Hawkeye Disney+ Limited Series (spoilers)

[MarkB]

OK so Kate keeps reminding us that her mom canceled her credit card, so how did she get all those Christmas decorations and the pizza?

Maybe she actually told her mother what she was planning, to the extent of "go and keep Clint company", and asked for money to buy some things for him.

 

[pukunui]

Maybe! Without an in-show explanation, though, it comes across as inconsistent to me.

Why belabor the point that she can't pay for stuff herself if you're just going to show her mysteriously showing up with purchases without any explanation?

 

[Tonguez]

OK so Kate keeps reminding us that her mom canceled her credit card, so how did she get all those Christmas decorations and the pizza?

eftpos? Do they still do standard bank withdrawals in your town? (serious question,its getting really hard to do it in mine)

to me the point about her Credit Cards being cancelled was to make the point that she's rich and use to laying out a grand of so for bow accesories and stuff etc, but since they've been cancelled she has to 'slum it' and have a normal budget

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

There's some interesting speculation going on. My prime candidates:
1) Laura - she's the one who brings the watch to Clint's attention in the first place, plus she's well connected with resources - able to find info for Clint and was highly trusted by Nick Fury. All that could indicate she has a history as someone well-placed at SHIELD or a side-organization for Fury.

If we're looking at Hawkeye from Earth-616's history, which the MCU loves to raid in various ways, we've got:
2) Barney Barton - Clint's brother, Barney figures into a showdown between Hawkeye with Kate Bishop and the Tracksuit Mafia in the comics
3) Trickshot
4) the Swordsman - but since he's appearing in another capacity, and Clint actually seems to be investigating him seriously, probably not. Though I think Yelena may have been hired by him (or Kate's mom) considering her efforts to keep Kate out of the fight.

Or, of course, it could be someone completely different to tie in with another MCU storyline... even though that's a lot less satisfying for the easter egg hunters.
I'm leaning toward either Laura or some Barney analog.

My thoughts are on Simon Williams AKA Wonderman. I remember back when WandaVision was still new and there were these behind-the-scenes interviews. In one of them, there are a bunch of storyboards in the background that are blurred out, but not quite enough to prevent seeing that one of them was of Wonderman. And since he has a history with both the Avengers and Kang, he may first show up in a Disney+ show before being in the movies.

 

[Staffan]

In Comics there is a Mrs Barton who comes out of retirement to defeat Kang (and the Grim Reaper, who was teased in WandaVision), theres also the situation where Hawkeye and his wife go on to set up West Coast Avengers (and mentor the next genration of Great lakes Avengers)
its all speculation but Feige may be mocking us

I really hope they aren't going to turn Laura Barton into Mockingbird. We've already seen Bobbi Morse in the MCU, or at least adjacent to it in Agents of SHIELD (and she was around in season 2, when they were still connected).

That said, I'd be super-impressed if the watch was connected to that version of the character though.

 

[Ryujin]

Because Tony is the only one who's been shown with an interest in expensive watches. He was depicted selecting one from several options at least twice previously. Also, Clint is the one who was meant to keep the Avengers grounded, so perhaps he made himself the protector of the remains of the Avengers compound.

I'm going off that precedent. However, I acknowledge it may be that the show wants me to think it's Tony's watch.

If it isn't, I think it's more likely a relic from Clint's era as Ronin. Even if his wife was a SHIELD agent prior to getting married (and that could explain how they met - perhaps she was based in Germany - and it could also explain Clint's comment about it belonging to someone he used to work with who's been out of the game for a long time), she was never an Avenger, so why would her watch have been kept in the Avengers compound?

If it's a Ronin relic, that could also explain why Maya was after it.

Maybe the watch was Clint's - given to him by Tony - and the tracker was so Laura could keep tabs on him.
Or maybe it was Laura's from when she was an active field agent and Clint kept it in his room at the compound as a memento or something (and/or so the built-in tracker couldn't be used to find his wife and family).

Hopefully they'll explain it by the last episode.

Please keep in mind that Rolex watches, like the famous Submariner, have been military issue in various countries over the years. They aren't just the purview of the wealthy.

 

[pukunui]

Please keep in mind that Rolex watches, like the famous Submariner, have been military issue in various countries over the years. They aren't just the purview of the wealthy.

That's fine. It's just that for me, MCU + expensive watch = Tony. Happy to be proven wrong.

 

[billd91]

That's fine. It's just that for me, MCU + expensive watch = Tony. Happy to be proven wrong.

I doubt it has to deal with Stark. He’s dead. Exposing any link to him won’t matter. There‘s no vulnerability. Why would Laura be the one asking about it?

 

[Staffan]

That's fine. It's just that for me, MCU + expensive watch = Tony. Happy to be proven wrong.

Clint's words are: "A watch, vintage Rolex. Belongs to someone I used to work with. [...] They've been out of the game a long time but their identity is still attached to that watch. [If the Tracksuits find out about it] it would blow their cover. Goodbye, friend."

That very much sounds like he's talking about someone who's still alive, which means it's not Tony. Because Tony's dead, and at this point has been for years. Laura is the most likely, because while "a long time" is relative, it likely refers to someone who was not active during the events of Endgame. Laura clearly has some agent chops, but probably left the biz when she and Clint started making babies.

It also would not surprise me if Laura is the target Clint didn't shoot. I haven't seen Black Widow so I don't know if his story refers to something in that movie, but if not Laura makes more sense.

 

[billd91]

It also would not surprise me if Laura is the target Clint didn't shoot. I haven't seen Black Widow so I don't know if his story refers to something in that movie, but if not Laura makes more sense.

While not explicit, they‘re pretty strongly implying it’s Natasha whom he didn’t shoot.