now to be fair I've only seen the first six episodes but I can still say with
the utmost confidence the daredevil season 3 is hands-down the best season
of comic book television I have ever seen oh my god it's all good but this is
don't worry this is a non-spoiler review I know if I could do it but I managed to
dance around it yet still convey the awesomeness of what I have witnessed
okay now the reason this is so good is because one this show has done the work
it's laid the groundwork in the first two seasons and now it could hit the
ground running Akana runs we'll discuss and then - it finally gives fans what we
want daredevil versus kingpin you know mano a mano y
mano but with bull's eye caught in between
what I mean by that is there's like little bull's-eyes in the mix you know
kingpin isn't like a couple of characters away from daredevil right
This Is It this is the two of them battling it out and it's amazing two
heavyweights going up against each other oh so good is as good as you would think
it would be isn't that refreshing and I would say that after a convoluted yet
still excellent season - which almost felt and we know we all agree on this
like too many seasons stitched together right The Punisher season in the Elektra
season season 3 is stripped down almost dark night style come to think of it - a
mix of three intense character studies how awesome is that right you're like
that's exactly what I want but they're all so intense action scenes or intense
mind games where kingpin is concerned he might get into the action later on but
not in the six episodes that I saw but again it's still like 50/50 with him and
daredevil he is not back-burnered or you know behind the scenes in any way it's
so good now it's also impressive season 3 can start out as a slow burn with Matt
Murdock questioning his beliefs and his purpose
you'd still be vastly entertaining plus it's a nice throwback to the days when
the Catholic Church was a strong support system rather than having them more well
it's not an image it's an actuality unfortunately you know having a
predatory nature to it right and Joanne Whalley by the way does Ingrid Bergman
proud for those of you who've seen the bells of st. Mary's right you should
very good movie but Joanne Whalley does Bergman proud is a nun from Marik's
childhood who must once again help him overcome his anger I thought their
discussions were fascinating and they can have really interesting religious
discussions in a comic book show is exactly what you would expect from
daredevil cuz that's his whole thing but while they're slow burn the first few
episodes or anything but slow that's because Murdoch's personal
struggle is cross-cut with Wilson Fisk cleverly positioning himself for a
comeback and the tease that fan favorite Vanessa is on her way back to his side
and the show she doesn't show up in the first six episodes so I can't I can't
you know promise you or hinted anything for sure don't want to get your hopes up
my hopes are up though oh I'm excited and also seeing him and his classic
white suit doesn't hurt either so great we also get to see Murdock's close
friends foggy and Karen not only struggling with his loss and then his
sudden return damn you Matt you're not an easy person
to be friends with but that's what makes you so interesting right but we also get
the best picture we've seen yet of the lives that they've each built for
themselves since Nelson and Murdock closed its doors well that's a nice way
to put it they kind of bailed on him oh so but you know since then it's
interesting to see how friends evolve even in real life and I think that's
captured in this fictional show and they done good I'm very proud of both of them
not all these characters within the show but the fact they're no longer annoying
as you might recall wasn't always a fan of Karen Wright but she's become
fabulous they're both excellent supporting characters that we now
genuinely care about right and they also can contribute and
the story the overall story forward isn't that nice what supporting
characters are supposed to do plus kingpin starts putting them both in
danger as pieces on his chessboard and his strategy against Murdock
then there's bullseye whose entrance end of the series is nothing short of
brilliant in its subtlety as dawns on us and kingpin exactly who were dealing
with I thought that was just again so clever so well done it is it's amazing
how it washes over you the realization oh I can't wait for you to experience it
and thanks to a deep dive into bull's eye psychological profile right this
version of the character manages to be both terrifying and sympathetic so far I
actually feel bad for the guy Wilson Bethel is as much bullseye as
Charlie Cox's daredevil and Vincent D'Onofrio is kingpin and considering how
much we love those two characters that's quite the compliment to Wilson Bethel
indeed he does have a chin that looks exactly like Sebastian Stan though I
will agree with many of you on that because when he made his debut in the
trailer I was like it's clear who that is and I was interested that many of you
were like Sebastian Stan Wilson Bethel is gonna start going after those
Sebastian Stan roles although on a side note I'm surprised that daredevil has
well received as popular as it is hasn't liked you know opportunities outside of
the show really for Charlie Cox or Vincent D'Onofrio wake up casting
directors these guys are brilliant all right then those action scenes episode 4
has the hallway fight to end all hallway fights as I said in my recent trailer
reaction it's so tense exciting and ambitious I was like are you really
gonna try and do this you are you did it that I was holding my iPad so tightly as
I watched it unfold that I can literally say that daredevil is gripping
television it's great I was also completely blown away by the extended
action sequence in episode 6 and by the way you might be like why you telling me
what episodes these happening gray because it is a little bit of a slow
burn and I want you to know that action is coming okay for those of you who
maybe aren't as committed or as into it as I was I don't see how that could be
the case but just in case I'm putting in these little safety nets of episode 4 in
episode 6 so episode 6 has an extended action sequence or bull's eye and
daredevil square off for the first time and I felt I'm not going to tell you the
circumstances and I found myself genuinely afraid for everyone's safety
going up against bullseye even Matt Murdock and it's wonderful to see a
classic villain live up to expectations and raise the stakes exponentially as
they should and speaking of classic villains who
raise the stakes exponentially of course that also applies to kingpin who's
working through bullseye and also through other back channels as the
character is so famous for doing but again he's in the mix I would say this
is 50% his show for sure which is what we wanted what we've been hoping for
what we've been waiting for and it's so great to finally get that finally while
other shows make quite a point about having a diverse roster behind the
camera remember Jessica Jones was like all female directors right and on camera
by the way this season all slides jle as agent Nadine he's you know it's it's a
straight man role you know it's not a flashy role but so far so good from what
I've seen in the first six episodes but while daredevil season 3 hasn't called
attention to their diverse behind the camera talent and I think maybe I may be
I mean it's a mix do you want to call attention to it right is that like
trying too hard you know she can't let the work speak for itself but if you
don't call attention to it how do you make sure people know that it's
happening and I'll tell you why I want you to know what's happening because the
most important thing that this group is done and you know hats off to everybody
in the group not just the diverse members but you know the thinking is
when you would diversify the behind the camera talent it's gonna change this
what you're seeing on camera but I think it's important to point out that this
group has delivered an incredibly comics accurate depiction of daredevil and one
of his strongest stories ever in any medium you know they they made a bet
they made it and they didn't you know change it just for the sake of changing
it and while I know it's supposed to be based on born again into some
is a significant amount here is it's changed and I think it really does stand
it's on its own as its own story by the way you should always pay attention to
the credits when you're watching a show especially if you're really into the
business so that you know who you who's working on what you're watching so you
can also pay attention to their careers and also if you're interested in such a
career so that you know the players right and kudos by the way to showrunner
Erik Olson coming off of arrow of all places I can't believe that he was able
to deliver this based on what I'm hearing about arrow especially recently
I can't wait to watch the rest of the show so that's my review of daredevil
season 3 spoiler review coming when the when the season debuts so be sure to
share your own thoughts down below if you've somehow gotten wind of spoilers
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