Daredevil Season 1: Why it's the worst Marvel-Netflix show season to date.

Ok, I know that's not saying much, because there have only been three seasons worth of Marvel-Netflix goodness, and they have all been amazing. However, although I loved season 1, I didn't like it nearly as much as season 2, or the first season of Jessica Jones.

I feel like this is mainly because while season 2 of Daredevil and season 2 of Jessica Jones were more like a constant story that rose and fell, Daredevil season 1 kind of had a case of the week format, then eventually it crescendoed to a climax that was supposed to be epic, but I found underwhelming.

Season 1 of Daredevil was great, with amazing action choreography and a pretty good villain. However, I found all characters besides Matt to just be really annoying. They basically spent the whole season solving the same mystery as Matt, just at a much slower and more tedious pace. The main villain was cool, but his plot made absolutely no sense. I mean, I get that he wants to make Hell Kitchen a better place, but why exactly does he need to become a mob boss? If there is anyone out there who is smarter than me and actually knows what his deal is, please inform me in the comments. Anyways, I also felt that the show overall moved way too slowly and followed the style of shows like Arrow, which spends a good part of each season being a villain of the week show, which I despise, before eventually flowing into a fast paced plot that makes me lose track of what happened in which episode. Although, as I just said, I hate the villain of the week format, I get how they have to do it when it comes to network television, because viewers need to have a sense that they know what is going on. However, there is no need to do that in a Netflix show, which is dumped on the magical website season by season, perfect for binge-watching. I feel like in all of it's greatness, season 1 of Daredevil struggled with pacing and some aspects of the plot.

It was season 1 that set the bar high for Jessica Jones. Jessica Jones jumped over that bar with ease. I actually really liked that show. Despite lots of people I know who didn't give it a chance because they had never heard of her, I found that this story of a woman dealing with the demons of her past to be really compelling. I also feel like this show, like season 2 of Daredevil, ebbed and flowed, so there wasn't too much riding on the climax.

Overall, I think that the pilot season of the Marvel-Netflix Defender grand plan is just that, a pilot. Great, but paves the way for other, greater things.

Daredevil Season 2: it's Daredevil

Ok, so Daredevil season 2 was better than season 1 in my opinion, and after racking my brains to figure out what it was I finally got it: it's Daredevil. Although the first season was great, I didn't feel like it was anything like the comics. In fact, it could have just been any masked vigilante. There were no billy clubs, no red suit, and only some hints of the Hand. Although Wilson Fisk is one of the more iconic Daredevil villains, he is basically just your run-of-the-mill crime boss. After watching the first season, I read a lot of the comics, and was disappointed at all of the awesome elements of the comic books that weren't in the show.

However, the wait is over, because season 2 felt like a huge homage to the comic book, what with Elektra, the Hand, and the Punisher at the same time. Both Punisher and Elektra were amazing in the fact that they were anti-heroic, and Matt could be fighting them at one point and saving them the next. Also, you get to see more of the Daredevil suit, complete with the billy clubs. This suit is somewhat controversial, because people wanted it to be a monochromatic red, similar to the comics. However, I think the Netflix suit look badass, and fits his style. It also fits the show's more grounded theme. You are much more likely to se a dude beating the crap out of other people in body armor, not red spandex. And even setting aside the practicality, I just really think the black and red leather with the red eyes and geometrically cut horns looks really cool. The other element is the billy club, which is perhaps the weapon most synonymous with Daredevil. I got chills the first time I saw Daredevil use it to swing off a building.

However, there are some things that either were poorly adapted, such as the Hand and Nobu. Daredevil has already established a specific theme, which is the gritty, street-level anti-hero vigilante. However, it then decides it needs to incorporate ninjas that have magical heartbeat silencing powers and immortality. Done differently, the Hand would have fit perfectly into Daredevils' theme, but the way the show decided to introduce them was a little to mystical and fit in badly with the rest of the show.

The only other problem I had with Season 2 was Nobu. I felt like he was never a very well done character, which sucks, because he actually had a lot of potential. He is a great fighter, and his fight scenes against Matt would be great if you actually got to know what drove them to fight. As the main villain for the season, (Elektra and the Punisher were anti-heros), I felt like he should have been used as a character, rather than a plot device. I, for one am against the use of excessive backstory, but knowing some of Nobu's past would have been useful for the show.

How did you like Daredevil Season 2, and do you agree with me? Leave your answer in the comments so I can prove you wrong!

Batman v Superman: why Batman has a chance

Ok, let me get things straight.

I'm not going to bring up any specifics (Kryptonite), or come up with a plan for Batman (throw Kryptonite). This is all just theoretical. And it's not just Batman. There have been some other cases where a ordinary human matches up with someone who has actual superpowers, and give the dude a run for his money. For example, the episode of the Flash where the Flash, the fastest man alive, turns on his friend the Arrow, a dude with some arrows. Arrow is able to keep the Flash under control until the deux ex machina comes. People have written this off as not possible and just for the purposes of having a superhero match-up, while not having to fire Stephen Amell as Arrow. However, a human like the Arrow actually has a fighting chance. Putting aside all comic book loopholes developed by writers who had just learned of the concept of overpowered (Kryptonite), an ordinary human is strong because they are ordinary. Specifically, they have learned to adapt and use their resources and environment for them. An example of this is the hidden crossbow scene in the Flash episode, where Oliver tell Barry to run far away, then run back and get hit with an arrow. Barry guarantees he will dodge it, but goes along with it. When Barry runs forward and catches the arrow with a cocky grin, he trigger 2 crossbows behind him, that fire in unison and nail him. This is the perfect example of a human using his environment to his advantage. People with powers have learned to rely on said powers, and can't think outside the box. However, humans have the power of resourcefulness, in that they have learned to use what they have. Sure, in a blank room, Supes would win, but Batman has the ability to use his environment and his numerous gadgets to his advantage. After all, you can't dodge and arrow if you can't see it coming. 

