- "This is some Christmas."
- ―Clint Barton
| "So This Is Christmas" | |
|---|---|
| Series Hawkeye Season 1, Episode 6 | |
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| Air date | December 22nd, 2021 |
| Writers | Jonathan Igla; Elisa Climent |
| Director | Rhys Thomas |
| Producers | Kevin Feige; Victoria Alonso; Louis D'Esposito; Rhys Thomas; Trinh Tran; Trevor Waterson; Brad Winderbaum; Jonathan Igla; Elisa Climent; Sarah Halley Finn; Matt Fraction; Andrew Guest; Jennifer Kaytin Robinson; Katrina Mathewson; Heather Quinn; Tanner Bean |
| Starring | Jeremy Renner; Hailee Steinfeld; Tony Dalton; Florence Pugh; Vincent D'Onofrio; Alaqua Cox; Fra Fee; Aleks Paunovic; Piotr Adamczyk; Linda Cardellini; Vera Farmiga |
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"So This Is Christmas" is the sixth and final episode of the Hawkeye live-action streaming mini-series. It is part of the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, and is based on characters and concepts featured in comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. It was directed by Rhys Thomas with a script written by Jonathan Igla and Elisa Climent. It premiered on the Disney+ streaming service on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Renner | Hawkeye, Clint Barton |
| Hailee Steinfeld | Kate Bishop |
| Tony Dalton | Jack Duquesne |
| Florence Pugh | Yelena |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | Wilson Fisk |
| Alaqua Cox | Maya Lopez |
| Fra Fee | Kazi Kazimierczak |
| Aleks Paunovic | Ivan Banionis |
| Piotr Adamczyk | Tomas |
| Linda Cardellini | Laura Barton |
| Vera Farmiga | Eleanor Bishop |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ava Russo | Lila Barton |
| Ben Sakamoto | Cooper Barton |
| Cade Woodward | Nathaniel Barton |
| Clayton English | Grills |
| Carlos Navarro | Enrique |
| Ivan Mbakop | Detective Caudle |
| Franco Castan | Detective Rivera |
| Adetinpo Thomas | Wendy |
| Robert Walker-Branchaud | Orville |
| Adelle Drahos | Missy |
| Brian Troxell | Catering Captain Gary |
| Jonathan Bergman | Armand Duquesne, VII |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Aaron Nedrick | Musical Iron Man |
| Avery Gillham | Musical Hawkeye |
| Harris Turner | Musical Hulk |
| Jason Scott McDonald | Musical Thor |
| Meghan Manning | Musical Black Widow |
| Nico DeJesus | Musical Ant-Man |
| Tom Feeney | Musical Captain America |
| Jordan Chin | Musical Loki |
| Adam Pascal | Lead New Yorker #1 |
| Ty Taylor | Lead New Yorker #2 |
| Gino Cosculluela | Musical New Yorker #1 |
| Bernard Bell | Musical New Yorker #2 |
| Brittany Nicholas | Musical New Yorker #3 |
| Gabrielle Mouchakkaa | Musical New Yorker #4 |
| Keith Nedd | Musical New Yorker #5 |
| Kimo Lowery Kepano | Musical New Yorker #6 |
| Kristen Yancy | Musical New Yorker #7 |
| Marissa Milele | Musical New Yorker #8 |
| Anthony Burrell | Musical Chitauri #1 |
| Ehizoje Azeke | Musical Chitauri #2 |
| Graham Michael Dobbs | Musical Chitauri #3 |
| Ricardo Zayas | Musical Chitauri #4 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Hawkeye: So This is Christmas redirects to this page.
- Hawkeye is part of the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe and takes place in the mainstream MCU timeline. It is the fifth Marvel streaming series on Disney+, and the fourth live-action series. The series was created for television by Jonathan Igla.
- The character of Clint Barton was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck. He first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57 in September, 1964. The Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Clint Barton first appeared in Thor in 2011.
