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Rocksicles posted:Such a dickhole You shouldn't have read it if you didn't want the twist spoiled.
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NmareBfly posted:This series was good. Minor thoughts that have stuck with me: As far as Karen goes 1x13+comics In the comics she moves out to start an acting career, gets addicted to heroin, becomes a porn star to keep getting fixes, and sells out Daredevil's identity to get another hit, gets convinced she's HIV positive, and then gets killed. I REALLY hope they don't do any bullshit like that to her character, but I have this terrible feeling they might fridge her in Season 2 because it's a 'defining aspect' of Daredevil or something to have all his girlfriends evil/crazy/dead. Still, by making her and foggy be a thing instead of him, maybe she might get spared.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:09
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NmareBfly posted:This series was good. Minor thoughts that have stuck with me: I was CONVINCED that as soon as the phone hung up, Ben would get in his car, start it, and we'd be treated to a giant classic mob car bomb.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:13
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Hi praise to DeKnight for single handedly making "Dickhead" more popular.
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Wolpertinger posted:As far as Karen goes 1x13+comics In the comics she moves out to start an acting career, gets addicted to heroin, becomes a porn star to keep getting fixes, and sells out Daredevil's identity to get another hit, gets convinced she's HIV positive, and then gets killed. I REALLY hope they don't do any bullshit like that to her character, but I have this terrible feeling they might fridge her in Season 2 because it's a 'defining aspect' of Daredevil or something to have all his girlfriends evil/crazy/dead. Still, by making her and foggy be a thing instead of him, maybe she might get spared. WHAT? Oh man...oh man. :smh:
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Apr 12, 2015 17:21
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dj_clawson posted:Daredevil clearly takes place in an alternate reality Hells' Kitchen. What was the first clue, the part where an alien invasion has hosed up massive chunks of the city or the part where a guy with superpowers is running around punching dudes?
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Apr 12, 2015 17:36
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The series was good overall. 1x13 It started really strong and I was hooked until the Russian sub-plot was concluded. After that I felt the series kind of wound down a bit, got slower with less fights and was much less intense, though it still earned the ending and the final confrontation. My highlight for the series is the same as many but drat that hallway fight at the end of episode 2 was just so good. So good that nothing ever really topped it for me, though Matt's scuffle with the cops when he rescues Vladimir and his fight with Nobu certainly came close. The low point for me has to be that awkward, silly daylight run across the rooftops Matt does in his suit when he's trailing the blind guy to Gao's warehouse. Maybe its just me, but I can't stand when free-runners/parkour people or whatever you want to call them do those goofy looking unnecessary flips over really low ledges. One thing I found odd about the series is that I sympathized so much more with some of the villains than I did the good guys: I felt nothing when Elena and Ben bit the dust but was shocked and saddened when Anatoly, Vladimir and Wesley went. Especially Wesley, he was one of favourite characters. Also Rosario Dawson needed much more screentime, she was great. Regarding Karen, I really liked that her and Matt never got together, even though she was quite clearly interested (as she was about to subject poor Foggy to a hand feels face moment before they nearly got blown up). Also I loved the show's approach to all the Asian influence, especially the teasing of the Chaste and the Hand which makes me loving pumped for Iron Fist. One more thing can anyone with comic book knowledge please explain what the gently caress the "Black Sky" kid was? Because I have no clue.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:37
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Literally The Worst posted:What was the first clue, the part where an alien invasion has hosed up massive chunks of the city or the part where a guy with superpowers is running around punching dudes? 
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Apr 12, 2015 17:39
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Robutt posted:One more thing can anyone with comic book knowledge please explain what the gently caress the "Black Sky" kid was? Because I have no clue. It's set up for future things, but only kinda there's some MAGIC NINJA WAR poo poo that's been going on int the background of the comics for 20 years and Stick, the dude in the red ninja pants, and Black Sky were all setting that up. It's them setting up the Hand, much like Gao is them setting up some Iron Fist tie in stuff BENGHAZI 2 fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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Apr 12, 2015 17:41
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feedmyleg posted:I was CONVINCED that as soon as the phone hung up, Ben would get in his car, start it, and we'd be treated to a giant classic mob car bomb. 1X13 Like every time Ben went to his car they made it look like he was going to get killed. There were like 3 or 4 times I was convinced there was someone in the back seat, a guy behind him with a gun, or a car bombing was imminent. Hell in 12 when he walked into his house there were like 4 or 5, oh poo poo, this is where Fisk kills him moments before he sat down at the computer. Which actually made the Fisk in the corner reveal somewhat surprising because they'd teased his imminent death so many times.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:42
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Robutt posted:The series was good overall. Black Sky kid - I believe he's the reincarnated demon boss of a clan of ninjas or something. Like the Dalai Lama. Or just a mutant with EMP powers or something. I don't know. Drifter fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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Apr 12, 2015 17:45
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So I am watching the first episode and noticed something fishy when the Asian gangsters opened up their map. Look at that writing in the bottom right... looks pretty strange... why does this obviously government generated map have a strange font for its labels? I have seen that font before, but where....? 
