Last year, Netflix and Marvel Studios joined forces to jumpstart a new, grittier Marvel TV Universe that could sustain slightly more grounded superheroes, turn Hell's Kitchen into a credible warzone, and also completely erase any trace of Batman 5.0's first 2003 cinematic outing as The Man Without Fear. And outside of some clunky dialogue, they achieved all three things with season one of Daredevil. Season two, which brings iconic characters including The Punisher and Elektra into the fold, will be dumped on line today, but before you pry your eyes open for a 13-hour bingewatch, you'll probably want to remember what exactly happened at the end of the first season.

Our guilt-ridden blind hero ends season one finally donning his red suit—which was created by mentally unbalanced engineer Melvin Potter, who had been forced to create armor for Daredevil's nemesis Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin—and tracking down Fisk before he escapes the city. After one final argument regarding which of them really had Hell's Kitchen's best interests at heart, Daredevil beat Fisk to a pulp and delivered him to the cops. You can re-watch that climactic scene below:

In addition, Murdoch reunited with colleagues Karen Page and Foggy Nelson to resume their legal work helping the city's downtrodden. The Devil Of Hell's Kitchen finally got his full "Daredevil" moniker from the tabloids. Fisk's empire has been almost completely dismantled—with the Yakuza seemingly bailing town. That resulting power vacuum and the various parties struggling over it play a central role at the start of season two.

Those are the major bullet points—it's also good to remember that Daredevil only seems to trust one cop in the entire city (Sgt. Brett Mahoney), his doctor/sometime love interest Claire Temple (who also appeared in an episode of Jessica Jones) is still out there, and his old mentor Stick (played by the always fantastic Scott Glenn) is bound to show up again.

For a slightly more thorough recap narrated by a person with a British accent, watch below:

If you want something with a little more narrative gusto (and more footage from the series), check out the retrospective below:

Or, if you just want to re-watch the single best (action) scene from the entire season, revisit the dimly lit hallway fight below:

As for what we've seen of the new season, it is wholly better than the first (even with Wilson Fisk/Vincent D'Onofrio nowhere to be seen). Without having to do the heavy lifting of explaining Murdoch's backstory or clarifying the condition of post-Avengers Manhattan, the show jumps right back into the action from the get-go with Daredevil already in superhero form, more confident than ever.

Without giving away any major spoilers, The Punisher (played by Jon Bernthal) is a major focus and stand-out star of the first episodes. His big arguments with a chained-up Daredevil (whom he nicknames "Red") about the nature of their vigilantism are especially compelling, much more memorable than similar volleys with Frisk last season. The Punisher is Daredevil without the guilt. The Punisher's words, "You’re one bad day away from being me," become the mantra of the season—one which is further complicated when we are introduced to Elektra (played by Élodie Yung), Murdoch's former college flame obliquely referred to in season one by Foggy ("Whatever happened to her? She was smokin'"). She quickly turns out to be an equally dark reflection of Murdoch.

The action scenes seem to be more frequent and bountiful (especially a scene in episode three that definitely is trying to rival the hallway fight from up above), there's more for Foggy and Karen to do on the legal side of things (and romantic, in her case), and there is no shortage of nameless gangsters to mow down. But the heart of the season comes down to Daredevil, and the two new devils on his shoulders pushing back at his self-justifications for his after work activities.

The only other thing we'll say for now: The Punisher, thankfully, has far fewer head rubs than most Jon Bernthal characters.