What I've Been Watching - further on Daredevil

[major_clanger]

Following on from this, we watched episode 3 of Daredevil, after which 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.

Comments

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

I didn't agree with this on FB and still don't. The violence gets to a definite peak of horribleness in Ep 4 and then settles down to an acceptable level of brutality:-) ( except in one fight in um , ep 8? Which is sufficiently interesting to justify itself I think).
In fact the then showrunner Steven de knight ( ex Angel, natch) gave an interview in which he more or less said " we pushed it as far as we thought we could to end ep 4 and then we thought we'd better stop".

[major-clanger.livejournal.com]

What surprises me is that the BBFC rated 'In the Blood' as '15'!

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

I wonder if what we've got is ye olde violence good, sex bad.. Sigh.. Because it is very chaste!