The fifth episode of “Hawkeye” saw fan-favorite Kingpin return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, played once again by “Daredevil” star Vincent D’Onofrio.
Hawkeye’s fifth episode saw the return of Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin, aka, Wilson Fisk from Daredevil. Titled “Ronin,” the episode teased the introduction of the fan-favorite villain multiple times before finally sharing a blurry image of the character in his iconic white suit speaking to Kate Bishop’s mother Eleanor (Vera Farmiga) in its final moments. With Kingpin firmly back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) after Daredevil’s cancellation in 2018, it confirms the franchise is planning to bring back their Netflix counterparts, with Charlie Cox purportedly next on the list to return. Hawkeye’s penultimate episode began with a call-back to Black Widow, set in 2018 with Natasha Romanoff’s sister Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) helping to undo the brain-washing of other Black Widow spies around the world. The scene takes place just at the point of Avengers: Infinity War where Thanos snaps his fingers, and Yelena is one of the many people that disappeared in The Blip only to return five years later, after the events of Avengers: Endgame. Learning of Natasha’s (Scarlett Johansson) sacrifice to get Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) the soul stone, Yelena begins to hold a grudge against the Avenger, which is something we’ll come back to later. Cut to the present day and Kate (Hailee Steinfeld) returns home after her fight with Clint, Yelena and Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox), and confides in her mother about her reason for fighting alongside Hawkeye and wanting to be “one of them.” Meanwhile, Maya is also recovering with Kazi (Fra Fee) who tells her he’ll help her catch Ronin, but that it has to be the end of her quest for revenge, otherwise it’ll consume her.
