I can’t believe I’m saying it, but it’s time for the Hawkeye show predictions already.

Feels weird right? Honestly, it feels like just yesterday that we were talking about the Hawkeye show in the sense that it was six months out. But as the end of 2021 comes flying towards us, so does the final show Marvel is releasing for the year and the second to last piece of content. As always, for the full content mix, make sure to check out the podcast episode below!

The first thing that must be addressed is that we just found out that Hawkeye takes place two years after Endgame. This opens a whole new hallway of confusing doors. Keep in mind, the MCU is still in 2023 (the year Endgame takes place), which means that it was already two years ahead of our present day. But now Hawkeye is supposedly an additional two years on top of that, taking place in 2025. Far removed from just about any other Phase 4 event that we have seen so far, meaning we cannot take this show for much in where we are right now. I wanted to bring this up as well because I know Taylor and I discuss a lot where this show fits in the podcast, but now this confirmed 2025 date means that just about all of our thoughts are wrong. It also means that trying to figure out some of the context of Hawkeye is going to be more difficult to stomach, as we now have a two year gap again that is yet to be filled with content. Essentially, I’m trying to tell all of you, watch Hawkeye and enjoy it just to watch and enjoy it. Don’t put too much thought into what the heck is happening around it in the MCU or you might just drive yourself insane.

I know this is Hawkeye’s show, but I want to talk about Yelena. We know she is going to make an appearance due to the Black Widow end credit scene and we know she is going to be coming after Hawkeye. This time removal makes me believe even more that Yelena was likely snapped and spent awhile looking for her sister before finding her final resting place. This also helps set up the possibility that Valentina has recruited more Dark Avengers/Thunderbolts in this time gap, as we do know Falcon and Winter Soldier was right after Endgame.

I am beyond excited to see that we are getting Kate Bishop and I think she is going to hold a pivotal leadership role moving into Young Avengers. As we watch the torch pass to this younger Avenger, we have to remember that she is one of the few who will have been ‘trained’ by a real Avenger. This gives her a stronger ability to lead, but also I think would give some redemption to Clint who tended to fade into the background behind the Big Three (and I’m not talking about Sam Wilson’s Big Three). Hailee does such a good job at bringing depth to the character, but also capturing that sarcastic essence that Clint himself has. He clearly takes a liking to her and it is likely because of how similar he finds her to himself.

The show is going to deal with Clint’s actions during the five years that the Snap had taken his family away from him. As he says in the trailer, his past has caught up to him. What is interesting is his past has to deal with more direct organized crime, something we haven’t really touched on in the MCU. I know a big player that may come in here and has been rumored to is Kingpin, which would set up further Spider-Man films as well. My thoughts are we may not see him in full in the show itself, but either have him be alluded to or have an end credit scene allude/show him. With the time jump between where the MCU is now and where Hawkeye is taking place, I can’t see Marvel showing all their cards when they have No Way Home and Multiverse of Madness hitting theaters in the next 6 months. On top of this, it could be an interesting way to bring him in, as the Multiverse is likely not going to be a one and done thing. We may be seeing the effects of it for quite awhile through the MCU.

There isn’t much more to say than to make sure y’all watch the double header of Hawkeye when it comes out Wednesday. Soon following, we will release our thoughts and reactions to the first two episodes and you want to definitely make sure you are ready to hear those! Get ready for some hectic times, as we also have Spiderman: No Way Home coming out in the middle of Hawkeye. Stay up to date with all this content, since Marvel just blew your mind, so let’s talk about.

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