Warning: SPOILERS for Hawkeye episode 4.
Disney and Marvel's Hawkeye introduced a major Avengers theory in its trailers, but the series surprisingly just debunked it. After Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) wears Hawkeye's old Ronin outfit while fighting off criminals at a black market auction, Clint Barton's (Jeremy Renner) holiday plans with his kids get ruined. So now, instead of enjoying movie marathon nights, Barton needs to help get his old enemies off Bishop's trail and team up with her to take on the Tracksuit Mafia; its commander, Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox); and another mysterious figure running the organization. If he can do that, he just might make it home for Christmas.
Though Hawkeye has seemed like a more grounded Marvel Cinematic Universe story, its trailers hinted at a more significant threat. In Hawkeye's trailers, Vera Farmiga's Eleanor Bishop teased that the series would have an "Avengers-level" threat, and Kate would have to help Hawkeye stop it. The speculation online about this potential threat ran wild, with many fans wondering if Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin would somehow be involved and make his MCU debut. Episode 3 further hinted at Kingpin, with a mysterious character called "Uncle" showing up in the series, but the "Avengers-level" threat was still a mystery.
Hawkeye episode 4 surprisingly debunked theories that the series would have a bigger impact on the MCU. In the episode, Hawkeye and Kate explain to Eleanor and her fiancé, Jack Duquesne (Tony Dalton), that they've been working together. Eleanor then delivers the much-anticipated line from Disney+'s Hawkeye trailers. "So Kate is helping you with an Avengers-level threat?" Eleanor asks Hawkeye. "Well, not exactly," Hawkeye responds. And with that, the Marvel series kills the theories about a more prominent threat hiding in Hawkeye.
The scene confirms Hawkeye is a more street-level Avengers story. Marvel often hides its true stories in its marketing, releasing doctored footage in trailers to conceal characters and plot points. Though the Hawkeye trailers promoted the "Avengers-level" threat line, the MCU deceived fans once again. Hawkeye genuinely seems to be a more intimate story about Clint Barton (or "CB-One," as Kate calls him) dealing with his past and trying to get home for the holidays. While some fans may feel tricked by Marvel's trailers, it makes sense for Marvel to keep the series more grounded, as Hawkeye is one of the only Avengers who's not a superpowered being in some way.
Regardless of the story being more grounded, there is still the possibility of a more significant threat coming. Though an "Avengers-level" threat could be out of the question at this point, the series continues to tease someone in the Tracksuit Mafia who's in a higher position than even Maya. And as another tease that it's Kingpin, Hawkeye discovers that Jack Duquesne is secretly laundering money for "the big guy." This mysterious "big guy" apparently likes working in the shadows, but Hawkeye could soon bring their actions to light.
Hawkeye releases new episodes Wednesdays on Disney+.
source https://screenrant.com/hawkeye-avengers-level-threat-theory-debunked/
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