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Daredevil: Born Again Episode 9 Reactions

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Now that’s how you do a finale.

The beauty of having a second season that is actively filming is that you can end the first season on a cliffhanger. The final episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season One has beautifully set up for what is going to be a chaotic and intense second season. While it was not always a homerun, in the end it told the right story between Episodes 1 – 2 and 8 – 9 that fans are getting the one thing they haven’t yet seen: Kingpin winning. New York is in shambles, with curfews and their police turned into a militia. Vigilantes are being hunted and collected, and the good people trying to stop Kingpin are disappearing one by one. For once, being the good guy is leaving much more at stake as the corruption of Mayor Kingpin overtakes the city.

Frank’s Been Waiting For This One

Frank made another, more prominent return for this season finale, and you can tell he was having fun with this one. Enlisted by Karen to help Matt during his manhunt, Frank had been waiting for Matt back at his apartment and helped him escape Kingpin’s Task Force. Then later on, Frank confronts his fanboys face-to-face at the port, taking down quite a few before being overpowered. He’s clearly been waiting for the opportunity to take on these ‘posers’ who have taken his pain and his message and warped it for their own twisted purposes. The show did an amazing job of shooting Frank’s scenes, specifically the one with him tied to the chair overlooking roughly 20 officers with skulls like his painted on their chests. It’s clear that not only is Marvel not shying away from their comic line that deals with this very topic, but that it is the direction they are likely going to go with the Punisher’s upcoming Special Presentation.

The only end credit of the entire show was also Frank, likely preparing fans for what they can expect in the Special Presentation that is currently being worked on. Frank will likely escape his current capture and lead his own manhunt to take down anyone who is using his symbol for the wrong purposes, and at this point, the list seems extensive. However, it will help bridge the gap between Born Again Season One and Two, as Daredevil is going to have much bigger issues to deal with than just the Task Force. While the Task Force is being used as Kingpin’s personal army at this point, they’re more Frank’s dilemma than anyone else. They are also going to need to still be somewhat present in Season Two, so it’s likely the Special Presentation will also focus in on Frank’s feelings about his fan club and who he is going to be moving forward as the Punisher, a story that can’t really be told in the middle of Born Again.

Kingpin’s Empire

It was expected that Kingpin wouldn’t remain good throughout the whole season, yet the reveal that he’s actually been playing the game the whole time actually made up for some of the more random things that happened. Without meaning to, Bullseye put Kingpin exactly where he wanted to go, giving him the assassination attempt that would usher in his most extreme measures yet. On top of this, it’s revealed what his port project is really for and how he is using it as a cover to essentially create a lawless state in a completely legal way. As it turns out, it’s the exact reason Vanessa ended up having Bullseye kill Foggy, wrapping these specific narratives together in a perfect bowtie.

Season One of Born Again goes to Kingpin, who has come out successful by the end. The next question to ask is: now what? There are two ways to look at this, the first on a smaller scale, the fact that the mayor of NYC has created a military state. On a grander scale, it’s unclear how Kingpin’s moves are going to affect the country as a whole, and also leaves the legal ways of stepping in hard to decipher. Everything involving the port is legal and his strong police presence is justified in response to the looting and additional crime during the black out, even if it was orchestrated by him. The real truth here is that there is likely going to be no help from outside the island and even from a hero front, it seems unlikely anyone who isn’t currently there will be able to stop him. Kingpin is sitting in the thrown of his empire, finally. One thing is for sure, though, and that is empires fall.

Matt’s Next Move

Much of this episode was Matt reacting to Kingpin’s aggressive onslaught and honestly, him probably regretting jumping in front of the man to save his life. Between being hunted in the hospital, his apartment being blown to bits, becoming the number one fugitive in New York and his girl abandoning him to join Kingpin (which he doesn’t even know yet), Matt has had one very, very bad day. He played defense the entire episode and it was clear that he was in no position to go on the offensive at any point, finding out one issue after another. This is partially what led to this being a great finale, as the hero didn’t win, he didn’t take down the bad guy and instead has to solve the entire conflict in the next season, leaving fans chomping at the bit for it.

