10 Deleted MCU Scenes You Have To See
5. Hill Reassigned - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Maria Hill hasn’t had all that much development in the MCU, so it’s a shame this scene was cut for time. As well as this benefit for Hill, it showed some of the tensions within SHIELD, even before Captain America wrecked his havoc.
With Alexander Pierce fearing she was too close to Rogers, his lackey Jasper Sitwell tells her she’s been reassigned to the New York office. This happens after Fury’s ‘death’, so it also showed how crucial she was to Fury that he was the only one keeping her in the inner circle.
Maria Hill is fairly far down the ranking in terms of importance to the movie’s overall storyline, so you can understand why it was her solo scene which was ultimately removed. As well as Cap himself, Black Widow, Falcon, Fury, Pierce and Bucky all have bigger arcs than the SHIELD agent.
Still, perhaps with more screentime, she would have made a bigger connection to the audience which lasted for her future appearances too. She’s slated to appear in Spider-Man: Far From Home, so maybe she’ll finally get some in depth development there.