Daredevil Scenes/Moments that need to be in

[Mike Murdock]

This is a bit less ambitious than storylines. Obviously, people have different ideas of which storylines should be season 1 (or season only) of Daredevil and most of the ideas won't appear. However, small moments or scenes from the comics can often be quite iconic or would be very dramatic on screen. So this thread is for that. I'll leave out the obvious, like Matt Murdock saving a man crossing the street and getting blinded.

The one that instantly comes to mind for me is Daredevil fighting Bullseye and "sees" him go into the Subway. He pauses for a second, knowing his radar sense would be useless with the oncoming trains and then proceeds anyway because, duh, he's the man without fear. Generally, Bullseye had the upper hand. However, Daredevil started winning through sheer determination:

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And then, he had him defeated and had to choose whether to let him die or let him live:

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The payoff here is he let him live because, in Daredevil's mind, the law ("following the rules") is too important. When his Dad hit him and "broke the rules" he realized that no one can be above those rules. Bullseye had to be tried by a jury even though he was dangerous and even though he probably would win at trial, it didn't matter. And, in the end, Bullseye was acquitted at trial, came back out on the street, and killed Elektra (although, in the comics, I think he was arrested again and escaped, which defeats the narrative somewhat, so I'm ignoring that).

So, any moments that stood out to you as iconic or just really fun to see?

 

[fixxxer]

I haven't actually read that specific comic, but the image of Daredevil sitting high up on a clock-tower (was it?) cycling through the inflections of a particular cough, trying to narrow it down to a specific person, is extremely powerful for me.

 

[gohei_]

I haven't actually read that specific comic, but the image of Daredevil sitting high up on a clock-tower (was it?) cycling through the inflections of a particular cough, trying to narrow it down to a specific person, is extremely powerful for me.

I have mentioned this very scene before as well and would love to see it in live action. It doesn't need to be exactly like in the comic but just have him high up on a building looking for a specific sound could be really cool.

 

[Hypestyle]

...at this point, if Miller wrote that again DD would just probably just kill Bullseye. LOL.

I'm not hung up on specific scenarios. But I want Matt to defend people who are falsely accused on a recurring basis.

 

[Dark Raven]

I'd like a scene of Gladiator boarding a train bound for Florida and ordering all the passengers to jump off, just like in the comics. Of course, he had Beetle with him, and I don't see him showing up, but Gladiator could do it on his own.

Doesn't have to be going to Florida though (it might not even have been there in the comic).

 

[Mike Murdock]

...at this point, if Miller wrote that again DD would just probably just kill Bullseye. LOL.

While Miller has, uh, somewhat lost it recently, shall we say, his understanding of Daredevil as someone who wouldn't kill was something he did well. He argued that Daredevil's faith in the system of laws is his core foundational principle and he couldn't undermine that by killing (although he had inner demons that pushed him quite close). I obviously can't say what he'd do now, but I do think that Miller wrote a Daredevil pushed to the limits (and keep in mind this is Frank Miller we're talking about) and he never pushed him beyond that edge. Anyone who wants to understand Daredevil's personality should look at that and go "this far, but no farther."

I'm not hung up on specific scenarios. But I want Matt to defend people who are falsely accused on a recurring basis.

I think they should be careful about that. Yes, he should defend people falsely accused. On the other hand, I don't think they should have people falsely accused so often because it'll undermine the realism of the universe and make it closer to Perry Mason or Matlock. It'll also make it seem like the defense attorney should only defend those who are falsely accused, which isn't accurate. It's part of the reason I like him defending Melvin Potter/Gladiator. No one doubts Gladiator committed the crimes he's accused of. The issue is whether Melvin Potter is guilty or if he was insane at the time.

However, there is a somewhat complicated storyline involving a PCP epidemic where Matt Murdock agrees to defend someone accused of murder (really, the story is even more complicated because he defends the first person who actually was innocent, then he defends the next person charged as well). With that second person, the defendant tells Matt that he's innocent. Through Matt's super-sensitive hearing, he hears that his heartbeat does not jump, so he knows he's telling the truth. In the end, it turns out he was not telling the truth. He actually committed the murder. His heart didn't jump because he has a pacemaker.