Hawkeye is the latest of the 2021 TV series distributed on the platform Disney + forming part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, now in the final stages with his sixth and last episode, which we will analyze in our review. After being stranded in New York and away from his family, Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), the great Hawk eye and one of the last Avengers of the original lineup still in circulation, he will be face to face with some of the biggest threats he has ever faced, including one of the boss of organized crime most fearsome ever and one Black Widow thirsty for blood and revenge.
ATTENTION! In this review there are some spoilers regarding the first five episodes of Hawkeye, we invite you to continue reading only if you have already seen them.
Hawkeye’s series finale
Already from the “season finale” of WandaVision, we understood how the latest episodes of the Marvel series – despite some ideas and excellent build-ups of the previous episodes – do not always manage to be lived up to expectations. As for Hawkeye, the meat on the fire was really a lot and it would have been a very complicated job to be able to worthily close every narrative arc opened with the previous five episodes … which unfortunately did not happen.
Despite the decidedly longer duration than the other episodes, this series finale is confusing and unclear, giving few answers to the viewer who wants to see something more than the usual action of the highest level to which now the studios of Kevin Feige we got used to it. Those who seemed like the most fearsome and dangerous villains in all of New York come treated with little respect by the script, who not only makes everyone look like a novice rookie (or even the comic curtain as for the Mafiosi in Tracksuit), but decides to take out off-screen one of the most iconic and important villains of organized crime in comics.
The whole episode therefore turns out absolutely two-dimensional, useful only to complete the creation of the heir of Hawkeye, who will finally show his worth by helping poor Clint to get home in time for the Christmas holidays. And this is the real problem of the series: there is no real threat or mystery to solve that can bring interest to the viewer, who finds himself having to finish the series almost by inertia and just to add another piece to the huge puzzle of the MCU.
Excluding the really well built relationship between Clint and Kate, by now become in all respects the action partner of the Avenger archer, every other character is closed too quickly. From Maya, who seeks revenge after discovering she was deceived by her boss, to Kate’s mother, who is sidelined without even giving a real explanation for her actions since the beginning of the series. The only moments of note are there construction and preparation of arrows for the final battle of the two Hawks and the dialogue between Yelena and Clint. Here we see a Jeremy Renner it’s a Florence Pugh really fit, capable of transmitting all the pain and sadness held back in that moment, showing their great attachment to the Black Widow who has decided to sacrifice herself to save the universe.
Merry Christmas, Universe!
From a technical point of view, Hawkeye looks like a whole as a good product, which certainly lets itself be watched, but without that extra bit of charisma than other Marvel series like WandaVision and his mysterious journey through sitcoms; or the extravagant Time Variance Agency introduced in the series dedicated to Loki.
The direction does its duty, a lot basic and scholastic, without particular ideas or interesting flashes. The soundtrack tries in every way to infuse us with the Christmas spirit which – also thanks to the final scene – is a much more present and relevant component than the previous episodes, where it was almost forcefully inserted.
The script, as already stated above, fails to deliver the right dignity to the characters that they are not the two protagonists, who end up being absolutely two-dimensional and useful only for doing that specific action that pushes the plot forward. A big applause, however, goes to the post credits scene, which stages the final battle of the first Avengers movie as if it were a Broadway musical. A beautiful gem well choreographed, exhibited and sung.
This series also, more than any other so far, really did a serious problem arise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe which still has not obtained official answers. The creation of a gigantic universe where dozens of superheroes coexist and interact with each other is the greatest value that can be given to Feige, but on the other hand, how is it possible that when there is a threat of national significance none of these appear to help?
All the events of Hawkeye, as we have already explained in the review of each episode, are set in New York, where at the moment at least two of the most important – and powerful – superheroes introduced by Marvel reside: Doctor Strange And Spider-Man. Maybe the former has so many other problems to take care of, but how is it possible that Spider-Man does not show up in defense of the city he has sworn to protect?
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