Eric wrote:
Basically, I'm saying it's fine if not fantastic and the criticisms are overblown. And also that I might change my mind when I watch the rest. Anybody else have an opinion?
Basically the same opinion as yours.
It's not some astoundingly amazing show -- the first episode in particular has a few scenes of dreadful dialogue -- but by and large I can't wrap my head around what the fuck the critics are talking about. I'm six episodes in and it's been very enjoyable. Slow build, like all the Marvel Netflix shows, decent story with a few layers of plot to follow, good ties to the other shows, solid supporting cast, and just different enough from the others to set it apart.
(Misguided) social politics* aside, I don't know why it's being savaged. It's no better or worse than the others.
Yeah, it has its flaws. The kid playing the lead isn't knocking it out the park, but he's fine. Rest of the cast is solid. Takes a while for there to be some action, but once there is some it's pretty solid (though admittedly not up to DD's lofty levels). The corporate board room stuff is quite different from the other street-level shows, but I see that as a positive. Each show should have its own feel. Daredevil a gritty street brawler, Luke Cage a blaxpoiltation riff, Jessica Jones a psychological thriller, etc.
Solid stuff. If you like the Marvel Netflix shows, you'll like this.
If anything, it has me even more excited for The Defenders than Luke Cage did.
*I say misguided because while there are some White Savior elements here, it
ain't a case of whitewashing. Like you said, they were damned either way.