The biggest next move for Matt that Marvel kept completely open-ended was Matt’s speech regarding taking back the city. Much of his wording seemed like there might be an indication towards a large team-up in Season Two, even if the group gathered at the end of this season seemed to be primarily only regular citizens. Something a lot of this finale proved was that at this point, this storyline is far larger than just Daredevil or even Daredevil and the Punisher. Matt needs help, the city needs help and that means there’s a great chance some familiar faces will be popping up in Season Two. Frank is clearly on this list, and there’s actually a strong possibility that Bullseye might be as well. He is still at large and at this point, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so there’s a chance Daredevil and Bullseye might end up on the same side here. Yet a few other familiar faces could be expected, including Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and even Ironfist. These are all New York City based heroes that Matt has fought with before and would all be effected by the new laws. Also, it can’t be forgotten that Luke Cage actually becomes mayor of NYC after Kingpin, so this could be a great way to move into that future storyline as well. Right now, the possibilities for Season Two of Born Again seem limitless, but it seems fans will have to wait until at least March 2026 to return to the world of Daredevil.

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Daredevil Born Again: Episodes 5 & 6

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A devil, dirty mayor, and serial killer walk into a bar.

Marvel dropped both Episodes 5 and 6 this week and neither was a disappointment. Episode 5 revolved almost entirely around the bank robbery, which was the final line that caused Matt to give at least into his more violent tendencies. Then Episode 6 came around and quite literally all hell broke loose in this show. Daredevil makes his return, along with Kingpin and Muse officially comes into play as a serial killer artist who has racked up an estimated 60 kills. Nearly all the boys came out to play this episode, setting up what is to be an intense final three episodes of the first season of Born Again.

There’s a Serial Killer Loose in NYC

Episode 4 gave us the first real glimpse of Muse, but Episode 6 has brought him fully to the forefront of the story. It’s confirmed first to Mayor Fisk that a serial killer is running around NYC and using his victim’s blood to paint murals across the city. During this conversation, some pretty intense stats are shared, including that Muse’s body count is estimated to be around 60. It’s also confirmed that many of the works of graffiti that the show has shared in the other episodes are actually his, meaning Muse has been present even when we weren’t aware of it. Now, he is in the light, at least to a degree, as Mayor Fisk orders it kept quiet about the serial killer, although he does have a plan to find him using his new Anti-Vigilante Task Force, which we will get into more later.

Muse is unaware of the fact he is now being hunted by the police, but he also ends up on Matt’s radar in Episode 6. The first interaction between the two comes when Matt, finally reembracing his other half and back in the Daredevil suit, tracks and attacks Muse to save Angela’s life. Muse fights back, clearly showing he does have some skills, although it is still unclear if Born Again is going to make him enhanced like he is in the comics. He ends up disappearing as Daredevil works to save Angela, but a cornered animal is more dangerous than anything else. Muse might not know the Mayor is on his trail, but he does know Daredevil is, which means he likely is going to become more reckless with both his abductions and his art. Episode 6 already showed that Muse and his art were evolving, as for the first time he used two of his victims directly in the art rather than just their blood. This is likely what he will do more of, as his art gets ‘louder’ and he becomes more susceptible to risks until he may or may not be caught.

Daredevil is Back

After 5 episodes and a time jump, Matt suits back up as Daredevil. The final straw was the fear of not saving Angela, as Matt already lives with the guilt of what happened to her uncle and not going to do something when she came to him before. If Angela died, her blood would be on his hands and that is what finally broke Matt. Knowing that time and time again he has been shown that the law and letting things be handled the way they are supposed to be handled hasn’t been enough proved to Matt that being Daredevil is actually needed. The police or the law in general can’t actually always solve the problem, and sometimes, it takes a more unethical route of getting things done to actually get things done.

The return of Daredevil has pretty heavy implications. For Matt, suiting up again is going to change his life, similar to how it had before. The people around him are now at a heightened risk and if the past proves one thing, it doesn’t bode well for many of his relationships. Beyond Matt’s inner circle, Daredevil’s return is also going to be a trigger for Mayor Kingpin. Let’s not forget that the two of them met early on and spoke about their new lives, all while threatening the other one about slipping up. Episode 6 saw both of the men give into their darker instincts, but for Daredevil, his return with a mayor who already has it out for vigilantes is set to be the impetus for Mayor Fisk’s checkmate: the Anti-Vigilante Bill.

Mayor Fisk? Mayor Kingpin.

As mentioned, Matt wasn’t the only one to break during Episode 6. Mayor Fisk, who has been actively fighting to try and play by the rules, broke in two fairly monumental ways. The first, with Adam, was the response that many likely had initially expected to see Fisk have. The fact that up until this point, he seemingly had stayed relatively calm beyond kidnapping the man was unheard of. Yet, this was also his breaking point in this episode, reverting back to who he really is in the name of his love for Vanessa.

