The following contains spoilers for episodes 1 and 2 of Hawkeye.Clint Barton is the member of the original six Avengers that the MCU has spent the least time with. There's been a real problem in previous MCU entries with not dedicating enough (or really any) time to developing Hawkeye's personality in any discernable way. And when they do, it's inconsistent, and his personality seems to shift from movie to movie with no other character development behind it. Fans were hopeful that Clint finally being given the spotlight in Hawkeye would be the boost the character needed to finally feel more fleshed out.

So far, it seems like that will be the case with the show. Judging from these initial two episodes of Hawkeye, it's clear that the show wants to explore Clint's emotional state a lot more, and dedicate more time to his inner struggles than the MCU has ever had time for in the past. The small, interesting elements of Clint's story that have only had brief moments of focus in the MCU are finally getting more of a spotlight, and it's deepening the character, though it almost feels like too little too late at this point. But perhaps the sentiment that fans should feel towards the show is that it's better late than never, as Hawkeye finally takes the time to explore Clint's relationship to his family, to Natasha Romanoff, and his struggle to bear the burden of a superhero (or even vigilante) life.

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Clint Barton's role as a father is something that it's clear the show is going to focus on even from just the first two episodes. Even when he's just trying to have a short vacation with his family, it gets interrupted and he has to choose between them and dealing with the consequences of his past actions. Lila, his daughter, is especially disappointed by him not coming home with them, and his promise to make it home for Christmas starts this ticking clock that the show will certainly use as a framing device, and it sets up the push and pull that Clint is trying to work out between his desire to be a good dad and his involvement in the superhero role that he finds himself in.

Hawkeye Clint Barton daughter

Since the events of Avengers: Endgame, it seems that Clint has tried to go into retirement from superhero duties to spend more time with his family. However, that kind of life is difficult to leave behind, especially when one surpasses being a superhero and becomes a vigilante for a time, making some powerful enemies. Clint's guilt over his past actions as Ronin is also something that will be interesting for the show to explore, since it was kind of skimmed over in Endgame. If one of the main Avengers went on a murder spree because they lost their family, one would think the movies would make a bigger deal out of that, but in the case of Hawkeye, it seems they decided to wait until now to really unpack that.

It's also interesting to see Clint dealing with being a celebrity as one of the Avengers, with strangers coming up to him and asking for a picture (at the most inopportune moments), a Broadway musical where he is one of the characters in it, and even Kate's adoration of him as a superhero and the fact that he was her inspiration. We've seen some of the other Avengers dealing with celebrity status, but not Hawkeye, which gave the impression that perhaps he was one of the more underappreciated Avengers.

However, it's clear from this series that he's admired by a lot of people, which creates an interesting dynamic where he feels the role of hero and role model put upon him by these people who might change their minds if they knew about the whole Ronin thing. This may be explored in future episodes, because it's a really interesting and kind of morally grey dynamic to explore with the character. How does he deal with the guilt over being told he's a hero while knowing what he really did in the five years after Thanos's snap?

Speaking of guilt, the other element of Clint's emotional arc that these first few episodes get into is his survivor's guilt. In Endgame, he and Natasha both fought to sacrifice themselves for the team in order to obtain the Soul Stone, and Natasha ended up being the one that was successful in giving her life for the cause. When Clint goes to see Rogers: The Musical, it's clear that even seeing the fake Natasha on stage brings back those painful memories of losing his best friend.

Clint and Kate wait for the subway in Hawkeye

This is very likely something that the show will dive deeper into, perhaps exploring Clint's grief over losing a friend and having a lot of guilt wrapped up in that situation, especially if he doesn't feel that he's a good person (which circles back to the Ronin arc). Also, Florence Pugh's Yelena is supposed to be in Hawkeye, and as we saw in Black Widow, she might be coming after Clint for revenge after losing Natasha.

It's nice to see Hawkeye finally get some of the spotlight and focus after being almost a background character despite literally being a main Avenger. Though the MCU version of Clint Barton may not be as appealing to some fans as the comics version, this show might be able to turn that around by giving him more depth as a character. WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki were all able to do this for their main characters by making them more accessible to audience members who hadn't connected to them before, and hopefully, Hawkeye will be able to follow suit. Sometimes it takes learning about emotional trauma to really get to know a character and what makes them tick.

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