4) Stairwell Fight Scene – Daredevil
Daredevil set a new standard of superhero TV fight scenes in its critically-acclaimed debut season. In particular, the much-discussed corridor smack-down scene from episode two really stood out. The second season had its work cut out for it then trying to create a scene that would top it. But it actually managed it in episode three’s legitimately epic stairwell fight sequence.
After escaping the Punisher’s clutches, Daredevil – wrapped in chains and with a gun forcibly strapped to his hand – takes on a whole biker clan single-handedly down a large stairwell in a vicious five-minute long sequence that’s impressively done in (almost) a single shot.
Much like the warehouse sequence from Batman V Superman, this is a brutal, wince-inducing fight scene which shows just how lethal – or very nearly – our hero can be. Even while exhausted and with chains tied around him, Daredevil is one hellish fighter.