Netflix's Daredevil - Season 1 and 2

So, yeah, apparently while I wasn't looking, Netflix has started pumping out Marvel shows that fit into the cinematic universe. How quaint. Apparently some of these are good, so I had to do my part and binge watch them. What I mean by binge watch is watch a few episodes the first day and then finish watching them within the course of a month or so. I'm not good with TV shows, hence why I'll probably never finish Agents of SHIELD season 2. Go figure.

Buy anyway, yeah, Netflix started by pumping out Daredevil, a show which had some pretty shifty ground to start on in the first place. Everybody still remembers Ben Affleck's Daredevil of 2003, and while my views on that movie will be withheld, let's just say that a lot of people were not very happy about it, not to mention its appalling follow-up, Elektra. So, I'm not sure if anyone was ready and willing to give the new Daredevil a shot, but they did, and it ended up brilliant.

To sum up the gist of things, the show as a whole follows blind-man Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and his alter-ego, the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. During the day, Murdock is a lawyer with his best friend Foggy (Elden Henson) and assistant Karen (Deborah Ann Woll), but at night, he dons the mask and uses his heightened senses to take down crime in New York City. Season 1 follows his fight against Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) and his goons, while season 2 delves deeper into his past, bringing in old flame Elektra (Elodie Yung), all while battling Frank Castle/Punisher (Jon Bernthal) and a greater gang from the East, The Hand.

In all honesty for as much as this series could have possibly failed, it did very, very well for what it had. The overall arc of the stories is handled pretty well, with each of the characters getting their own respected screen time and struggles. The actors do a very great job in this part, with Cox's Daredevil and Bernthal's Punisher doing very well to erase the mistakes of their respected characters' last on-screen ventures. It's very good in a classic Marvel way, and for that, I can applaud it.

Where it falls short, however, is some of the pacing and some of the scenes just feel a bit...weighed down when put together. Especially scenes involving the character of Karen, as she becomes friends with a local newspaper joint to dig deeper into the conspiracies of the city. I can respect why someone might enjoy these scenes or think that they add to the overall story, but for me, I actually dreaded them and found myself bored, looking for more action and intensity. 

Netflix's Marvel's Daredevil's Season 1 and 2 are a great start to a good series, and it's good to finally see these characters done some justice, and while some scenes leave a lot to be desired, I can't deny that the series has some definite potential. I'm going to give Daredevil Season 1 an 8.7 out of 10 stars, and season 2 a 9.3 out of 10 stars. It's a very good point to begin with, and I can't wait to see where the series goes next in Season 3.