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‘That is an actor doing an *exceptional* job at being unlikeable’
Thoughts on Hawkeye, episode 2
This post is spoiler-free! Woo!
Catch up on my thoughts on episode 1 here:
OK, onto episode 2:
The Tracksuit Mafia are perfect in their ridiculousness, and I love it.
And I love Clint’s interactions with them, too. Snark x 100.
And the molotov cocktail moment that we saw in the trailer is still freaking amazing.
I know we got a good dollop of the mother’s fiancee’s smarminess last episode, but my God I wanted to slap this man in the face!
That is an actor doing an exceptional job at being unlikeable (…at least, I hope it is 😅)
Clint unintentionally LARP-ing is something I did not know I needed in my life.
Also, his reactions to this increasingly bizarre sh** going on is perfectly balanced between bitter old man, totally bemused bystander, and snark-meister who’s secretly loving this.
10/10 to Jeremy Renner on all points.
Clint and Kate together are perfect.
They’re just… argh! Love it so much!
The only thing is I wish they would, y’know, explain sh** to each other and/or ask the relevant questions — but then, that’s kinda in character too.
And is pretty much a staple for Hollywood writers in its capacity for misunderstandings. So, there’s that.
I get why they released the first two episodes together
- except for the Christmas timing etc. of course -
cos there’s definitely a feel that this is the pay-off from episode 1, where we get the action from last…