At the time of writing this little
post, I’m five episodes into the new season of Daredevil. I thought about doing a write up similar to the Flash
and Gotham seasons openers that I’ve done, but since getting into the Viewer
Log thing, I’d be doing Daredevil a major disservice if I didn’t give his show
the same treatment. But, given that I’ve got two series going already, and I
haven’t done write ups for the first season, that also feels like a disservice.
So, I hope you folks can take broad strokes summary at first, followed by a
Viewer Logs of the series sometime soon.
Overall, this is an amazing follow
up to an already damn good series. Daredevil is now a major force in the New
York area of Hell’s Kitchen. If he hoped bringing Fisk down would make the
Kitchen a safer place, he was sadly mistaken. New players have risen up to fill
the power vacuum that was created when the Kingpin was brought down. And, worst
of all, his tactics seems to have helped inspire a new vigilante in the
Kitchen. He’s a one-man army, blowing through various gangs in the Kitchen.
Frank Castle, the Punisher. Things quickly get more complicated when the
District Attorney and her aspirations for power get involved. And Matt Murdock’s
old flame Electra comes into town.
The Devil in Chains. |
Charlie Cox is still amazing as the
damaged but dangerous Matthew Murdock, aka Daredevil. He’s in full DD gear this
time around, and he looks great. His costume gets an upgrade or two after his
first run in with Punisher, and it still looks good. We get to see a little
more insight into his past, especially after Electra gets involved around the
halfway point. They had a “passionate” relationship during his law school days,
which quickly fizzled after an unfortunate incident. Most of his interactions
with the Punisher are your typical “how far is too far,” or “what separates you
from me,” arguments that heroes always get into with villains and anti-heroes. And,
while I get a little bored with that story, they find a way to keep things
fresh. Particularly when Punisher pulls the old “Kill me or I’ll kill x,” ploy
with Daredevil.
Speaking of Punisher, Jon Bernthal
is wonderful as the also broken but in different ways character that he
is. I’d say that before this point, Punisher in live action has only been
partially adapted. Thomas Jane’s version of the character in the 2004 film,
focused on “Punisher the Sniper.” His character was tactically brilliant,
showing off how smart the character is. Ray Stevenson’s version in 2008,
focused on “Punisher the Assault Rifle.” Sooo many people died in that movie,
in a ton of imaginative ways. Bernthal’s character was the total package,
showing off his tactical brilliance in a number of situations, and how crack of
a shot he is when he blows away metric tons of gangsters. They cover all the
important points, dead family, personal vendetta against gangsters, lethal but
with an unusual code of honor. I rather liked his habit of referring to
Daredevil as “Red” during their conversations. Fun little quirk.
Frank, you gotta a little... a little something on your face... |
Elden Hanson and Deborah Ann Woll do
great as Franklin “Foggy” Nelson and Karen Page respectively. Foggy, having
learned Murdock’s secret the previous season, does his best to both keep their
legal firm afloat, and keeping his partner/best friend Matt Murdock alive.
Really feel the stress he’s under with Matt’s more… insane choices. Karen,
seems to still be reeling from some of her choices the previous season. She
gets really into the Frank Castle case, particularly when some facts about his
past start cropping up.
Haven’t seen much of Élodie Yung’s
Electra just yet, but she’s an interesting character. From the flashbacks, she
and Matt had an intense relationship, but things fell apart when he saw some of
the darker aspects of her character. She’s back in New York trying to get
access to her family fortune again, which was largely tied into the Roxxon corporation
due to her deceased father’s dealings. She’s a mysterious character, and she
seems to want to get her hooks back into Matt. Interesting.
Overall, if you enjoyed Daredevil season one, you’ll enjoy
season two. The good stuff got better, and I’d say the biggest downside is that
Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin isn’t a part of this one. Action is
still intense, the cinematography and effects are still wonderful, and I love the
clash of titans that was Daredevil vs. Punisher. Netflix has done it again,
hooray. Back to One-Punch Man next time.
http://marvel.com/news/tv/25744/daredevil_stands_in_chains_in_new_season_2_poster
http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/15/daredevil-season-two-trailer-is-all-about-the-punisher/
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