WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS FOR SEASON 3 OF MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL.
This past Friday we finally got the third season of Marvel’s Daredevil. It’s been three years since the first season of Daredevil debuted on Netflix and since then he has be joined by other heroes like Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and the Punisher leading to a Defenders series (that did not include the Punisher of course). So by this point, you would think that these characters would have each other on speed dial right?
The question has came us as to why none of the other heroes were contacted by Daredevil, played by Charlie Cox to take down Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin, played by Vincent D’Onofrio, from escaping prison. ComicBook.com had the opportunity to talk with Erik Oleson, the showrunner for the show, who talked about the reason behind the absence of Daredevil’s allies.
For Daredevil, this battle between him and Fisk is personal. This is something that is evident by him also trying to keep his close friends Karen Page, played by Deborah Ann Woll, as well as Foggy Nelson, played by Elden Henson, away from his mission to take down Fisk once and for all.
But besides the the character’s reasons for not wanting to involve anyone else, Oleson also talked about how much the story would be affected if they made it too easy for Daredevil and his allies.
Oleson makes a good point and as the third season of Daredevil was probably better off without them. So far it is being praised by both fans and critics. But if you added some of the other villains to the mix then of course that would make for a more compelling story. Kingpin, Bushmaster and Killgrave maybe?
Do you think the third season needed at least some of the other characters’ cameos? Or did you like it (or dislike it) the way it was done? Let us know in the comment section below!
Season 3 of Daredevil is now streaming only on Netflix.