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Marvel's Daredevil S2 |OT| No More Half Measures - March 18th on Netflix
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Finished the final episode, that it was pretty good, though (final episode spoiler)
Overall I think it was a great season, on par or better than the first but I'd have to go re-watch it. Maybe I'll do both before season 3.
The Punisher appearing on the roof to shoot guys immediately after Elektra gets downed was pretty silly, as was the head nod he does which no one saw.
Overall I think it was a great season, on par or better than the first but I'd have to go re-watch it. Maybe I'll do both before season 3.
obin_gam
Member
You just wait ^_^
Incendiary
Banned
Man episode 4 holy shit. Definitely agree that episodes 3 and 4 are the best of the series so far.
BronsonLee
Member
What a great 1-2 punch for episodes
Ran through the first three episodes of season 2. So damn good.
I initially planned on watching an episode a day (I did this with season 1 until midway through), but it hooked me in immediately.
I was sold on Bernthal immediately, and episode 3 just elevates him even more in my books.
I'm firmly in the camp of "give Punisher his own Netflix series pls".
I initially planned on watching an episode a day (I did this with season 1 until midway through), but it hooked me in immediately.
I was sold on Bernthal immediately, and episode 3 just elevates him even more in my books.
I'm firmly in the camp of "give Punisher his own Netflix series pls".
UnemployedVillain
Member
I mean he's playing a blind but who can actually see more acutely than most people. I don't know if there's a real guide for that lol
ViewtifulJC
Banned
What I would give for just ONE cool display of Daredevil's radar sense outside combat
I wouldnt have said this before actually seeing the season, but now I want a Punisher show ASAP
Doesn't really matter. The point is that it was specifically written to have that outcome in mind. It's artificial; doesn't add anything at all to the story, and just felt like an excuse from the writers to have a scene like that. Hence it is forced and boring.
It worked in the first season. He moves his head and the eyes too much around. It was more contained before.
I mean you could argue that about anything on a TV show? The child was only kidnapped in season 1 to justify a badass one shot hallway fight scene. Episode 3 justified it plenty.
LegendofDragoonLives
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lmao what? Daredevil's shittiest fight scene is better than anything Jessica Jones has up its sleeve.
Cinematography=/Choreography
Jessica Jones had some really gorgeous shots due to the use of color and also the noir aspect early on. The cinematography here comes off as pedestrian at times.
Also the scene on the roof in episode 2 was terribad.
The episode tell the viewer how differently they view "justice"
It is important for those who aren't familiar with the Punisher
Nah I don't think it's the same thing at all. The child being kidnapped represented part of the problem which Daredevil wanted to solve - the city was getting more and more corrupted and innocent people are getting hurt, families are being torn apart. Daredevil saving that one child represented one small spark of hope in all of that. It was well thought out thematically.
Here it is basically contrived nonsense. Punisher is trying to convince Daredevil to "cross the line", okay. We get 30 minutes of back and forth, and by the end of it I don't think we need to know anything more about the psyche of both of these two characters. It's all established.
But when Punisher decides to basically create a situation which puts himself in danger, and Daredevil has to fight his way through two dozen people and beat them to a pulp to essentially SAVE THEM from Punisher, while saving Punisher from them. That's just a horseshit garbage scenario. It's stupidly forced.
They can get the point across without beating you over the head with it for 45 minutes I think.
Hidden One
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Only on episode 3. Foggy annoys me greatly.
I felt the same. Impressive choreography, I think I caught only one possible cut when the camera jumps mid-fight, but despite its technical impressiveness (and creativity via
the chain-whip
I agree it has nothing on the impact of S1's hallway fight, but that scene was anything but boring my man. I'd take a one-take fight scene from Daredevil for the sake of having one over pretty much any other action scene in the MCU.
Up to ep3 now.
Action is as good as season 1, and honestly as good as it gets for a TV show (I think i still prefer Banshee on that regard) but the writing is so crass.
If I didn't laugh at it from time to time, I don't know if the action would be enough to get through it.