The other pivotal way he broke was his way, in our opinion, of becoming fully Mayor Kingpin rather than Mayor Fisk. In his response to Muse, Kingpin has decided to form the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, made up of cops in the police force who all seemingly have a checkered history. They will all be granted special privileges, including no body cams and seemingly unrestricted roam. If this isn’t reminding some of when Kingpin had his hands in the NYPD back in Season One of the Netflix series, then it should be. This time, while not exactly ‘breaking the law’ as he was before by paying cops to do his dirty work from inside, he is toeing a dangerous line. It seems unlikely the people of New York will take kindly to having a group of sketchy cops given free rein to do what they want, how they want in the name of stopping vigilantes. On top of that, not announcing their existence to the public but leaving it to be something they will likely learn about after something happens just appears to be asking for it. With Kingpin’s already questionable past with the NYPD, it seems this is one pot that is already seconds from starting to boil over.

Introducing the Anti-Vigilante Task Force

The introduction to the Anti-Vigilante Task Force is something many expected to show up sooner rather than later. This group has comic book precedence, not exactly through name but through similar storylines, including a group of cops who take up the Punisher symbol for their own perceived way of following his message. Also in the comics, Kingpin does set loose the cops to go after all vigilantes, similar to what was shown in Episode 6. Where some of this gets interesting is that as part of Kingpin’s war against the vigilantes, the original Thunderbolts are created. With the Thunderbolts* movie following aggressively on the heels of the conclusion of Born Again, a connection between the two could still very well be possible, especially with the Thunderbolts* being at least partially set in NYC.

As for the current adaptation of the AVTF, these guys are primarily supposed to be going after Muse, although this is going to change now that Daredevil has reappeared. It will also be interesting to see if Frank makes another appearance as his ‘fanboys’ now will be running the streets of New York in the name of good while given minimal restrictions. If it doesn’t happen in Born Again, it could be a really interesting plotline for the upcoming Punisher Special Presentation. Either way, the AVTF is bound to grow out of control and cross paths with Daredevil, which will end up blowing up in one of their faces.

Special Appearances

There were two ‘cameos’ during these two episodes. The first and most obvious was Mr. Khan, Kamala’s dad from Ms. Marvel. He played a pretty prominent role in Episode 5, as the assistant bank manager at the bank actively being robbed. His appearance is not actually the focal point of his cameo more than his conversation with Matt at the beginning of the episode was. The conversation probably lasted longer than it needed to, but the prominent piece of information that Mr. Khan dropped was that Kamala is currently in California. To those who remember The Marvels’ first end-credit, Kamala has started to gather the Young Avengers, beginning with Kate Bishop in New York. She mentions to Kate that Ant-Man has a daughter, who we will know from his trilogy, and she is in California the last we heard of her, meaning there’s a great chance Kamala is out there to recruit Cassie to the Young Avengers team. That would make a team of 3 so far, collecting them slowly through different properties.

The other cameo was a little less obvious and not nearly as full of important information, but Kate Bishop’s mother’s now ex-boyfriend, Jack Duquesne gave a brief appearance. To give a reminder, Jack was engaged to Kate’s mother who framed him for murder while working with Kingpin. Jack then helped Kate and Clint take down Kingpin and the Tracksuit Mafia. With this history, Jack is most definitely not a fan of Kingpin and so he could easily be considered an ally in this show. If needed, he could make another appearance to help Daredevil in whatever capacity that might be, all while keeping a nice character throughline from one property starring Kingpin to another.

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Daredevil: Born Again Episode 3 Reactions

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The chaos of the courtroom meets the idea of vigilantism.

Following the shocking end of Episode 3, Daredevil: Born Again has struck gold with yet another solid episode. Continuing Hector’s trial, a majority of the episode revolved around Matt and his team fighting for justice, even in a clearly unjust circumstance. Then with the final moments of the episode, the bigger topic of whether vigilantes are good comes to fruition with the reveal of The Punisher possibly being the one to have shot White Tiger.

