http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-more-isnt-more-as-punisher-and-elektra-join-daredevil-season-2

More isn’t more with the additions of Punisher and Elektra, says Alan Sepinwall, adding that there are "too many characters and subplots, and too many scenes that run on and on for no particular reason — on top of the unmistakable blandness of the guy in the red(ish) costume, for Daredevil (http://forums.previously.tv/forum/939-daredevil/) to feel as satisfying so far this season.” PLUS: Season 2 (http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=511023) is straight-up disappointment (http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/16/marvels-daredevil-season-2-ew-review), the first half of the season is underwhelming (http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/18/11262126/daredevil-season-two-review), Daredevil is somehow better than before (http://io9.gizmodo.com/spoiler-free-review-daredevils-back-and-somehow-even-1765416674), Daredevil is the worst modern superhero storytelling (http://time.com/4247667/daredevil-netflix-season-2-review/), the new showrunners (http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/new-daredevil-bosses-getting-punisher-elektra-was-a-pretty-big-christmas-morning) talk Season 2 (http://community.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?72167-Daredevil-Season-2-(spoilers)), and Jon Bernthal hopes The Punisher sends an anti-gun message (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/daredevil-jon-bernthal-punisher-876322).

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/daredevil-season-2-finale-cliffhangers-877258

"We wanted to make sure (http://whatculture.com/tv/daredevil-11-most-fan-pleasing-moments-from-season-2.php) it felt like an active choice (http://whatculture.com/tv/marvels-daredevil-wtf-moments-from-season-2.php),” says exec producer Marco Ramirez.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/daredevil-season-2-jessica-jones-crossover-punisher-gun-violence-1201737896/

"We brought it up very early on and during every Punisher conversation,” says exec producer Marco Ramirez, "'we need to be sensitive. This is a hot issue. We can lean into it and make it complicated and interesting, or we can completely ignore it.' We tried to lean into it and make it as complicated and interesting and grounded in character as often as possible.” PLUS: Daredevil puts up dueling billboards (http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/netflixs-daredevil-characters-physically-damage-each-others-billboards-hashtag-fight-170404), how The Punisher makes the case against war (http://www.salon.com/2016/03/24/daredevil_makes_the_case_against_war_underneath_his_gun_happy_surface_the_punisher_is_a_powerful_symbol_of_the_horrors_of_combat/), and Season 2 has a cavernous plot hole (http://www.dailydot.com/geek/daredevil-season-2-plot-hole-ninjas/).