‘Daredevil: Born Again’ thoughts, Season 1, Episode 7: ‘Art for Art’s Sake’

In the episode’s final sequence — set in an Italian restaurant lit by director of photography Hillary Fyfe Spera in as effective a simulation of Gordon Willis gold as I’ve seen in a long time — Buck executes the boss of the Irish mob, whom Vanessa cannily determined was out to overthrow Wilson using herself as a proxy. The whole bit is soundtracked by “Please Stay” by the Cryin’ Shames, an eerie slice of early Northern Soul, an inspired choice that emulates the throwback sound of a Martin Scorsese gangster film without aping it outright. Why does this sequence whip as much ass as it does? No reason other than “because it can” that I can determine, but that’s reason enough.

Also there’s a Charlie Cox shower scene. Again, “because they can” is reason enough.

I reviewed this week’s Daredevil for Decider.

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