Shae's First Impression - Netflix's "Daredevil"

All right, this is probably a long time coming, but I finally sat down last night and had the opportunity to watch the Netflix show Daredevil. If you’ve read most of my blogs, than most of you know my hate of the character. Which is probably unjust and I’m sure I owe the character an apology. I should start by saying my first interaction with Daredevil was the movie. Previously I had heard of the comic, but never read it. Because, well, I don’t know. I found it offensive. I suppose that is something most people should know about me by now, but I am easily offended by some things. Particularly when it comes to vision.

For me, I live in purgatory; too sighted to be blind and too blind to do most actual adult things. Like driving. So, when I heard there was a blind superhero I was excited at first. But then the movie happened and I was no longer excited. Perhaps its because the movie played up the stigma that blind people had better sense than everyone else. I’m here to dispel that lie. In fact, we don’t…we just pay more attention to what we hear, smell, touch and taste, to make up for what we can’t see. The reality is, the thought of this superhero out there doing things because he couldn’t see, was awesome. Yet, even at that they cheated. I’m sorry, but the whole “seeing through sound vibrations” thing really ticked me off. Especially in the movie, because let’s face it. He wasn’t so blind then. I guess that’s when my hate began.

The show, so far, is a lot different. I actually really like the character. I like the origin story and how they tell it here. And yes, I get it, chemicals took his vision away so other things were probably enhanced  because that’s just a typical hero story. And, this time around, that’s fine. The show actually grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go. I’ve literally just started watching it and I’m excited to watch every episode after. While some aspects of Daredevil’s powers will probably still irritate me, the way this story is being told actually makes me like the character. It’s a wonderfully put together show…and yes, I did text everyone after seeing the first episode. After all, sometimes you have to rescind your angry dislike of something once you find out you like it. Except for raspberries…those are pure evil.

If you’ve not seen the show I highly recommend that you do. Not only is it worth watching, it’s worth binge watching. Because, e power of Netflix is amazing and filed with all kinds of love. I'm looking forward to one massive binge watch of this show. I have to know how it ends, it's really that good and I'm honestly sorry I didn't quite give it a chance sooner. But that's okay, because I'm enjoying it now and if anything, this show has already taught me one valuable lesson that I didn't think it would...don't judge a series by its movie. 

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