Finally watched Daredevil: Born Again
I've been behind on streaming superhero shows. It has taken me a bit to catch up. I had yesterday off, and now today, for the 4th of July holiday. The nice thing has been catching up on series I've been behind on. One of those is Daredevil: Born Again.
No spoilers – here are my thoughts on the series.
First off, I liked it, but I didn't love it. There are elements that left me scratching my head, but overall, I had a good time with the series. I'm excited to see where season 2 goes. If I have any "meh" about this series, it's just that it seemed to be setting up for a season 2 more than standing on its own, which is a weird thing to write, given how enthralled I was as I binged the series.
The first episode hits with a bang, and then the show settles into what feels like a completely different direction. This shift in tone – I don't know if that's accurate, but it's clearly a shift of some sort – left me unsettled for a couple episodes. Once the series hits it's stride, I was all in.
There's a lot to watch here. That may also be part of the series's problem. Lots of characters, lots of subplots. But wait, are these subplots or the actual plots? Who's the villain here? This, of course, becomes clear as the show reaches it's conclusion, but I wasn't sure along the way. Again, this is partly a strength of the series and partly it's weakness.
Fans of the original Netflix-based series will find lots to like here. The street level fights are the same intense, gritty action realism that we all loved from the originals. There are some added elements like Daredevil swinging around the city that just don't work quite as well. Those elements, while a nice touch for us comics nerds, feel too comic-booky compared to the grittiness of the original series.
There are also a couple cameos that I'm not sure if I loved or not. As one of these characters came on screen, I literally gasped and thought, "Wait, is that [...]?!" And then, I was like, "Oh hmmmm, why are they in this show?!"
If you haven't caught on yet, I've got mixed emotions everywhere with this show. I'm glad Daredevil is back. I'm also glad Disney seems committed to this series. Charlie Cox in particular is perfect as always. What great casting!
To wrap up, I'll say this – the series really gets to an interesting place by the last episode. I'm legit excited for season 2. As I mentioned above, this is also a problem with the series. The show doesn't have a satisfying resolution. Great comics find a way to tell a complete story and leave you wanting more. With Daredevil: Born Again, I was mostly just left wanting more.