Collectorcol
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The flashbacks are superb. I'm on episode 8.
Daredevil the Netflix series
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My wife and I just binge watched this starting last night and just finished the last episode.
Great show all around and was a fun ride. We're really looking forward to another season, which I have no doubt will be made. No matter what, I count this series as a giant eraser to the DD movie and replacing it with it's own indelible mark.
Great show all around and was a fun ride. We're really looking forward to another season, which I have no doubt will be made. No matter what, I count this series as a giant eraser to the DD movie and replacing it with it's own indelible mark.
Just finished a couple hours ago... I loved it all, it felt like a really long movie to me... the only other series to give me that feeling was Breaking Bad.
LOVE this show. Just wrapped up watching all 13 episodes. Very layered, dark, and dirty. The violence went further than I thought it would but seemed very realistic and appropriate in the seedy world DD occupies. After seeing this, I'm very much looking forward to seeing what else Netflix can do with the marvel universe. A Punisher Netflix series seems like a no-brainer.
TheGDBatman
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Holy crap this show is amazing. Only 5 episodes in but about to dive into more tonight. I think this has the potential to be one of my favorite Marvel properties. A Hot Toys Daredevil just went to the top of my list above any Age of Ultron characters.
dw316
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Does anyone know what episode is the drug factory raid?
I made it to episode 12. I'll watch the last two tomorrow
Collectorcol
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Collectorcol
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Three more tomorrow for me. Want to watch more but it's 4am.
Shawpaw
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Man I'm loving this series. I was apprehensive of Vincent D'Onofrio being Kingpin but he has really done well. The more I see him in the role the more he fits Wilson Fisk. Definitely love the
times when he goes dark in the eyes and loses his **** (e.g. slamming guy's head in door)
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Is this show's portrayal of Fisk/Kingpin accurate to the comics?
I haven't seen the Affleck Daredevil movie in forever, but I don't remember him being socially awkward/disturbed or sensitive at all. Just a generic big bad mob boss.
I haven't seen the Affleck Daredevil movie in forever, but I don't remember him being socially awkward/disturbed or sensitive at all. Just a generic big bad mob boss.
I love that this Daredevil's fights really take a toll on him.....although.....kinda begs the question how does Black Widow, Hawkeye and the Agents of Shield guys have such a relatively easy time with it all...
batfan08
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I just finished it, and...I adored this series.
It's actually greatly increased my appreciation of the MCU, because it adds such a unique perspective that had really never been done before: the man on the street's view of things. Everything is so grand, and that's what makes the movies appealing, but you always find yourself wondering: what about the little guy? I love the fact that the world keeps turning, and people keep living. It's refreshing to see something so down to Earth, after all of the cosmic adventures and worlds being threatened.
It adds an enormous amount of depth to something that, as great as it was, was maybe a bit too larger than life, at times. Larger than life is the most accurate description I can think of; I love the MCU films, but, everything about them is huge, the stakes, their lives; Stark's problems pretty much revolve around how he's going to design his newest suit, and why Pepper's pissed at him again between stopping some supervillain, while Cap is trying to figure out how to live his life after over 70 years on ice, and that's to be expected, when dealing with the top tier heroes of the world, but it's refreshing to know that the people whose lives are at stake also have their own stories.
There's a tinge of familiarity in a ton of what Daredevil does; be it Stick talking about "half measures," a foreigner having his head squelched by an angry, giant dude, or a bunch of slow motion arrests being made to the tune of Luciano Pavarotti, but what makes it so wonderful is that it's happening on a superhero show. They borrow things, here and there, from shows and movies that we're familiar with, but it's the contrast between where we'd expect to see that that and what we're expecting of this that surprises you. At least, it did with me.
