The first season is fascinating. Great story, great characters, great acting. Matt's character is complex and inspiring, while his antagonist, Wilson Fisk, is beyond brilliant.

The downsides are:

1) the acting of the Karen Paige character, whom takes up a big chunk of space in the show and adds absolutely nothing.

2) the extensive side-stories, all meaningless story-lines that add nothing to the main story.

3) the fights ... beyond ridiculous!!!! One doesn't need to be a martial artist to understand that the back-flips are retarded.

The second season is mediocre at best. Just a bunch of ninja fights within the plot of a Blue Sky thing which is of overpowering importance yet barely explained at all.