Every time they try to pull a serious moment, especially dealing in moral gray areas of vigilante justice, it's like they're talking down to kids or idiots, spelling everything out, using comically extreme examples and so on.
And the scene with
.
Action is as good as season 1, and honestly as good as it gets for a TV show (I think i still prefer Banshee on that regard) but the writing is so crass.
If I didn't laugh at it from time to time, I don't know if the action would be enough to get through it.
Every time they try to pull a serious moment, especially dealing in moral gray areas of vigilante justice, it's like they're talking down to kids or idiots, spelling everything out, using comically extreme examples and so on.
And the scene with
Foggy getting the two "thugs" in line, at the hospital was so cringe worthy, I was expecting him to go off about firefighters, nurses and teachers being the real heroes, next
Does that really count? There are fights in season 2 of Daredevil. Surely everyone expects this already.
BronsonLee
Member
Great, now I know that doesn't happen in EVERY episode, you fucker
Early Episode 6 spoilers
I'm fuckin' DYING at the Yakuza riding rice rockets to freaking Date With The Night by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, wtf
InfiniteBento
Member
Died laughing at the
in episode 5. Something about it was cheesy as fuck to me.
Oh and thus far, I'm impartial about Elektra.
weird slomo sex scene
Oh and thus far, I'm impartial about Elektra.
The
in episode 4 was pretty good. Overall by far the best episode of the season so far.
Yeah I forget this is supposed to be early on in his 'career'. Still Bernthal seems sort of Punisher-lite so far (dialogue-wise)
graveyard speech
Yeah I forget this is supposed to be early on in his 'career'. Still Bernthal seems sort of Punisher-lite so far (dialogue-wise)
Well I WAS about to start the last episode...
Sometimes a bunch of dudes beat Daredevil up!
Time to get Cake Bossed tonight.
BronsonLee
Member
GOOD
More Episode 6 spoilers
Elektra pigging out because she just beat the shit out of the Yakuza = A+++
BronsonLee
Member
Oh my god one more Episode 6 spoiler and I'm done
Elektra knowing he's Daredevil from dat ass is peak TV, we done here
Evil's Bane
Member
8 Episodes in. First 4 were excellent but the last 4 have dragged a fair bit with Frank a consistent highlight throughout. Every scene with him is amazing.
Hopefully the show picks up a bit in the last stretch.
Hopefully the show picks up a bit in the last stretch.
Episode 4:
The origin behind
actually got to me in that Ep 4 scene. Idk why, then Matt also
and the music queing up, and the performances themselves. Hell of a job to get that emotional impact.
Love the humanity of these characters. Reminds of when Matt treated up on Karen's shoulders in Season 1 after seeing those blind factory workers the previous night.
The origin behind
Punisher's Penny & Dime thing
tearing up at the punchline of Punisher's story
Love the humanity of these characters. Reminds of when Matt treated up on Karen's shoulders in Season 1 after seeing those blind factory workers the previous night.
This is where I'm going with it too. The Hand/Electra stuff feels like unnecessary bloat carried over from a weaker show. It's almost entirely divorced from the Punisher aspects so it's like I'm watching two separate shows.
The final arc of the Punisher storyline was pretty weak.
Foggy has been one of the best things about this season. Mainly because Matt is a prick.
halfway through
im in awe of how they kept up quality. it was a hard act to beat, different showrunner and all
it's so fucking good.
that Punisher monologue on 4 was incredible. Im so glad this exists in this form so the characters get the treatment and time they deserve.
I didnt really like Jessica Jones all that much and this makes it look even worse. Whole other level
having a hard time to even get excited about Luke Cage. I really hope Iron Fist falls more in line with this
im in awe of how they kept up quality. it was a hard act to beat, different showrunner and all
it's so fucking good.
that Punisher monologue on 4 was incredible. Im so glad this exists in this form so the characters get the treatment and time they deserve.
I didnt really like Jessica Jones all that much and this makes it look even worse. Whole other level
having a hard time to even get excited about Luke Cage. I really hope Iron Fist falls more in line with this
BronsonLee
Member
Foggy is awesome, he keeps Matt's dumb ass in check