#Let’s Talk About That Hawkeye Episode 5 Bathroom Scene

Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) has officially arrived on the scene in all her ass-kicking, macaroni-and-cheese-making glory. But before she can seize another opportunity to square off against Clint, and even before she breaks into Kate’s house for a semi-friendly gab sesh, Yelena gives MCU fans a painful blast from the past. In case you’ve forgotten the great big Infinity Saga conclusion, there was a brief point in time when the franchise did the unthinkable and let its villain walk away as the victor. Thanos ended “Avengers: Infinity War” with the snap heard around the world, causing fan-favorite heroes to drift away with the wind as half the universe turned to dust. All of this was later reversed of course, in suitably epic fashion, but the effects of The Blip still ripple throughout the universe.

When “Ronin” kicks off, it’s the year 2018 — meaning that somewhere far far away, the Avengers are fighting a losing battle to Thanos and the Titan is moments away from snapping his fingers. But not quite yet. First we need to catch up with Yelena: two years after the events of “Black Widow,” she’s continuing her mission to set her fellow sisters free from Dreykov’s control. Thanks to Natasha (Scarlett Johansson) downloading the contents of the Red Room console, Yelena is able to locate the many Widows stationed throughout the world and uses the mind control antidote to set them free. One of the Widows she encounters and sprays with the red gas is Ana who, it turns out, isn’t killing because of Dreykov’s control — she’s already freed herself and become a hired assassin.

Once the weapons are put away, they come to understand each other and Ana tells her sisters how she turned their unfortunate path into a lucrative lifestyle, and encourages them to do the same. Talk of the future — especially when it includes Natasha’s name — leads Yelena to excuse herself to the bathroom, to splash some water onto her face. And very quickly, a throwaway moment becomes utterly harrowing, as Yelena turns to dust — and just as quickly snaps back into existence.