Daredevil
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Superficial stuff, mostly.
But whats funny is that this season isalsoclosely aping the structure and dynamics of the first.
Its remarkable how well it all works and Matt is barely in this episode!
Instead, we spend the bulk of our time getting to know Special Agent Poindexter.
(He opens it again to reach through the doorway and straighten it.
Its a nice beat.)
Benjamin Poindexter was an orphan, we learn.
Dex doesnt understand he thinks that if he pitches a perfect game, maybe his parents will come back.
Your internal compass isnt broken, his therapist tells him.
It just works better when it has a North Star.
Julie recognizes him at the bar on her first shift.
Its also, to boot, the most experimental and dramatic non-action sequence the series has ever attempted.
See, Fisk knows that Murdock survived the taxi that was supposed to drown him in the river.
If Nadeem tugs any harder, hes going to find out the truth.
As for Matt Murdock, hes now homeless and on the run.
The question now is, how long before his friends are forced to join him?
