as the superhero duo is some of the best to come to the MCU in a long time. Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez/Echo is also perfect casting and fits in her role more than well. Vera Farmiga as Elenanor Bishop was also great to see come to the MCU. I was also glad to see Florence Pugh return as Yelena Belova, showing more of her grief and aftermath of Natasha Romanoff. Finally I was also glad to see Vincent D' Onofrio make his MCU debut as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin. Overall, Hawkeye is a great addition to Phase 4 of the MCU as it finally explores more of the character Hawkeye as well as introducing us to Kate Bishop, while also looking forward to what's to come in the future. Rating 8/10.
