Daredevil Season 1 was eagerly anticipated by all fans of the Marvel MCU and it was pretty damn good. It had some cool action, a great villain and some likable protagonists. But without Kingpin, the show had to fill the void with something other than more tonal references to Batman Begins, while it waits for the inevitable Defenders team up series. Their answer is The Punisher, and he manages to fill that void....partially.
Jon Bernthal is surprisingly good as Punisher. He impressed me in Fury (A Move You Need To See) and now he's really proved himself to be a genuinely great actor here. Now whether or not there is range in that greatness is still unknown, because if they really do give Punisher his own series, he's gonna need to show a lot more than what we see of him here. That, or he might end up being the Hulk of Hell's Kitchen, great in a supporting role, but not always the main focus (For the record Incredible Hulk is one of my favorite MCU films hands down like...top 5 maybe 3).
Jon Bernthal is surprisingly good as Punisher. He impressed me in Fury (A Move You Need To See) and now he's really proved himself to be a genuinely great actor here. Now whether or not there is range in that greatness is still unknown, because if they really do give Punisher his own series, he's gonna need to show a lot more than what we see of him here. That, or he might end up being the Hulk of Hell's Kitchen, great in a supporting role, but not always the main focus (For the record Incredible Hulk is one of my favorite MCU films hands down like...top 5 maybe 3).
BUT, something that really subtly irked me in Daredevil season 1, and has now really come to fruition in season 2, is that neither really feels like they are part of the MCU. Sometimes it almost feels like its embarrassed that it is, and wants to pretend its in its own (Totally Not Batman) universe. And the problem isn't the violence. The mind blowingly good Jessica Jones has many scenes of horrible violence and still feels like its taking place in the MCU, but down on the streets of New York from the perspective of everyday people.
Meanwhile even though he lives in a city that got attacked by Aliens a year ago, and lives in a world where a Nazi Cult almost took over the USA, and a city in Europe got lifted up into the sky, Matt Murdok continuously rolls his eyes in disbelief, when he's told that two Ninja Clans that have been fighting for centuries are about to duke it out in his city for a super natural power. "That's just a fairy tale" He says
Really????
Its all contributes to this weird sense I get that the show doesn't want to acknowledge the fantastical world that its characters live in, and instead is more interested in trying to replicate the successes of other popular TV shows from the past few years. Game of Thrones, other violent crime dramas, and even a little bit of Arrow.
One thing is for sure, its gonna feel REALLY weird if the Netflix MCU shows that come after the release of the new solo Spiderman movie, don't acknowledge or have camoes with Spidey or some of his villains.
Think about it. How cool would it be if Daredevil had to fight Mysterio In their first encounter DD wipes the floor with him because he can "see" through all of Mysterio's illusions with his super senses. But then in the next fight, Mysterio uses illusions based on Sound and Smell instead of Sight, and Matt really has a hard time determining what is real and what is fake.
Ok enough of that. Good Night All! May your dreams be filled with Ninjas.
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