Hector Found Not Guilty

Shockingly, Hector’s trial wrapped up in this episode, with Hector being found not guilty and acquitted of the crimes he was accused of. I didn’t think the trial would end so quickly because as much as you want to root for the good guy, it wasn’t looking good. Yet, the not-guilty verdict confirmed a critical point in the wider Daredevil universe: everyone appreciates a good vigilante. While Matt exposing Hector as White Tiger was an unanticipated turn of events, even to his own team, it worked exactly the way Matt hoped it would. Bringing examples of not only New York residents but of police reports of White Tiger helping because as it was put, ‘it was the right thing to do’ proved the point that the vigilantes are relatively well received, hence the not guilty verdict.

Yet his acquittal opens a door that Kingpin brings attention to at the end of the episode: it shows that vigilantes, as long as they’re doing the right thing, can be seen in the eyes of the law as not guilty of their actions or above the law altogether. Now, obviously, in Hector’s case a crime truly was committed, though not on purpose, yet the larger implications now exist for vigilantes. The only other example of a vigilante type to truly go to court had been Frank, and even during his case, he had plenty of sympathy due to the groups of people he was killing. Hector’s case differentiates from Frank’s when it comes to the logistics, yet it is setting a precedent that Kingpin is desperate to undo.

White Tiger’s Fate

Due to the off-screen situation of Kamar de los Reyes passing away, it was assumed that his character in Daredevil was unlikely to make it through the season without either being killed or just generally written off. As it turned out, his version of the White Tiger did not even make it past Episode 3. When he was initially found not guilty of ‘killing’ a cop in a room full of NYPD, it was half expected that someone might put a bullet in him right in the courtroom. The fact he even got as far as putting on the White Tiger uniform was unexpected but as Matt tried to warn him, it would put an immediate target on his back. The death of White Tiger after he was acquitted theoretically should turn him almost into a martyr, but for reasons we will discuss a little further down, that seems unlikely to happen now.

What is important to focus on at the moment is the future of the White Tiger. The White Tiger is a mantle that Hector is only one of a few to wield in the comics. Hector’s sister and niece, who were both actually called out during the trial, take on the mantle of the White Tiger. It seems that if Marvel would like to use this character again in the future, either of these two women will end up wearing the mask. And it really isn’t straying far away from the plot, as it wouldn’t be surprising if one of them decides to continue their family member’s legacy by wearing the mask. In fact, the more interesting story could be if they wear the mask to execute their vengeance, turning more into a Punisher-type vigilante rather than the one Hector had been aiming to be. Hopefully, Marvel does decide to have one of the two take on the mantle as this character has ties to Daredevil, Spider-Man and Shang-Chi in the comics, to name a few. It would be cool to see White Tiger explore further, in whatever capacity that is.

Is that really the Punisher?

Last week, we discussed in our podcast how Daredevil: Born Again is imitating many things that we have seen and are seeing play out in real life, including the Punisher symbol being used in a negative way. Marvel themselves even altered the symbol and had a comic line that very directly reflected these events. This is critical to bring up as we already saw the dirty cop in Episode 2 display a tattoo of the Punisher symbol. With this, it isn’t a far leap to think that the man who shot White Tiger is not actually Frank Castle.

Thanks to the trailers, it has been made clear that Frank will be reprising his role in the Daredevil: Born Again but it seems highly unlikely that Frank would kill a vigilante like that. Not to mention, the symbol still appeared to be the original Punisher symbol and while we haven’t seen Frank wear the new one since the ‘rebrand’ happened post-Netflix series, it’s hard to imagine Disney wouldn’t want to bring him back with the new one on his chest. The more likely candidate for who shot White Tiger is simply the cop who tried to frame him, Officer Powell. He is clearly someone who has taken up the Punisher moniker in a negative manner and has already proven himself dirty. Fueled by the anger he already has at the not guilty decision or by possibly someone highly influential to him, it seems likely that he would wear the get up and deliver justice how he sees fit. Considering Punisher’s whole thing is killing ‘bad or guilty people’, a screwed idea of this from Officer Powell’s point of view wouldn’t be a far stretch.

Kingpin is still Playing the Game

No one is thrown off by the fact Kingpin is still getting his hands dirty, even in the midst of being Mayor of New York City. It may not have been confirmed, but it was clear that they were setting up the possible idea that Kingpin had a hand in White Tiger being killed. As mentioned before, maybe Officer Powell was just angry, but it seems more likely that Kingpin might have used him to progress his promise to end vigilantism. To his point, the trial verdict was a slap in the face to a mayor who ran on a platform dedicated to taking away the vigilantes. Even without the full backing of the police force, there are always dirty cops, something Kingpin specializes in.

