Daredevil: 11 Most Fan-Pleasing Moments From Season 2
10. Claire And Matt's Rooftop Conversation
Part of what makes Matt Murdock so sympathetic as a character isn't his brilliant dress-sense or his skills as a lawyer, but his immensely flawed nature. Though not explicitly stated in the show (these things never tend to be), Murdock's grappling with depression is a key focal point of the character. To see that visually represented in this season particularly - with such dedication and sensitivity - was for this writer incredibly cathartic. Matt's tendency to push aside the people who care for him the most was placed front and centre this time around. More rudimentary interpretations would chalk this up to being a natural consequence of living a double life, but Murdock himself is synonymous with destructivity - both in the physical and mental sense. His efforts to redeem himself with Foggy and Karen are ultimately met with derision and chastisement, rather than the stern yet warm advice offered by the ever-wonderful Claire Temple before The Hand descend on Metro-General. Claire continues to be a highlight of Netflix's Marvel shows, providing a very real human and pragmatic voice that helps ground the show in the every day experiences of human life. Though Matt may not act on her advice immediately, his eventual decision to reveal his identity to Karen - something that would've been unthinkable episodes prior - signifies a key turning point for the character. Indeed, one that would appear to show a glimmer of hope for an embittered vigilante so unused to such a prospect.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
