We don't know how Laura and Clint met - it was implied in Avengers: Age of Ultron that they were an item before he joined SHIELD, but it's possible she or someone close to her has a past in espionage (especially since she suddenly speaks German in this episode).
"But their identity is still attached to that watch." "They're been out of the game a long time," he tells Kate.
The watch belongs to someone Clint used to work with, and could blow their cover. We still don't know what the vintage watch is all about or why the Tracksuit Mafia were so determined to get hold of it, but the fact that Laura brings it up and has access to its transmitter suggests it's linked to her. Why does Laura Barton care so much about this watch? "He's laundering money for the big guy?" Clint wonders aloud, in a probable reference to Kingpin.Įleanor Bishop (Vera Farmiga) also makes an urgent phone call after Clint leaves, likely tipping off Yelena about Clint and Kate's snooping. Gotcha, Jack.Ĭlint's wife, Laura (Linda Cardellini), manages to juggle Christmas family time with helping out her absent husband, discovering that Jack is the CEO of the Tracksuit Mafia's front company. Clint sneakily swipes the sword before he leaves though. The previous episode ended with Kate's would-be stepfather, Jack Duquesne (Tony Dalton), holding the ill-gotten Ronin sword to Clint's neck, but that situation deflates immediately after Jack recognizes him as an Avenger. The actor was blocked from posting about the show on Instagram after someone complained she'd spoiled her own character's appearance, as previously reported by ET Canada.įlorence Pugh reacting to Yelena’s debut in #Hawkeye is the best thing you’ll see today /eLZ4ZVry47- Florence Pugh Daily DecemTracksuit Mafia CEO When Kate aims an arrow at her, she shakes her head threateningly (as if to say "Try it and you die") before leaping off the roof in an awesome superspy escape.Ī strong entrance and an epic exit Yelena, 10/10.įlorence Pugh also took to social media to post a video reaction to Yelena's entrance, and it's pretty delightful. Unfortunately, we don't get a sense of Yelena's plan in this episode because she doesn't say a word. However, Yelena shocks Maya with her electroshock gauntlet during the fight - she's a bit too good for it to have been an accident, so it's possible they're operating independently. It's possible they're trying to undermine the Avengers, starting with Clint, so they can replace the heroes with their own people. It initially appears that she's teamed up with Maya, suggesting that Maya's unseen boss ( Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, maybe?) is working with Val. Yelena Belova is apparently gunning for Clint Barton. Natasha's solo movie revealed how they spent their childhoods living undercover as siblings and formed a familial bond that they rekindled as grownup deadly killers.ĭue to the lies of her employer Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine (aka Val, who's seemingly putting together a deadly crew for nefarious purposes), Yelena blames Clint for Natasha's death and is out for blood. Yelena was a member of the same Black Widow assassin program as the late Natasha Romanoff, who sacrificed herself to retrieve the Soul Stone and undo Thanos' genocidal Snap in Avengers: Endgame. She's ultimately unmasked and revealed to be Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), last encountered in the Black Widow post-credits scene. One is Maya, and the other is dressed in a fancy Splinter Cell-style stealth suit. Let's take aim at some SPOILERS for an episode entitled "Partners, Am I Right?"Ĭlint and Kate go to Maya's apartment to retrieve a mysterious Rolex, but are attacked by two women. The fourth episode also introduced a threat movie viewers knew was coming.