Thoughts on Daredevil

Seeing as I am an MCU completist, I'd always intended to watch Daredevil eventually. But I hadn't gotten around to it for two main reasons: the graphic violence and T's interest in the show, which existed but was low-priority enough that I could never convince him to sit down and start watching. But a couple of weeks ago, it occurred to me that the release of Jessica Jones is coming up, and I wanted to watch Daredevil first. So I bumped it up the queue. After checking in with T, who decided to pass for now, I watched the series over the space of a little over a week. Although I was actively unhappy about some of their choices, overall I enjoyed it and look forward to seeing a second season.

( A collection of thoughts in no good order. Spoilers, long. )

Short version: good show with some caveats, worth watching if you can stomach the violence, and some really stunning "OMG did they really just do that???" moments. And now I am very ready for Jessica Jones (if you haven't watched the trailer you should really watch the trailer, although with a heavy warning for abuse and consent issues -- I hope the show handles that aspect well). T is actually interested in that one (mostly because he's impressed with Krysten Ritter as an actress), so keep your fingers crossed that I get watch it in a timely manner.