Marvel's Daredevil Season 2: 15 Things You Might Have Missed
Putting Season 2 under the Microscope.
It's been over a week since all 13 episodes of Daredevil Season 2 dropped into Netflix, meaning you have almost no excuse for having not yet binge-watched the whole thing. Twice.
Following on from its fantastic debut year, Season 2 ramped up the stakes with the additions of the Punisher, Elektra, and the Hand. There was some superb character drama, both the costumed and civilian kind, plenty of shocking moments, big mysteries, ideological conflicts, and the best fight sequences you're likely to see on TV all year.
The scope was expanded this year, focusing not just on the conflict with Wilson Fisk (though that is a part of it), but mini-arcs dealing with the new additions, the fall of Nelson & Murdock, love interests, linking to the other Netflix shows and more. With so much going on, it's easy to miss a few details that don't take place front-and-centre, and it's certainly worth repeat viewings. Of course, fitting in a second run alongside all the other great shows to watch can be a struggle, so there's plenty you might not have picked up on.
From nods to the comics to references to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, another Disney franchise, and some surprising lessons in grammar, these are the things you might've missed, however many times you've managed to watch it.
15. Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Crossovers
Although the two are unlikely to ever have a proper crossover, Daredevil and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. do exist within the same Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that's referenced a few times throughout Season 2.
The main one is the biker gang Dogs of Hell, who are taken out by the Punisher (and later Daredevil in the epic staircase fight scene). Although based in New York here, they previously appeared in Las Vegas in S.H.I.E.L.D's first season. There, the club's leader was being controlled by Asgardian Lorelei, before being stopped by S.H.I.E.L.D. and Lady Sif.
One of the other crossovers is the reference to Cybertek, in a New York Bulletin headline - that's the organisation responsible for creating Deathlok on S.H.I.E.L.D.
Finally, there is the presence of the Roxxon Energy Corporation, which has been featured in S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, and the Iron Man movies.