I thought this was a solid episode, and continuing the consistently strong quality of Ultron Revolution, with some nice action sequences, good character interactions, great use of villains and development of said villains, and decent use of Hawkeye (for once)
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As an "Under Siege" adaption, I thought it was decent to okay. I feel like we could've seen The Avengers be more on the ropes and see more visible damage and defeat done to the Tower and the team by the Masters, but otherwise it was still a good episode even if I think I still prefer how the comic and EMH handled it
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Anybody who reads the Assemble threads know how hard I am on this shows version of Hawkeye, but to their credit I thought the creators used the character quite well here. If any character fit a "Die Hard" style plot, it's Clint, and seeing him avoiding and fighting the Masters while using whatever he could get on hand in the tower was pretty cool
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It was also nice to see them bring up his past with the Circus of Crime and as a criminal, and play that off a low-level crook like Screaming Mimi. Sure, from her perspective, it looks like he just cut a deal, sold out his fellow criminals, and got a nice cushy life with The Avengers, but for all his bluster and general jerkiness, Hawkeye generally enjoys being a good guy and helping people, which itself is its own reward. Maybe Hawkeye isn't the type of person who I could buy inspiring or convincing anyone of something, but I could see the effect his words and actions would have on Mimi
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Y'know even when they're not the Thunderbolts yet, and maybe not as impressive as the Earth's Mightiest Heroes Masters of Evil roster, I find myself really growing to like this group. They certainly are the rag-tag bunch of misfits that others describe them as, and most of the group don't seem to be the brightest tools in the shed, but getting to see the team together, their personalities, their bickering, Zemo rallying and inspiring them to be better and actually seeing them go on and do that was actually kind of endearing
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And it's always nice to see more female Supervillains and having them play a big, substantial, role, and I was really happy to see Moonstone make her debut here
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While it was cool to see Hawkeye fight Zemo, and do pretty well, I kind have to question Clint doing so well against someone who gave, Iron Man, Widow, and Captain America a hard time. Maybe it was the home-court advantage that helped Clint, but it was still hard to buy for me
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I assume the facial recognition device Zemo obtained is going to help him carry out the Thunderbolts' masquerade
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"You always have to try?" Really? Can't say I've really seen The Avengers ever try to talk villains out of their criminal lifestyle before this episode
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Hawkeye Screw-up Counter: For an episode where he was generally pretty on-point, the arrow he used to counteract Mimi's sonic attack backfired and his lack of attention helped the Masters of Evil slip into Avengers Tower undetected.
Marvel's Avengers Ultron Revolution "Under Siege"
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