Maya Lopez must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.
S-01 CompleteThe concept itself isn’t bad, but the writing was atrocious, with no real sense of character development or depth whatsoever. The only real standout being Vincent D’Onofrio’s excellent portrayal of Kingpin, but even that is tarnished by the writing and a limp wiltering flower of an ending.
Echo also suffered from bad editing with the pacing and storyline feeling like they were all over the place.
The show had so much promise and I did appreciate the efforts made to honour the native American and deaf communities, but it didn’t have to be at the expense of a coherent and gripping story.
I now fear what they’re going to do with Daredevil, but hopefully with Dario Scardapane in the driver’s seat there may be at least a small glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe.
