Monday, March 21, 2016

Daredevil Season 2 - Mid Point Review

SPOILERS!

Frank Castle AKA "The Punisher" has been captured and now subject to trial by jury.  The conspiracy involving him appears to concern a DA whose own mini-mystery has yet to be revealed.  The majority of the gross corruption of season 1 appears to have been stamped out at least from the temptation side of things.

Meanwhile Matt has met up with Elektra Nachios, his college flame, heir to a criminal empire and whom he is actually aiding in that takeover...albeit somewhat unknowingly.  The excitement of the romance with Paige is counterbalanced by the excitement of Elektra's high energy rogue-ishness. 

Elektra - She is where Matt was in season .  She is beginning to come into her own.  She is cowgirling around in PJ's and we haven't seen her signature sais yet.  Matt isn't getting quite as injured as frequently and  he gets a suit upgrade fairly early on after a headshot leaves him with a concussion - which he battles through admirably if not unrealistically.

She's also his nemesis.  She is a bigger danger to him than any of the people he actually fights.  He is weak to her because he is like her.  She likes adventure and so does he.  He doesn't trust Paige but he should and he won't learn the lessons until he gets hurt by them.  Mixed in all this is his best friend who is being torn up by prior knowledge, loyalty and te fact that h e is a little bit fascinated to  be on the edge of events witnessing them and to his own credit is becoming a fine lawyer despite Matt's inattention as his second life begins to overtake his first one.  And with Elektra other mysteries deepen.  Will Stick make a return?  The Chaste vs the Hand?  Will the Hand reveal itself?