Daredevil: Born Again Poll And Spoiler Discussion: How Would You Rate Season 2?

Would give it 5 stars as a standalone episode if not for Fisk getting a no prosecution deal seconds after publicly killing civilians with his bare hands

I thought BA S1 was a solid 3.5 out of 5 stars and in hindsight , it sets up the characters & story well for the payoff and action that comes in S2 which I do think is better then the previous deason to a degree…

I do they did a very good job of fleshing out the supporting characters this season (some more then others of course) with special shoutout to Bullseye , Daniel Blake , Buck Cashman & Heather Glenn amongst others imo whose characters and storylines kept me engaged throughout.

They also did well imo furthering the stories and characters of established ones like Fisk & Karen , Matt felt somewhat one dimensions in the first half this season for me given he was underground so pretty much only had to be Daredevil throughout but became more prominent back in the second half with Charlie Cox truly being the MVP imo of the finale.

Anyway , I would give S2 an 8.1 out of 10 and can’t wait for S3!!.

Kingpin murdered like 30 people and he gets to walk away?

This show was disappointing it was better than the last season simply because he wore the costume and no Muse

I'm worried about the Punisher

I liked it, but I can't help think they played it way to safe and everything just feels to familiar like they are trying to mimic what they did on Netflix even down to rehashing the same plot points and conflicts we have seen before. Regardless of how much I enjoy D'onofrio as Kingpin it is time to shelf that character for it is all starting to get a bit repetitive. I also find it a bit disappointing that they still refuse to play in the MCU sandbox even though they have access to all the toys. It all feels very separated from the rest of the universe and there are barely any hints that it occurs in the same world at all. On its own I think this season is far stronger than season one and almost on par with the Netflix stuff. I espescially enjoyed everything with Bullseye. He was by far the best part of this season and I hope we get to see him again in the MCU, hopefully in a costume that looks more like his classic outfit from the comics.

I enjoyed this season but...the fact that it took 2 seasons to even come close to DD Netflix...

Honestly I was kind of bored. Too slow and disjointed at times.

Quick note: sorry about the length. I didn't realize I had this much to say when I started writing.

3/5 for me. An improvement over the previous season, but -- like the previous season -- it moves too quickly. Nothing really lands. Whereas the original series was nuanced with a focus on character and build-up over plot machinations, DD:BA so far has been much more melodramatic and sensationalized. Ironically, I think the show worked better when it was less comic book-y.

Remember when Scott Gimple took over The Walking Dead with season 4, and the dramatic shift in quality storytelling was noticeable almost from the get-go? That's because he was more interested in "big" moments, as opposed to allowing story threads to develop. That's what DD:BA feels like. This season felt like three seasons worth of stories crammed into one.

The pluses: Cox. [frick]ing Cox, man. Dude is perfect. IMO he is the single best casting in the entire MCU. He personifies both Matt Murdock and Daredevil to the letter. Other super hero actors should look at him as the gold standard.

The rest of the cast is solid, though none more than the primaries. D'Onofrio, Woll, both delivered good work. Sucked to see Michael Gandolfini go. He was much better this season as someone growing more conflicted than he was in the first season as a sycophant.

The production value is worth mentioning. DD:BA clearly has a bigger budget than the Netflix series. Digital FX are better, photography is richer, there have been some terrific visuals.

But the writing is still the biggest weak point. Too many side stories of no interest (Heather), too many generically written characters (what's his face, the main AVTF guy, total stereotype), and too much fast-tracking past developments that would take more time than they give them (the entire court case). Also, I'm no prude by any stretch, but the profanity is irritating. I don't recall the original series every dropping an F bomb (I think Bernthal let one slip during the rooftop scene in season 2, but I don't remember any others) but in this show, they're dropping them like they're getting paid per instance.

Anyway. Definitely better than the first season of DD:BA, but still not as good as even the weakest season of the original show. And it's time to move on from Fisk. Five straight seasons with Kingpin as the primary villain, DD has now definitively beaten him down three times -- it's old now. Incidentally, I agree with others that there's no way Kingpin would be allowed no jail time after being witnessed murdering so many people. That's not just far-fetched, that's outright ridiculous.

Up your game, writers.

13 Daredevil articles in less than 24 hours. Must be a helluva show!