Daredevil – Season 2 Review

Daredevil

I liked Season 1 of Daredevil but feel Season 2 is better overall. The pacing has improved a lot, and we get to spend time with more villains than just Wilson Fisk and his cronies. Honestly, I really don’t care for Fisk’s involvement in Daredevil lore and am glad he played such a small role this time around. The best thing about Season 2 was actually the Punisher. Pitting Daredevil against anti-heroes who don’t share his morals is a great way to dig into the character, and Jon Bernthal does a fantastic Punisher. The first four episodes, which make up the majority of the Punisher’s arc, were amazing. It’s too bad his character is downplayed from Episode 5 onward as the story shifts gears with Elektra’s and the Hand’s arrival.

While the show’s portrayal of Elektra is fine and all, every time she appeared, it kind of derailed the momentum they had set up in the first few episodes. I know her history with Daredevil is important and complicated, but I would have rather seen more of the Punisher and the trial revolving around him. It was fun to have Foggy and Karen in court for once, after all. This season probably benefited them more than it did Matt/Daredevil. It was getting to the point of annoying how often Matt let his friends down, friends who have grown substantially since we last saw them. The way things ended in the finale left me wanting to know more about their fates over Matt’s.

And that’s probably because Season 3 of Daredevil (assuming there will be a Season 3) will only double down on the ninja/Hand stuff. Yes, I know the Hand is a big part of the comics, but some things don’t translate that well to film. Watching Daredevil beat up faceless ninjas who will most likely come back from the dead isn’t as entertaining as watching him trying to prevent the Punisher from murdering more gang members. In a way, Season 2 was like two different shows molded into one. That certainly helps keep things interesting. Again, it made for a better pace than Season 1’s slow grind to find the Kingpin. But my take-away is that a Punisher spin-off would be more welcome at this point than a third season.

Reviewer

Clark
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Clark

I love gaming so much, I wrote a book about it.