Marvel’s Daredevil gets into Stick’s mythology in episode 7, and does not leave James disappointed.
But that presents us with a problem.
How do we approach reviews?
The episode opens in Japan, with Stick fighting a man while asking after the Black Sky.
He learns its heading to New York.
In costume, Matt tries to apprehend Owlsley, but hes distracted and tazed when Stick arrives.
Meanwhile, Karen is immediately attacked by the people shes looking for (convenient!)
and Foggy intervenes after following her.
She takes him to Urich, and they keep piecing together the puzzle.
At the docks, Matt discovers that the weapon is a child.
I was not disappointed.
They dilute the premise and confuse what is an otherwise straightforward idea.
But I cant help loving it all.
I half-wonder whether the Hand are going to end up being the main villains of the Netflix miniseries.
It might just be setup for a future Daredevil series, but it could be something more.
Probably not at the same time.
Its very likely he has something to say on the subject.
You literally live in a city where super-powered individuals saved the world from an invading alien army.
How cynical can one man be?
Lastly, I just want to make the point: Skylar Gaertner, who plays young Matt is fantastic.
Almost as perfect a translation of the character as Charlie Cox is for the adult Matt.
Its making the scenes of his origin work so much better than they might have!
Read Jamesviewing notes for episode 6, Condemned, here.
