Today’s double dose of Daredevil ends with a small look at
the first season to Netflix’s Daredevil. When I heard they were doing the show,
I was interested. Still, it actually took me a few months to completely watch
the show. Hey, there is so much stuff out there for a man to see, so this
got put on the backburner. I haven’t even watched Jessica Jones yet. I actually
re-watched the show this week in order to give it all another look for this
post. Thankfully, the show was so good that another re-watch was something I
needed. Oh yeah, I’ll spoil a couple of things, so if you haven’t seen it yet, go see
it. I’ll wait…
Anyway, the show looks at Matt Murdock as he’s building his law
firm and vigilante life. He’s not in the standard red costume yet. He’s all
decked out in black with a mask covering most of his face. The whole season
revolves around him trying to stop the crime and corruption in the New York’s
Hell’s Kitchen. All of his crimefighting starts to ruffle the feathers of the
one who’s controlling all the crime in Hell’s Kitchen: Wilson Fisk. While Matt
is off doing his thing, others like Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, and Ben Urich are
doing what they can to help.
PROS
This show was as near as close to perfection as it could
get. I liked a lot of stuff from this season. The stories and writing were
pretty good. It served as not just as a nice origin for Daredevil but as a good
origin for the Kingpin. I also liked the darker atmosphere. If there was one
character that could work in a much darker show, it’s Daredevil. It gets dark
but not unnecessarily too dark. There are some moments where I did have to
wince. That one scene at the end of Episode 4 was one them. Yeesh.
Yes, someone gets a microwave to the head.
I also liked a lot of the characters. Charlie Cox was pretty
good as Matt Murdock. Vincent D’Onofrio was pretty good as Wilson Fisk for the
most part. I especially liked how those two interacted in their scenes
together. The supporting cast was also pretty nice. The guy who played Foggy
Nelson provided some much needed levity to the show. I also liked Ben Urich,
Father Lantom, Karen Page, and Clare Temple. The villains were diverse and
actually pretty interesting. If I need a right-hand man, Wesley would
definitely be it since he was pretty cool.
The fight scenes were pretty awesome. While the season isn’t
laden with back-to-back action, you do get some nice fight scenes. They are
well choreographed and well shot for the most part. I think everyone on Earth is in
agreement that the final fight in the second episode was awesome. It looked
like they did it all in one take. The fight scenes also felt much more real and
brutal than most of the ones in other Marvel properties. You get blood, sweat,
and probably some tears to go along with the kicks and punches. Finally, we do
get a variation of the red costume and it was fine for the most part.
CONS
There is little I don’t like about the season. Still, I do
have some qualms about it. They’re not all-out dislikes but you know how this
part goes. While I liked D’Onofrio’s portrayal of Wilson Fisk, I do wonder what
was up with his voice at times. I didn’t know what he was going for. While I
liked Foggy in general, he did have a couple of times where he grated on me. It
was just a couple though. There were a couple fight scenes that weren’t shot
too well. I think it had to do with the lighting more than anything. Some of
them took place in the dark.
The suit looks fine but I don't know about the mask.
There were also scenes that lasted a little too long. It’s not that the content was bad in them, but they did take too much time to get to the point. I also didn’t necessarily care for one character's demise. I kind
of figured that he or someone close to him would bite the bullet since the dude
was trying to uncover a bunch of stuff. Still, I liked him and was thinking
he’d would stick around like he does in the comics. At the same time, this is a
dark TV show where almost anything can happen. While I liked the new costume
that Potter made for Matt, there’s something off about it. I think it’s the
mask. It just looks weird when he’s wearing it. Other than those things, this
show is good.
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Overall, this was a good season of the show and I hope
Season 2 will be as good or better. I do recommend it for the most part. I will
say that if you’re someone who isn’t into the darker/grimmer aspects, I’d say
skip it. There is a buttload of cussing and the violence can get pretty
gruesome at times. That’s not a knock against the show but it does need to be
mentioned. Well, that’s another hero down and I have more to go. Peace, God
Bless, and stay out of Hell’s Kitchen. There’s a reason it has that name.
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