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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 315133" data-attributes="member: 5079">I didn&#039;t watch HAWKEYE as the episodes were being released.&nbsp; Not because I wanted to binge them, but because I was dreading it.&nbsp; Aside from a then overall sourness towards Phase Four, I braced myself for six episodes of how Kate was superior to Clint in every way.&nbsp; There&#039;s been a particularly bad form of writing for female characters over the past few years: they have to be flawless.&nbsp; They have to be powerful and intelligent and absolutely cannot grow or improve, because that would require failure.&nbsp; The result has been flat, lifeless female characters.&nbsp; I very much include Captain Marvel in this observation; I think that movie skated by on the illusion of growth because Danvers had amnesia.&nbsp; And so that is what I anticipated for Kate Bishop: no character development, but empty &quot;girl power&quot; sloganeering.And so I was shocked and relieved to see just how much characterization was given to Kate.&nbsp; Yes, she&#039;s highly skilled, intelligent and resourceful; but also a bit reckless, impatient and inexperienced.&nbsp; She had as many defeats as victories, but grew and developed along the way.&nbsp; I mentioned in my last post that Kate was the first character of Phase Four that I had liked; I paused to ponder Yelena.&nbsp; Truth is, I was ambivalent about her after BLACK WIDOW.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had liked Florence Pugh&#039;s performance, but not so much the character.&nbsp; It was obvious she was being set up as the next Black Widow; that, combined with her gentle mockery of Natasha, had made me resistant and a bit resentful towards the character.&nbsp; It took HAWKEYE for me to fully embrace the character, and to really appreciate the full scope of Pugh&#039;s performance: both ferocious and wildly funny.&nbsp; If she gets her own movie/series, I just hope the writers of HAWKEYE are involved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 315133, member: 5079"] I didn't watch HAWKEYE as the episodes were being released. Not because I wanted to binge them, but because I was dreading it. Aside from a then overall sourness towards Phase Four, I braced myself for six episodes of how Kate was superior to Clint in every way. There's been a particularly bad form of writing for female characters over the past few years: they have to be flawless. They have to be powerful and intelligent and absolutely cannot grow or improve, because that would require failure. The result has been flat, lifeless female characters. I very much include Captain Marvel in this observation; I think that movie skated by on the illusion of growth because Danvers had amnesia. And so that is what I anticipated for Kate Bishop: no character development, but empty "girl power" sloganeering. And so I was shocked and relieved to see just how much characterization was given to Kate. Yes, she's highly skilled, intelligent and resourceful; but also a bit reckless, impatient and inexperienced. She had as many defeats as victories, but grew and developed along the way. I mentioned in my last post that Kate was the first character of Phase Four that I had liked; I paused to ponder Yelena. Truth is, I was ambivalent about her after BLACK WIDOW. I had liked Florence Pugh's performance, but not so much the character. It was obvious she was being set up as the next Black Widow; that, combined with her gentle mockery of Natasha, had made me resistant and a bit resentful towards the character. It took HAWKEYE for me to fully embrace the character, and to really appreciate the full scope of Pugh's performance: both ferocious and wildly funny. If she gets her own movie/series, I just hope the writers of HAWKEYE are involved. [/QUOTE]

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