The Hollow of His Hand

Wow, it was the best episode i have watched so far and the ending broke me. And it was so emotional that in the ending they put this ocean and the bird noises that Hector loves and misses... Man, the ending broke me... After a long time skipping marvel shows and movies, this is the one i am so excited with after the LOKI. I really loved the first 2 episodes but this one was so unexpectedly good. The court scenes were amazing, tense and it was just made me feel like i was there as well. It gave me the anger of how corrupt the system is there and here in the real life. It's sometimes making me realize all again that this world is really corrupt and wish we could have real vigilantes. Good job Marvel, good job. It's visible that you made this show with a passion.

Ik people are going to come and whine that there was no Daredevil action in this ep. But that makes the show great. Matt is a lawyer, a really good lawyer. A tense, emotional courtroom drama with great dialogue that reels viewers' eyes to their screens. Vincent alluded in one of his interviews that it's not just a superhero show, it's more than that. That you can tell a great story behind character instead punches and kicks shown in the screen. Charlie Cox's show is one of the few best superhero castings we have seen. Credit to the late Kamar de Los Reyes delivering a powerful performance in this episode.

The court room drama part is really in full gears and i wont mind another. The easter eggs are damn good. I cant wait to see jonny boy in action cause they have teased him enough. Its going to be another one of those much loved conversations between frank and matty. They are nailing the visuals, performances and the sound too. Its really good. Wilson fisk and his anti vigilante agenda is going to be the key to this show i guess. Enough close ups of fisk's fist and just tell what the heck is he upto. Just found out that the actor who played victor ayala passed away which is heartbreaking. May his soul rest in peace.

Maybe i'm overrating this, maybe not but this is easily my favorite so far. Everything is paced well, the music is incredible, the direction has improved, and the dialogue and acting shines it's brightest here. The entire court case was very exciting and engaging. There's not one time in this episode where I was out of it. I know some will complain about no action or Matt not suiting up but I'm just glad there's a focus on his lawyer stuff just as much as his vigilante stuff (which I assume will come in the next 3 episodes). The ending was amazing.

I've seen some people complain about Matt outing Hector's identity as the White Tiger but I see it fully in character. This episode wasn't just courtroom stuff but also a character study deep into who Matt's character is now. Matt truly and obviously misses Daredevil but he also genuinely thinks he can do better as simply Matt Murdock, Attorney at Law, which he tries to project onto Hector. Every single moment this episode was well acted and enticing. I see that this was apart of the old show pre reshoots, so I wonder if we would've gotten more court cases like this and even less Daredevil action. I mean, at this point, I wouldn't mind it because Charlie Cox really IS a damn good lawyer.

All in all, this was an incredible episode that hit most if not all the marks.

Overall: 9.5/10

Rest in Peace to Kamar de los Reyes. He acted his ass off and I wish we seen more of him.

A fascinating and thrilling legal episode with Matt and White Tiger in the courtroom that is done and written extremely well bringing the roots of the original show out. Fisk and his continued arc as Mayor and his hatred for Murdock is very clearly shown in this. The ending is completely insane but further shows how much unpredictability and brutality this show has.

Charlie Cox stuns again with his dialogue in the courtroom and his overall performance is captivating. Kamar de los Reyes is also brilliant showing off more about this intriguing character, his performance and all the emotions that comes with it are done really well.