Unwanted children Hell’s Kitchen about “Daredevil” season 3.

Daredevil returned. And not only from the beyond - to which theoretically it could send him a building that collapsed on the head of the hero at the end of "Defenders" but also - from scenarios that pushed this hero into a story consisting mainly of running after the Ninja. Daredevil returned in the installment closest to the first season. He must fight his conscience again, what he does when he sets up his super heroic tracksuit and what boundaries he can cross when he is doing the right thing. Together with him came the idea that the hero would not only save the world but his five streets. And in these narrow decorations Hell's Kitchen is playing the perfect season.

The strength of Daredevil's third season is his fictional coherence. For some time, Marvel's series took a rather similar scheme - half seemed to be talking about one, and after a few episodes, put a completely new thread. Although on the one hand - this often facilitated attracting the viewer's attention, at the same time - the main idea of ​​the series often blurred, it was difficult to feel that we had here one consistently led story. In the case of the third season of “Daredevil”, the story is so wonderfully coherent (here we can distinguish consistent from logical - in a coherent story events are well connected, even if some elements of the plan or actions of the characters are not always logical) that the viewer only dream of the end sit down and spread the narrative to prime factors. Also because very similar threads and problems concern almost all the characters shown in the series - only each of them shows a slightly different aspect of selected issues.

It is necessary to point out here that “Daredevil”- probably the most viewed from me TV series Marvel from Netflix - is based on very well written characters and interactions between them. Yes, of course, that Matt Murdock is somehow in the center of the story. But it is not necessarily the only hero here - it can even be pointed out that in terms of screen time - it shares it fairly with the rest of the character - which is very important in this series. From Fisk - in my opinion, the best villain in the world of Marvel's production to Foggy Nelson - each character has his own well-threaded thread, which is interesting in itself. I am particularly impressed by how the story of potential supporting characters - the FBI agent Ray Nadeem or Pointdexter - was led - these are characters that could easily be reduced to some fictional and horribly boring clichés. Meanwhile, their threads are equally interesting and correspond with the main thought of the season.

But what really attracted me to the third season is the idea of ​​actually all heroes - but from a positive to a negative, it combined some community of experiences. Everyone must deal with two issues in some way. The first - this is rejection by the family, the second is the threat that creates the bestowal people with feelings - when the feeling makes us do not put our own good in the foreground but we think about others. If only Daredevil struggled with these problems, we probably would not have gone beyond the classic dilemmas of films about Spider-Man or Batman's deliberations at breakfast. What distinguishes this season is the fact that these dilemmas also apply to Fiska or Pointdexter, which - which is not a surprise to anyone who knows the comics a little better - is a much more important figure than you might think (although in total from its first appearance in we have no doubt who it is). It is the extension of these threads - it makes us get very different perspectives - but also the conclusions are much less flat than in the case of many heroic attempts to face this type of problems.

Let's take a rejection - Karen, Matt, Fisk and Pointdexter have a sense of rejection by their families here. Each of them, however, comes out with completely different conclusions. For Matt, the lack of parents - who were not in his life is on the one hand - the cause of frustration - on the world and on God (which, however, plays a significant role in the whole mythology of this character) on the other - creates the conviction that the world would like to be alone and act independent, it's the best for him. The antithesis of this attitude is the figure of Pointdexter - also left alone, it really separates itself from the world, it participates only seemingly - eventually loneliness only deepens its psychotic feature, and the attempt to make contact with another person is doomed to failure. For Karen, rejection means that she can not go back, remember and come back - she must go ahead and confront what she’s afraid of because there is no safe haven, home to return to and pretend that nothing has happened. Finally, Fisk - whose complicated past makes him able to use the most dangerous weapon in the arsenal of every villain. Empathy. Knowing the taste of rejection, doubt, alienation Fisk knows how to manipulate those who feel the same way. That is why it is so frightening - because if bullying is so obviously bad, empathy in the service of the villain seems to be a difficult tool to break from his hands.

The second issue is love. Understood widely because not only romantically - but also - love for people who surround us - friendly, brotherly. Here everyone is faced with the question - is it better to be alone or to risk that someone will take revenge on our relatives. And if we are at such a risk, do we need to tell them what they are. The series actually clearly says - but it is worth it, although it is not easy. Ultimately, we are not able to protect everyone and there is a chance that we will pay the highest price for the feeling, but is there a reason to be cut off from it? Interestingly - the greatest advocate of this attitude - naked in the name of love turns out to be none other than Fisk. And here again lies the strength of the series - who dared to introduce us to an extremely rare figure - a villain in love. This is interesting because it was accepted in pop culture that the figure in love can not be scary - and here Fisk does not lose his rather frightening personality for a moment, on the contrary, we see how much love makes him even more terrible. Anyway, underestimation of other people's feelings means that eventually Fisk will find himself in a situation in which he falls down from the very top.

