Daredevil - Season 2 [DVD] [2017]

How do you follow a great season one, with a even better season 2. My cousin told me before I saw this before I did and said it was the best series he had ever seen. So I had pretty high expectations going into it. This one lived up to them all. I really liked that they gave every character there time to shine, and Matt spending more time as Daredevil was neglecting his responsibilities as well Matt.There are a couple of origins in this series, again these are done very well. Time is taken for the character to develop. Again something done very well from the first season is injuries cuts and bruises are on display from one episode to the next. That said there are some very gruesome injuries/deaths in this season. There is a new vigilante in Hells Kitchen. Ripping through the criminal under world with a vengeance. Yes comic fans will know who he is. I like the way he is shown as Daredevils dark mirror. He is a pain for both Daredevil and Matt.Then just when you think Matt is getting his professional life together, a blast from his past returns to tear it all down. The war Stick eluded to has come to Hells Kitchen. To begin with I did not like this incarnation of this character but as the season progressed, they developed her correctly. They even managed to make a correction I though for the comics, as when Matt finds out Sticks connection he does not just let it go like in the comic it happened. Ok move on. All round great season, lots of action, great story arcs, amazing character development, and plenty left for more seasons and cross overs. The only thing I say could possible say was wrong is there are not extras. However like the first season it good enough to stand on it's own.

At the start it seems easy to predict how this second season will proceed - in New York's Hell's Kitchen, Irish mobsters to fill the void left by ousted Russians, Japanese and Chinese. Not so. Within moments, all is violently to change - the first of several startling new developments.Thirteen episodes of over fifty minutes. No bonuses. Charismatic blind Matt Murdock remains dedicated to ridding the city of its low life, at night he listening intently from roof tops for any indication all is not well.. He is still steadfastly against killing even the most ruthless villains - a fact some viewers may find annoying. Newcomer The Punisher has no such qualms, massacre of all scum now his main aim in life. Why this way? Interesting revelations help to gain him sympathy (he already with a fan club!). Charlie Cox and Jon Bernthal have impact in the two roles - characters diametrically opposed, but at times powerful allies. Nelson-Murdock staff Foggy and Karen increasingly impress - Foggy especially so in trial scenes. Sadly the Law Firm front for Matt's secret activities is now a ploy wearing very thin - everything set off-balance by an Elektra storyline that some may find extremely tiresome.Even when episodes are watched in quick succession, events are not always easy to follow. So much happens in near darkness, even staunchest fans at times perhaps wondering "Where are we and why?" This is particularly so in final sequences, which may bewilder.Overall? Despite increasing reservations, I remain hooked - the hope that next time there will be an all round tightening up.

A four disc dvd box set containing all thirteen episodes of the second season of Daredevil.This is not a jumping on point, so go and watch season one first if you haven't.Regular viewers, read on.All episode run fifty to fifty three minutes. [Approx]. As with season one, there is strong language, graphic violence, and adult moments, so this is why it has an eighteen certificate and isn't suitable for anyone younger.A short while after the end of season one, and things are going pretty good for Nelson and Murdock attorneys. But whilst the city basks in a heatwave, someone is shooting up the criminal gangs. A new vigilante people are calling the Punisher. Daredevil might have started a trend, and again he has a few moral dilemmas to consider.But if the Punisher isn't hard enough, the return of a face from Matt's past adds even more complications, and he has a few very hard choices to make...A very strong season. And one that never feels over stretched or padded at thirteen episodes, because it does a superb juggling act with it's plotlines. Not starting one of them till a few episodes in helps, but then it balances them out superbly after.This isn't just good quality comic book vigilante action - and it is very good quality in that respect, because the fight scenes are once again superbly coreographed, and characters aren't invulnerable - it's also good strong grown up drama. Fully character driven, with things developing as a result of that rather than the needs of the plot. And with things for the viewer to think about as well along the way, about ethics and the heroic ideal and other such things.Some brief moments do have subtitles, which can't be turned off.There is some neat crossover with other Marvel Netflix shows, but you don't need to see them to get into this,.It is also a great launch for the Punisher in this version of the Marvel comics universe. Jon Berntahl is perfect casting, with just the right mix of decent family man and superb soldier with lots going on under the surface, to do the character justice.A great season, well worth five stars.There are no extras on the dvds at all.Language and subtitle options are:Languages: English, German, French.Subtitles: English, German, French.