On the other hand, Kingpin can now spin with ‘The Punisher’ being the one to off White Tiger into a very damning narrative. With his ongoing promise to do away with the vigilantes, he can now focus on how it’s obvious not all vigilantes can be trusted, making Frank an example. Sure, Frank had supporters, but he also angered a lot of people with how he went about taking bad men off the streets. Think about how one, it can be spun that Frank may have decided White Tiger was not a good man, as he was so eloquently painted to be or two, it can be spun the other way to show that no matter how good White Tiger might have been, other vigilantes might not have agreed. Either way, Kingpin can spin this narrative against vigilantism, exactly where he wants to put it, which is what makes it seem more likely that he had someone parade out there as the Punisher and kill Hector. You all think vigilantes are great? Are they just as great when they’re killing each other? When they’re unhinged?

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Daredevil: Born Again Episodes 1 & 2 Reactions

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What the heck is happening in the Daredevil universe?

Two episodes into the *loosely* rebooted series, almost everything hits the fan. With the first 10 minutes of Episode 1 setting the scene for where Matt ends up, the reintroduction to the series has been serious and intense. While still Daredevil, the focus of the show so far has shifted slightly, in line with earlier reports that the show would focus more on the legal aspect of Matt’s life. Yet, all fans of the original show know that Matt’s legal and vigilante life always ends up mixing in some way, a point Episode 2 was already beginning to drive home. Let’s get into the main pieces from the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again.

Saying Goodbyes and New Hellos

When Marvel confirmed that Foggy and Karen would be making their return to the show after initially deciding to move away from their characters, it was assumed that Born Again would follow a similar cadence to that of the first three Netflix seasons. Only a few minutes into the first episode proved that that would not be true. In a shocking turn of events, Foggy was killed by Bullseye. It is later revealed that after Foggy’s death, Karen and Matt had a falling out that culminated in Karen leaving for the West Coast, taking the original cast members off the board for Born Again. While Foggy’s situation is clearly more permanent, Karen can still be a vital player later in the season or series, as she might make either recurring appearances. or a permanent return. In a play that would have seemed crazy before seeing the actual episode, taking Foggy and Karen off the board early on allowed Marvel to focus Born Again on Matt entirely and his relationship with being a vigilante.

Removing the two of them also made way for a new direction for Matt’s character, with a new partner and love interest. Kirsten, Matt’s new partner, and Heather, his new love interest are both interesting characters that seem to already be filling the shoes of being wrapped up in Matt’s problems. With only really one full episode to judge the dynamics, it’s hard to tell what path their characters may go down or how it will impact Matt yet, but both seem to be flying a little close to the sun. Heather is already exposed on two fronts, first with the Fisk marital therapy sessions and the second with Bastian, the young man who approached her looking for help. With the rumors that Muse will be in this season, all signs point to Bastian possibly filling the role of Muse. As for Kirsten, Matt’s partner, she is already involved in the White Tiger case, which will come to a head with the other threats later in the season. It’s going to be exciting to see how Matt continues to interact with both of these new characters and moves on from the loss of Foggy and Karen.

The New Matt Murdock

The shock of the first few minutes aside, the idea to bridge the Netflix seasons with the Disney ‘reboot’ by writing out the old characters and essentially the life of Matt Murdock to bring the show in a new direction was genius. For those who watched the Netflix show, the connection was still there and for those who didn’t, they didn’t have to spend too much time trying to figure out who the guy who died and the blonde girl were. Yet it also allowed Disney to pay the proper homage to the show’s roots while also moving it in the direction that they would like to see Matt and his story go. Without Karen and Foggy, Matt really is a new man. He’s moved out of Hell’s Kitchen, is a partner at a firm he began with the new character Kirsten, and has given up the mask, for what appears to be for good (yeah right). The new direction allows Marvel to focus on what they initially wanted, which was the legal side of Matt Murdock, and less on the Daredevil side, which at times the Netflix series leaned pretty far into.

