A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT DAREDEVIL SEASON TWO

First off, Daredevil Season Two is paced a lot better than Season One without the long boring stretches of conversation and other padding. I like this version of The Punisher (which is based on the PunisherMax adult comic series of the 2000's - Some scenes are directly taken as is how Jon Bernthal plays him) more Death Wish than the classic heroic square jawed Punisher of the 70's and 80's and also of the last Punisher film - Ray Stevenson also excellent in the role. The first four episodes are full of great moments - The Punisher walking into a hospital carrying a huge gun, The Punisher beating a kiddie porn seller to death with a baseball bat, Daredevil's fight in the hall and the stairwell and the first floor with a motorcycle gang which tops the first season's hallway fight, the long conversations between DD and the Punisher on the rooftop and the graveyard, Matt finally getting close to Karen Page with the sound of raindrops and the sense of touch amplified by his special ability - very sexy,....Of all the Easter Eggs, my favorite little in joke and hopefully one that might lead to something in a future season is when Melvin Potts picks up the saw blades while arguing with Matt - In the comics he becomes the saw using supervillain Gladiator, love to see that character in the TV show.

However, the Punisher storyline is significantly better than the Elektra storyline. When Frank Castle takes on a large number of men in a jail fight, well that is one of the most visually impressive fight sequences I have ever seen. I liked Elodie Yung as Elektra, ethnically she fits this exotic role a lot better than Jennifer Garner but I did not like the change in her origin (as a result she is a much less sympathetic and likable character) and wasn’t excited about her part of the story except for the great fight scenes. The elephant in the room going forward is Bullseye who in the comics killed not only Elektra but Karen Page too. He’s a must for the third season although not sure how he figures into Elektra’s story now they’ve so altered the events of her life.