Straight to Hell

Everyone who was able to see this episode early was hyping this thing up. Saying it was the best episode of the entire show and it will surprise you.

I did not get that whatsoever with this episode, I still enjoyed my time with it a lot and there's a lot of things I love! But it's nowhere near the best of the show.

My option, this is probably one of the weaker episodes of this entire season.

I can say the punisher was by far the best part, he's just like the character that he was before, he brings his graphic violence with him. And overall, it's just the exact same character!

I'm excited to see what season two has to bring, this episode had a lot to offer with the story and continuing on and wrapping up certain plot points. I'm interested in to where they want to go. I also need them to fix a lot of problems that I had with this season and this episode!

No spoilers here Great ending & setup for season two or should that be second part of season one because it was clear to me if not others this was always going to be the case rather than wrapping it all up in 9 episodes, The characters "ALL" get their fair crack of the whip to move the story along which they do and it's setup brilliantly but honestly was expecting a surprise character to show up to help the intrigue for season two but turns out we didn't need it, Fisk is king pin & Vincent D'onofrio smashes it perfectly in this ep more so than ever, gave me real Dark Knight Joker control vibes in this ep which is a brilliant thing, ROLL ON SEASON 2.

A title with multiple meanings...

Of course, the good news is that Karen Paige actually did return.

But there's also the revelation that Vanessa Fisk had her nasty hands in a lot of very bad things.

A political ally, is revealed to be a traitor-ess.

Heather shows her true colors. No bueno.

And Josie's unveils a new (old) undertaking.

All in all a very good episode. The cuts to city life and several peripheral characters is handled well, and a big improvement from the handheld cam interviews from early episodes.

Matt has fully embraced his role as Daredevil, and, with the return of his true muse, regained his sense of self and humanity.

Jon Bernthal plays his scenes very well, and added the interesting perspective of "this is what you could end up being" for Matt.

One of the better episodes of the season, and a near perfect fit with the vibe created in the original Netflix series.

Easily, one of, if not the best Marvel series that Disney has produced.

Moving soundtrack as well.

Well set up for season two.

Frank is a total animal in this and i love it seeing michael gandolfini becoming this character has been a ride and i love it. Newark did him dirty but he's really got the opportunity to show off his acting chops in this and i am so happy for him.

There were moments where i had my jaw on the floor.

I think marvel is really embracing the r rating and the violence and the truly violent nature of the characters like fisk and castle.

They even went a step ahead with fisk's violence and i loved it.

I also appreciated the deep conversations and the little banter between frank and matt.

Jon bernthal as the punisher is.... i have no words.

Also looking back i think the entire muse plotline was rather unnecessary.

This is a great set up for the second season.

Too many unexplained motivations. Why did Sheila Rivera betray the police commissioner when all we've seen from her indicates an unease, at best, with Fisk? Why did Frank Castle, who we've seen portrayed as tactically adept when he took down entire gangs, decide on a doomed frontal assault? Hopefully the answer won't be the old "I meant to get my ass kicked and then captured" ploy, but I'm afraid that's going to be the explanation. And I'm sorry but I think the governor of New York and the federal government would have something to say if the mayor of NYC were to declare martial law on such a flimsy pretext. Far inferior to the three seasons of Daredevil we had on Netflix.