Hawkeye
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As the fourth episode, Partners, Am I Right?
Is he a bad guy or a fanboy?
Can he be both?
So far,Hawkeyehas played coy about Jacks agenda.
But theres something about the guy that makes it hard to peg him down as a villain.
Maybe its the smile?
Maybe its the mustache?
For Kate, its what Jack does for Eleanor that makes her kind of like him against her instincts.
He makes her dance and laugh with his twisted aphorisms.
But for Eleanor, hes clearly done some good.
Not that Eleanors life is worry free.
Shes a Hawkeye fan despite his branding issues but not a fan of Kate being put in danger.
As Clint makes his exit, Eleanor takes him aside to remind Clint Kates not a superhero.
(Shes his wifeandhis Alfred.)
Then things take a darker turn when Kate asks Clint about the best shot he ever took.
Then the talk gets even darker when Kate asks him if he was Ronin.
My job has always been to hurt people, he tells his No.
I was a weapon.
And that past she suggests is behind him?
He sees it differently: Its tied to me.
Could Thor get this introspective?
Would Hulk do this much self-reflection without hulking out in anger?
(Well, maybe in his current, more balanced state, sure.)
Kate sees Clints issue as branding, but really Clint just wants to disappear.
Hes uneasy with what hes done and sees little of it as admirable, much less heroic.
She gets that but also sees the bigger picture.
He saved the world!
Not everyone can say that.
What do you call such people except heroes?
Action soon puts the contemplation on hold.
That doesnt quite work out, at least not in this episode.
Turns out this is Mayas place, and shes not too happy that Kate has broken in.
She says she understands the risks.
They began the episode playfully bantering about whether or not theyre partners.
By the episodes end, this has become a much more serious question.
There has to be a story there, right?
We really dont know much about Laura at all, come to think of it.
Its forA Chance of Love, which looks like a sophisticated 50s romantic comedy.
(She also has a Thanos Was Right mug.
But would that really be something people could joke about?
Or at least the sort of people who like novelty mugs?)
Its good to see Grills again.
