Angels and devils permeate episode nine of Daredevil “Speak of the Devil” which may be the shows finest hour to date. Matt sits in the pews, talking to his priest, asks him if he is good if he’s trying to…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×08) “Shadows in the Glass”
If my notes are anything to go by, I can’t say that I was terribly enthusiastic for an entire episode focused on Wilson Fisk. Fisk is easily the most interesting villain the Marvel Universe has given us so far (depending…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×07) “Stick”
Flashbacks in superhero origin stories hold less impact now than they did in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins or Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man.There’s a big sense of “been there, done that” which makes the seemingly onslaught of reboots all the more eye…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×06) “Condemned”
This has to be one of the best things that Marvel has ever done, right? Episode six, “Condemned”, picks up immediately after the events of episode five with Matt surrounded by the police, most of whom are corrupt and are…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×05) “World on Fire”
Episode five is when I like to think that the show really hit its stride. Narratives began to hit their mark clearly and simultaneously, not one plot feeling extraneous. There were action-packed set pieces, much needed character development with Foggy…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×04) “In the Blood”
The world of Daredevil is ever expanding, seen this week as we learn more about the heads of the Russian organization, the brothers Anatoly (Gideon Emery) and Vladimir (Nikolai Nikolaeff). We see them first in a flashback where they were literally…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×03) “Rabbit in a Snow Storm”
“I’ve been preoccupied with questions of morality.” I think this is when things began to slip into high gear. Maybe it was due to delirious binge watching, but by the end of episode three I was so entirely hooked that…