The last thing I thought I'd see while watching a show from the people who brought me a talking Raccoon and a humanoid tree last year was to be reminded of something I'd seen on Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad. With respect to D'onofrio and Cox, though. I find that the supporting cast really make the show, in my opinion. We'd already seen the scheming of villains and the antics of masked heroes some 10 times by the time this show aired, and we're gearing up for an 11th in the next couple of weeks, but seeing a newspaper reporter who's struggling to remain relevant in our current culture, while trying to figure out how to care for his wife who's suffering from Alzheimer's is something that we really don't see all that much of in the MCU. It's because of that that one of my favorite moments in The Winter Soldier was Cap visiting Peggy; it made him a bit more human. Things like that and an elderly woman trying to stay in her home aren't things I'd even expect from the MCU, but knowing that people exist in this universe, and that they have their own problems really helps remind you that you're not constantly watching a bunch of comic book heroes parade around a one-dimensional world where the only stakes that matter are what's affecting them directly.
That's not to detract from the focus of the show, however. Cox is fantastic as Daredevil, and I loved the use of flashbacks to take us on a journey through his life. I, honestly, loved it way more than how they're used on The Flash and Arrow. It just felt more natural to let them flow and use context to define what they are, rather than spell it out for the audience with some quick cut and a "swoosh" sound effect to say "hey there! Flashback!" Nevertheless, I love that they went in depth with Matt's childhood, and his past with Foggy and Stick. The kid playing young Matt did a great job, as well, and, at times, I couldn't help but think that, with those glasses and that haircut, he looked like a Frank Miller drawing come to life.
Everything about Matt was awesome, though. From his inner conflict over what he was doing to his reflection and Catholicism, it just presented you with a very well rounded, very well written character. It was when he wasn't Daredevil that I really saw what Cox brought to the role. The small moments when he was at confession, or sitting on the steps of his university with Foggy, or breaking down to Karen that are what I remember, and I like that. It's too often that those sorts of human moments are minimized when dealing with a character like this to make his alternate persona remain more stoic.
D'onofrio's Fisk was incredible, as well. For all of his Machiavellian scheming and his lust for power, you really got that feeling that he was just a 52 year old boy in a man's body. Everything about his Kingpin persona is a façade, and D'onofrio did an amazing job of portraying that. His stilted, almost scripted behavior when in public and his reliance on Wesley when dealing with his business really push that idea, and, once again, it's the human moments that really break down those walls. His social awkwardness when trying to connect with Vanessa come to mind, but it's really those moments of raw emotion that bring it home. Whether it was smashing Anatoli's head, or strangling Urich, you see in his eyes that this is the same twelve year old who brought the hammer down on his dad's head, give or take a couple hundred pounds. His pretense of control totally crumbles when he lets his emotions dictate his actions over rational thought. The incessant yelling and unbridled rage, while he does it, simply because he was embarrassed or because you tried to talk to his mother behind his back.
This single season has probably surpassed almost all of the comic books shows I've seen this year, if not all of them. I'd say it's easily tied with The Flash as my favorite, if not a step above it. I could gush about it all night, but I just had to get my thoughts on it out. I seriously cannot wait for season two. I'd love to see what they do with Bullseye, at some point.
It adds an enormous amount of depth to something that, as great as it was, was maybe a bit too larger than life, at times. Larger than life is the most accurate description I can think of; I love the MCU films, but, everything about them is huge, the stakes, their lives; Stark's problems pretty much revolve around how he's going to design his newest suit, and why Pepper's pissed at him again between stopping some supervillain, while Cap is trying to figure out how to live his life after over 70 years on ice, and that's to be expected, when dealing with the top tier heroes of the world, but it's refreshing to know that the people whose lives are at stake also have their own stories.
There's a tinge of familiarity in a ton of what Daredevil does; be it Stick talking about "half measures," a foreigner having his head squelched by an angry, giant dude, or a bunch of slow motion arrests being made to the tune of Luciano Pavarotti, but what makes it so wonderful is that it's happening on a superhero show. They borrow things, here and there, from shows and movies that we're familiar with, but it's the contrast between where we'd expect to see that that and what we're expecting of this that surprises you. At least, it did with me.
