In many ways, Daredevil is basically a lawyer show. A lawyer show with a superhero. And the best lawyer show of the past twenty years is Damages. DD succeeds because all the lawyer stuff in it looks and feels exactly like similar scenes in Damages. They have nailed the tone perfectly.
In the same way, Agents Of SHIELD is basically a covert espionage show (with superpowers). And the best show in that genre over the past twenty years is 24. AoS fails because all their espionage scenes look and feel nothing like similar scenes in 24. They can’t get the tone right and - consequently - all the dialogue feels like ‘pretend spy talk’.
