mmoore325

I'm not into comics, and while I appreciate and enjoy superhero movies, I'm not a die hard fan of those, either. THIS show, however, has made me appreciate the character of Daredevil so much; someone who doesn't have superpowers who gets bruised and bloodied yet is still a master of his 'gifts'. This show is just so well done - casting, stunts, music, direction - and most importantly, the writing and sound design. It's just excellent. I'd been hearing the buzz about Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage recently, but because I'm not into comics, I kind of brushed it off. Yet, 2 weeks ago, I got into Jessica Jones and enjoyed it. This past weekend, I took a chance on Daredevil, and wound up binge-watching both seasons. I just thoroughly enjoyed it, and having Vincent D'Onofrio as the heavy was just icing on the cake, since he is one of my favorite actors. Letting this kind of story stretch over episodes does Daredevil justice; as many other posters have noted, a typical summer blockbuster format just doesn't work for this (no dis to Affleck, whom I respect a lot).

Even though I have enjoyed a lot of excellent television in my lifetime, this is the only DVD set I've ever purchased (seasons 1 through 5). Often, I don't re-watch the episodes, but instead, I listen to them. Dialogue is like music to me, and this show has excellent writing and dialogue. My favorite seasons are 1 through 5. The stories are so rich; some of them are truly moving. Just hearing them helps me get through a rough day sometimes, or even helps me concentrate at work!

I think what I appreciate most about this show, especially the early seasons, is that it's not crammed with the whole legal process like the original Law & Order, and it doesn't have melodrama with stupid twists and turns like SVU. I like that we get inside the criminals' heads, and then inside Goren's head as he figures out what is driving the criminals' pathology. I'm always more interested in WHY a criminal did something than the What or How. And then I come back to the voices of the actors - Goren, Eames, Deakins, Carver. I just love how their voices sound.

My favorite episodes that I watch or listen all the time are Semi- Professional, Smothered, Phantom, Yesterday, Art, The Extra Man, My Good Name, Dead, Bright Boy, A Person of Interest, Seizure, Beast, Tomorrow, The Collective, Identity, and Sound Bodies. Other episodes that are excellent but I can rarely revisit are Badge, Acts of Contrition, Homo Homini Lupis, and Untethered.