Marvel Cinematic Universe · Hawkeye: Season One
Ronin — S01E05
TV · 2021 · 44 minutes · Phase Four
Kate's evidence gets Jack Duquesne arrested, but Yelena Belova confronts her at home and reveals that Kate's mother Eleanor hired her to kill Clint. Clint dons the Ronin suit to talk Maya Lopez down from her revenge plot, and Kate has to save him when the confrontation turns violent. Yelena tells Kate that Eleanor is working with Maya's uncle, revealed as crime boss Wilson Fisk, bringing the Kingpin into the MCU.
Follows on from
- Partners, Am I Right? — S01E04direct-sequel — Continues directly from Kate and Clint's fallout and the Sloan Limited/Jack Duquesne investigation set up in the previous episode.
- Black Widowside-story · optional — Yelena's motive for targeting Clint, and her Blip-return flashback shown in this episode, stem directly from Valentina's post-credits recruitment of her in Black Widow.
Leads to
- So This Is Christmas? — S01E06direct-sequel — Directly continues from the previous episode's cliffhanger as Kate and Clint regroup after Yelena's attack and Eleanor's exposure as the conspiracy's inside source.