From gorgeously bleak visuals to deep character studies, it establishes a world in which superheroes exist but remain as these mysterious, misunderstood figures. Still, whether alone or as part of a whole, Daredevil delivered in a way that every Marvel fan can respect.
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Like the first season of Arrow, it was a gritty, violent series that served as the baseline for increasingly fantastical characters. MCU connections notwithstanding, Daredevil season 1 was a fantastic series on which to build the Netflix Marvel universe. The camera spins around in the interior of the car multiple times, and Daredevil appears and disappears until a fight breaks out.ĭaredevil Established a Solid Foundation on Which to Build a Universe One of my favorite shots was during a scene in which a blind drug mule sits in the back of a car singing a popular Mandarin song.
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From the big fight in the rain during the pilot to the iconic “hallway fight” (above), this TV series looks like a film. The cinematic style used to film the series could only happen on a Netflix-style show rather than a traditional network TV production. Yet, the Netflix model allowed Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist to complete production before the series debuted. Traditionally, TV shows are in production while they are airing. Yet, unlike Agents of SHIELD, the Netflix model allowed Daredevil season 1 to come together more like a film than a series. Years before Deadpool and Logan showed that Marvel audiences are okay with grittier fare, Daredevil opened Marvel up to the visual vocabulary of films like Taxi Driver, The French Connection, and other films that captured the culture’s attention in the 1970s. In fact, a Netflix executive said that viewers often found this series after viewing shows with anti-heroes like Breaking Bad, Dexter, or even House of Cards. Daredevil is a hero, but he’s not as squeaky-clean as some of the top-tier MCU vigilantes. Often when dispatching baddies, Daredevil would throw three or four extra punches, highlighting the brutality with which he policed the streets. Where the violence in the films was distant and often bloodless, the fights in this show were the opposite. Hell’s Kitchen was dark, with wet streets littered with refuse. With the film MCU being a bright universe of wonderous things, Daredevil season 1 was visually very distinct. Why Netflix Was the Perfect Home for Daredevil Season 1 The fight between Daredevil and Nobu is perhaps the best one-on-one fight in the season. Still, despite these shortcomings, the screen time these villains get is truly a treasure. Even Ayelet Zurer’s Vanessa is a crucial part of Fisk’s story, yet her motivations for sticking with Kingpin are left only to subtext. Similarly, the great Bob Gunton shows up as Leland Owlsley (much different from his comics counterpart), but he also is taken out before we can learn anything significant about him. Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page takes him out before we can ever lean why he’s so ruthlessly loyal to Fisk. For example, Toby Leonard Moore is Wesley, Fisk’s canonical right-hand-man. Yet, save for Fisk and the two Russian brothers who are Daredevil’s entry into this larger story, none of the villains are given the story space they need. According to the actor, Jeph Loeb deliberately chose to not develop this character for truly troubling reasons. Every actor in the series delivers a fantastic performance, though some characters do remain criminally underdeveloped.įor example, Peter Shinkoda’s Nobu is a fascinating character and one that should have had much more development. In Daredevil season 1, D’Onofrio’s Fisk is the perfect mix of calm, collected crime boss and utter rage monster. Though the 2003 Daredevil did have an excellent Kingpin in Michael Clarke Duncan, Vincent D’Onofrio’s take on Wilson Fisk is just as inspired. Charlie Cox is able to imbue Matt Murdock with the right amount of hero complex, Catholic guilt, and joy in violence that the 2003 film failed to capture (among other things). There is a reason that Daredevil fans don’t just want the character back but this version of him. Key to the success of this series is the cast itself. A Fantastic Cast, Even If Some Characters Remain Underdeveloped
Character-focused, cinematic, and very grounded, it served to make the MCU feel more realistic. While the Netflix and film MCU was always segregated, Daredevil season 1 proves that even if there was no connection at all, this “universe” could stand on its own.
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