4. "Lawnmower Maintenance & Postnatal Care" (Community)
Abed and Annie let a desperate Britta move in. Britta later discovers that her friends have secretly been loaning her money given to them by her estranged parents. Meanwhile, Chang needs medical attention for a cat bite and Dean Pelton never wants to leave a virtual reality world.
This episode is frustrating because the main storyline (Britta's ordeal) is incredibly entertaining but the secondary plot (Dean Pelton's VR addiction) is tremendously lame.
Another low point is the dean's continued sexual harassment of Jeff. When Jeff threatens to beat Dean Pelton up, he responds, "I'll like it."
3. "Ladders" (Community)
New Greendale executive, Francesca Dart, is ostracized for being cold, uptight, pompous and bossy. And Britta is despondent over her homelessness. But be warned: There's a stupid storyline about the group running a speakeasy under the school.
2. Daredevil
The Daredevil television series is likely what the Daredevil film adaptation would've been like had Ben Affleck directed, as opposed to merely starring in it. The show doesn't take its cues from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but instead seemingly patterns itself after the best entrants in rival DC's filmography -- especially, the Dark Knight trilogy and Batman v. Superman. The difference is that while many people died in those films, they were rather bloodless affairs. Daredevil, on the other hand, has no qualms about showing graphic violence and the gore that results from it.
Perhaps sensing his own limitations, attorney Matthew Murdock (Daredevil's real name) restricts his heroism to his own little part of New York City -- as opposed to his do-gooder peers, the globe-trotting Avengers.
One very minor criticism is the presence of Joss Whedon-Scooby Gang-style interactions between the three youngest do-gooders on the series. Thankfully, this dynamic is short-lived. The only real flaw is the cringe-worthy costume that's introduced in the first season finale.
For 12 entire episodes Murdock prowled the Manhattan streets in a simple black shirt with matching pants, boots and make-shift mask. That understated ensemble was perfect for the purposes of rendering a believable human being who chooses to administer vigilante justice throughout Alicia Keys' home neighborhood, Hell's Kitchen. Then somewhere along the line, the show's creators apparently decided that loyalty to the source material was more important than artistic integrity and foisted a red-and-black clown suit on us. To their credit, there are plenty of in-show criticisms of the thing. The problem is, we still have to see it.
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