- "You're... You're Hawkeye!"
"And who the hell are you?" - ―Kate Bishop and Clint Barton
Never Meet Your Heroes is the first episode of the first season of Hawkeye.
Synopsis[]
Archer Kate Bishop lands in the middle of a criminal conspiracy, forcing Hawkeye out of retirement.
Plot[]
In 2012, a young Kate Bishop is living with her wealthy parents, Eleanor and Derek Bishop, in a penthouse in New York City when the Battle of New York begins. During the attack, one of the Chitauri targets Kate, but she is saved by Hawkeye. She and Eleanor survive the Chitauri Invasion, although Derek does not. Inspired by Barton, Kate decides to take up archery in order to protect her family when another such threat emerges.
Twelve years later, Kate attempts to impress her college friends with her marksmanship abilities by shooting arrows at a bell. She succeeds at making it ring, but also unintentionally destroys the clock tower. As she returns to the city for the holidays, Eleanor briefly admonishes her daughter for her recklessness before revealing that their old acquaintance Jack Duquesne had moved in with her. Kate is invited to a socialite gala Eleanor and Jack are attending, where she learns from her old friend Armand Duquesne III that the two were actually engaged. Stunned with the discovery, she momentarily retreats outside, where she finds a dog standing alone in the snow.
When she heads back inside, Kate catches Armand angrily threatening Eleanor in his office. Concerned, she stealthily follows him into the hotel's cellar, where Jack joins him in a black market auction of various items, which include Ronin's retractable sword and cowl obtained from the wreckage of the Avengers Compound. Armand outbids Jack for the katana, but the bid for the cowl is interrupted when the Tracksuit Mafia bomb their way into the room in search of a watch. In the chaos, Jack grabs the sword and returns to Eleanor. Kate sees the suit, puts it on, and fights the Mafia off by herself. Outside, Kate finds the dog attacking a Tracksuit mafioso before fleeing into traffic. She is able to save it from being run over by a vehicle, and the Mafia are forced to retreat when authorities arrive.
After dropping the dog off at her apartment and feeding it pizza, Kate begins to investigate Armand's suspected connection with the bombing. She infiltrates his home, but finds him dead on the floor with a single stab wound. She is forced to flee when his maid arrives and discovers his body. Meanwhile, it is the last day of Clint Barton's vacation with his children after his wife Laura recommended he spend more time with them. He and his children go to a theater to watch Rogers: The Musical, but they leave in the middle of the show after Barton is reminded of Natasha Romanoff. After a long day of urban festivities, they return to their hotel room and a news report displays Kate in the suit as a potential sighting of the enigmatic Ronin. Remembering his time as the ruthless vigilante, Barton runs out and intercepts her as she is being ambushed by the Tracksuit Mafia.
Barton is about to attack his target for using the Ronin suit, but is surprised to find a girl under the mask instead. Kate is stunned to finally be face-to-face with her idol, Hawkeye.
