We Need To Talk About Clint’s Christmas Sweater In Hawkeye
Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/Dec. 8, 2021 11:24 am EST
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “Hawkeye” returned this week with a new episode on Disney+, the fourth overall, bringing us to the three-quarter mark of the show. In many ways, especially compared to the previous episode — which introduced us properly to Maya, AKA Echo — episode 4, titled “Partners, Am I Right?” felt a lot like a calm before the storm. That’s not to say it didn’t have stuff worth talking about, especially in those last few minutes. But, for my money, I feel we need to talk a lot about Clint’s Christmas sweater, for various reasons.
Warning: spoilers ahead for “Hawkeye” episode 4. Proceed with caution.
It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas
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A big element of “Hawkeye” is Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton trying to get this whole situation with Kate and the Tracksuit Mafia settled so he can get home in time to spend Christmas with his family. As reluctant as Clint has been to get close to Kate, this episode sees their relationship grow a bit, with Kate surprising them with a little holiday celebration at her apartment to make up for the fact that Clint is missing movie night with his kids at home. It’s a sweet gesture, and one that the hard-nosed Avenger relents to.
But the key to the whole thing is the fact that Kate, who has been bugging Hawkeye about his lack of proper costume, has acquired attire for them for the evening’s festivities in the form of some truly amazing Christmas sweaters.
Oh yeah. That’s the good stuff right there. No disrespect to Kate’s delightful pug sweater, but that seems in character enough for her and isn’t all that surprising. Seeing Clint in an absolutely over-the-top holiday cat sweater, however? That’s something to behold.
We Need To Talk About Clint’s Christmas Sweater In Hawkeye
Marvel Studios
By Ryan Scott/Dec. 8, 2021 11:24 am EST
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “Hawkeye” returned this week with a new episode on Disney+, the fourth overall, bringing us to the three-quarter mark of the show. In many ways, especially compared to the previous episode — which introduced us properly to Maya, AKA Echo — episode 4, titled “Partners, Am I Right?” felt a lot like a calm before the storm. That’s not to say it didn’t have stuff worth talking about, especially in those last few minutes. But, for my money, I feel we need to talk a lot about Clint’s Christmas sweater, for various reasons.
Warning: spoilers ahead for “Hawkeye” episode 4. Proceed with caution.
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Warning: spoilers ahead for “Hawkeye” episode 4. Proceed with caution.
It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas
A big element of “Hawkeye” is Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton trying to get this whole situation with Kate and the Tracksuit Mafia settled so he can get home in time to spend Christmas with his family. As reluctant as Clint has been to get close to Kate, this episode sees their relationship grow a bit, with Kate surprising them with a little holiday celebration at her apartment to make up for the fact that Clint is missing movie night with his kids at home. It’s a sweet gesture, and one that the hard-nosed Avenger relents to.
But the key to the whole thing is the fact that Kate, who has been bugging Hawkeye about his lack of proper costume, has acquired attire for them for the evening’s festivities in the form of some truly amazing Christmas sweaters.
Oh yeah. That’s the good stuff right there. No disrespect to Kate’s delightful pug sweater, but that seems in character enough for her and isn’t all that surprising. Seeing Clint in an absolutely over-the-top holiday cat sweater, however? That’s something to behold.
But the key to the whole thing is the fact that Kate, who has been bugging Hawkeye about his lack of proper costume, has acquired attire for them for the evening’s festivities in the form of some truly amazing Christmas sweaters.
Oh yeah. That’s the good stuff right there. No disrespect to Kate’s delightful pug sweater, but that seems in character enough for her and isn’t all that surprising. Seeing Clint in an absolutely over-the-top holiday cat sweater, however? That’s something to behold.
A Very Clint Barton Christmas
However, there is a bit of a magic trick at play here with the sweater that actually helps with the storytelling. For one, it signifies that Clint is loosening up a bit and is warming up to his biggest fan, Kate Bishop. He would have never put up with this two episodes ago. Beyond that, the most serious moment in the episode happens in this very sweater. Kate manages to get Clint to talk about his “best shot,” which just so happened to be shot he didn’t take against his dearly departed best friend, Natasha Romanoff, AKA Black Widow.
“Hawkeye” returns with new episodes Wednesdays on Disney+.
