When You Break [Matt Murdock]

Finally managed to best Vegas and finish this. In which Matthew Michael Murdock has severe scrupulosity and it starts to show in earnest. I really can’t say enough for how amazing it is to me that Daredevil actually tackled the subject of spiritual drought and scrupulosity without having Matt outright permanently reject his faith. It’s already so rare to have religion taken seriously in character writing, and after watching relevant scenes from all three seasons, it was handled so well. When I started watching Season 3 I was initially irritated with Matt, but as we found out more and more about his childhood and exactly how much he’d suffered and for how long, I regretted being irritated with him because his reactions were more than understandable, they were 100% justified. And that’s a testament to the writing team and the performance of Charlie Cox. It’s a struggle I understand well because I’ve dealt with it myself for practically my whole life, and it really is incredible to