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Apr 12, 2015 17:48
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The H's and N's look nothing alike. It's clearly just a bored architect.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:49
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That'd be handwriting.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:51
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Raserys posted:That'd be handwriting. But it's legible. It's clearly not generated by any normal human.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:52
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Raserys posted:That'd be handwriting. It's not handwriting (look at the Rs and Ns) but it's not that font either.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:52
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The two Ls in "Hell" look different to me, very very minimally so, but not exactly the same, the bottom line on the second L is slightly shorter and straighter. The Es in "Hell" and "New" are slightly different in the same way. And the N in "Grid Plan" is a bit thinner than the N in "Kitchen". Maybe it's a capital/lowercase thing, but I dunno, some people have really odd handwriting.
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Apr 12, 2015 17:57
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Gyges posted:1X13 Absolutely. When he dropped his keys before DD showed up that one time, I thought he was going to see a bomb underneath. Drifter posted:Black Sky kid - I believe he's the reincarnated demon boss of a clan of ninjas or something. Like the Dalai Lama. Or just a mutant with EMP powers or something. I don't know. I don't think the former. The Hand dude implied that there were more like him, just extremely rare. feedmyleg fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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Apr 12, 2015 17:59
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Raserys posted:I dunno, some people have really odd handwriting. It's just an architect thing, pretty sure. I think it's handwriting. Note how similar it is to something like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky5p-L_m6BQ This used to be a bigger deal than it is now. NmareBfly fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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double negative posted:1x4 He must 100 canes because every time he does that he tosses one into a garbage can. PaganGoatPants fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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Apr 12, 2015 18:03
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feedmyleg posted:I don't think the former. The Hand dude implied that there were more like him, just extremely rare. There's probably some process involved in obtaining a suitable host, that kid was probably the best thing they had, and now they have to look for a new one.
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I've never seen Oldboy which people are comparing the fight scene to in episode 2, but the first thing I thought of with that scene was Taxi Driver. Thumbs up to the poster who pointed out that the actor who plays young Matt is really good. I'm only 3 episodes in and dying to watch the rest but I can't until my son goes to bed. Go to bed, Nathan.
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Finished the season last night. It is a good show. smashpro1 fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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BiggerBoat posted:I've never seen Oldboy which people are comparing the fight scene to in episode 2, but the first thing I thought of with that scene was Taxi Driver. Thumbs up to the poster who pointed out that the actor who plays young Matt is really good. I'm only 3 episodes in and dying to watch the rest but I can't until my son goes to bed. Go to bed, Nathan. Watch this scene, its one of the best fight scenes in the history of cinema. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmWo7m3zhZs I'm really glad they held out on showing the costume until the end of the season finale.
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Rarity posted:1x13 I agree. It evoked the scene at the end of 1x1 where he reaches out for the thumb drive and something clicked in her head.
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They really nail the fighting style Daredevil has. In the comics they mention how he fights like a brawler or a boxer, but is also quick and ninja-like, and I'm very impressed with how that translated into this show.
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prezbuluskey posted:They really nail the fighting style Daredevil has. In the comics they mention how he fights like a brawler or a boxer, but is also quick and ninja-like, and I'm very impressed with how that translated into this show. Yeah, I like how they have him punching the poo poo out of someone, and then all of a sudden he does this flippy-kick-thing to someone else.
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Wolpertinger posted:As far as Karen goes 1x13+comics In the comics she moves out to start an acting career, gets addicted to heroin, becomes a porn star to keep getting fixes, and sells out Daredevil's identity to get another hit, gets convinced she's HIV positive, and then gets killed. I REALLY hope they don't do any bullshit like that to her character, but I have this terrible feeling they might fridge her in Season 2 because it's a 'defining aspect' of Daredevil or something to have all his girlfriends evil/crazy/dead. Still, by making her and foggy be a thing instead of him, maybe she might get spared. They are probably smart enough to take the good bits from the Frank Miller stories, and ignore all the crap.
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Apoplexy posted:That all sounds needlessly grimdark for a Marvel Cinematic Universe show. As much as Daredevil was way darker and more violent than any other MCU stuff, I totally agree.
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So I am tired of Marvel movies what with how incredibly safe they play everything, how the third act is always the same and they manage to all blend into a generic style and etc etc. And I'm also tired of origin stories. I mean, hearing that this serves as an origin story for both Daredevil and the Kingpin already makes me wary about it!. So instead of just jumping into Daredevil, I'm just wondering if anyone is in the same boat as me and if so, did you enjoy it or not?