- The character of Kate Bishop was created by writer Allan Heinberg and artists Jim Cheung and John Dell. She first appeared in Young Avengers #1 in April, 2005.
- This is the final episode of the series.
- Episode co-writer and supervising producer Elisa Lomnitz Climent is credited as Elisa Climent in this episode.
- Actor Robert Walker Branchaud is credited as Robert Walker-Branchaud in this episode.
- Musical performer Keith Nedd Bridgeman is credited as Keith Nedd in this episode.
- Musical performer Kimo Kepano is credited as Kimo Lowery Kepano in this episode.
- Musical performer Kristin Yancy is credited as Kristen Yancy in this episode.
- Musical performer Ehizoje A. is credited as Ehizoje Azeke in this episode.
- This is the third episode of Hawkeye directed by Rhys Thomas. He previously directed "Hide and Seek".
- This is the second episode of Hawkeye written or co-written by Jonathan Igla. He previously wrote the series premiere, "Never Meet Your Heroes".
- This is the second episode of Hawkeye written or co-written by Elisa Climent. She previously wrote episode 1x02, "Hide and Seek".
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is taken from a lyric from the song "Happy Xmas (War is Over)", which written by John Lennon and Yoko with the Plastic Ono Band. It was released as a single in 1971, and is routinely played on the radio during the holiday season. The song has also been regarded as a protest song against the Vietnam War.
- Laura Barton is revealed to be a former agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in this episode. The inscription on the back of her watch establishes her designation as Agent 19. In the Marvel Universe, Agent 19 is the code name Bobbi Morse, who later became the super-hero known as Mockingbird. Mockingbird was married to Clint Barton for an extended period of time. In the non-canonical Marvel Cinematic Universe Bobbi Morse is a former agent who appeared on episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. She was played by actress Adrianne Palicki.
- Natasha Romanoff is referenced multiple times in this episode. Natasha and Clint have a long history together and first appeared together on-screen in The Avengers in 2012. Natasha sacrificed herself to help save the galaxy in Avengers: Endgame in 2019. Her relationship with Yelena Belova and their past together, alluded to in this episode, was revealed in the Black Widow feature film, which takes place prior to Avengers: Engame, but was released in 2021.
Quotes[]
- Yelena Belova: I'm not here to ruin anything. I'm just going to kill Barton, have some appetizers, and then I'll go.
....
- Yelena Belova: Before I kill you, I need to ask you one question.
- Clint Barton: It's nice to finally meet you, Yelena.
- Yelena Belova: I need to know what happened.
- Clint Barton: Look, Yelena, if I told you what really happened, you'd never believe me. But what you really need to know is your sister sacrificed herself, and saved the world. I'm sorry.
- Yelena Belova: You're lying.
- Clint Barton: What?
- Yelena Belova: You're pathetic. You are so pathetic.
....
- Yelena Belova: How do you know that?
- Clint Barton: Your secret whistle with Nat. She talked about you all the time, Nat.
- Yelena Belova: She did? What did she say?
- Clint Barton: She told me about how you got separated as kids. She was flying that plane. I asked her if she was scared. All she could think about is that you were safe. That never changed, Yelena. She loved you. And always wanted you safe.
- Yelena Belova: You got so much time with her.
- Clint Barton: Yes, I did.
- Yelena Belova: It shouldn't have gone this way. If I was there, I could have stopped it. I could have... I could have changed it.
- Clint Barton: Nothing was gonna stop her, Yelena. You know Natasha. She made her choice. We're gonna have to find a way to live with that.
....
- Wilson Fisk: Sometimes family doesn't see eye to eye.
See also[]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Agent Carter
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Jessica Jones
The Inhumans
External Links[]
- "So This Is Christmas" at MDP
- "So This Is Christmas" at IMDB
- "So This Is Christmas" at Trakt TV
- "So This Is Christmas" at the MCU Wiki
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