you can read my full thoughts on ‘in love and war’ here but to me these shots exemplify how and why this episode is less about the romance and more about hawkeye’s relationship to american imperialism and the war; even in his most earnest attempts to support kyung soon, he doesn’t fully understand the impact that his own actions play in the war machine despite his unwillingness to participate, and this to me is shown most obviously in the funeral procession for kyung soon’s mom. i understand that in-universe the uniform is the nicest clothing hawkeye has (besides the tux) and he’s of course wearing it to be respectful. how ironic is it that ultimate anti-war peacemonger hawkeye pierce wears a US military uniform to the funeral service of a korean woman who died because of the direct impact of american imperialism and war??