Hawkeye

Nice cast and vibe. And the showdown on ice in the final episode, a super fun MCU highlight rivaling the airport shenanigans in "Civil War", makes it tempting to overrate this.

Despite being yet another Marvel off-shoot in which the title character only seem to be there to pass the ba(r)ton to a younger model, it's a quite charming and funny little side quest, with a Shane Black lite feel to it.

One of the best projects Marvel has offered to date. It succeeds thanks to the street level characters and the handling of new characters. Hailee Steinfeld is superb and doesn't skip a beat of comedy and also nails the key dramatic moments. It's likable thanks to her dynamic with Clint. 6 episodes feels sort of short by the time it's all said and done but it adds new levels of intrigue to the vast landscape of the MCU moving forward. Absolutely loved it.

6 eps. One of my preferred Marvel things I've seen, I think. I liked the characters, story, and setting. First half of episode 5 was confusing for me and there was some other confusing stuff in the last 3 episodes, probably since I haven't seen some of the Avengers movies it's tying in to. Be sure to check for something extra during the credits on the last episode; it's awesome.

It is a shame that they designed it as a one-off series; because of all the Spin-off series, this is the one that was good. By basing it on the Fraction/Aja run, they made it a better series; it is tongue-in-cheek enough but not spoofy, either. Steinfeld brought Bishop to life, really; I'm not enamored with the depiction of Echo, but I will give its series a chance. Tracksuit Mafia was a hilarious thing in comics, and it is good that it transferred well to Live action. That musical though...

Possibly the most human story this side of Endgame, Hawkeye succeeds in being a solid miniseries because of the great chemistry between Renner and Steinfeld. It lacks a bit in terms of stakes, and sometimes there's a few too many moving parts in the plot, but the way it depicts hearing loss is very compelling.

I didn't think the series about the most unspectacular Avenger would be so good.

1 of the better MCU series but that's not saying much. Watchable, but uneven. The first few episodes are best esp the one w/ the fantastic car chase & Steinfeld's great as Kate Bishop. But then Echo's thrown in here & she's not as interesting as the comic - although since she's a minority she's getting a series. Then D'onofrio's Kingpin shows up which is great, but he's quickly made to look ridiculous & both impossibly strong & lame. The Widow revenge storyline is both forced in & beyond stupid.

If this was dropped from the MCU canon, I don’t think anyone would be missing it. Doesn’t offer anything else besides handing the Hawkeye mantle to Kate, which almost could have been done off-screen and explained in the next movie by exposition (“Kate is my apprentice who helped me on a case. New she’s the new Hawkeye. Clint out.” That literally sums up the 5 hours in enough detail.)

Better than expected, but still nothing special. Florence Pugh however was a fun side character.