"Half Measures" - Daredevil Season 2 ( review )

You know what makes everything better? Ninjas. It's simple really.. peanut butter & ninjas, cheese pepperoni & ninjas, milk & ninjas, sex, gore & ninjas ( sorry that last one is my adult side AND just so happens to be Season 2 of Daredevil in a nutshell. Under that nutshell, however.. is a deep understanding of what the fans of this series want. Specifically super sweaty fans that grew up with "The Devil of Hells Kitchen" and they fucking did it. They have exceeded EVERY expectation but nothing is ever "perfect" but the imperfections are few and far between in this season.

I thought to myself that after the end of season one.. "what in the fuck just happened? What comes next? Are we getting a single season of each character ( Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage & Iron Fist ) before they all team up as "The Defenders"?! which is basically a street level Avengers. No skyscrapers and Heli-Carriers for these blue collar heroes in Hells Kitchen. Then my answer came when Jessica Jones came out and I realized how visceral they could end up getting with some of these characters. Tonally VERY different but yet, fits so well for this "R Rated" Marvel Netflix Universe.

When news broke of a season two of Daredevil I thought it was possibly a knee jerk reaction from the top brass at Marvel because of the seemingly unanimous fan support behind the show.. which brings me full circle to "What comes next?!"...

The Punisher, Elektra, and fucking ninjas is what came next. All over my face neck and chest. They seemed to have HEAVY influence from the pages of Frank Miller era Daredevil for this one. Before Miller there were no ninjas or "The Hand" and DEFINITELY no Elektra. Which is just so seamlessly done.. it's just amazing to finally erase that "whitewashed" Hollywood version of that character out of my and hopefully many others heads forever.

Speaking of erasing terrible Hollywood out of my mind forever, I need to bring up one of the greatest "Anti-Heroes" Marvel has ever had.. who's never been done right EVER ( I know there are Thomas jane and WARZONE fans out there ) BUT in my opinion. THE PUNISHER. This is the Punisher I've wanted from the beginning. Now that I think about it, Daredevil so far has given us quite a few of the  Marvel heroes and villains we have always wanted, yet never knew how long we've been waiting for these characters to be this well written on screen.

I've decided to go spoiler free because we are talking about 13 hours of material you get to marinate in.. shear fucking batshit craziness is what we got and did I say ninjas? Roof ninjas, wall crawling ninjas, sub-terrainian ninjas, magic ninjas, zombie ninjas. I mean finally.. fucking ninjas.

The slight letdown : There's a reason I keep bringing up ninjas and as fun as it is to see them, it was this seasons only downfall. So many ninja fights and another 13 hours later.. I would've not liked this season as much if it weren't for The Punisher ( Jon Bernthal ), Elektra ( Elodie Yung AKA my future mistress ) & our returning cast of characters like the DD himself ( Charlie Cox ) who did a lot better on his accent this time around... Also a few amazing guest appearances right out of left field. That balance is what made this season so fun. I can almost guarantee people will shout from rooftops for a Punisher stand alone season. 

So if someone were to ask me "which season was better" .. I couldn't answer that. They are both microcosms of character development and unbelievable action on a limited budget. Season two, I would say is the extra whipped cream & cherries on top of a hundred dollar Sunday. If you never heard of these characters or are too young for the comics.. but just old enough to remember the movie from '03.. This series is perfect for you.

Totally batshit amazing.

9.5 ninjas out of 10

On a side note.. Why is it that I am beginning to love "Super Hero" television over film these days? We are less than a week away from Batman v Superman, a month after that we have Captain America: Civil war, yet.. THIS is what I've been looking forward to. I'm noticing a tectonic shift in the status quo of "super hero" in different mediums. This couldn't make me any happier because now we are seeing huge Hollywood actors and actresses come join in on the fun!

-Tony Lorenzo

Coming to Netflix in March

   It's going to be a month for Netflix in March as arguably their 2 biggest series are coming back with "Daredevil" season 2 and "House of Cards" season 4. The new Will Arnett show "Flaked" is also making its debut later in the month with season 5 of "Louie". On the movie front "Scarface" is coming back so prepare for your friends to do their worst Pacino impression. Also the new Pee-Wee Herman movie "Pee-wee's Big Holiday" is coming as well......still tryin to decide how to feel on that one. Anyway check out the debut dates for Netflix in March below.

March 1

Adult Beginners: Starring Nick Kroll, Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale. A young, narcissistic entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in total disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and 3-year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their nanny.

Good Burger: Starring Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and Sinbad. Two dim-witted teenage boys, are forced to save the fast-food restaurant they work at from going out of business, despite a new-and-improved burger joint opening across the street that want to be the “Top Dog” in the fast food industry.

Scarface: Starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer and Steven Bauer. In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel while succumbing to greed.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley. When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop the intruder.

March 2

For Grace: This documentary follows a renowned chef as he attempts to build the restaurant of his dreams, despite his personal struggles.

March 4

House of Cards Season 4: Starring Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright and Michel Gill. A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.

Louie Season 5: Starring Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon and Ursula Parker. The life of Louis CK, a divorced comedian with two kids living in New York.

March 11

The Characters Season 1: Starring Lauren Lapkus, Kate Berlant and Paul W. Downs. A new original sketch series.

Flaked Season 1: Starring Will Arnett, Lina Esco and David Sullivan. A self-help guru discovers that he’s in need of a little help himself.

March 15

Finders Keepers: Shannon Whisnant purchased a grill at an auction. Inside the grill was an amputated leg. What follows is a story centered on the enterprising Whisnant and John Wood, the man whose leg wound up in the grill due to an odd chain of events.

March 16

Happy Valley Season 2: Starring Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan Finneran and Charlie Murphy. Catherine Cawood is the sergeant on duty when flustered and nervous accountant Kevin Weatherill comes into her West Yorkshire station to report a crime.

March 18

Daredevil Season 2: Starring Charlie Cox, Elden Henson and Deborah Ann Woll. A blind lawyer, with his other senses super humanly enhanced, fights crime as a costumed superhero.

My Beautiful Broken Brain: Following a life-changing stroke, a woman sets out on a personal journey, coping with new ailments and pursuing experimental treatments.

Pee-wee’s Big Holiday: Starring Paul Reubens, Joe Manganiello and Alia Shawkat. A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny.

March 28

Trailer Park Boys Season 10: Starring John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells and Mike Smith. Three petty felons have a documentary made about their life in a trailer park.

Written by Jacob Maracle (https://twitter.com/TheDrizzle37)