GOAT: Daredevil series. Especially Seasons 1 and 3 are absolute masterpieces. Season 2's ninja army part in the second half is super cringey, but the Punisher part in the first half is fire. 'Born Again' on Disney+ (basically Season 4) is also worth watching, but unlike the Netflix days where each season was more independent, D+ Daredevil Season 1 feels more like a prologue. If you still haven't seen it, definitely check it out. Pretty sure all seasons are on D+ now.
Bangers: Jessica Jones gets a bit boring as the seasons progress, but the peak of Season 1 was so high that it feels like it wrapped up well enough. Loki Season 1 was just okay, but Season 2 was insane.
Pretty Fun: Defenders is best watched after finishing Season 1 of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, but story-wise, it only really connects to Daredevil and Iron Fist. Moon Knight has no major connection to the broader MCU, so you can watch it without any pressure, but that actually makes you wonder why they even made it.
Mid: Not necessarily unfun, but no real reason to go out of your way to watch. Ms. Marvel is surprisingly cute, contrary to the rumors. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. honestly has some legendary seasons, but since it's such a long-running show, the average quality is a bit hit-or-miss.
Trash: Total waste of time.
Who?: Not even part of the current MCU canon. =============== Extra info on Daredevil: The first MCU expansion into drama was ABC's [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.], followed by the Netflix Originals contract which gave us Daredevil (up to S3), Jessica Jones (up to S3), Luke Cage (S2), Iron Fist (S2), Defenders (S1), and Punisher (S1). Back then, plenty of people subbed to Netflix just for Daredevil. Around that time, shows were popping up everywhere on Hulu and other platforms (most flopped). The Netflix contract ended, so those series were cancelled. Then Disney+ launched and released shows like WandaVision and Hawkeye that directly link to the movies. At first, they treated pre-D+ shows like a 'dark history' and didn't include them in the canon, but eventually, they brought back the Daredevil and Kingpin characters (Kingpin in Hawkeye, Daredevil cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home). The Daredevil sequel on D+ is 'Born Again,' and while they officially call it a soft reboot, it's basically Season 4. It seems they only tried to distance themselves because the previous seasons were Netflix productions. Word is Punisher will appear in MCU Spider-Man 4.
"Users are debating the canon status of the old Netflix Marvel shows while praising Daredevil's 'survival' as proof of its quality. There's also some healthy skepticism about whether the Agatha series is actually 'fire' or just a mid-tier snooze."
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