So This Is Christmas?

For the most part, this episode of Hawkeye was everything I wanted as Kate Bishop and Clint go head to head with the Tracksuit Mafia and Yelena Belova for the final time. The episode gave both of its central characters a chance to shine. For me, though, the show's real star was Vincent D'Onofrio returning as Wilson Fisk, AKA Kingpin. It was great to see him once again in this iconic role after Daredevil got canceled. I sincerely hope that we get to see more of him in the future. There was one scene that concerned me about the direction this character is heading in, but it seems ambiguous enough that I can overlook it. Overall I really enjoyed this show. I think Hailee is Perfect as Kate Bishop, and I can't wait to see more of her in future MCU Projects. She also has Amazing chemistry with Yelena. Hopefully, we get to see the two again together sometime soon in the near future. It was also great to see Clint get his own story. All in all, I think that this show is pretty close to perfect, and I definitely plan on rewatching it again someday.

This show definitely did not disappoint. It sets up what's to come later perfectly. This finale didn't disappoint. Wish it was a little longer than 6 episodes though.

Is there a better Christmas gift than a fantastic season finale? Because that's exactly what Hawkeye delivers. Its final hour is the best of the six-episode run, and completely fulfills its promise of festive-flavoured fun with plenty of heart beneath the action-packed wrapping. It also satisfyingly brings Kate and Clint's first story together to a close, and while not every other character gets the same victory, this is a chapter that doesn't leave you wanting for much else beyond a second season. The most important of these individual conflicts, of course, is Clint's, who has spent this entire season quietly battling his grief over Natasha's death. Yelena's insistence on killing him, despite her conversation with Kate and (presumably) a fantastic intelligence network, does feel somewhat contrived. The special whistle moment that interrupts their fight also feels a bit convenient and a little too close to the 'Martha' get-out clause from Batman vs. Superman. But their grief-drenched argument allows Clint to express his regret for not stopping Natasha from sacrificing herself, and voice aloud that she was only able to do that because she was better than him. Clint has never been to therapy, and so just talking about what happened with someone who shares the same kind of love for Natasha seems to be the final step required on his path to healing. Yelena splitting Clint and Kate up means our pint-sized archer must go up against The Kingpin of Crime solo, which is a mismatch for the ages. Vincent D'Onofrio's Fisk is shown to be substantially more powerful than he was in Daredevil, able to send Kate flying with a punch and even tear a car door from its hinges. It raises the question of whether this even is the same Kingpin from the Netflix show, especially with that horrendous dress sense. Regardless, the situation provides a bit of a David and Goliath aspect to the fight, which Kate entertainingly overcomes with smarts rather than brawn. While more from Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk would have been appreciated, he's a suitably large, villainous presence that makes this finale feel high stakes. These components are all threaded together with some of the best action and funniest jokes of not just the season, but this year of Marvel television. In short: the Hawkeye finale is right on target.

The show did NOTHING to make me care for Echo and her plot. I can't believe they didn't even tease her own solo project. She isn't interesting in the slightest according to this show. I'd legit rather see 6 episodes of Eleanor's business dealings than some more poorly-choreographed fight-scenes. Ugh.

This has been a great ride and a lovely show. By far the best TV of the new Marvel shows and very entertaining. Sadly they did not stick the landing properly.

This last episode do have a lot of things going for it. The action is great, all those trick arrows are so much fun and created a lot of laughs. Yelena VS Kate was amazingly fun to watch. There is also emotions, several great payoffs, an owl and a lovely family ending.

On the negative side the Kingpin cameo and events did not really work with the end shot having me roll my eyes. Kate taking a beating that probably should have killed her actually pissed me off. Only one punch from Kingpin should have knocked her out, but she kept going like this is some kind of cartoon. Yelena VS Clint did not work either with the non-emotional babble about Natasha also getting me to roll my eyes. The never ending track suit mafia henchmen running into arrow after arrow was so much fun, but it also made no sense whatsoever.

I think the main issue I had with this final episode, and the show as a whole, is that it feels rushed. There should have been 1-2 more episodes to build things up properly.

In the end though this was fun. A fun show and a fun finale. I am very happy with this show and I hope it comes back in one form or the other.

Marry Christmas everyone and a happy New Year!