Hawkeye Episode 6: So This Is Christmas? Review

For our review of the last episode of Hawkeye, click here.

We have now reached the season finale of Hawkeye. Everything has been leading up to this and while this episode did deliver its share of moments in what was an episode befitting of a finale, the rushed storylines over the course of 5 episodes didn’t exactly help thus it was not nearly as satisfying as it could have been. It just felt like this series was all about positioning rather than telling a story for the most part. That being said, it was exciting to watch though none of it should come as too much of a surprise to anyone. Meanwhile, a post-credit scene attempts to lighten the mood but those expecting for more may be disappointed.

As far as the episode was concerned, it began with the meeting referenced at the end of the last episode. Eleanor and Kingpin have had quite the relationship over the years after the debt her husband accrued with him. She killed Armand and hired Yelena to kill Barton but now she wanted out as Bishop was getting too close for which he didn’t take lightly (meanwhile, he wasn’t happy about Lopez either). In the end, she was Barton’s partner (he admitted it which was satisfying) and he wasn’t going to leave until she was safe. But to do so, they needed a lot more gear as they headed out for the Bishop Christmas party which became the target for everyone.

Jack got out of prison and was comically behind what was going on as Eleanor had things under control until it was clear that she didn’t as Kazi was taking shots at the party. The dynamic between Bishop and Yelena went to another level here as the two had an extended one-shot fight sequence across an office building floor (the chemistry between Steinfeld and Pugh was on point). The Larpers were working the party and stepped up and joined Barton and Bishop in on the action. Finding himself stuck in the Rockefeller Christmas tree, Bishop got Barton down just in time to assist in dispatching a horde of tracksuits in what was an exciting and creative sequence.

The fighting didn’t end there as things broke up into fights between Barton and Yelena, Kazi and Lopez, and Bishop and Kingpin. The first one saw the two mend their differences the only way they knew how while the second was about trying to move on and the last was about Bishop standing up for her mother like she had promised to do when she was a kid and showing off how formidable Kingpin was which made the former’s effort that much more impressive. As Barton and Yelena bonded over their love for Natasha, Lopez killed Kazi (their relationship went back a long time), Bishop got the upper hand over Kingpin as she had Eleanor arrested. When it looked like Kingpin had gotten away, Lopez found him and shot him off screen (thus leaving the possibility of his survival).

At the end of the day, the series was about the bond between Barton and Bishop and that’s how it ended as Bishop was invited to the Barton Christmas where they put an end to the Ronin suit for good (and Laura got her watch back). When it came to their future, they had a fun moment when brainstorming Bishop’s superhero name.

The post-credit scene was the full musical performance from Rogers: The Musical which was cool.

The series was all about using Bishop to bring Barton back and putting them together and for that it worked. The multitude of holes character development wise is another thing but this will certainly not be the end for most of them anyway so it will be interesting to see where it all goes.

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Keith Noakes

The EIC of the coincidentally-named keithlovesmovies.com. A Canadian who prefers to get out of the cold and into the warmth of a movie theatre.