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Daredevil premiered on Netflix. Discuss. Beware of spoilers ahead, unless you've already binge-watched the whole thing. But if you have, why are you even reading this?
Charlie Cox as (an early version of) Daredevil
The major issue with Daredevil was seeing whether Charlie Cox could match the prim and proper Matt Murdoch and his vindictive alter ego - "The Man without Fear". Fans were cautious, thanks to, ahem, past experience. Basically, Daredevil is kind of a cross between Clark Kent and Batman, except not quite as central to the rather less serious Marvel Universe.
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Enter Charlie Cox. In episode one, we're yet to see the Brit wearing the armoured red and black suit, so we'll focus on the Matt Murdoch side of the coin here, lest we spoil any of the story ahead. From the jump, Marvel's Daredevil goes for an entirely different feel to the rest of the adapted universe. This isn't your Avengers or Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., where the protags are also in charge of the comic relief. Instead, the baby-faced Cox goes for a much more vulnerable, much more serious Daredevil, which is, let's be honest, kind of a welcome break from the untouchable, wisecracking majority of Marvel superfolk. Not that I don't love me a bit of Tony Stark, but you know. So Cox is pretty great out of the suit too (get your mind out of the gutt), but thankfully, we get to see a bit of action from the very first episode. Not that Daredevil doesn't feature its fair share of unnecessary exposition, but the story of how Murdoch lost his dad, a boxer, who refused to throw a match in favour of the Kingpin is interspersed in brief, very tolerable segments throughout Matt's journey to vigilante status.
Rosario Dawson is fabulous and complex as his nurse/potential love interest, while Scott Glenn and Deborah Ann Woll make an awesome supporting cast and offer a welcome respite from the constant darkness and grit of Hell's Kitchen. The first episode is far from perfect of course - the pacing is still a bit off and it occasionally feels too slow for a season opener. Still, this Daredevil is definitely good enough to wash out the bad taste left from the 2003 movie.
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