Note: This major spoiler free review is based on Daredevil Season 3 episodes 1-6.

Iron Fist’s second season pivoted the direction of Marvel’s Netflix universe towards more self-contained stories while still remaining in the MCU. Now Daredevil’s first six episodes of season three have pushed that even further.

Taking its inspirations from Frank Miller’s classic “Born Again” storyline, audiences will be taken on a journey that sees Matt Murdock, played by Charlie Cox, go from his lowest to once again becoming the Man Without Fear…pretty quickly. That’s one of the best parts of season three’s direction, it never does anything simply for the sake of filling time in episodes. This is the most television I’ve watched of any series where everything feels crucial to the overall story being told. From introducing bit players to shots for the sake of the art form, nothing is wasted.

Once fans get reacquainted with Vincent D’Onofrio’s portrayal of Wilson Fisk, the villain’s plan to destroy not only Daredevil physically but turn him into public enemy number one is rapidly set in motion. This caged Fisk is somehow more methodical and kingpin-y than he already was in season one. There’s a moment in the prison laundry room where Fisk is about to get shived and he never loses composure or even winks an emotion, he knows the moves before they happen and he simply allows his influence to win new henchmen. His motivations for becoming an informant to the FBI of keeping his wife out of the reach of authorities even give him a slice of viewer sympathy. You can almost feel he’s justified in going after Murdock in both his life as an attorney and costumed vigilante.

Daredevil’s support system of Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) return and are once again caught in the collateral damage of being friends with Matt Murdock. But the newest addition to season 3 is the introduction of perhaps Daredevil’s greatest arch nemesis from the comics, Bullseye.

Played by Wilson Bethel, the never miss assassin Bullseye is a far cry from his clowny comic book and Colin Farrell previous incarnations. His alter ego, Benjamin Poindexter, is a government operative with a troubled past and a mental illness that’s caused him an insatiable need to make his life have order even at the cost of innocent lives. There’s many nods to his comic book roots, especially in his origin story episode. The baseball scene where a young Bullseye beans his coach to death is some heinous and brave storytelling.

Much of the first half of Daredevil season three builds to Bullseye’s first encounter with Daredevil. That’s where episode six by far becomes one of the best Marvel on-camera fight scenes. Bullseye is sent to eliminate a witness that could prevent Wilson Fisk’s release from prison, only Fisk isn’t content on his order being carried out by an ordinary man and tries to frame Daredevil in the process.

The ambiance and clutter of the office the real Daredevil and Bullseye do battle in gave the scene an added level of intensity and danger. Marvel plays it so well with a character whose natural ability to hit any target with any kind of object. While the scene may look simple at first, it’s literally the little things that give it complexity. It’s just incredibly good visual poetry that never drops its energy level till the very climax of the scene.

The best Daredevil stories are the ones that question and challenge Matt Murdock’s greatest strength, his faith. Seeing both his lives torn apart brick by brick may be a tried trope of superhero challenge but it’s executed on screen immaculately through tremendous performances by the entire cast and the best pacing of any Netflix show. Daredevil season three is a prime example of how to translate the language of a classic comic book story to a different medium. The first half of this season is truly incredible television and I hope it finishes just as strong.

The entire Season 3 of Marvel’s Daredevil premieres on Netflix, October 19

About Daredevil – Season 3

Missing for months, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) reemerges a broken man, putting into question his future as both vigilante Daredevil and lawyer Matthew Murdock. But when his archenemy Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) is released from prison, Matt must choose between hiding from the world, or embracing his destiny as a hero.

Season 3 of Marvel’s Daredevil debuts exclusively on Netflix October 19th, 2018

Watch Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80018294

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