This version of Daredevil is supposedly dark (ooooh, blood and gore. Yay.) So I gave it a shot. I love the Marvel Universe, having grown on Spiderman,Ironman and X-Men. Daredevil has always been one of my favorites superhero. My whole life I've expected and prayed for good renditions of my favorite superheroes but most of the time, I was left disappointed, thinking "Oh well, someone will get it eventually." I was excited when the 2003 Daredevil movie came out but it was so disappointing and lack luster that I couldn't remember anything else aside from the main cast: Ben Affleck--Daredevil--who was in everything at the time and the late Micheal Duncan Clarke--the Kingpin.

Fast forward a decade or so, and I'm feeling excited again. "This time they'll get it right" I thought to myself. I got to say, it's better than I expected, and at the same time it's not what I expected.

It's basically a crime drama with a blind (visually impaired) super hero. And this time--thank heavens--they got actual Russians (or Eastern Europeans) playing the roles of Russians. Perhaps due to the fact that the co-producer, Shevchenko, is Russian (or eastern European) himself. At least when it came to Russians, they got the accents right. Other nationalities...not so much.

I've watched every episode of season 1 and love the story so far. I love (actress) Rosario Dawson. She could have a TV reality show where, dressed in her worst grandma Sunday dress, she plants daisies in her back yard all day and I'd watch it. (Okay maybe not.) What prevented me from giving this show a maximum rating is, sadly, the hyper-violence. Yes, it's dark and gritty but watching a person getting beaten to death for several minutes brings me no joy (maybe I'm getting old, maybe by brain is saturated with decades and decades of violent imagery). If anything, it's sad and annoying; Just sitting there listening to bones get snapped, teeth get knocked out for 5 to 10 minutes.Or long torture scenes. Most episodes have long brutal beatdowns (Matt Murdock being on the receiving end of the majority of them)that,in all honesty, bring no added value. I prefer when my hero is the one dishing out beatdowns up and down the street like concert flyers.

If the 2015 Daredevil were the super hero I'd grown up with, I'm certain I'd be institutionalized right now.

Overall, I'd recommend the show if you're a fan and don't mind repetitive and mindless ultra-violence. If you're new to the Marvel Universe or are a casual follower, I'd suggest start with the comic books first.The story of Matt Murdock is worth reading.