The last thing I thought I'd see while watching a show from the people who brought me a talking Raccoon and a humanoid tree last year was to be reminded of something I'd seen on Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad. With respect to D'onofrio and Cox, though. I find that the supporting cast really make the show, in my opinion. We'd already seen the scheming of villains and the antics of masked heroes some 10 times by the time this show aired, and we're gearing up for an 11th in the next couple of weeks, but seeing a newspaper reporter who's struggling to remain relevant in our current culture, while trying to figure out how to care for his wife who's suffering from Alzheimer's is something that we really don't see all that much of in the MCU. It's because of that that one of my favorite moments in The Winter Soldier was Cap visiting Peggy; it made him a bit more human. Things like that and an elderly woman trying to stay in her home aren't things I'd even expect from the MCU, but knowing that people exist in this universe, and that they have their own problems really helps remind you that you're not constantly watching a bunch of comic book heroes parade around a one-dimensional world where the only stakes that matter are what's affecting them directly.
That's not to detract from the focus of the show, however. Cox is fantastic as Daredevil, and I loved the use of flashbacks to take us on a journey through his life. I, honestly, loved it way more than how they're used on The Flash and Arrow. It just felt more natural to let them flow and use context to define what they are, rather than spell it out for the audience with some quick cut and a "swoosh" sound effect to say "hey there! Flashback!" Nevertheless, I love that they went in depth with Matt's childhood, and his past with Foggy and Stick. The kid playing young Matt did a great job, as well, and, at times, I couldn't help but think that, with those glasses and that haircut, he looked like a Frank Miller drawing come to life.
Everything about Matt was awesome, though. From his inner conflict over what he was doing to his reflection and Catholicism, it just presented you with a very well rounded, very well written character. It was when he wasn't Daredevil that I really saw what Cox brought to the role. The small moments when he was at confession, or sitting on the steps of his university with Foggy, or breaking down to Karen that are what I remember, and I like that. It's too often that those sorts of human moments are minimized when dealing with a character like this to make his alternate persona remain more stoic.
D'onofrio's Fisk was incredible, as well. For all of his Machiavellian scheming and his lust for power, you really got that feeling that he was just a 52 year old boy in a man's body. Everything about his Kingpin persona is a façade, and D'onofrio did an amazing job of portraying that. His stilted, almost scripted behavior when in public and his reliance on Wesley when dealing with his business really push that idea, and, once again, it's the human moments that really break down those walls. His social awkwardness when trying to connect with Vanessa come to mind, but it's really those moments of raw emotion that bring it home. Whether it was smashing Anatoli's head, or strangling Urich, you see in his eyes that this is the same twelve year old who brought the hammer down on his dad's head, give or take a couple hundred pounds. His pretense of control totally crumbles when he lets his emotions dictate his actions over rational thought. The incessant yelling and unbridled rage, while he does it, simply because he was embarrassed or because you tried to talk to his mother behind his back.
This single season has probably surpassed almost all of the comic books shows I've seen this year, if not all of them. I'd say it's easily tied with The Flash as my favorite, if not a step above it. I could gush about it all night, but I just had to get my thoughts on it out. I seriously cannot wait for season two. I'd love to see what they do with Bullseye, at some point.
Just finished this. Absolutely floored. As crazy as it sounds I kinda wish they'd forego the whole defenders thing and just keep giving us daredevil seasons!
Lot of hints dropped and things referenced throughout the show that definitely seem like building blocks to a second season, but who knows if it's in the cards.
Lot of hints dropped and things referenced throughout the show that definitely seem like building blocks to a second season, but who knows if it's in the cards.
The suit looks really good
batfan08
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Yeah, when I first saw the Netflix pics, I was kind of "meh" about it and hoping for something a little more homemade, but seeing it within the context of the show, and with the backstory behind it, I love it.
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