Hawkeye Trailer Breakdown: Christmas Comes With A Bow And Arrow

Marvel Studios released the first trailer for the upcoming "Hawkeye" series on Disney+ this morning, and it's clear we'll be getting festive with Clint Barton. Unfortunately, it appears spending the holidays with his family may be harder than anticipated when he suddenly has to help out a young archer named Kate Bishop, who has gotten herself in a bit of trouble after posing as Hawkeye's deadly alter ego, Ronin. Find out about all that and more in our extensive "Hawkeye" trailer breakdown below.

Hawkeye and his children are enjoying a nice family dinner at a Chinese restaurant. As his daughter jokes, it's the first Christmas they've had together in years, and that's because Clint's entire family was dusted away when Thanos snapped half of the universe out of existence. However, we're wondering why Clint's wife Laura (Linda Cardellini) isn't there for dinner. Has the couple had a falling out in the aftermath of The Blip? It would be rather cruel to have Hawkeye go through all that hell and mental anguish just to get separated from his wife. 

When someone posing as Clint's alter ego Ronin is spotted on the evening news, he takes it up himself to figure out who this person is and what they're up to. Clint's daughter asks if they should be worried, but he reassures her that it's not a big deal and he'll still be home for Christmas. That would seem to imply that things are okay in the Barton family, but that doesn't explain why Laura wasn't at dinner with the rest of the family.

There's another interesting detail to note here as well. If you look in Clint's ear, you'll see what appears to be a hearing aid. This would seem to hint at the inclusion of a detail from Marvel Comics where Hawkeye starts to lose his hearing. Then again, there's also the chance that this is just a tactical earpiece, though we're not sure who he would be communicating with on the other end, so we're thinking it's the hearing loss storyline being incorporated into the series. It would also give Clint a good reason to get out of the game once and for all, giving another archer an opportunity to step up.

Kate Bishop comes straight from Marvel Comics, where she's essentially an apprentice for Hawkeye. She says that some have referred to her as the world's greatest archer, but that might just be Kate trying to build herself up to her hero. We're not entire sure what she's doing with that tennis ball arrow, but it brings down a bell tower in a destructive fashion. If that's what she was trying to do, then mission accomplished, I guess.

This shot shows Hawkeye trying to ride a zip line from one of the skyscrapers in the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, but falling into the giant Christmas tree in the center of the area. As we'll see later, it looks like there's a big confrontation that will be unfolding in this festive part of NYC. Anyone else getting "Die Hard" vibes with sequences like this?

Here's our first look at Vera Farmiga in "Hawkeye." The actress from "The Conjuring" franchise is playing Kate Bishop's mother Eleanor. Surely, I'm not the only one who thinks that this character looks like she'll be revealed as a villain in the series. It would make for a familiar comic book twist by having a new hero's parent revealed as the main villain. Plus, there have been rumblings about the Marvel Comics villain Madame Masque being involved in the series, and Farmiga's look her certain fits that character's style in the comics. Perhaps she could even have ties to Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). After all, she's the one who sent Natasha Romanoff's adoptive sister Yelena Bolova after Hawkeye in the post-credits scene of "Black Widow."

Look at that good boy! That's Pizza Dog. Originally belonging to the Tracksuit Mafia, the dog is injured and discarded by the criminal organization after he attacks one of their men in an effort to repay kindness shown to him by Clint. In the comics, he's left without his left eye, and the series has carried over that tragic but adorable little detail here. Clint takes in the dog and renames him Lucky in the comics, but we'll see if that name sticks in the series. Oh, and he loves pizza.

Another reason that we think Clint isn't in his Ronin gear is because of this shot immediately after that shows him renaissance fair gear, play-fighting with some of the other faux warriors. My guess is that Clint accompanies Kate to the renaissance fair and has a bit of fun with the attendees. That should be a very enjoyable sequence.

In this shot, Hawkeye and Kate Bishop appear to be on the ice rink in the middle of Rockefeller Plaza. It seems like there will be a big action sequence playing out here involving the Tracksuit Mafia. The only question we have is who is pulling the strings of this band of criminals? Is it Kingpin, or will there be a new dangerous villain introduced?