The Netflix Marvel exhibits had been touted for venturing into R-rated territory for the MCU. Nonetheless, this principally utilized to the violence. There’s an episode of “Daredevil” the place a person impales himself on a spike, which looks as if it will be way more traumatizing for somebody to observe than Jessica Jones mendacity in mattress with the sheets pulled comically as much as her armpits. Possibly she was simply chilly, however that scene (together with others) exhibits how Marvel nonetheless has a little bit of a phobia in relation to portraying intimate moments.
There have been some steamy scenes in varied different Marvel tasks, like in “Eternals” and “She-Hulk: Legal professional at Legislation.” Daredevil (Charlie Cox) and She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) knock boots within the latter, however even that cuts away earlier than something too scandalous is seen. This aversion to intercourse may even be present in more moderen TV-MA Marvel properties, like “Echo.” There’s ample violence all through the sequence however not a lot by way of sexual materials. Some human-like beings are bare except for physique paint, however for probably the most half, it is a continuation of the MCU being high quality with delving into extra blood and gore however eager to skirt away from an excessive amount of intercourse.
That is not even moving into the language throughout the Defenders Saga, which was all the time fairly hesitant to make use of the phrase “f***” however had loads of different lesser profanities. It is sufficient to surprise how far “Daredevil: Born Once more” will go along with its grit and sexual content material. Will there be something as steamy as Matt and Elektra’s (Elodie Yung) intercourse scene from “Daredevil” Season 2? That continues to be to be seen.