Film guide · 2021
The whole film, start to finish, told scene by scene in words. Read this and you'll know everything that happens.
Contains every spoiler, up to the ending.
During the 2012 Battle of New York, young Kate Bishop's home is wrecked and her father dies. Seeing Hawkeye in action, she takes up archery.
Now, Clint is in New York with his kids for Christmas. At a Captain America musical, he's reminded of Natasha and feels down.
Kate, now in college, attends a gala with her mother Eleanor and Eleanor's fiancé, Jack. An underground auction is selling the Ronin suit. When a gang crashes it, Kate dons the suit and flees.
Seeing Ronin on the news, Clint goes looking for Kate to get the suit back.
Clint saves Kate from the gang. Kate is thrilled to meet her hero.
The suit has ended up with live-action role-players. Clint joins their game to get it back.
The gang's leader, Maya Lopez, is deaf and a formidable fighter. Ronin killed her father, and she wants revenge.
Chased through the streets, Clint and Kate fight back with trick arrows.
Kate decorates for Christmas to cheer up Clint, who's away from his family. A mentor-and-student bond forms.
Clint talks to Kate about Natasha.
During a rooftop fight, an assassin in black attacks Clint. It's Yelena, Natasha's sister.
Yelena shows up at Kate's apartment and they talk over mac and cheese. Yelena has been told Clint is responsible for Natasha's death.
Kate learns her mother, Eleanor, has been working with the crime boss Kingpin.
At a Christmas party, the gang, Yelena and Kingpin all converge for a battle.
Kate takes on the enormously strong Kingpin and fights back with a Pym Particle arrow.
On the ice rink, Yelena fights Clint. He tells her Natasha chose to sacrifice herself, and shares a signal only the sisters knew. Yelena stops.
Maya realizes Kingpin has been manipulating her and turns her gun on him.
Clint brings Kate home to celebrate Christmas with his family. The Ronin suit is burned.
A full number from the Captain America musical plays.