So, the big-bad villain of the series is finally revealed.

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Disney Plus series Hawkeye continued with a twist-filled fifth episode, titled Ronin.

Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) find themselves having further encounters with Echo/Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) and Black Widow/Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh).

The identity of Ronin became clear to Maya this week as she faced off with Clint and learned the truth about why her father William Lopez (Zahn McClarnon) was killed.

Meanwhile, Yelena and Kate also spoke and it became clear who had hired the Black Widow and it confirmed a character appearance that fans have been expecting.

Also appearing in the new series are Fra Free as Kazimierz "Kazi" Kazimierczak, Aleks Paunovic as Ivan, Piotr Adamczyk as Tomas, Brian d'Arcy James as Derek Bishop, and Linda Cardellini as Clint's beloved wife, Laura Barton.

Oh, and of course, Lucky the Pizza Dog.

So, when can fans expect episode 6 of the new series?

When is Hawkeye episode 6 released on Disney Plus?

Hawkeye episode 6 is released on Disney Plus on Wednesday 22nd December 2021 at 8am BST.

This instalment shall be released as a single episode and marks the conclusion of the series.

The entire limited series is a six-episode event and it is unknown if there will ever be further seasons of the show.

The episode is expected to run for 40-50 minutes.

Hawkeye episode 5 ending explained

The conclusion of Hawkeye episode 6, titled Ronin, included some major reveals for the series so far.

In addition to providing some further texture to Yelena Belova discovering that her adopted sister Natasha Romanoff had died during the events of Avengers: Endgame prior to her being given Barton as a target in the Black Widow post-credits scene by her new boss Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who credited Barton with being responsible for Natasha’s death.

Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova in Hawkeye
Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova in Hawkeye Marvel Studios

We also got to see Maya Lopez discover the truth about Ronin's identity and that an informant had wanted her father William Lopez dead.

It is clear that Maya suspects her close friend and longtime Tracksuit Mafia ally Kazi of being the one who betrayed her father but we shall have to wait and see if this pans out.

Meanwhile, Jack Duquesne got arrested for money laundering for the Tracksuit Mafia after Kate told her mother Eleanor Bishop (Vera Farmiga) everything.

However, the end of the episode revealed that Eleanor was the one who hired Yelena to kill Clint and that she is working with another dangerous individual who also happened to be the one Clint was worried about: Kingpin/Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio).

Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin in Daredevil season 3
Wilson Fisk is the latest villain at the heart of the series DAVID LEE/NETFLIX

That's right, the Daredevil villain is back and causing mayhem in the Marvel Cinematic Universe once again.

Will Clint and Kate be able to defeat Fisk and Eleanor?

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