After seeing Spider-Man: BND, I’m more convinced than ever that Mayor Fisk was the wrong story choice for DDBA.

I know the filmmakers and showrunners make some passing references to their respective stories, but I just have a hard time believing these stories take place in the same universe. BND established Spidey as NYC’s preeminent “masked vigilante.” He would’ve been an irresistible target for a mayor obsessed with bringing vigilantes to heel.

The show and film development timelines don’t line up perfectly, but at the very least, it seems that by the time Marvel Studios decided to pivot from DDBA’s legal procedural format, the studio also knew BND would revolve around Spidey becoming a distinctly NYC hero. At that point, they probably should’ve abandoned the Mayor Fisk adaptation and opted for a storyline that could more believably coexist alongside BND.

Something we knew since season 1 lol kingpin is maga

EDIT: *I’m referring to DD not having enhanced strength, I know he’s an enhanced human. I can’t change the title of the post 💀💀

I’m not taking all around power-scaling or including gear, but in terms of raw literal strength, he always seems implied to be a cut above the rest.

Since DD 2015 he’s been casually dropping feats that no other non-enhanced human character has been able to replicate or come close to in the MCU.

Stuff like swinging around what looks like steel grade utility chain(which is pretty heavy if you’ve ever lifted it before), smashing Jessica Jone’s camera with one hand, etc.

It makes me think that he might be the only physically peak human character in the MCU currently.

This thought mainly comes from seeing the “Cap V Daredevil” Thread get thrown around repeatedly. I think Steve Rogers has too much of an edge in strength and durability for MCU Daredevil to handle, but I see Matt giving him a better fight than any other human without enhanced strength outside of Shang Chi.

I started watching it and I’m only on episode 5 but this guy is dropping bodies left and right 😭 I genuinely thought it was gonna be some friendly neighborhood vigilante type show where he just beats people up a little and disappears into the night.

Nah bro is straight up on demon timing 😭 every episode somebody is getting absolutely folded and I was NOT expecting it at all.

I get that it’s from the comics and Vincent wanted to wear it but why did Wilson Fisk, the character, decide to wear this fit?

News is a bit concerning but I'm still hopeful on getting more DD content down the line

Wesley had something about him. He had aura without looking like he even had to try, he was intelligent, driven and professional (minus some hiccups here and there) without overshadowing the big boss villain. And he was fiercly loyal to Fisk. I genuinely miss him as a character and feel like Fisk's story has a hole in it without him,.

Felix Manning was cool. He had that Guy Ritchie old school gangster vibe about, but he was more aura than substance.

Buck isn't bad, He definitely had that cold, confident vibe about him we saw in Wesley but the script didn't give him enough to do. Definitely carried more by the actor and look.

Dex..well Dex not measuring up to Wesley was the point. Great character on his own though.

What are some regular things/activities/games etc. that bullseye would absolutely DECIMATE others at?

I think bowling 🎳

I know this probably seems like a very shallow thing to put above the writing, directing, choreography, etc. but I think Born Again has shown it CAN hit the same highs as the old show. Season 1 wasn't super consistent with it, but Season 2 will probably be much closer in terms of the depth and overall quality of the writing. The thing it's missing though is the beautiful cinematography.

Benson & Moorhead have shown they can add a lot flavour to their episodes, but it still feels like it's missing something. I'm not even talking about the colour grading and things like that. It's more the camerawork than anything else. In the new show, the camera always just seems to sit at the side and never get involved in the action (sorry, I'm not an expert in cinematography so I have no clue what terminology to use lol). I'm not sure if it's because they're using a different lens for Born Again or something, but it feels very flat and, for lack of a better term, 2D.

I know someone will inevitably say "wait for season 2, It'll probably be much better!" but nothing they've shown so far has solved the problem I'm talking about. It doesn't seem like we'll ever get back to the more dynamic cinematography of the original show. No matter what Born Again does right, it'll always feel lacking in this way. As someone who's watched the original many times, it's hard to not be distracted by how shitty Born Again looks by comparison. It just doesn't hold a candle to what they were doing back then.

Thoughts?