Season 3, while not flawless, was a return to the high quality of season 1. All of the main characters went through invaluable and painful paths, most notably Matt's loss of faith in religion, the law, family, and even himself, all of which drove his deeply personal war against Wilson Fisk with ramifications for everyone around both of them. That war was ugly on both sides, but it was especially bad for Matt as Kingpin tore down both Matt's public persona and his secret life as Daredevil, framing the vigilante for brutal attacks that anyone who actually knew Daredevil knows he would never commit. To twist the knife even further, Kingpin went after Karen and Foggy, attacking them directly as well as Foggy's family indirectly, especially after Karen foolishly confessed to Kingpin for the murder of Wesley in a poor attempt to get him to attack her in front of the FBI.
On the flip side was Wilson Fisk's admirable to do anything to be reunited with his beloved Vanessa, stopping at nothing to attain his goals. While I enjoyed not seeing some of his machinations on screen, the level of control he had over numerous FBI agents, politicians, bureaucrats, jurors, and many others and the speed at which he achieved that control sometimes strained believability. Granted this is a show based on a comic book about a man with unbelievably heightened senses to fight crime, but the moment with the grand jury felt like a stretch in the speed and effectiveness that control was achieved solely to prevent Fisk from being arrested.
For some reason, I was under the impression that Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter was going to be hired hitman that simply had an FBI back history, despite knowing that Jay Ali was a cast member as an FBI agent. Nonetheless, I enjoyed his character arc and how he was a skilled killer at a young age, much like Fisk himself. However, I wasn't entirely enthralled with how decided to reveal his upbringing, through the eyes of Fisk as he read through his case history. It would be one thing if it was just the tape recordings of Dex's psychiatry sessions, but we frequently saw Fisk reacting directly to Dex's actions that occurred in front him beyond the verbal and stylistically that didn't work for me. Otherwise, I loved the presentation of the character and his struggles to keep control of his anger in attempts to please Fisk and to take down Daredevil. I imagine with his new spine (is that a reference to something in the comics?), his vendetta against Daredevil will be all the stronger and angrier when he undoubtedly returns.
As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I loved how Father Paul Lantom has a much larger role this season, one that's expanded to Matt's back history. He has been one of my favorite supporting characters over the years, and while I'm sad the character died, he did so nobly and was given a proper send-off, both in death and in mourning.
Perhaps the biggest surprise for me this season was what didn't happen. For some reason, I was under the impression that Annabella Sciorra was going to be a major player this season following her set-up in Luke Cage season 2, but she ended up with less screen time on Daredevil than she did on Luke Cage. Perhaps it was a false impression considering the large role her character apparently plays in the comics, but I could've sworn reading her role being hyped up in the press release of her casting.
I know this is a problem with many shows, but I often got annoyed how poorly FBI agents operated in the field, often not clearing corners which allowed Daredevil to easily evade them and take them out. Likewise, they never looked up. Every time they failed to clear a corner, I immediately thought of that scene in The Silence of the Lambs. Pity Scott Glenn couldn't suddenly appear out of one of those corners to chastise them.
The single-shot cinematography in the 4th episode was the best camera work I've seen since Children of Men. While I'm certain some people weren't impressed by the fighting choreography in comparison to past fights, the camera work itself simply blew me away.
Jessica Jones season 1
Daredevil season 1
Daredevil season 3
Luke Cage season 1
The Defenders
Luke Cage season 2
Jessica Jones season 2
Daredevil season 2
Iron Fist season 2
The Punisher
Iron Fist season 1
On the flip side was Wilson Fisk's admirable to do anything to be reunited with his beloved Vanessa, stopping at nothing to attain his goals. While I enjoyed not seeing some of his machinations on screen, the level of control he had over numerous FBI agents, politicians, bureaucrats, jurors, and many others and the speed at which he achieved that control sometimes strained believability. Granted this is a show based on a comic book about a man with unbelievably heightened senses to fight crime, but the moment with the grand jury felt like a stretch in the speed and effectiveness that control was achieved solely to prevent Fisk from being arrested.
For some reason, I was under the impression that Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter was going to be hired hitman that simply had an FBI back history, despite knowing that Jay Ali was a cast member as an FBI agent. Nonetheless, I enjoyed his character arc and how he was a skilled killer at a young age, much like Fisk himself. However, I wasn't entirely enthralled with how decided to reveal his upbringing, through the eyes of Fisk as he read through his case history. It would be one thing if it was just the tape recordings of Dex's psychiatry sessions, but we frequently saw Fisk reacting directly to Dex's actions that occurred in front him beyond the verbal and stylistically that didn't work for me. Otherwise, I loved the presentation of the character and his struggles to keep control of his anger in attempts to please Fisk and to take down Daredevil. I imagine with his new spine (is that a reference to something in the comics?), his vendetta against Daredevil will be all the stronger and angrier when he undoubtedly returns.
As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I loved how Father Paul Lantom has a much larger role this season, one that's expanded to Matt's back history. He has been one of my favorite supporting characters over the years, and while I'm sad the character died, he did so nobly and was given a proper send-off, both in death and in mourning.
Perhaps the biggest surprise for me this season was what didn't happen. For some reason, I was under the impression that Annabella Sciorra was going to be a major player this season following her set-up in Luke Cage season 2, but she ended up with less screen time on Daredevil than she did on Luke Cage. Perhaps it was a false impression considering the large role her character apparently plays in the comics, but I could've sworn reading her role being hyped up in the press release of her casting.
I know this is a problem with many shows, but I often got annoyed how poorly FBI agents operated in the field, often not clearing corners which allowed Daredevil to easily evade them and take them out. Likewise, they never looked up. Every time they failed to clear a corner, I immediately thought of that scene in The Silence of the Lambs. Pity Scott Glenn couldn't suddenly appear out of one of those corners to chastise them.
The single-shot cinematography in the 4th episode was the best camera work I've seen since Children of Men. While I'm certain some people weren't impressed by the fighting choreography in comparison to past fights, the camera work itself simply blew me away.
Jessica Jones season 1
Daredevil season 1
Daredevil season 3
Luke Cage season 1
The Defenders
Luke Cage season 2
Jessica Jones season 2
Daredevil season 2
Iron Fist season 2
The Punisher
Iron Fist season 1
