Born again. The devil has returned. He’s coming back with a vengeance to reclaim the throne of the Marvel Netflix universe.

It’s been a long wait since season two of Daredevil. We got him in The Defenders to quench our thirst of Daredevil between season two and season three. With the disappointment of the sequel seasons of the other heroes depending on how you feel about Jessica Jones season two, we needed something to lift us back up to feeling the way we did when Daredevil originally aired. While season two had arguably four of the best episodes introducing the Punisher, it unfortunately met the same problems that most of the other Marvel series run into. The second half of the season was a bit of a disappointment and did more setting up of The Defenders than it did actually telling a good story. The question was, being the latest and last sequel season post The Defenders, could it live up to the original season of Daredevil and tell a great story that could outshine the other series. It had a great set up coming off of The Defenders by setting up the possibility of adapting some of the great Born Again storyline from the comics.

With the trailers showing the return of Wilson Fisk, we were hoping it would be a return to form of season one. In season one he proved to be the greatest villain of the Marvel Netflix series, arguably one of the best marvel villains in TV or movie. Early on we learn that Matt has suffered tremendously by the events of The Defenders including the loss of Electra. While he does mention her early on they don’t bring her up often after the first few episodes. We see the damage to Matt who has elected to leave behind his own persona in favor of daredevil. A return back to where he was brought up begins the re-introduction of a look into his past. While his friends are unsure if he is still alive they hold onto hope that he will return. In the first few episodes we see him slowly regaining his strength and his struggle to get back on the streets. In the beginning the main plot is also set into motion when Fisk makes a deal with the FBI to be released from prison in exchange for turning on other crime bosses. An enraged Matt vows to stop Fisk from ever walking as a free man again. He vows to return him to prison where he belongs.

On the FBI side we are introduced to Special Agent Ray Nadeem and special agent Ben Poindexter. Early on Ray seems to be nothing more than a plain boring agent with some personal issues and poindexter who goes by Dex, also seemed nothing more than an ordinary agent. If you didn’t know the intention they had for Dex prior to watching this season then you will be pleasantly surprised where his character goes. The biggest surprise for me was Ray who went from being a boring plain agent two being one of my favorite characters in the daredevil series. Where they take his character just goes to show how well they understand how to develop a character.

As for the other characters, Charlie Cox yet again kills it as Matt/Daredevil, Deborah Ann Woll steps up her game as Karen especially in the “Karen” episode, and Elden Henson continues to prove himself an important piece even though sometimes he’s just pushed around. The chemistry between them all has grown and it’s one of the best parts in this season as they grow again even with their problems with each other. There were also many times where the characters are put in a position of whether they’ll die or not and very believable at that.

The action in this season has yet again proved that no other show can match the action sequences. In Season One we got a continuous shot in that hallway season, in Season Two we get a continuous shot in a stairwell, in this season we get a continuous shot that trumps the previous two. Not only does it have some of the coolest and most well choreographed action, it also manages to continue telling the story without breaking the continuous shot. It may have been one of the best action sequences in all of television with the time and skill it must’ve taken to pull it off. There’s another villain besides Fisk that Daredevil matches up with a couple times. I absolutely love how they introduced him and when he finally matches up with Daredevil, he proves to be a formidable foe with an interesting skill set that directly challenges Daredevil’s own fighting style.

Overall this season as a whole has brought Daredevil back to its roots of quality from the first season. It’s proved that (to me) no other Marvel show can match it when it’s running on all cylinders. Both with the characters, the action, or the story. I can only hope that the show doesn’t get cancelled with the recent cancellation of Iron Fist and Luke Cage. I can’t wait to see where they take the story next and if they can keep the quality up, it may make Daredevil one of the best shows on television.

The king of Marvel television has returned.