I did find Vanessa interesting- I kind of thought she always had a sort of hidden edge to her, I never really got the creeped out vibe, necessarily- something, but not exactly. Like we were supposed to think that at first, but that was a trick of the storytelling (or rather, Fisks' interpretation of things), not an accurate representation of her character. It kind of felt like she knew what he was, that she was interested in the powerful mob boss, not the respectable businessman he tried to conjure up. Like...she was attracted to the dangerous parts of him, and was impatient with the the facade? But yeah, the ending was fast. "Let's get married and I'll totally arrange a bloody breakout for you with mercenaries."
SO agree about Fisk's journey. I hadn't thought of it that way before, but you're totally right. Matt's story wwas the more interesting one, but it was so lightly touched on, relatively speaking.
Also,WHY WAS HE DOING ALL THE STUFF? They hardly answered that question. They gave a reason, but I never felt like I could understand why Matt, the budding lawyer, decided that breaking kneecaps at night in a costume was the way to go. Now, if Matt had been Dean Winchester? No problem- it's right there in Dean's figurative DNA- the hero complex, the low sense of his own worth outside of being a weapon, his hunter upbringing. The first thing a MCU-AU Dean Winchester does with super powers is save lives. But I just never felt we had that... peek into the inner life of Matt that made his actions seem a natural extension of his character. Now, I can see what they were trying to do, it was a storytelling choice so they could reveal it bit by bit and parallel Fisk, but it just wasn't as effective, I feel.
I also...I know I'm kind of an outlier on this one, but I thought the parallels between Fisk and Matt were a bit forced. Like, yes, they both are fighting for the soul of a small bit of New York, but other than the "Maybe Matt really just likes beating the crap out of people!" - which still seemed like a bit of a stretch to me, since he remained enough of a cypher that neither argument seemed certain- what was there, except in the broadest lines?
I guess this might sound negative, and I certainly don't mean it to be so, there were just writing decisions that still puzzle me.
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SO agree about Fisk's journey. I hadn't thought of it that way before, but you're totally right. Matt's story wwas the more interesting one, but it was so lightly touched on, relatively speaking.
Also,WHY WAS HE DOING ALL THE STUFF? They hardly answered that question. They gave a reason, but I never felt like I could understand why Matt, the budding lawyer, decided that breaking kneecaps at night in a costume was the way to go. Now, if Matt had been Dean Winchester? No problem- it's right there in Dean's figurative DNA- the hero complex, the low sense of his own worth outside of being a weapon, his hunter upbringing. The first thing a MCU-AU Dean Winchester does with super powers is save lives. But I just never felt we had that... peek into the inner life of Matt that made his actions seem a natural extension of his character. Now, I can see what they were trying to do, it was a storytelling choice so they could reveal it bit by bit and parallel Fisk, but it just wasn't as effective, I feel.
I also...I know I'm kind of an outlier on this one, but I thought the parallels between Fisk and Matt were a bit forced. Like, yes, they both are fighting for the soul of a small bit of New York, but other than the "Maybe Matt really just likes beating the crap out of people!" - which still seemed like a bit of a stretch to me, since he remained enough of a cypher that neither argument seemed certain- what was there, except in the broadest lines?
I guess this might sound negative, and I certainly don't mean it to be so, there were just writing decisions that still puzzle me.