(episode review) - Daredevil: Born Again - Episode 5 & 6

  

Maybe my wondering if Disney/Marvel has created a masterpiece is a little strong, maybe, but there is definitely some great character building in this show to show us the struggles that both the Kingpin and Daredevil fight against who they really are. Ever since the death in the first episode, Matt has been tested. Episode after episode, Matt is being shown why vigilantism can work because the law can be flawed, not all the police are good, and a phrase uttered in the latter episode of the two, "Don't rely on anyone to do what you can do for yourself". And by the end of the second episode, Matt makes a decision.

Episode 1
Although I have heard people call this a 'bottle episode' or 'filler episode', I disagree. The episode felt a little out of place, but ultimately, I felt that this episode acts as the second-to-last nail in the coffin. A smaller and more intimate situation that is designed to push Matt in his decision-making.

Matt is on some errands for the business but ends up caught up in the middle of a Bank heist occurring during the St Patrick's Day Parade. Matt, being as skilled as he is, uses all of his charm, knowledge and wit to outsmart the bank robbers and hopefully save the day. The episode introduces a familiar face, which was great to see, but the constant mention or reference to another character within the MCU was very heavy-handed and unnecessary. The bank robbers were there to pay back Kingpin, so it all connects. This episode plays into the thoughts Matt has had since the beginning of the season, which leads to the episode finishing with Matt having a little taster.

Episode 2
This episode mostly focuses on Wilson Fisk and the situation he is in, having all the power as Mayor, but nobody in his new circles respecting him. Wilson has also been tested through this series as he is the mirror opposite of Matt. Seeing a character from the Hawkeye show was great, and having the niece turn up asking for Matt's help was the final nail in the coffin. There is a lingering presence in the series which is Muse and he had been creating "street art" but committing atrocities whilst doing it, so by the last few scenes of this episode, not only do you see both Matt and Wilson give in to who they really are, we finally get what this show has all been about and it is glorious. Let's see if the final three episodes stick the landing.

(trailer review) - Final Destination: Bloodlines

Ok, so I am going to keep it real with you like I always do, and I'm going to start off with one of the highlights or the main key point I was making in my last review for the teaser of this movie, and say and repeat, who asked for this movie? Nobody asked for this movie. No pun intended, but the franchise is dead. Death came and took it away. With that said, I would be lying if that first death scene in this trailer did not let me yell out "God damn!". What I really appreciated in this trailer was the suspense it built up with the glass shard, only to 'Emily Blunt' it from 'A Quiet Place'.

So the trailer starts with a family barbecue and a celebration. Not minding what he is doing, one of the boys accidentally drops a glass and it shatters, leaving a shard of glass in the "bucket" of ice. We are then led on this "who is going to choke on this glass shard?" (because it could quite easily be mistaken for ice) trail of thought while we wait and watch all these other "elaborate" things happen only to have the shard be stepped on, where an lawnmower had been knocked and moving by itself to end up chopping the head/face off of the dad! Superb. I'll eat that one. Although this was not asked for and the studio is trying to revive and resurrect a dead franchise. If well written, maybe, just maybe, we can get back on board with this franchise. Also, tying this to someone who had a premonition and thwarted death's plan, not only is it interesting, but I wonder if she finally dies at the end like a "Drag Me To Hell" Sam Raimi movie scenario. I am partially interested, partially. Maybe a second trailer will fully sell me. One last thing: I do not know how or why Tony Todd made it back into the franchise, but he is the king, and we give thanks for his work. R.I.P.