[Marvel TV] Daredevil

Finally finished watching the series. I usually watch these things with my wife but she was pregnant the last month and couldn't hang with the dark tone and violence, so I had to find time to watch it solo.

Great show. Not fantastic good or up there with the pantheon of all-time-great shows like Breaking Bad or True Detective.

Here are some Easter Eggs from the show. Some of them are spoilers, some just silly:

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13 BEST DAREDEVIL EASTER EGGS

Now that we've binged Daredevil's Netflix series, it's time to point out our favorite Easter eggs, references, and trivia.

This goes without saying, but beware of spoilers for Season 1 of Daredevil!

The Battle of NY


While no one says the words “Avengers,” “Chituari,” or “Hulk smashing Loki,” there are many references to the big invasion scene at the end of The Avengers movie. Most of them are just characters talking about the destruction in passing, but the coolest is when we see that it was reporter Ben Urich who wrote the front page story about the Battle of New York, not to mention the Harlem Terror story about the Hulk’s battle with Abomination.

The Owl

In the comics, Leland Owlsley is the villain known as The Owl, and there was a neat tribute to him when we saw him get a green coat. Interestingly, showrunner Steven S. Deknight has hinted that even though Leland dies in the show, the son that he mentions several times could later become the The Owl we know from the comics.

Elektra

During a flashback, Matt and Foggy discuss a Greek girl that he once dated that “didn’t work out.” This woman is undoubtedly Elektra, the superhero assassin who has been both lover and enemy to Daredevil in the comics.

Classic Kingpin

Vanessa tells Wilson Fisk about a prince who once seduced her and how he wore a white suit with an ascot. This is a fun jab at the Kingpin’s classic outfit in the comics. Like Fisk says, “That’s a bit much.”

Mr. Potter’s Shop

Melvin Potter’s shop has a couple cool Easter eggs.

In the comics, Potter is a villain known as Gladiator, who wears a yellow and blue costume and wields sawblades on his wrists. In his shop, we see yellow and blue materials, his symbol on a design board, a Revenge of the Gladiators poster, and he even throws a sawblade during his fight with Daredevil.

If that wasn’t enough, there’s two extendable mechanical legs in his shop. Those belong to one of the most ridiculous supervillains of all time -- Stilt-Man.

Steel Serpent

Madame Gao’s drug packets bear a red snake symbol. That’s the crest of Steel Serpent, the archnemesis of Iron Fist -- another Marvel hero who will be getting his own Netflix series.

Crane Mother

Speaking of Madam Gao, that was quite the punch she threw at Daredevil, wasn’t it? That curiously strong hit, plus her mention of how her homeland is “a considerable distance farther” than China, seems to be hinting that she’s from one of the Legendary Cities of Heaven. One of those cities is K’un L’un, the place where Iron Fist gets his powers. If we’re right about all this, we’ve got her pegged as Crane Mother, an evil, magical being associated with Steel Serpent.

The Hand

Nobu dressed up as a red ninja to fight Daredevil. It was a pretty sweet fight scene, but the real treat was how it appears to set up the evil, supernatural ninja group known as The Hand.

As for who Nobu really is, that’s still up in the air. Kagenobu Yoshioka was the founder of The Hand, but that was back in the 1500s, so maybe his name is just a tribute. He could also an elite red ninja in the comics known as Kigiri. Or maybe he was just an enforcer with some sweet moves, who knows?

The Chaste

There’s a mysterious scene where Stick meets up with a hulking man with a scarred back. In the comics we know him as an invulnerable man named Stone. He’s part of a mystical martial arts group called The Chaste. Together with Stick, Daredevil, and a group of others, their mission is to oppose The Hand.

Stan Lee

What’s a Marvel production without a Stan Lee cameo? We don’t see him in the flesh, rather in a photo on the wall in the police station.

The Absorbing Man

Carl "Crusher" Creel is Battlin’ Jack Murdock’s boxing opponent. In the comics, Creel is a supervillain known as the Absorbing Man with the ability to turn his body into any material he touches. This actually ties Daredevil to the Agents of SHIELD TV show where Creel was featured using his full super powers.

Bullseye

This one’s a bit of a stretch, so bear with us. When the sniper on the roof is assembling his sniper rifle, you can glimpse an ace of spades in his bag. That could make him Bullseye, Daredevil’s arch nemesis in the comics who can throw ordinary objects with such skill that they become lethal projectiles.

This isn’t enough to confirm him as Bullseye, but a sharpshooting cop-killer with playing cards? We’re just sayin'.

The Man Without Fear

The final shot of Season 1 is Daredevil diving off a rooftop in full red costume. This is an homage to the final page of Daredevil: The Man Without Fear by Frank Miller and John Romita, Jr. -- an origin story that heavily influenced the Netflix show.

Netflix's next series, A.K.A. Jessica Jones thread here.