Of course, the series also adds one more element - which is also slightly less in the heroic considerations that is, considerations about the nature of acting outside the system. It's a dispute taking place on the Matt - Foggy line. Matt, looking at Kingpin's actions, concludes that he must resort only to violence. Foggy believes in the operation of the system. The fact that it is assumed that the system should be given a chance before it goes to killing or knocking out opponents is something that has recently been quite poorly present in the films about the heroes. It seems that someone realised how the characters of the lonely avengers are a manifestation of a lack of faith in existing mechanisms. However, what is even more important in this dispute is the discussion about why you should not kill. The series comes out - using Karen's story from a slightly different point than many such discussions. She doesn’t try to prove at all costs that killing is bad - just because every life is equally important but because it also harms the one who kills. Here, crossing this border becomes a wrong which can not be forgotten. This is a well-known argument but the series perfectly presents it.

What charmed me in the third season is the fact that the heroes are fighting against evil but above all they are fighting for some vision of themselves. When Daredevil finally confronts Fisk, it isn’t about physically defeating the gangster, but about some victory over himself. This also applies to supporting characters - for example Foggy and his attitude towards the law and friend - the whole season is a test for him or will he persevere in his positions - more or will he return to what he always wanted to do. You will not be surprised unless Foggy comes out victorious. Karen also has an internal struggle here with her past but also with who she is - and what obligations she has towards other heroes. What I liked very much - the series does not push Karen and Matt in a romantic way at all costs. Realizing that too much has happened that two figures could simply fall into their arms.

I would not be so excited about the third season were it not for acting. Personally, I think it is a scandal that Charlie Cox is in fact a medium-known actor. Because it is amazing - how much it connects two characters - when you put on your outfit (who would think that returning to a black tracksuit would be such a good solution) is so different than when Matt Murdock smiles in such an apologetic way that it is difficult to believe it's the same guy. And what's more, you can see these transitions between Matt and Daredevil in one shot. Another thing - the idea for a blind person - who doesn’t rely on dark glasses or covering eyes but who is not focused on an interlocutor who is "empty" is really perfect. Well, I must admit that the action scenes (in the corridor of my old enemy, we meet again) are such that nothing will be hidden. If Cox will not be able to find a job in the film industry, then he will be able to become a ninja to rent.

However, let's not hide - if there is one actor that everyone will always talk about in the context of this series, it is Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin. I have no words to say how amazingly he plays his hero. In part, it's a matter of voice and how to speak - creating a character that every word is important isn’t easy. But it is not just that. Kingpin should be great and overwhelming - D'Onofrio creates the hero's size naturally on the screen. But he doesn’t forget that his hero is not only Kingpin but also doubting himself, perhaps having Wilson Fisk complexes. It is a combination of strength and delicacy. Great cruelty with the loneliness of a rejected child - all this makes Fisk an absolutely fascinating figure.

I would not be myself if I did not say anything about secondary actors: Deborah Ann Woll is no worse here as Karen Page and Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson. What the actress does with Karen Page deserves a sack of prizes. This is probably the hardest character in the entire Marvel universe. In turn, Foggy Nelson should have his own series and I assure you he would be perfect. What I really like about the hero's creation is the assumption that Foggy understands, forgives and waits. It's interesting, because if you think about it - in the relationship with Matt Foggy was endowed with all the features that usually gives a faithful girlfriend. While Karen has doubts about Matt's behavior, Foggy is here to accept him unconditionally.
Wilson Bethel as Poindexter perfectly shows both the cruelty of a man who never fails and his paralyzing loneliness. In turn, Jay Ali as Rahul "Ray" Nadeem is an interesting figure because in fact - this is largely a season about him. An FBI agent with many dilemmas and inner struggles. The more we see the more it becomes clear that the super heroes do not have a monopoly on certain life's problems.

As you may have noticed - I am delighted with this third season. Perhaps because I was not bored for a moment. Of course, the action scenes are cool, but thanks to the well-written and corresponding social threads, the show did not bore the moment. Because the action did not count, but how interesting and well-written characters react to what is happening around them.
Is this season completely flawless - I will not insist that I could probably find some plot gaps and probably if it were other characters and other actors, some scenes would seem less interesting to me. Unfortunately - the end of the season, it could easily serve as the end of the series. What really worries me because it looks like the Netflix universe of heroes is slowly curling up - probably in anticipation of the creation of the Disney streaming platform. It's a bit sad because Daredevil is a good series in itself - even without other productions.

Sorry, for this but in fact, it's about a third part of what I could write about this season. I can not help it.
I love Daredevil more than I thought.

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