All I can say is Marvel has does it again.
Unlike the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), this series is more personal and really dives into the personality and characters of the main character and characters around him. It is a slow burn of show that is more concerned with building the personality of Matt Murdock than it is with his alter ego Daredevil. It is also more focused on Murdock's relationship with his best friend Foggy Nelson and the other characters around him than it is with the persona of Daredevil. This was a huge risk on Marvel's part but it was a gamble that paid off in that the person of Matt Murdock and Daredevil is one of the more complex persons in the MCU and it all the better for this as well. But don't get me wrong there are some serious action scenes woven throughout this show that are some well choreographed fight scenes. This show owes a lot to Nolan's Batman in the darker and gritter aspects it brings to being a superhero. Along with this Nolan connection also comes a drive for continuity snaking its way through each episode, which is something most TV shows have long forgotten. But Daredevil picks up these loose threads from the previous episode and weaves them into the next episode with some great precision.
Another thing this show got right was building up the character of Wilson Fisk (soon to be the Kingpin of crime) played with some brilliance by Vincent D'Onofrio. Fisk is one of the best villains introduced in the MCU since Loki. They also chose to dive into the past and character of Fisk with the same depth as Murdock, in so doing they created a good foil for both characters.
I will say this about the MCU there are things I don't necessarily like about their world. They can take minor short cuts and flirt with some plot holes at times but I find myself not caring at this because the characters they create are more interesting than the what they get wrong.
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