Evening,
Fam…
So, Joey’s
been telling you a little bit about her thoughts on Netflix’s Daredevil. I guess I should chime in.
The 3rd
season of the show came out last week, the same week Netflix cancelled Luke
Cage and Iron Fist.
Luke Cage
painted itself into a corner while I thought Iron Fist’s last season had
possibilities to go into the next season.
I read
something about since Disney’s, who owns Marvel properties, going to start
their own streaming service, they’re pulling their properties. They might resurrect those series there. My fear’s they’ll be watered down
fam-friendly fare instead of the more realistic, edgy shows Netflix had going
just fine.
But, I
digress.
The season
starts with Matt broken after the happenings of The Defenders, hiding in the catacombs of a church under the care
of Sister Maggie Grace (Joanne Whalley), which only gets exacerbated by the
release of Fisk, now dubbed Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio), from the pen by the
FBI, turned dirty. On top of that,
there’s another Daredevil framing him for what the imposter does and ultimately
hellbent on killing him.
I agree with
Joey, the last season was convoluted with the Elektra storyline as well as just
not having the same energy the first season had. This season had to redeem itself, especially
knowing the Marvel properties are apparently on the chopping block (Jessica
Jones and Punisher’re
the only ones left besides Daredevil.). It mostly succeeded.
The two main
themes this season dealt with are not letting mistakes define you and not
letting anger consume to madness.
Throughout
the season, Matt’s a powder keg between not feeling like he fits into society
to feeling like a total screw up in his strained relationship with Foggy (Elden Henson) and Karen (Deborah Ann
Woll), who he considers his colleagues and friends, his ongoing mission to see
Fisk stay behind bars if not in a box, among other things he learns this
season. He even hears and talks to
voices from his past as well as Fisk getting in his head. It literally threatens to drive him mad. It’s palpable. When fake Daredevil starts beating Matt up,
there’s one scene he takes off his shirt and the bruises and cuts to his torso
enhance what we’ve already seen on his face.
By the end of the season, Matt has a decision to make: a. be the better
man, or b. give into his feelings.
Foggy a side
story that ties into the main story, but he’s really secondary while we learn
more of Karen’s past and what drives her.
Her role’s meatier as she’s more antagonistic, albeit, recklessly when
she antagonizes Fisk knowing how nimble the big man is when he’s pissed.
Speaking of
Fisk, he does this cool thing with one of his guy’s jackets. He’s not with his own demons, as he sees his
younger self after he offed his old man, his Daredevil starts going rogue, and
his fiancée, Vanessa (Ayelet Zurer), comes back.
Finally, the
end kinda fizzles for me, but in all honesty works in the context of the season’s
themes. All in all, this season engaging
and fun with a few surprising bits and brutal fight sequences. Give it a gander.
Be good to
each other.
-J-
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