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Simon Bradshaw ([personal profile] major_clanger) wrote2015-06-01 08:14 pm

What I've Been Watching - further on Daredevil

Following on from this, we watched episode 3 of Daredevil, after which [livejournal.com profile] attimes_bracing opined that it seemed rather repetitive and she was finding the violence wearing. I commented that I could see signs of a plot arc emerging, so we agreed that I'd watch episode 4 and let her know what I felt.

Well, episode 4 ('In the Blood') certainly takes the wider plot forward, and has one of the most interesting and non-stereotypical depictions of a villain I've seen in a comic adaptation. Vincent D'Onofrio portrays Wilson Fisk as intelligent, pensive, socially awkward and bordering on downright shy, whilst also being a monster capable not just of ordering the most horrific violence but of personally dealing it out. And speaking of that, I had to advice S that no, the violence does not let up - indeed, the episode's conclusion is positively Verhoevenesque. I suspect I'll be watching the rest on my own.

[identity profile] stevegreen.livejournal.com 2015-06-02 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[livejournal.com profile] halloween_jill and I have watched the first couple, but haven't felt a pressing urge to go further. The recurring piss-yellow palette doesn't help.