I was absolutely floored by how different each season of Daredevil is from each other in terms of overall quality and entertainment value.

The first season was a solid effort and I'd suggest that any MCU fan at least give it a shot, if for no other reason than so you can appreciate how phenomenal Vincent D'Onofrio is playing Wilson Fisk / the Kingpin.

Then season two was even better as the MCU gratifyingly showed us the origins of The Punisher. Jon Bernthal was truly perfect casting as Frank Castle, and so it almost goes without saying that he absolutely deserved his own Punisher spinoff. If you are only going to watch a single season of Daredevil, then this is definitely the season to pick.

But season three was so unbelievably horrible that I could barely get through it. Don't get me wrong: the acting was fine and most of the production values such as the cinematography and music were still solid. But the writing became absolutely atrocious. Basically every single major character in the show spends the entire third season just making one incredibly stupid decision after another. I mean you will find yourself literally screaming obscenities at your television just based on how frustratingly dumb every character and every situation becomes. It goes from one "jump the shark" moment to another until eventually it gets to the point where you honestly don't care about any of the characters any longer and you just want the entire series to end already. That is not exactly the hallmark of well written or entertaining television.

I am not sure if the entire writers room changed between seasons 2 and 3 or not, but I do know there was a showrunner change at that point as Steven S. DeKnight turned the reigns over to Erik Oleson. And, at least based on the writing credits listed for each episode, it sure looks to me like Oleson brought in his own set of writers. So I am pretty sure that we do know who to point the finger at when it comes to the blame for destroying what was previously a pretty good show.

In any event, just know that season three was truly awful from start to finish, and so I'd highly recommend skipping the entire darn thing. Just go into Daredevil thinking of it as encompassing 26 episodes over two seasons, and then skip straight into watching Punisher instead. You'll thank me later.