Cast[]
Main Cast:
- Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye/Ronin
- Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop/Ronin
- Tony Dalton as Jack Duquesne
- Fra Fee as Kazi Kazimierczak
- Brian d'Arcy James as Derek Bishop
- Aleks Paunovic as Ivan Banionis
- Piotr Adamczyk as Tomas
- Linda Cardellini as Laura Barton
- Simon Callow as Armand Duquesne III
- Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop
Guest Stars:
- Carlos Navarro as Enrique
- Ben Sakamoto as Cooper Barton
- Ava Russo as Lila Barton
- Cade Woodward as Nathaniel Barton
- Clara Stack as Young Kate Bishop
- Nichele Lambert as Greer
- Regina Bryant as Franny
- Brian Troxell as Gary
- Barry Ratcliffe as Auctioneer
- Milo Wesley as Auction Waiter
- Katelyn Farrugia as Waitress
- Noah Artis as Waiter
- Shaun Lynch as Campus Security Guard
- Jonathan Bergman as Armand Duquesne VII
- Annalise Bergen as Little Girl in Theater
- Nick Caruso as Guy in Theater Men's Room
- Yoon Jae Kim as Chinese Restaurant Waiter
- Adam Pascal as Lead New Yorker #1
- Ty Taylor as Lead New Yorker #2
- Aaron Nedrick as Musical Iron Man
- Avery Gillham as Musical Hawkeye
- Harris Turner as Musical Hulk
- Jason Scott MacDonald as Musical Thor
- Meghan Manning as Musical Black Widow
- Nico DeJesus as Musical Ant-Man
- Tom Feeney as Musical Captain America
- Jordan Chin as Musical Loki
- Gino Cosculluela as Musical New Yorker #1
- Bernard Bell as Musical New Yorker #2
- Brittany Nicholas as Musical New Yorker #3
- Gabrielle Mouchakkaa as Musical New Yorker #4
- Keith Nedd as Musical New Yorker #5
- Kimo Lowery Kepano as Musical New Yorker #6
- Kristin Yancy as Musical New Yorker #7
- Marissa Milele as Musical New Yorker #8
- Anthony Burrell as Musical Chitauri #1
- Ehizoje Azeke as Musical Chitauri #2
- Graham Michael Dobbs as Musical Chitauri #3
- Ricardo Zayas as Musical Chitauri #4
- Pat Kiernan as Himself
- Jolt as Lucky the Pizza Dog (uncredited)
- Anthony King-West as Doorman (uncredited)
- Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (archive footage; uncredited)
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Akihiko (archive footage; uncredited)
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- New York City, New York
- Iowa
- Tokyo, Japan (flashback)
- Avengers Compound (mentioned)
- Himalayas (mentioned; deleted scene)
- Vienna, Austria (mentioned; deleted scene)
Events[]
- Chitauri Invasion
- Hunt for Ronin
- Ronin's Retribution (flashback)
- Massacre in Tokyo (flashback)
- Snap (indirectly mentioned)
- Blip (indirectly mentioned)
Items[]
- Hawkeye's Bow and Quiver
- Ronin's Retractable Sword
- Ronin's Suit
- Laura Barton's Watch
- Kate Bishop's Bow and Quiver
- Rogers: The Musical
- Chitauri Helmet
- Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
- Captain America's Shield (prop)
- Mjølnir (prop)
- Horned Helmet (prop)
- Captain America's Uniform (costume)
- Iron Man Armor: Mark VII (sign)
- Tesseract (mentioned)
- Atomic Bomb (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
Sentient Species[]
- Humans
- Chitauri
- Asgardians (indirectly mentioned)
Creatures[]
- Leviathans
- Dogs
- Triceratops (skull)
Organizations[]
- Avengers
- Tracksuit Mafia
- New York City Police Department
- NY1
- Yakuza (flashback)
- Pym Technologies (logo)
- Bishop Security (mentioned)
Mentioned[]
Music[]
| Song title | Artist | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas | The Craig Gildner Sextet ft. Tony Liberto |
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| Save The City | The Cast of Rogers: The Musical |
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| Winter Wonderland | Matt Dusk |
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| Christmas is the Season | Jo Stafford |
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| It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | Jerry Kalaf |
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| A Holly Jolly Christmas | Dom Halpin |
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| Merry Christmas, Baby's Coming Home | Luvenia Lewis |
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| Five-To-Four On | APM Music |
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| Sleigh Ride | Lou Rawls |
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| The Greatest | Extreme Music |
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| Hard-Hitting News | APM Music |
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| Global News | Extreme Music | |
| It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | Andy Williams |
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Trivia[]
To be added
References[]
External Links[]
Never Meet Your Heroes on IMDb- Never Meet Your Heroes on Disney+
- Never Meet Your Heroes on Marvel Database
| Season One | Never Meet Your Heroes • Hide and Seek • Echoes • Partners, Am I Right? • Ronin • So This Is Christmas? |