The Family Man

Who would have guessed that Hawkeye had a wife and kids waiting for him at home whenever he went out on a mission? The answer is simple – nobody. This twist was made in order to give the character some significance, since he (alongside Black Widow) is actually pretty useless. He is, after all, fighting robots and aliens with a bow and arrows…

Did it work? Well, not really – at least for me it didn’t. Instead, maybe the relationship between Hawkeye and Black Widow should have been explored. And it didn’t work since it had no impact on the events of the Civil War.

So what was the point in introducing his family? Literally no point, but it happened, nonetheless. But, hey, maybe this retconning will have an impact on future movies. Though I don’t see Hawkeye appearing in the MCU until the Infinity War arrives…