The dark at the end of the tunnel the episode begins with a flashback. Created by artist and writer frank miller, elektra first appeared in january 1981, in daredevil issue 168. The defenders star scott glenn teases potential return. I was a little grossed out by daredevil and elektra banging on the boxing canvas they are going to catch staph or ringworm hope they mop before and after. At the end of marvels the defenders, daredevil charlie cox remained inside the crumbling midland circle building to keep elektra elodie yung busy while the rest of the defenders made it out alive. Daredevil season 2, episode 7 sees our hero try to balance an investigation with elektra and the punishers day in court. Charlie cox is back as daredevil in season three picture. Daredevil introduced matt murdocks thrillseeking, martial artist exgirlfriend elektra natchios in its second season, and despite her death at the end of the season, its pretty clear elektra will be back in a big way in the defenders. Daredevils costume looks like a little bit of an update from the one charlie coxs matt murdock donned at the end of season 1, but as always its shrouded in thick shadows. We break down the biggest burning questions from daredevil season 2. I think the first season did a really great job of establishing what that world is and whats possible in our world. Its really weird, considering this should have been pretty much nonstop internal conflict for daredevil with the elektra and stick plots. If you missed her arrival in season 2, all you need to know is that elektra is a dangerous, violence.
But for the most part, he just goes on fighting without many complaints. Thats quite a story leap from the end of season 2, when daredevil was about to get ready for whatever the hand had planned for elektra elodie young. Marvel but more pertinent is how the show handles her death. She lived because she put her necklace hanging from the roof at the end for daredevil to find it and know that she was alive. They really made the male characters focused on the fight and not much else. So much of matts story this season involves elektra, and fighting to bring her back from the darkness. In other words, the future of marvel and netflixs take on daredevil could see a shift in karens story, the return of vincent donofrios fisk who in season 2 did ask for more intel on.
A skilled martial artist and deadly assassin, elektra has taken on various. Elektra is a cool, complex character in her own right, and trying to tell her story as a subplot to daredevils little gang wars wont just serve her badlyit will serve the show badly too. We saw in the daredevil season 2 flashbacks how elektra natchios tried to get matt to embrace his dark side, and in the present day, she resumed that when she reentered his life to get his help in. That contradiction was on full display during the eighth episode of daredevil season 2, which somehow had me nodding along to legends about immortal crime clans while rolling my eyes at due process. I have seen all of daredevil season 2 a month later, and lately all i see from viewers is that this season either sucks, or still remains. Sweden, christine is a diehard daredevil fan who launched the other murdock papers in 2007 to share her passion for. Daredevil season 2 and the fear of a powerful woman named. Also the movie elektra from my understanding takes place after daredevil movie since daredevil was in. However, its unclear how that will be effected when matts ex, elektra, comes back to town in season 2. Heres what that defenders ending means for marvels.
What happened in the defenders, that took place over the course of a week. She is briefly mentioned in season 1 by foggy nelson as someone matt dated back in college. Like a lot of dialogue in season two, its brimming with bubbling. In season 2, she returns to new york city to have matt help her with taking down the hand. Elektra is young, learning under the tutelage of stick at some unspecified academy.
How daredevil season 2 will juggle elektra, the punisher and the hand. Viewers first met elektra halfway through season 2 of daredevil. The second season of daredevil also ended with elektra dying, having been killed by a hand ninja protecting daredevil. He couldve, i mean could only, coz we all know his fist has powers that have to be recharged so many times like your. Did you catch the daredevil season 2 references to the. Daredevil daredevil season 2 elektra netflix punisher. Thats a question for daredevil season 3, which was announced more than a. Daredevils second season is at its best when matt undermines every good thing in his life. Netflix already reinvented the daredevil franchise with charlie cox as matt murdock in 2015 and now daredevil is bringing in elektra for season 2. Did you catch the daredevil season 2 references to the 2003 movie. However, after the defenders blew up the hands source, with matt and elektra still in the building, many fans are wondering if elektra is really dead after the defenders. But at least for daredevil season 3, i would say that elektra either shouldnt appear at all, or she does, she should have a significantly reduced role, since elektra is an interesting character, but too much of a good thing will eventually grow boring and its time for matt to get some new story material. She was waiting for matt in his apartment in the last episode right after a magical kiss between matt and karen.
Its been a slow, subtle process, and as we reach the season finale, a cold day in hells. How marvels daredevil got elektra wrong screen rant. She returned to his life after years of absence, putting her beliefs and methods at conflict with his own. Daredevil season 2 premieres all episodes on netflix on friday. The possibilities are endless, and endlessly awesome.
Did anyone else feel like the defenders was basically the. We see a shot of iron fist on the rooftop, with his fist glowing. But nah, the very next scene shows matts true whereabouts although it doesnt confirm the status of elektra. His apparent death hit his teammates and inner circle hard, but in the closing minutes of the series. Once the carefree, uninhibited girlfriend who was likely the love of collegeage matt murdocks life, she had vanished suddenly following the murder of her father a wealthy greek diplomat by terrorists, leaving murdock emotionallyscarred and.
Marvels daredevil, or simply daredevil, is an american web television series created for netflix by drew goddard, based on the marvel comics character of the same name. In episode 3, worst behaviour, we witness elektras resurrection, organized by alexandra two months before the events in the new series, and how they make the substance. Check out our recap of daredevil season 2 as we look at the key moments from the entire episode run, easter eggs, and what you need to know going forward. In the comics, bullseye stabs her through the stomach with her own sai. Weve seen in both daredevil season 2 and iron fist season 1 how the hand brings dead people back to life, using that ancient stone bath and what looks like blood inside. Frank castles trial takes center stage in semper fidelis.
Daredevil season 2 the second season of the american web television series daredevil, which is based on the marvel comics character of the same name, follows matt murdock daredevil, a blind lawyerbyday who fights crime at night, crossing paths with the deadly frank castle punisher along with the return of an old girlfriendelektra natchios. They were together only for moments, and i found moments of them in daredevil season 3. What i think could be the way how daredevil escaped is this. The real stars of the new poster are the punisher jon bernthal and elektra elodie yung, and the new take on their classic costumes that netflix has gone with in season 2. This was done again in the ben affleck daredevil movies. It is set in the marvel cinematic universe mcu, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise, and is the first in a series of shows that lead to the defenders crossover miniseries. In season 3, daredevil is finally great again vanity fair. Later, she was revealed to potentially be the black sky, the one who is supposed to lead the hand. As a result, she gets stuck back in her evilassassinating ways and then starts fighting the hand to break free. Charlie cox stated how the elektra daredevil fell in love with died in season two, describing her presence in the defenders as a vessel. Well, the superhero was last seen being crushed under a collapsing skyscraper in netflixs crossover. Elektra natchios, the elegant assassin in daredevils life, throws out this barb in the second half of daredevil s second season. Well, thats what it felt like when elektra died at the end of daredevil season 2.