re: Daredevil Season 3 SPOILERS Thread

does the rest of this season suck as bad as the first three episodes? are the next ten similar to the first three in that matt murdock just constantly acts like a pussy and feels sorry for himself? already getting tired of the show and i'm only 3 deep.

Easily the best marvel tv show season.

To the send Dex after Fisk comment, I think Matt knows he can't get up to the penthouse without a distraction and "help."

The article posted on the previous page says they did. Though they did swap in Charlie Cox's stunt double a few times.

Outside of Jessica Jones and the first half of Luke Cage S1, the Marvel Netflix series were leaving me cold and less and less interested. This was a return to form, and maybe the best thing they've done outside Jones S1.

First, all of the characters make sense and have actual arcs. I was irritated by how the story kept the three leads apart, but in the end, it worked, because when Karne, Foggy, and Matt finally team up at the end, I was super excited. I missed their interplay, but more importantly... THEY missed it. Foggy made an in-character comment about it, and it felt earned. They had to learn that they are stronger together by actually being apart.

Foggy is still the secret MVP of the series, and his relationship with Marcy is f'n awesome. Introduced as a wet blanket, she's become an interesting character in her own right, whose love of Foggy inspires him to be an even better person (while still grounding him, "Of course, you'll lose.") Karen still recklessly endangers every human being she meets and never gets called out on it, but she does show stones by telling Kingpin she murdered Wesley. It catches him genuinely off guard, even if her plan would have resulted in her getting beaten to death had not Foggy saved the day.

But the villains! Bullseye was great! His powers made sense as did his sociopathy and his attempt to be better. The murder of Julie was genuinely shocking, and left him unmoored. Fisk is damned near omniscient which shouldn't work as a character, but it makes him a great looming villain. And there are stakes, like when he gives Vanessa the omelette. He becomes a kid again, desperate for approval.

Even the side characters stepped up. Nadeem started as a bucket of damp rags, and slowly became a fascinating study in slowly losing control. And the parallels to his death and Matt's dad are obvious, so we'll skip it. The police detective gets a well-deserved win, and DA Towers is set up as a foil, but not a monster. We'll miss the priest, who has been the guiding light of Matt's conscience, but Sister Mary now steps up. Everyone's motivations made honest to God sense! People came into conflict even though they had similar goals! There were moral grays! Even Foggy!

And holy crap, the fight scenes. They have to be the best on TV. The jailbreak was astounding, but the first Bullseye-Daredevil fight was terrific, especially because it was staged in a way as you could see the two figuring out the other's weaknesses. Matt tried to bring the fight to close quarters so he could brawl, while Dax showed off his improvisational skills.

And bonus, they didn't turn Karen into a heroin-addicted prostitute like the comic storyline this is based on. Good adaptation decisions!

Ditto

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does the rest of this season suck as bad as the first three episodes? are the next ten similar to the first three in that matt murdock just constantly acts like a pussy and feels sorry for himself? already getting tired of the show and i'm only 3 deep.

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I think you might be the most negative poster on these boards



Yes the first 3 eps were on the slow side, but they were necessary to establish Matt's emotional and psychological state and setup the rest of the season. Ep4 takes off and the season is phenomenal ever after.


Go take a happy pill and finish it

I loved the season, but that final conflict where they are actively trying to prevent bullseye from killing Fisk drove me crazy. There is no reason to believe that Fisk can’t still have them killed. When he has Karen killed, it will be directly Matt’s and Foggy’s fault.

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I am about 5 episodes in, when does Matt out on the.suit?

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He doesn't.

Only Bullseye wears the suit in this series.

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Netflix is trying to get out of the Marvel business completely.

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They may want to, but I think they have a huge perception problem. A lot of people think the Disney deal ending means Netflix might lose the Defenders based shows too. They need to release some new seasons after they've lost all of their Disney content just so people know they still have it.

Daredevil had a lot more support than Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Jessica Jones had more support too but I suspect that terrible season 2 will make season 3 DOA no matter how good it is.