Daredevil

[kerravonsen]

I'm gradually catching up on some tv/movie things. This time I thought I'd tackle Daredevil, the TV series.

(yes, actually, I think that random icon is fitting)

Daredevil has proven me wrong. I used to say that if one likes the characters, everything else doesn't matter. In Daredevil, I like the characters. I love Matt and Foggy and their friendship, that is so key. I like Karen Paige. I find the relationship between Wilson Fisk and Vanessa to be fascinatingly disturbing. BUT...

I watched the first five episodes of Season 1. And then I skipped to the last episode of Season 1, and I felt as if I hadn't missed much. Or, at least, what I'd missed was not something I missed.

Because I love the characters, but it is too grimdark for me. Relentless in its brutality, heartache and loss after loss after loss. Where all the victories on either side are too close to pyrrhic victories, to make one wonder again and again if the price is worth it.

But at least now I've seen enough to be able to appreciate Daredevil much more when he makes an appearance elsewhere. (Including in Avengers fanfic!) So it wasn't a waste of time. But I'm not going to watch more of it, not when I feel I have to brace myself before watching; that's not something I find desirable in my entertainment.

(Note: there is something really wierd going on with the date-time on Dreamwidth. When I do "update date" it gives a time which is UTC, not the time in my timezone.)

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Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

I found Fisk/Vanessa to be a very accurate example of a fucked-up relationship. Though nowhere near as adorable as Fox/Thanatos in Gargoyles.

[tptigger]

Those are my feelings about Daredevil exactly :)

[vilakins]

I haven't seen it, but I'm with you on wanting to be actually entertained, not depressed or repelled. I've given up on Orville and the Star Trek series because they're all so dark these days (Strange New Worlds isn't what the title says, but more horror at times) and a while back stopped watching an old comedy because of the casual bigotry. I've enjoyed the Star Wars series, but am pacing myself on the latest, Andor, because of the institutionalised cruelty of the Empire. At least B7 had humour to lighten it. Life has humour - why leave that aspect right out?

Have you seen She-Hulk: Attorney at Law? I've heard good things, but would I be disadvantaged by not having seen a lot of Marvel and not knowing the complicated universe? I've sometimes tried to watch films online but know I'm missing too much backstory, but am not willing to brave all the violence to get it. I gave up on the Iron Man films because of that, but have enjoyed the Thor ones I've seen.

How about Loki - would I need to have seen everything to watch that?