6. Working In Ben Urich's Name
For all the strides Daredevil made in its first season, its biggest mistake was in killing off Ben Urich. It served a purpose in demonstrating Wilson Fisk's rage, but to eliminate such a prominent character so early on? It can only be called an error. That said, giving Karen Page a boatload to do in the season, carrying on the proverbial torch left behind by Ben, was wonderfully endearing. It not only paid homage to Urich's tenacious style of investigative journalism, but really helped differentiate Karen and give her an arc that the character sorely lacked to begin with. I was certainly pleased with the result, and her dedication to uncover the truth is a trait that captures the heart and soul of Nelson & Murdock right when we thought it had gone missing. Deborah Ann Woll's performance as Karen is as brilliant as ever, and no scene shows this better than the moment she's unceremoniously given Urich's old office space. Hints towards her chequered past soon follow, but one can only hope Karen's future continues to get brighter in the face of Fisk's inevitable release and vengeful proclamations.
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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.
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