Like season 1, I thought overall, this was pretty good. The show's action is brutal, but draws the line at being too cartoony (looking at you Punisher). Let's just get to my thoughts, in my lazier, bulleted format. I will have two longer thoughts at the end.
- The show still looks like when the show was on Netflix, gritty and not overly stylized. I love that.
- Loved seeing Jessica Jones show up
- Karen Page finally has more to do.
- So much tension in watching Kingpin's inner circle start to collapse in on itself
- This show is extremely well acted.
- To rephrase what I stated in the paragraph above, the fight choreography is easily the best in all Marvel projects (television). I didn't say all Marvel movies because Winter Soldier and Shang-Chi would like a word.
- An unhinged Bullseye is a perfect, chaotic force in this season
- With that being said, the physics of some of his attacks border on ridiculous
- I liked the little moment in the courtroom scene where Fisk is testifying and speaks under his breath knowing only Matt Murdock can hear what he is saying. Very nice touch.
- I, for one, wish there was even MORE courtroom scenes. There were plenty, but I just like the legal battles they show and the drama that shows. Just like any flavor of Law and Order.
For my longer thoughts, first I need to talk about Matt/Daredevil the character. His self-righteousness is extremely off putting. I know his rigidity is a character flaw, but in this show he needs to go with the flow of traffic, not at his own speed. Feels a lot like our politics. The landscape has changed, but you want to still play by old rules that don't exist anymore. A moral high ground isn't going to save lives.
When Matt has a choice to end Kingpin or Bullseye, he always chooses the righteous path, like they're going to suddenly switch sides. This is who the character is but it is exhausting. It's the same way they always play Captain America. Dude was literally in World War II and I'm sure he wasn't stopping Nazis with strong words. Daredevil is putting his beliefs above his closest allies and eventually that should cost him.
My other long thought is I loved this season, but hated how the Kingpin arc resolves itself. Let's just say he kills a lot of people and is allowed to get exiled, but not put in jail. But Daredevil, for acting outside of the law as a vigilante, is thrown into a maximum security prison. The math ain't mathing.
I love the street level characters and I love that this show is tying into the Netflix series more than trying to jam that other MCU madness into it. It keeps this show grounded. Easily my favorite series of the Disney plus shows they've done. So glad they got season three coming!
