Here it is. The season finale to Daredevil's first season. It did wrap up very nicely, albeit quickly in my opinion and it revealed the famous final suit that Matt dons that I love.
I'm really glad that Matt was able to take down Fisk on both fronts, with the power of the law and the power of his fists. With the help of Foggy, Karen and Det. Hoffman, Matt was able to arrest not only Fisk, but his lawyer, the cops, senators and judges he paid as well as any small street criminals. It was very satisfying to watch it all come to a close and I'm really glad that this wasn't actually the way the Matt brought Fisk down.
It was actually really cool to see that even with Fisk being taken in by the FBI, he still had a plan to escape. I expected nothing less from him and was glad that Matt had the chance to lay the smackdown on him. After Daredevil beat Fisk, I'm really glad that Mahoney let him go so that the police might give him some room.
Now, there was a lot of controversy over how the costume came to look. People wanted it to be like the comic book version but I actually really like the one they went with as it fits well with the tone of the story. First off, Matt always operated in the shadows, so the dark red and black is smart and meshes well together. Also, it makes sense tactically as it is actual body armor, other than like CW leather costumes.
I will say, however, that it did feel a bit rushed like last episode where things sort of felt thrown into one episode other than gradually built up. Like they were building a case, but in the last episode BOOM, they got Hoffman. I'm also kind of sad that Owlsley's dead as he was a good character but love how and why he was killed as it showed off the ferocity of Fisk and his love for Vanessa.
+ Final costume + Taking down Fisk both legally and physically + Arrest montage +/- Owlsley's death = Felt rushed
Final Score: 9.1/10
I'm really glad that Matt was able to take down Fisk on both fronts, with the power of the law and the power of his fists. With the help of Foggy, Karen and Det. Hoffman, Matt was able to arrest not only Fisk, but his lawyer, the cops, senators and judges he paid as well as any small street criminals. It was very satisfying to watch it all come to a close and I'm really glad that this wasn't actually the way the Matt brought Fisk down.
It was actually really cool to see that even with Fisk being taken in by the FBI, he still had a plan to escape. I expected nothing less from him and was glad that Matt had the chance to lay the smackdown on him. After Daredevil beat Fisk, I'm really glad that Mahoney let him go so that the police might give him some room.
Now, there was a lot of controversy over how the costume came to look. People wanted it to be like the comic book version but I actually really like the one they went with as it fits well with the tone of the story. First off, Matt always operated in the shadows, so the dark red and black is smart and meshes well together. Also, it makes sense tactically as it is actual body armor, other than like CW leather costumes.
I will say, however, that it did feel a bit rushed like last episode where things sort of felt thrown into one episode other than gradually built up. Like they were building a case, but in the last episode BOOM, they got Hoffman. I'm also kind of sad that Owlsley's dead as he was a good character but love how and why he was killed as it showed off the ferocity of Fisk and his love for Vanessa.
+ Final costume + Taking down Fisk both legally and physically + Arrest montage +/- Owlsley's death = Felt rushed
Final Score: 9.1/10
