Well....I finished the first season of Daredevil. While it will take a bit to delve into the complete series, I can at least return to the last post in regards to Daredevil's suit in the new Netflix show. You get a much better look at it and it might be good to update previous conceptions that were based solely on a dark 'bust' image teaser.
I'm just gonna come out and say it.... I'm not a fan at all.
Getting the whole view of the suit really shines light on the direction they took.. Mainly, a 2002 motorcycle jacket.
-I really really wanted to like it. I am a very very big Daredevil fan and I wanted it to do the character justice. It simply does not feel or look like Daredevil. The color is actually a shade of purple, more than it is red...not grape purple like Grimmace but more of a 'wine' purple.. or a deep burgundy. I'm all for a dark red suit, but dark purple? Me thinks not. Look at the image above...Netflix is red, the Daredevil title is red, actual Daredevil is NOT. That's his actual color in the show as well. It's not a lighting trick.
-What's which the black padding? It has WAY too much black just thrown randomly throughout it in forms of "padding". It reminds me of an early 2000s motorcycle jacket. Couldn't they have just made it one color? It just doesn't say Daredevil if you look at it. There's even black design pieces on his back, reminiscent of a " paintball" vest. There's black padding EVERYWHERE. ON HIS LEGS ON HIS ARMS, ON HIS BACK ON HIS ELBOWS, ON HIS SHOULDERS, ON HIS THIGHS ON HIS ABS, ON HIS CROTCH ON HIS CHEST. WHY IS THIS ALL IN CAPS? I DONT KNOW, LOOK HOW LOUD I CAN TYPE......cough....sorry....Get rid of all the black, it just doesn't work in my opinion.
- His gloves are even black.... Why?. I'm starting to think there's more black than red on this suit . And there's meaningless , flat, silver buckles that look like a cosplayer just tossed them on for effect. They don't fit. A lot of small accent prices are floating around on this suit that makes it look muddled. Daredevil has one of the most simple suits in all of comics!!!!! Plain red suit. There's no reason for a load of tacky garbage.
-His mask..... I do like the horns, it is the ONLY piece of the suit that tells you it's Daredevil. but there are scenes where the mask looks two toned burgundy and black, and scenes where it looks just burgundy. Which one is it? At times he looks like a 1920s bandit. The neck cowl?..why is it so thick?. Looks like something I'd wear skiing. And for all that his holy, I hope they redesign this entire suit next season and bring the bottom of the eyes 'down' rather than having them go up. In its current state it looks like Batman or Nite Owl from Watchmen. The Affleck mask got closest, with it angling down under the eyes. This mask just goes in the wrong direction. I didn't see it at first and I should have. I only blame myself for that. If they're going for practicality, and this practicality calls for redesigns of the suit that make it completely indistinguishable, then why bother? Spider-man never seems to get such abrupt redesigns. He still wears the skin tight suit in all iterations. I feel the look may or may not fit well for Daredevil but this direction just seems to be the "wrong" direction hands down. It seems to resemble a late 90's early 2000's version that you'd see on the 'CW'. Not a Marvel designed suit, or from ABC Studios (who produces Daredevil... they are owned by Disney after all)
At at the end of the season..I was wishing for the original black clothes back. I ain't gonna lie. The entire show I was sitting quietly, enjoying everything Daredevil was. Its a GREAT show, don't get me wrong....this is obvious by my 5 star Netflix rating ,but the 13 episode wait for such a poorly designed suit had me feeling slightly betrayed. There was dialogue exchanged in the show that the suit was "incomplete" so I can only wait until season 2 to see if they ultimately get it right. I'd hate to see such an amazing show made "campy" by such an odd design choice. Fingers crossed!