In my childhood mind, The Equalizer was defined by the cool elements that it didn't have, elements that Young '80s Dan craved.
In a TV landscape populated by crime-fighting vigilantes with no direct ties to legitimate law enforcement, The Equalizer was a show without a talking car, a van full of paramilitary veterans or a snazzy helicopter.
Nobody knew kung fu or turned green or had superpowers. He fought for those who couldn't afford help within the system, which pretty much half of TV was doing back in the '80s, but Edward Woodward did it with a British accent.
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