Spider-Man in Civil War: Not a great plan

Ok guys, here it is, an unpopular opinion that will get me hated on!

Alright, here goes: I think including Spider-Man in Civil War might be a huge mistake.

Willing to hear me out? Ok, great. Let me just start by saying that I am a HUGE Marvel fan, and can't wait to see Civil War. I am also really excited for Spider-Man, and think Tom Holland will do amazing. However, I don't think Civil War is the right place for his MCU debut.

Civil War is packing in about as much as one movie can possibly hold, with the known focuses being Cap and Tony Stark's conflict over the Sokovia Accords, the reunion of Cap and non-brainwashed assassin Bucky, the introduction of Black Panther, and the introduction of Spider Man. All of these plot lines are really important and interesting, and each of them should receive more detail than they might get, but I'm convinced Marvel can pull it off. However, in the midst of all this stuff, Spider-Man doesn't seem to really fit in. Spider-Man, who is one of the if not the most well known Marvel hero, deserves more than a backseat in a story that revolves around Captain America, Iron Man, the Winter Soldier, Crossbones, and Baron Zemo. He deserves what all most MCU character got up until now: an actual movie. Yes, yes I know that he will get one, but a character this big deserves a movie BEFORE you throw him in to a giant war full of tons of other fully established heroes. Spider-Man doesn't seem central to to any of the multiple conflicts, and it is possible he will just be completely glossed over, and be a side treat rather than the main plot point and character he deserves to be.

Also, Spider-Man especially is about the character, the person behind the mask, and I'm worried he will be used as a plot device.

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How to Watch Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

A few months ago, I had just finished watching all of the Marvel movies, and I was eager for more. I was to scared to watch Daredevil, so I turned to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D for my Marvel fill. This turned out to be a mistake. I loathed it mainly because it had almost no Marvel universe in it, and kept its thin connection via name dropping. For example, needless Avengers references and cameos by side characters. I compared Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D to the janitors of the MCU. There is literally an episode of them cleaning up after Thor.

I later decided to give it another chance, but I decided to view it as just a standard spy show, and I have to say I really enjoyed it. Its' actually really funny, and the characters are great and the plot is intriguing. However, it would be so much better if it actually was a standalone show, rather than an accompaniment to the MCU movies. There's no use in constantly dropping the names of the Avengers without having any Avengers appear ever. The closest we get is a cameo from Nick Fury early on in season 1, and Maria Hill every once and awhile.

I have actually just started season 1, so it's not really my place yet to make judgements. I just wanted to acknowledge that this show is actually pretty good, as long as you try not to view it as a Marvel show. I will keep you guys posted as I get further in the show.

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Ant-Man: the most underrated Marvel movie thus far.

Marvel has become a juggernaut when it comes to movies. All of their movies do great in the box office. However, there are a few that didn't get the hype they deserved. For example, Marvel's Ant-Man.

Ant-Man tells the story of Scott Lang, a electronics whiz with a knack for stealing stuff. He meets Hank Pym, a scientist who designed a suit that allows the wearer to shrink at will, while still retaining the same body mass. This movie is funny, action-packed, and all around awesome. However, it didn't do nearly as well as, for example Avengers: Age of Ultron, which was a huge disappointment in my opinion.

This movie was very well done both in terms of special effects and writing, and introduced us to a lovable character that we definitely want to see more of. Also, Paul Rudd! All of that is done, and this is the bigone, WITHOUT A BUNCH OF POINTLESS ACTIONS SEQUENCES! Also, the best battle in all of the Marvel universe took place in Ant-Man, in the form of the Thomas the Tank Engine battle.

This movie deserves the same or more popularity than Age of Ultron, but gets so much less. This is probably because of the relative obscurity of the character, and his name. Whenever I tell a friend that is not a Marvel fan that Ant-Man is a great movie, and ask if they have seen it, sometimes the response is "Yeah! It was awesome!" However, more often then not, the response goes somewhere along the lines of "Ant-Man, what kind of hero is that? Can he turn into an ant or something?" In addition to this is the fact that Ant-Man got almost no promotion or marketing, which is something that a obscure characters debut movie desperately needs. For example, Deadpool, who used to be a hero that was known by all comic fans but no movie fans, much the same as Ant-Man, benefited from phenomenal marketing, and was extremely successful. Ant-Man, on the other hand, only had a few trailers.

This is sad, because Ant-Man was actually one of the original Avengers, along with Iron Man, Hulk, Wasp, Thor, and Captain America.

Anyways, my point here is that Ant-Man deserves way more hype than it gets, and any Marvel or action fan would love it and should watch it.