[Jamie]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Hawkeye theory.

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not crazy about this theory, but it’s being theorized that Clint’s wife Laura is actually the Mockingbird. Mockingbird is a Marvel hero (already depicted by a different actress across two seasons in Agents of SHIELD) who has top notch fighting skills and superhero strength, as well as expert marksmanship and sometimes enhanced healing.

This may make sense in some regards. Hawkeye has been shown to be outmatched by Echo. And while he may be able to tactically outsmart her, he has no such advantage against Yelena. Those two alone are more than a match for Clint/Kate. And John Walker is the trump card that neither Clint or Kate can match, and he hasn’t even entered the equation yet. Add in the relative manpower of the mafia and Laura becoming Mockingbird would even out the score (but not entirely, unless they amp up her powers; Walker is going to be too much for all three of them).

But I don’t like the theory and I hope it’s wrong for multiple reasons:

* it reinforces the trope of the man going off to war for years while an arguably more powerful woman stays home and cares for the kids
* it literally begs the question why she hasn’t been more active helping Clint in the past
* it makes the MCU too small
* a lot of her past dialogue doesn’t sound like a superspy—it sounds like a normal person

I hope they resist the urge to do this. She’s played by a great actress but please keep her in her lane.

Spoiler!

They've already made it pretty clear that she's a retired agent of some kind, I don't think it would be that egregious to also reveal her codename was Mockingbird. Like the difference between her being a retired agent, and her being a retired agent called Mockingbird isn't actually that much. It's basically an easter egg. It might be different if they give her actual superpowers, but that seems unlikely.