Signed up for Netflix recently and have been binge-watching, mostly Marvel shows.
Daredevil
5/5
Has a fun premise: blind man with otherwise enhanced senses and martial arts training. Combined with 'continuous' shot fight choreography makes for great fight scenes. The interaction between Murdock's two lives is also interesting.
Jessica Jones
5/5
A genuinely scary villain: a man with the power to control minds and the inclination to violate, humiliate and destroy people without provocation. Jones is a fun take on the hard-boiled detective.
Luke Cage
4/5
Distinguishes itself from other shows by making the entire setting an important part of the story. Luke Cage's Harlem is a tragic community, rich in artistic culture but corrupted by violence. This is personified by Cottonmouth, and his vendetta with Cage is a culture war as well as a power struggle. The show also pays homage to blaxploitation films and the woeful costume designs from the source material, adding fun elements.
Loses a point because the fights became boring: instead of actually trying to beat Cage's powers in an inventive way (like drowning), the villains are blessed with a literal magic bullet, and Diamondback's secret weapon is a bit of a joke.
Iron Fist
3/5
Unpredictable characters and interesting plotlines. Danny's lack of self-awareness and emotional maturity, combined with total earnestness, are an amusing combination of master warrior and social retard.
Loses two points because it is impossible to sympathise with Danny Rand, and the martial arts looks shit.
Daredevil
5/5
Has a fun premise: blind man with otherwise enhanced senses and martial arts training. Combined with 'continuous' shot fight choreography makes for great fight scenes. The interaction between Murdock's two lives is also interesting.
Jessica Jones
5/5
A genuinely scary villain: a man with the power to control minds and the inclination to violate, humiliate and destroy people without provocation. Jones is a fun take on the hard-boiled detective.
Luke Cage
4/5
Distinguishes itself from other shows by making the entire setting an important part of the story. Luke Cage's Harlem is a tragic community, rich in artistic culture but corrupted by violence. This is personified by Cottonmouth, and his vendetta with Cage is a culture war as well as a power struggle. The show also pays homage to blaxploitation films and the woeful costume designs from the source material, adding fun elements.
Loses a point because the fights became boring: instead of actually trying to beat Cage's powers in an inventive way (like drowning), the villains are blessed with a literal magic bullet, and Diamondback's secret weapon is a bit of a joke.
Iron Fist
3/5
Unpredictable characters and interesting plotlines. Danny's lack of self-awareness and emotional maturity, combined with total earnestness, are an amusing combination of master warrior and social retard.
Loses two points because it is impossible to sympathise with Danny Rand, and the martial arts looks shit.