Disney PlusHawkeye (2021)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a superhero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton’s past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit.
Starring Cast
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Disney PlusBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a superhero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton’s past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Disney PlusDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series primarily focuses on apolitical themes of personal responsibility, mentorship, and fighting crime, balancing elements that could appeal to both progressive and conservative viewpoints without explicitly endorsing a specific political ideology.
The series features explicit DEI through the casting of a traditionally white-coded comic book character with a deaf Native American actress, whose identity is integral to her role. While incorporating these diverse elements, the narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities.
Secondary
The series features a very brief, incidental depiction of an LGBTQ+ relationship. Eleanor Bishop is shown with a female partner in a post-credits scene. This portrayal is not central to the narrative and neither uplifts nor denigrates queer identity, existing as a minor detail without further exploration.
The show features several female characters, including Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova, and Maya Lopez, who engage in and win close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents, demonstrating skill and strength.
The film uses the Christmas holiday as a central, positive backdrop, emphasizing themes of family, goodwill, and the spirit of giving. It portrays the cultural celebration of Christmas with warmth and as a unifying force for its characters, without any critique or negative framing.
The show accurately portrays the established genders of its main and supporting characters from the Marvel Comics source material, including Clint Barton, Kate Bishop, and other key figures. No canonical characters underwent a gender change.
All major and legacy characters in Hawkeye, including Clint Barton, Kate Bishop, Maya Lopez, and Wilson Fisk, maintain their established racial portrayals from the source material or previous adaptations. No instances of a character's race being changed from their canonical depiction were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.5
7.8
Critic Ratings
9.2
N/A
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