There really is too much, and we know we're going to have to cut back on the shows we watch when ltc is born, but what to cut?

There's a lot, right? I was hoping that when I came back from vacation I would have some backlog that I wouldn't mind not catching up on, so I could just drop something, but that pretty much hasn't happened.

I'm halfway through the second episode of Daredevil and I already love it.

Congrats, sj. I cannot remember, is this your first?

Also, can you help me out with the acronyms - TCG and ltc? I know I'll feel stupid when you tell me.

I'm not ashamed to say I've put my babies to bed in front of plenty of grown-up tv shows. They seem to be turning out okay.

OK, so I'm watching the last fight scene in Daredevil, and there's this one bit where Daredevil knocks out one bad guy and, in the process, trips over another guy and falls out of frame. The way the scene is shot--a steady camera on the door to the kidnapped boy--does a wonderful job of framing the action. And little things, like Murdock's aforementioned trip or little tired momentary leans against the wall, really sell that he's at the end of his rope. The whole thing is really well done.

Calli, that scene was incredibly well done. I loved how the camera pans the rooms on each side so you see who Daredevil is going to have to take out before he can rescue the boy. At first, I thought he was just going to take out the one guard who was in the hallway, then slip in and grab the boy and slip out. But I guess he felt the risk was too great to the boy, so instead he takes out like 20 guys just so he can guarantee the boy's safety. It says so much about the character. I also liked how well the scene conveyed that sense of exhaustion at the end. I even said to my daughter, "beating up guys can sure take a lot out of a guy" as he leaned against the wall.

Yes to all of that. Also that moment he takes to center himself and, I think, not be too scary to the boy before he opens the door (as well as rest)

Somebody put a lot of thought into that scene.

Congrats, sj. I cannot remember, is this your first?

Thanks! Yes, it's our first.

Also, can you help me out with the acronyms - TCG and ltc? I know I'll feel stupid when you tell me.

Teacup Guy, because he bought me a teacup on our second date when he saw I collected them on our first date. ltc is for little teacup.

The thing that is striking me most about Daredevil, which I am enjoying, is the voices.

ALL the voices are soft, subtle and often whispering.

I'm also struck by how understated Vincent D'Onofrio is in this role. Impressive.

For all the kicking and punching and over the top action, all of the characters seem so normal.

Not like larger-than-life superhero fodder at all.

That is what makes it so compelling, I think.

eta: Okay, that thing I said about 'understated'? Typed them minutes before seeing the car door thing. Yeah. Not soo understated.

bonny, yeah, that was not where I was expecting that scene to go.

I'm enjoying it quite a bit, but I think binge-watching it would give me noir burnout in a hurry. I've been pacing it out at one episode a night, and it flows pretty well, I think. I really liked what they did, giving Karen Paige her own parallel plotline with Ben Urich, so she's not just "the girlfriend" or "the one who doesn't know the secret." In fact, there's been a real lack of secret identity shenanigans so far.