A
number of big names in the superhero industry have made it to the big screens
since the dawn of the new millennium. And because the demand for more comic-based
fictions went sky-high since the creation of the biggest entertainment
conglomerate yet, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, small screens also decided to
be part of this empire. A couple of superhero series (from another company)
have been airing in various networks for a year now, there’s also Marvel’s
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Marvel’s Agent Carter on ABC and just last year, news
of another MCU-based series will air on Netflix for 2015 flared the internet.
MCU fans were hyped, of course, because we’ll share another adventure with the
lawyer-by-day superhero, from Hell’s Kitchen, Matt Murdock aka Daredevil!
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| The official opening visual that we'll be seeing on Marvel's Daredevil for its upcoming episodes. |
Marvel’s
Daredevil, or just Daredevil per se kicked off with its pilot episode on
Netflix last Friday. This American superhero crime drama television series is
the first in a series of shows that will lead up to Defenders crossover miniseries
with Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. But let’s not worry about that yet
for we are here to discuss about Daredevil’s pilot episode.
Of
course, the pilot show consisted of the prime details the audience should know
if they don’t want to get lost in the next episodes including the origin story,
the main characters, and a mysterious hint about the villain who will be the catalyst
for the turning point later on.
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| The accident that took young Matt Murdock's sight. |
All
superheroes have their own origin stories. The pilot episode started with
Daredevil’s short summary of his own life as an everyday person– an encounter,
or should I say an accident, which made him go blind but also heightened his
other senses particularly his hearing. We got to know the main characters of
the series, with Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Elden Henson who plays
as his loyal legal partner Foggy Nelson, and Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page. We
also had a glimpse of Murdock’s all-black ensemble for his crime-fighting alter
ego.
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| (L-R) Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil and his loyal legal partner Foggy Nelson played by Elden Henson. |
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| Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page. |
Here’s what I really love about the kicker episode,
‘Into the Ring’. For this episode, Daredevil shows this awesome flair by not
letting every any obstacle or troublemaker step over him during an encounter.
He’s human, yes, but he’s a ruthless fighter as well. You can’t deny he’s got
bumps and lumps from time to time and it really gets to me in a more positive
light that his heightened senses are not deemed as superhero powers. There’s
none of those cheeseball sonar, bat-like resonance vision that some ancient
superheroes may have ten or twenty years ago whenever he puts up a fight. It’s
definitely amazing how he’s so good with detecting split-second movements
through air tunnels and sound waves, something we’d kill to have if we’ve got
superpowers, I’m sure.
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| Daredevil's all black ensemble. |
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| Daredevil fighting off an enemy. Yay! |
The episode concluded with a cliffhanging dramatic
montage that reeks of mystery for what’s in store for the upcoming episodes of
the series. Clips of Murdock working out at the gym with utter strength and
perseverance and scenarios that may play a big part in the chaos that will
attack Hell’s Kitchen in the coming days was shown complete with a dramatic
score, an element that hyped the fans to a higher level.
Here's some screen shots of things we'll look forward for the next episodes of Marvel's Daredevil:
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