All comic fans and Daredevil fans know, though, that this isn’t it for Matt. While the legal side of his life is interesting and has so far kept the audience entertained in the first two episodes, there’s no point in rebooting a superhero show to barely have any actual superhero parts in it. We know from trailers that there are plenty of Daredevil scenes to come and the ending of the second episode shows exactly what Kingpin was saying to Matt in the diner: it’s hard to fight the inner instinct of violence. Anyone who has enjoyed the first three seasons of the show also knows Matt has tried before to hang up the mask and he’s tried to be ‘less violent’ as Daredevil, but in the end, he always goes back and something always pushes him past his breaking point. Dirty cops trying to actively kill him aside, with the rumored villain of Muse coming this season, his psychopathic murdering tendencies will likely be what brings Daredevil back. In fact, with the easter egg that we may have already seen Muse interacting with Heather, it wouldn’t be shocking if she ended up being killed by him, proving to Matt that whether he’s in the suit or not, the people around him are never safe.

Kingpin Wins the Mayor Election

It came as a surprise that the first episode addressed the mayoral run for Fisk, as many of the scenes in the trailers appeared to imply he would already be mayor by the time the first episode debuted. It acted as a solid bridge, not just between where Fisk left off in Daredevil but from where he has been since he came under the Marvel/Disney+ umbrella. Fans last saw Fisk in Echo, where the end credit scene set him up to be interested in the mayoral race and Episode 1 seems to pick up right on his return to New York. It was smart to not shy away from his adventures with Maya but also his injury, which seemingly was part of what cost him his marriage to Vanessa.

Regardless, Kingpin as mayor was always an anticipated storyline but as the second main plotline of this series, it’s important to dissect just where this might go. The blanket statement is that fans know Kingpin won’t stay good forever, the same way fans know Matt won’t resist the temptation to put the mask back on. It’s been made clear already that Kingpin isn’t afraid to go below the belt, as seen when he blackmailed the police chief. No matter how straight he seems to say he wants to go, it’s not going to happen. The real question that seemingly remains is why exactly Kingpin wanted to become mayor. Vanessa has been running the criminal empire, rather successfully it seems, so it’s unclear why Kingpin would want to shuffle that all under the rug to run for office instead. He claims he can fix New York and while he’s made it clear some of his goal deals with doing away with the vigilantes, his past in criminal dealings is making him a mayor the police force won’t even back. With confirmed vigilantes like White Tiger and Spider-Man running around New York and a police force that appreciates the help that they’re giving, how Kingpin properly rallies the men in blue and executes his plan of anti-vigilantism is unknown. He not only has to execute it but he has to avoid falling too far down the rabbit hole of shadiness, which seems unlikely for him the more he’s pushed.

Bullseye, White Tiger, and Muse?

Going into this season, White Tiger was a confirmed player in the vigilante field, while Muse was rumored but said to be playing a big role. The character that came most out of left field was Bullseye, bringing the count to three possibly opposing forces in Matt’s life. Starting with the returning antagonist of Bullseye, his appearance at the beginning again helped to bridge the past with the present but it’s more what his future looks like that interests us. For now, he’s off the board after being found guilty of his crimes but it’s important to note he wasn’t killed off, no permanent ending for him. When Marvel avoids doing away with a character completely, it usually means fans should keep an eye out on them for a future reappearance, even if it comes years down the road. So while it’s unlikely Bullseye will be making a return this season, he can’t be counted out to come back later on, likely still as a foe of Matt’s unless prison suddenly reforms him.

Moving to White Tiger, we can admit we were horribly wrong about this one. Going into this season, we predicted he might act as an adversary to Matt, but it seems that these two may be in more for a team-up than anything else. White Tiger has tried to fill the hole Daredevil left upon his disappearance, maybe not to quite the same scale, but has now been apprehended and is facing murder charges for killing a cop. Matt, of course, unknowingly took his case. It would be far too much of a shame if Marvel wasted White Tiger on just having his case be a plot device, so hopefully with Matt already on his case and the hope that Matt would win it, White Tiger can join Daredevil later in the season, which could be a cool team-up considering their skill sets.

The final character on this list is likely going to be a bigger problem as the season rolls on. The rumored antagonist, Muse, might have made his first appearance at one of Heather’s book signings. An unhinged comic character, Muse is deemed a supervillain because he is a “serial killer artist who plans shocking mass murders, abductions, and torture as a means of creating his “art”.” An issue that will be bigger than just Daredevil’s, Muse’s first cameo in the second episode is just enough to tell the character clearly needs help. Unfortunately, it looks as if Heather is the one he has come to, which as mentioned above, is likely going to be not only her downfall but the downfall of straight-laced Matt Murdock. The carnage this character may invoke this season is going to be shocking and a very different direction than some of the Hand-related stories told in the Netflix series. Expect a lot of gore, that’s all I will say.

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