Daredevil
Speak of the Devil
TV Flash files “Speak of the Devil” as hour 9 of 39 in the TV Flash guide — Daredevil (2015–2018) on Netflix, season 1, episode 9, aired 2015-04-10, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 39 in the Daredevil guide, hour 9 of 13 in season 1. It aired 2015-04-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Shadows in the Glass” (S01E08). Next is “Nelson v. Murdock” (S01E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Fisk gains the upper hand, the goal to destroy him becomes even more difficult, while Daredevil faces his own demons.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Speak of the Devil sit in the Daredevil guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 39 — hour 9 of 13 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did Daredevil S01E09 air?
Speak of the Devil aired 2015-04-10 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need other Marvel shows first?
It is the first of the Marvel-Netflix Defenders saga and plays as Hell's Kitchen crime first. Crossovers exist; the Cox/D'Onofrio noir stands alone.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Hell's Kitchen noir with Catholic guilt in the suit: Charlie Cox bleeds, Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin swallows rooms, and the hallway fights still look illegal for television. Street-level Marvel before the MCU sanded the bruises off — crime drama first, cape second, knuckles always showing.
2015, Hell's Kitchen: a blind lawyer by day, a vigilante by night, Catholic guilt in the suit. Drew Goddard's Marvel-Netflix series premiered as the first of the Defenders saga. Charlie Cox bleeds. Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk swallows rooms — an instant definitive take. Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Rosario Dawson, Jon Bernthal's Punisher. Hallway fight scenes set a new bar for TV action craft and still look slightly illegal. Crime drama first, cape second, knuckles always showing. **Street-level grit…
Filed against
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
Charlie Cox bleeds as Matt Murdock / Daredevil — Hell's Kitchen noir with Catholic guilt in the suit, Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin swallowing rooms, hallway fights that still look illegal for television. Street-level Marvel before the…
- Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page gave Daredevil a pulse outside the suit — Hell’s Kitchen noir, Catholic guilt, Charlie Cox bleeding, Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin swallowing rooms. Street-level Marvel before the bruises got sanded off. TV…
- Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
Elden Henson held Hell's Kitchen law as Foggy Nelson on Daredevil — street-level Marvel before the bruises got sanded off, Catholic guilt in the suit, hallway fights that still look illegal. Charlie Cox bleeds; Foggy keeps the firm a…
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin
Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk — Kingpin — swallows rooms on Daredevil while Charlie Cox bleeds through Hell’s Kitchen noir with Catholic guilt in the suit. Hallway fights that still look illegal for television, street-level Marvel…
- Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple made Daredevil’s Hell’s Kitchen feel like it had a nurse who would not stay in the clinic — 2010s catalog street Marvel, knuckles and Catholic guilt, then Ahsoka and Dopesick stretching the steel into Jedi…
- Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle / Punisher
Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle / Punisher bled through Daredevil’s Hell’s Kitchen noir — Catholic guilt in the suit, Charlie Cox bleeding, Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin swallowing rooms, hallway fights that still look illegal for television.…