Everyone complained about it (it seemed) but I enjoyed it a lot! despite it not really delivering on interesting villains the way most of the other shows did. (It probably helps that I like That Other Guy almost as well as the others and maybe a little better than Matt, fwiw).
I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially seeing how they interacted with each other, and how each character's constellation of friends and associates managed to work in the storyline. Maybe I didn't expect as much as others did -- I just wanted it to be fun. And now can we be done with the Hand storyline, please? I do like Madame Gao, but enough is enough.
I adore Jessica and also Luke, and it's rare that I'm a hardcore shipper, but I do ship them, even though Claire is the best and clearly a much saner choice of girlfriend for Luke.
Not a Matt fan? I was interested by his journey in s. 1 and enjoyed the camaraderie with Foggy and Karen in s. 2, and then when the whole Elektra obsession came into play, I was less thrilled. (Also did not enjoy the Punisher, though I am apparently alone in that.)
Well, someone (besides Colleen) has to like That Other Guy, after all . . .
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I haaaate the Punisher. HATE. I feel bad, even, because John Whatshisname turned in such a good performance, and I just don't care. I hate that guy too much. He made a good antagonist for Daredevil S2 (better than those boring ninja flocks) but The Punisher is going to be the first Marvel TV I don't even attempt to watch.
I love Madame Gao, but I think she works a little better as a shadowy Evil Miss Marple, knowing more than she should and not troubling to explain it to all you peons, than front-and-center having to shoulder burdens of exposition all the time.
I don't hate Matt, but I think I like the Matt his friends want him to be a little better than the Matt we're supposed to believe is the "real" Matt. Elektra kept trying to get him in touch with his dark side, which was frustrating because I have no patience or sympathy with Matt's dark side. I wish he'd stick to being a good lawyer who occasionally does vigilante work, rather than the other way around. But that's partly just me and my eternal frustration with superhero shows.
My expectations for the Marvel TV shows are basically zero at this point. Do the characters interact? Will I see familiar faces from previous Marvel TV shows? Is there New York location namedropping? I'm good. I was rooting for Jessica and Luke on JJ, and got a little heartbroken, but right now I don't really ship anyone; I just want them all to be friends and Save the City They Love (and for Trish to break out her self-defense skills! I was sorry that didn't happen).
Poor Danny! He combines the immaturity of a spoiled rich kid with the immaturity of a traumatized orphan raised by a comic-book punch cult on a fantasy mountain. Who's going to feel sorry for him if not me? :)
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Date: 2017-08-15 11:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-08-16 08:29 am (UTC)Claire is the absolute best. (Even if I madly ship Jessica/Luke, I can't be mad at her!)
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Date: 2017-09-18 01:50 pm (UTC)Everyone complained about it (it seemed) but I enjoyed it a lot! despite it not really delivering on interesting villains the way most of the other shows did. (It probably helps that I like That Other Guy almost as well as the others and maybe a little better than Matt, fwiw).
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Date: 2017-09-19 12:30 am (UTC)I adore Jessica and also Luke, and it's rare that I'm a hardcore shipper, but I do ship them, even though Claire is the best and clearly a much saner choice of girlfriend for Luke.
Not a Matt fan? I was interested by his journey in s. 1 and enjoyed the camaraderie with Foggy and Karen in s. 2, and then when the whole Elektra obsession came into play, I was less thrilled. (Also did not enjoy the Punisher, though I am apparently alone in that.)
Well, someone (besides Colleen) has to like That Other Guy, after all . . .
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Date: 2017-09-19 01:13 pm (UTC)I love Madame Gao, but I think she works a little better as a shadowy Evil Miss Marple, knowing more than she should and not troubling to explain it to all you peons, than front-and-center having to shoulder burdens of exposition all the time.
I don't hate Matt, but I think I like the Matt his friends want him to be a little better than the Matt we're supposed to believe is the "real" Matt. Elektra kept trying to get him in touch with his dark side, which was frustrating because I have no patience or sympathy with Matt's dark side. I wish he'd stick to being a good lawyer who occasionally does vigilante work, rather than the other way around. But that's partly just me and my eternal frustration with superhero shows.
My expectations for the Marvel TV shows are basically zero at this point. Do the characters interact? Will I see familiar faces from previous Marvel TV shows? Is there New York location namedropping? I'm good. I was rooting for Jessica and Luke on JJ, and got a little heartbroken, but right now I don't really ship anyone; I just want them all to be friends and Save the City They Love (and for Trish to break out her self-defense skills! I was sorry that didn't happen).
Poor Danny! He combines the immaturity of a spoiled rich kid with the immaturity of a traumatized orphan raised by a comic-book punch cult on a fantasy mountain. Who's going to feel sorry for him if not me? :)