{"id":8084,"date":"2021-12-01T11:16:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T10:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1526463"},"modified":"2021-12-01T11:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T10:44:19","slug":"is-kingpin-returning-to-the-mcu-in-hawkeye","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-kingpin-returning-to-the-mcu-in-hawkeye\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Kingpin returning to the MCU in Hawkeye?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 01 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>You know Marvel fans \u2013 they love to anticipate a massive returning character. But desperately theorising about whether Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire could turn up in <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/spider-man-3-release-date-marvel\/&quot;\">Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/a> is SO last week.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s all about Kingpin, aka Wilson Fisk, aka the soft-spoken crime boss portrayed by Vincent D\u2019Onofrio in Netflix\u2019s Daredevil series opposite Charlie Cox\u2019s masked hero. Rumours have swirled for a while that Kingpin would be making his return in new Marvel Disney Plus series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/hawkeye-tv-series-disney\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Hawkeye<\/a>, and the latest episode did nothing to dispel that idea \u2013 in fact, it did quite the opposite.<\/p> <p>You see, episode three (titled Echoes) introduced us to a significant character \u2013 Alaqua Cox\u2019s Maya Lopez, aka deaf martial artist Echo. In flashbacks we saw her challenging upbringing, followed by fighting success and her heartbreak when her loving (albeit criminal) dad was killed by the vigilante Ronin (actually Hawkeye\/Clint going through some stuff).<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, in the present day she runs the Tracksuit Mafia, a major group of antagonists facing our archers Clint (Jeremy Renner) and Kate (Hailee Steinfeld) in Hawkeye. Or at least that\u2019s how it seems \u2013 because it\u2019s later revealed that there\u2019s another person she answers to, referred to as \u201cUncle\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">UNCLE IS DEFINITELY KINGPIN <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hawkeye?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Hawkeye<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/xe2EK3fEOd&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/xe2EK3fEOd<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Comfort for Marvel TV stans (@MarvelTVcomfort) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarvelTVcomfort\/status\/1465961601152929798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u201cI just hope Uncle won\u2019t find out\u2026 he wont be happy,\u201d Fra Fee\u2019s character Kazi notes when challenging Echo over her Ronin obsession.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Clint corrects Kate when she assumes Echo\/Maya runs the whole show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, there\u2019s someone above Maya. Someone you don\u2019t wanna mess with,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, remember those flashbacks? At one point, we see a large, suited man affectionately brush the little Maya\u2019s cheek during her martial arts classes. Hmm\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hawkeye?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#hawkeye<\/a> spoilers <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HawkeyeSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#HawkeyeSeries<\/a> <br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>that\u2019s definitely wilson fisk KINGPIN COMING SOON <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/thIAMfSq1U&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/thIAMfSq1U<\/a><\/p>\u2014 zach (@civiiswar) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/civiiswar\/status\/1465964503510695942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Now, on the face of it, these moments are fairly scant evidence for Kingpin\u2019s return. But in a wider context, it\u2019s clear why these bits of dialogue have got fans so excited. You see, in the comics Echo and Kingpin have long had a connection \u2013 she was essentially his adopted daughter \u2013 so referring to him as her \u201cuncle\u201d fits completely. And following her father\u2019s death, who\u2019s to say he couldn\u2019t have taken a similar parental role and helped to guide her?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also notable that Clint is wary of whoever Maya\u2019s boss is. As an Avenger who\u2019s faced off with gods, robot armies and aliens it\u2019s hard to imagine what might give him pause \u2013 unless it\u2019s someone as significant and powerful as Wilson Fisk. Notably, \u201cUncle\u201d\u00a0 escaped Ronin\u2019s wave of killings unlike many other crime lords, which suggests he has some real protection and connections.<\/p>\n<p>But crucially, this mysterious boss now HAS to be someone interesting, right? Built-up off-screen with these little hints, Hawkeye seems to be heading towards a big reveal with \u201cUncle\u201d \u2013 if it was just a new character, why not show him during the flashbacks?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HAWKEYE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#HAWKEYE<\/a> SPOILERS<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>THE BIG FISK REVEAL THIS SEASON IS GONNA BE SO INSANE\u2026 KINGPIN IS COMING BACK YOU GUYS <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/Ppaj29CXLQ&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/Ppaj29CXLQ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 ???? (@haileesbishop) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/haileesbishop\/status\/1465962865240817666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>No, there\u2019s a reason Marvel is letting us know this figure exists but not showing him fully. And with rumours also around that Charlie Cox\u2019s Matt Murdock will return for Spider-Man: No Way Home this month, it feels like the time is ripe for Kingpin\u2019s return (possibly to coincide \u2013 there\u2019s a Hawkeye episode out the week the new film comes out).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">December 15th Daredevil fans are EATING <br\/><br\/>Kingpin as a major character in episode 5 of Hawkeye <br\/><br\/>Matt Murdock in Spider-Man No Way Home <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/HF2jMrFxA0&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/HF2jMrFxA0<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Craig (@__CS11) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/__CS11\/status\/1463523656412315651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 24, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>And if Kingpin doesn\u2019t make a return in a Hawkeye episode? Well, we\u2019ll eat humble pie, and our hats. But somehow, I have no doubt we\u2019ll have room for Christmas dinner by the end of the series\u2026 if you catch my drift.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/hawkeye-review-disney-plus\/&quot;\">Hawkeye review: More of a stocking-filler than a real Christmas gift<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/hawkeye-mcu-timeline-explained\/&quot;\">When is Hawkeye set in the MCU?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/who-marvel-swordsman-hawkeye-jack\/&quot;\">Who is Marvel\u2019s Swordsman? Hawkeye introduces Jack Duquesne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/hawkeye-ronin-avengers-endgame\/&quot;\">Who is Ronin? Hawkeye alter-ego explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/hawkeye-yelena-belova-florence-pugh\/&quot;\">Is Yelena Belova in Hawkeye? Black Widow character\u2019s future explained<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Hawkeye releases new episodes weekly every Wednesday on Disney Plus.\u00a0You can\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1252423&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fhome&quot;\">sign up to Disney+ for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/&quot;\">Movies<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0pages for more news and features, or our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a> for more to watch. And, of course, join us again next week for another episode of Hawkeye!<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Huw Fullerton Published: Wednesday, 01 December 2021 at 12:00 am You know Marvel fans \u2013 they love to anticipate a massive returning character. But desperately theorising about whether Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire could turn up in Spider-Man: No Way Home is SO last week. 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