after spending some time thinking about it, I decided it basically boils down to it made the entire season feel like it could have been a 2 hour movie and not lost anything.
The entire season was laid out the same way they do comic book runs. There was a series of shorter story arcs which each bled one into the next and all fed into a single overarching arc that lasted through the whole season.
The 1st episode was a bridge between the Netflix series and Reborn while setting up the overall season arc.
Episodes 2-3 were the trial of White Tiger while establishing both Muse and the context for the ATVF.
Episode 4 was a bridge between the White Tiger arc and the Muse arc while furthering the ATVF story.
Episode 5 was a bottle episode, but did a LOT of world-building and is probably the single most comic booky episode of television Marvel has ever produced.
Episodes 6-7 was the Muse arc which also fully established the ATVF.
Episodes 8-9 was the culmination of the season-long arc and bringing Bullseye back into the story.
Even the season ending on a new paradigm (Fisk’s martial law and beginning the full-on war between Daredevil and Fisk) is such a comic book move.
I know they came in and had to rework the original plan for the series, but I think they did an excellent job. The only thing I’d have changed is to have more Karen and Frank.
after spending some time thinking about it, I decided it basically boils down to it made the entire season feel like it could have been a 2 hour movie and not lost anything.
I whole heartedly disagree.
The entire season was laid out the same way they do comic book runs. There was a series of shorter story arcs which each bled one into the next and all fed into a single overarching arc that lasted through the whole season.
The 1st episode was a bridge between the Netflix series and Reborn while setting up the overall season arc.
Episodes 2-3 were the trial of White Tiger while establishing both Muse and the context for the ATVF.
Episode 4 was a bridge between the White Tiger arc and the Muse arc while furthering the ATVF story.
Episode 5 was a bottle episode, but did a LOT of world-building and is probably the single most comic booky episode of television Marvel has ever produced.
Episodes 6-7 was the Muse arc which also fully established the ATVF.
Episodes 8-9 was the culmination of the season-long arc and bringing Bullseye back into the story.
Even the season ending on a new paradigm (Fisk’s martial law and beginning the full-on war between Daredevil and Fisk) is such a comic book move.
I know they came in and had to rework the original plan for the series, but I think they did an excellent job. The only thing I’d have changed is to have more Karen and Frank.