As I previously said, TV Series have captured my leisure time for the time being. This includes all of the Marvel series on Netflix, which also all have been cancelled by 2019, for a number of reasons I can imagine, including profit, reputation, and Disney+.
Let's get on with the reviews! I watched all of it chronologically, except for 2 seasons which I will point out.
A blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil.
Daredevil is an incredible impressive TV series with consistent character development and story build-up. Matt as a blind martial artist is a highlight during the choreography, but Wilson Fisk/Kingpin played by Vincent D’Onofrio is the other highlight, as he plays intimidation physically equally as being intellectually inspiring.
The screenplay is stimulating, the direction is very good, and the setting of New York City, or Hell’s Kitchen, is well depicted.
Season 2:
Matt, Foggy and Karen return towards assisting and guiding the clients of normal to more abnormal cases, until a very violent vigilante named The Punsisher, starts punishing those believed to be connected towards murdering his family.
After a few episodes, that action arc is concluded, but after that, a shadowy femme fatale from Murdock’s past resurges, and together with his Shifu named Stick, they warn about the impeding danger of The Hand and his army, while the trials and tribulations of The Punisher’s crimes simultaneously escalate verbal and motion action. Daredevil Season 2 is a tremendous follow up.
Season 3:
As Matt mourns, regrets and struggles with self pity, pain and remorse, his spiralled life returns back to his alter ego once Fisk orchestrates and manipulates corrupt authorities Hell’s Kitchen, and he sends Bullseye after Daredevil, who imitates him. A more darker season, and if this is the end, that would be a shame.
Overall rating: 8.0
When a sabotaged experiment gives him super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive attempting to rebuild his life in Harlem and must soon confront his past and fight a battle for the heart of his city. Luke Cage is another Marvel TV Series adaptation combining the streets of Harlem with his impenetrable ability, while working with his women sidekicks together to unfold the criminals looming and plotting.
Season 2:
After becoming the Hero of Harlem, Luke Cage gathers a fan base and develops stable relationships with brothers and sisters, but the search for exploiting Mariah and Shades continues, and a new menace named Bushmaster, a Jamaican with ambition, threatens Harlem. Season 2 is just as good if not better, and it also fits as a good closure after being cancelled.
Overall rating: 7.0
A young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist. The weakest of the Marvel TV series seen so far, Iron Fist is your typical kung fu based martial arts with a few special effects.
Season 2:
Wow, I don’t know how this happened, but somehow, I saw Iron First Season 2 on Netflix first instead of Season 1 o_O, that also explains why I got chronologically confused about Misty’s right prostatic arm appearing and re-appearing at The Defenders, Iron Fist S2 and Luke Cage S2. Anyhow, Iron Fist Season 1 is also average.
Overall rating: 6.0
After the murder of his family, Marine veteran Frank Castle becomes the vigilante known as "The Punisher," with only one goal in mind: to avenge them. The first Marvel based TV series I decided to watch, The Punisher starring Jon Bernthal is a solid underground revenge story based on the comics.
Season 2
After his crusade and merciful last act, Frank Castle is driving aimlessly around the states of the country, until he stumbles onto a new violent situation inside a bar after having a ONS there previously, triggering a conflict with Russians and a religious community, and the past also comes back to haunt. Billy Russo survives, recovers and regroups in order to take down the Punisher, while the antihero in question has to take care of a teenager involved. Season’s 2 action is spot on, as is the acting, but the plot could had been more interesting.
Overall rating: 6.5
Following the tragic end of her brief superhero career, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator, dealing with cases involving people with remarkable abilities in New York City. A film noir with comic book elements, Jessica Jones is a likable, grungy yet determined protagonist, and an antagonist with an intimidating mind control ability kept things tense and sometimes disturbing.
Season 2:
The origins of Jessica’s abnormal state are detailed here, while her friends Trish and Malcolm get more hooked, and she has more “meaningless sex”. Season 2 sees her reunion with her brain damaged mother, while Kilgrave occasionally haunts her mind. Not as much private investigation.
Season 3:
After her mother passes away, Jessica Jones struggles with loss and with coping towards her only friends Malcolm and Trish. The latter becomes a vigilante on her own, while a new serial killer looms New York City, and she eventually becomes too dangerous for Jessica and the authorities to handle. Season 3 is modest at best. And with this done, I have now seen all of Netflix’s (cancelled) Marvel series.
Overall rating: 6.5
I chronologically watched the seasons of the 4 involved vigilantes before watching this. Set a few months after the events of the second season of Daredevil, and a month after the events of Iron Fist, the vigilantes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist team up in New York City to fight a common enemy: The Hand. Exciting choreography, corny quarrelling with super heroes and interconnected arcs makes The Defenders worth seeing.
Rating: 7.0
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