I'd never thought about Matt's many-paternal-figures issues like that before! Very interesting. Because that is the cycle he goes through: he wants to be 'good', which means listening to his various father figures, but his own... idk, principles? emotions? righteousness? always comes through in the end, even if it means being disobedient to them. And then there's so much guilt, because no matter how much Matt believes in what he does, he still feels so bad about doing it. :( Luckily for us though, Matt's daddy issues translate very nicely into smutty fanwork <3 lmao
Aaaand guess who finally got around to watching E05! This is going to be a massive comment, hahah, sorry D:
I forgot how much I love the description of Matt's senses in this show - e.g. compared to the comics, where there's an honest-to-god magic radar sense. It makes him just a little more human rather than superhuman, matching the style of the show.
The whole exchange about sharks in the N&M office was hilarious. It was so cute and so cheerful! And Matt's little moment of small talk with Brett, aww. I want them all to be happy forever.
This was great too: "You chopped Anatoly's head off!" / "... And now I want his brother." Just, all the things that could be running through Matt's head in that tiny pause.
I liked how they had the scene where Matt needed Claire to read the text on the burner. And oh my god - I just don't think I can let myself fall in love with someone who's so close to becoming what he hates. / You're right. You shouldn't. my heart ;_; (It made a good parallel to Vanessa and Fisk, though. Claire and Matt just ended because Claire learnt more about Matt; Vanessa learns more about Fisk and now they're getting together.)
Speaking of those two, I actually love them together. We already know about Fisk, but when they're standing by the window with the explosions happening, that's the first moment where you see Vanessa's true colours - like wow, this is why they fell in love and fit together so perfectly. It's also interesting, I think, how Fisk justifies it. Because yeah, the people who kidnapped that boy were killed in the explosions... but that same boy and his father could've been killed too. As we saw with Foggy and Karen, Fisk isn't exactly concerned about collateral damage. He's okay with destroying the whole city for his metaphorical 'rebirth' plan, not just the bad stuff in it.
I realised another thing! When Gao's delivery guy sets off the bomb, Matt reacts right before it goes off - was he keeping track of everything going on in there, the whole time he was grappling outside with that guy guarding the door? Because, wow. That's seriously impressive.
And then the episode ends with a big fat cliffhanger. Aaaaahhhhhhh.
Re: DD viewing #2139 and noticing new things
Aaaand guess who finally got around to watching E05! This is going to be a massive comment, hahah, sorry D:
I forgot how much I love the description of Matt's senses in this show - e.g. compared to the comics, where there's an honest-to-god magic radar sense. It makes him just a little more human rather than superhuman, matching the style of the show.
The whole exchange about sharks in the N&M office was hilarious. It was so cute and so cheerful! And Matt's little moment of small talk with Brett, aww. I want them all to be happy forever.
This was great too: "You chopped Anatoly's head off!" / "... And now I want his brother." Just, all the things that could be running through Matt's head in that tiny pause.
I liked how they had the scene where Matt needed Claire to read the text on the burner. And oh my god - I just don't think I can let myself fall in love with someone who's so close to becoming what he hates. / You're right. You shouldn't. my heart ;_; (It made a good parallel to Vanessa and Fisk, though. Claire and Matt just ended because Claire learnt more about Matt; Vanessa learns more about Fisk and now they're getting together.)
Speaking of those two, I actually love them together. We already know about Fisk, but when they're standing by the window with the explosions happening, that's the first moment where you see Vanessa's true colours - like wow, this is why they fell in love and fit together so perfectly. It's also interesting, I think, how Fisk justifies it. Because yeah, the people who kidnapped that boy were killed in the explosions... but that same boy and his father could've been killed too. As we saw with Foggy and Karen, Fisk isn't exactly concerned about collateral damage. He's okay with destroying the whole city for his metaphorical 'rebirth' plan, not just the bad stuff in it.
I realised another thing! When Gao's delivery guy sets off the bomb, Matt reacts right before it goes off - was he keeping track of everything going on in there, the whole time he was grappling outside with that guy guarding the door? Because, wow. That's seriously impressive.
And then the episode ends with a big fat cliffhanger. Aaaaahhhhhhh.