“Ronin,” the penultimate episode of Hawkeye, is maybe the worst yet. It’s little more than connective tissue, a series of dull scenes that move characters into place for the finale, but not in exciting or fun ways. There are plot developments that further diminish what should have been the ser...
Read MoreEvery so often, a show will deliver an episode that, though unintentionally, perfectly encapsulates the series as a whole. “Partners, Am I Right?” is that for Hawkeye, at least so far. It gives the characters a breather after last week’s action-heavy episode, and while a few meaningful moments...
Read More“Echoes” is the most frustrating kind of episode. On the one hand, it’s easily the best Hawkeye’s been yet and has some excellent character work and a fun action sequence. However, it’s also got the show’s shortcomings in full effect, and the contrast teases what Hawkeye could have and s...
Read More“Hide and Seek,” the second part of Hawkeye’s premiere twofer, takes one step forward and two steps back. It’s a big improvement in the acting department, but it’s also a meandering drag with a silly sidequest for Clint and plodding melodrama for Kate. And it gives us our first indication ...
Read MoreHawkeye, Marvel’s latest Diseny+ series aimed at replacing one of their beloved heroes with a new… sorry, I mean expanding their already expansive cinematic universe in new and exciting ways, has dropped. (In doing so, it’s made me break my tradition of avoiding Christmas-related activities ti...
Read MoreSquare-Enix had to admit something that has been apparent to the players of Marvel’s Avengers since its release: that the game is “disappointing.” In the 2021 annual report, Yosuke Matsuda, the company president and representative director of the game, called it “an ambitious title for us in...
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