The most recent episode of Hawkeye saw Clint catch Kate as she’s falling off the side of a building, which called back to that moment on Vormir in Avengers: Endgame, where he tried to save Black Widow.
Thankfully, he was able to get Kate out of harm’s way in this instance, but the parallel still hit fans hard and directing duo Bert & Bertie have now explained the thinking behind it.
“Literally everything that was going through your mind, and probably everyone’s mind watching that, was what’s going through– It’s like history repeating itself. She gets thrown off spectacularly and we just get a sense of the clip that’s been attached to her. But you really don’t know until she gets held at the bottom there.
So I think it for Clint, and for Jeremy performing it — he’s very attached to Clint Barton’s history, and I think it really comes back to him all in that moment, that iconic scene in Endgame. I think it’s that history repeating itself and how precious life is and that he really can’t let another mentee figure come to crops in his hands or under his watch.”
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They also spoke about what was going through Clint’s head in that moment, saying:
“I’ve been hurt before and also I can’t be responsible. That was my past. I got it wrong. I’m trying to get my life right again. But my life keeps coming back to haunt me. So yes, pushing her away is the easiest thing for him to do at that moment. And the most necessary, he feels.”
Hawkeye is now streaming on Disney Plus.
Source: The Direct