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Robutt posted:The series was good overall. I actually liked Ben a lot and was sad when he died, I found him more compelling as the intrepid journalist than any of the many House of Cards journalists and better as a member of a dying industry than the boring journalists in The Wire season 5. Though I agree with your comment about Vladimir and Wesley; both were quite typical characters but the series made them if not sympathethic, at least interesting enough to make their mark. Regarding Karen, I liked that she was never reduced to "romantic interest" for Matt or Foggy; I guess next time we see Matt they'll be dating or something but I was glad she wasn't that in this season. Also, has Marvel said anything about second seasons for its Netflix shows? I'm not gonna be able to wait until after Defenders to see Matt again and I've already read all the Daredevill comics I have!
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Apoplexy posted:That all sounds needlessly grimdark for a Marvel Cinematic Universe show. (Whole series + comics) They might have already sneaked bits of it in - I think Ben Urich referred to her "past activities", she claims to have shot someone before, and she speaks Spanish (in the comics, she was living at the streets in Mexico at her lowest). e: Srice posted:So I am tired of Marvel movies what with how incredibly safe they play everything, how the third act is always the same and they manage to all blend into a generic style and etc etc. And I'm also tired of origin stories. I mean, hearing that this serves as an origin story for both Daredevil and the Kingpin already makes me wary about it!. It's an origin story in the sense that Batman (1989) is. Not just origin + third act. Their origin stories are more about solidifying their already existing characters. The biggest difference and probably the greatest strength of the show is that Daredevil is an actual underdog, and the show has the time to explore that. BravestOfTheLamps fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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Srice posted:So I am tired of Marvel movies what with how incredibly safe they play everything, how the third act is always the same and they manage to all blend into a generic style and etc etc. And I'm also tired of origin stories. I mean, hearing that this serves as an origin story for both Daredevil and the Kingpin already makes me wary about it!. It's not an origin story in the sense like Spider-man is gluing lamps to his face and swinging into buildings. it's an origin of the superhero Daredevil from the city's view. Both DD and Kingpin are somewhat established in their routines and poo poo already, it's just an earlier time. Think of it like a Year Two, origin story, not an 0-day origin story. They're both shaped by events in this series that would lead them to being the Comic Book versions.
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Drifter posted:It's not an origin story in the sense like Spider-man is gluing lamps to his face and swinging into buildings. Yeah, there's some stuff spliced in about how exactly he got to the point of masking up and punching dudes in the head and shoulder area, but it feels natural and more about establishing his motivation and character than expositing at you. And the tone is really god drat far from any of the other Marvel stuff in a really good way. It's got a decent bit of interconnecting plots coming together and it's willing to get much more brutal. Even stuff like Winter Soldier tried to keep things a little bit family-friendly, this show definitely does not. I'm not squeamish at all and there were some scenes that had me all  .
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I know Roxxon (mentioned in episode 10?) is a company in Marvel comics, but is that a possible link to Luke Cage? I know he got his powers from some experiment, but was it done by Roxxon? And 1x12 spoilers or such I'm super bummed about Ben's death. I was really hoping we'd be seeing him popping up across the different shows, getting the scoop and providing some link, like he's done in some of the comic events. He had a miniseries during I think Civil War in the comics, and I liked that they had all the super-powered insanity going down from the POV of a reporter on the street 1x05 I liked Vladimir and his interaction with Matt. I wish he'd managed to stick around longer than that. Though, his last stand was a pretty good note to end on. Maybe I just wish he'd stuck around because I might be a sucker for the whole 'good guy and villain grudgingly team up' thing
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LadyPictureShow posted:And 1x12 spoilers or such Don't worry, he'll be replaced by Marvel's greatest reporter and real star of Civil War, Sally Floyd!
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WickedHate posted:Don't worry, he'll be replaced by Marvel's greatest reporter and real star of Civil War, Sally Floyd! Ahahaha, oh God no. Even before I clicked your link, I thought 'I bet it's THAT panel'. Captain America would probably know who won the last World Series though. What's more American than baseball? E: Foggy Nelson isn't the first comics character Eldon Henson has played. I realized he also played Doomsday in that short for 'The Death and Return of Superman' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlwDbSYicM
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LadyPictureShow posted:I know Roxxon (mentioned in episode 10?) is a company in Marvel comics, but is that a possible link to Luke Cage? I know he got his powers from some experiment, but was it done by Roxxon? Speculation on the other series but with a bit of Daredevil episode 12 spoilers They could bring him back and use him in the other series. It depends on when they're set. For instance what if all four series happen around the same time so over the few months that Daredevil played out Jessica Jones and Luke Cage are doing their thing and run into Ven along the way. Iron Fist seems like it's going to happen after Daredevil though since all the references to his stuff, at least to me, made it seem like the selection hadn't happened yet. WickedHate posted:Don't worry, he'll be replaced by Marvel's greatest reporter and real star of Civil War, Sally Floyd! Nothing personal, and really only in relation to this post, but gently caress You.
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