The plot is mostly about Murdock defending a client John Healy (Alex Morf) who murders one of the crime bosses by bashing his head in with a bowling ball in 'self defence', to try and get closer to finding out who the crime boss is.
Meanwhile Karen Page refuses payment from Union Allied to keep her mouth shut about the death of her boss and Ben Ulrich (Vonde Curtis-Hall), who appears for the first time here is a journalist who is also trying to uncover the truth and is warned of the dangers in front of him.
This is a much slower paced episode compared to the first two episodes, but it is still an effective one because it allows for character development. I loved the whole idea of how they built up the crime boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) almost as an inhuman monster, yet his reveal and first lines with Vanessa (Ayelet Zurer) showed something so frail and human. His comments about 'The Rabbit In A Snowstorm' made him feel alone. It was just a great touch to really give his character more depth. Fisk is only in the final minute of the episode yet that short scene told me so much about this character.
It also does a great job of showing Murdock's conflicted, yet ruthless defence of the clearly psychopathic client to get the name of the crime boss, the one they're all working for. Also how he juggles his business as a lawyer and his crime fighting ways as well as trying to cover up his bruises and cuts is another nice touch to this series, and keeps a continuous momentum to the show, as well as still giving it an episodic structure. Another very strong Season 1 episode.
Meanwhile Karen Page refuses payment from Union Allied to keep her mouth shut about the death of her boss and Ben Ulrich (Vonde Curtis-Hall), who appears for the first time here is a journalist who is also trying to uncover the truth and is warned of the dangers in front of him.
This is a much slower paced episode compared to the first two episodes, but it is still an effective one because it allows for character development. I loved the whole idea of how they built up the crime boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) almost as an inhuman monster, yet his reveal and first lines with Vanessa (Ayelet Zurer) showed something so frail and human. His comments about 'The Rabbit In A Snowstorm' made him feel alone. It was just a great touch to really give his character more depth. Fisk is only in the final minute of the episode yet that short scene told me so much about this character.
It also does a great job of showing Murdock's conflicted, yet ruthless defence of the clearly psychopathic client to get the name of the crime boss, the one they're all working for. Also how he juggles his business as a lawyer and his crime fighting ways as well as trying to cover up his bruises and cuts is another nice touch to this series, and keeps a continuous momentum to the show, as well as still giving it an episodic structure. Another very strong Season 1 episode.