First off I was really happy when they announced that Charlie Cox was going to be Matt Murdoch because I am a big fan of his work in such films like stardust and the theory of everything. But this is different to anything he has ever done before and trust me he is absolutely perfect in this role. First of all he pulls of the lawyer and blind aspect of Matt Murdoch really well and he is actually quite funny at times where you wouldn't suspect it and he is great in the courtroom scene from episode 3 and I hope there is more of that. Then he becomes the daredevil and you see him flip the performance 180 as he becomes a badass vigilante who is completely aggressive and looking to take down the criminal organisations.
Now we haven't been introduced to too many big characters in the show so far but the main ones are foggy Nelson and Karen page. First to foggy, it does feel a little cliche to have a funny best friend to the hero but it can work especially if the character is actually funny which so far he has been on the show. I hope they give the character more depth as the season progresses like arrow did with Tommy merlyn. Karen page hasn't really had allot to do so far this in the episodes, she was the victim in the first episode and she has been just a friend. It seems they have big things planned for the character in the next few episodes and that is good because I like the character and want to see more. We also got a brief look at Vincent donofiro as Wilson fisk aka the kingpin and it is pretty obvious he is going to be the main villain of the series and I hope they really give us an interesting kingpin that we deserve.
The story has felt a little episodic so far with daredevil just going after your run of the mill villains without too much endgame. But now that fisk has been introduced I expect to see that change, also it seems the Karen page story is going to become more important and both stories will come together. A big thing to talk about is the flashbacks in The episodes showing Matt's life as a young boy. Many people will accuse this show of using the same tactic as arrow in this circumstance but I don't mind it at all, arrow won't be the first to do it and daredevil won't be the last. Also the emotional scenes in the flashbacks were great and it really makes you more sympathetic for this masked vigilante.
Even though this is an edgier darker product for marvel the script makes it feel like it is still massively connected to the marvel cinematic universe. There is quite a bit of well placed humour and all the emotional scenes have done a good job so far. Also there have been some references to the first Avengers film and also agents of shield so it makes it feel like it is connected as a whole.
The style is what has got everybody talking because this is definitely the darkest thing marvel studios has ever done. Again even though it is similar to arrow I think the tone is perfect for daredevil and I couldn't see this series being any other way. The fight choreography is superb with the end of episode 2 being my favourite as it feels as heavy hitting as it should.
Overall a fantastic start to the show which really makes me feel this can be as good as all the reporters are raving that it is.
Now I will be trying to watch the show in blocks of three episodes so I can get reviews out more frequently. I also need to see this week's arrow and agents of shield and also catch up on two weeks of Gotham. I also have some movie reviews planned, I have been super busy with work and everything but I will try to get that out as soon as possible. Thank you for the patience.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdNK8L3ZdmE
This is the trailer for the show
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