Not sure if it was intentional, but that first scene after the backstory (with the trucks) reminded me of the first scene from Daredevil (in the docks). Similar framing or something?

I also liked the blending of the daredevil score when he shows up

I still think Marvel Studios is figuring out how to transfer over from their movies to television with pacing and some minor issues, but once that big fight kicked in I was pretty sold on their first TV-MA outing. Good cinematography and they didn’t shy away from the violence; having to fight Daredevil on her first job for Fisk got me standing up. The look on her face when she sees DD and her being smart enough to keep trying to get to a gun instead of trying to beat him in unarmed combat was thrilling.

I hope we get to see more Zahn McClarnon in some flashbacks, he’s so good as Maya’s father. I’m assuming Graham Greene shows up more in the present too. I’m definitely looking forward to Devery Jacobs coming into this, she was amazing in Reservation Dogs (as were McClarnon and Greene).

I’m 20 minutes in now. They did Maya’s Story from childhood to becoming a pawn for Kingpin well, quick and followable. Also gave us a recap of Hawkeye, featuring the pivotal scenes from there, and an additional fight with Daredevil. Truly feels like she has been in a crossover special and now returns to her solo series.

For me personally, that Daredevil fight scene was a bit too show-fighty, some of those moves were overly choreographed and didnt feel very real. But hey.

Finished ep1 now. I’m not completely sure what Maya’s motivation is here besides running away from Kingpin’s henchmen. “It’s time for a queen”? She really wants to take over Kingpin’s criminal enterprise? Why?

I hope they know what the strong parts of this first episode are - the family - and don’t forget that for the rest of the series, like they did on Ms Marvel.

this first episode is quite weird, I think trying to explain Echo’s whole backstory makes it really rushed. Excited to see DD of course and the fight scene was quite good so I’m optimistic for the rest of the series. Not sure if I’m gonna binge it all tonight or spread it out a bit.