Warning: the following features spoilers for the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again...
Daredevil is back! Born Again, if you will. It's been almost seven years since season 3 of Netflix's original show, and Disney has been keen to prove to us that this isn't just Daredevil season 4. I was admittedly sceptical at first, but after the show's opening sequence, I'm convinced that this is actually something new.
Over the edge(Image credit: Marvel Studios)Picking up where Daredevil season 3 left off, Daredevil: Born Again quickly delivers a gut-punch in the form of our favorite sidekick Foggy Nelson being brutally shot dead by Bullseye, a returning villain from season 3.To say I was surprised would be a colossal understatement. A big deal was made about the "creative overhaul" of the show, which originally wasn't going to include Foggy, so I thought he'd be around for a lot of this new show.
He's always been the friend that grounds Matt, even more so when he finds out about his Daredevil alter ego in season 1, and it's his death here that sends Matt over the edge. Well, he actually sends Bullseye over the edge, but metaphorically speaking it's Matt who's past the point of no return.Daredevil's fight with Bullseye in Josie's bar gives us all an instant dose of what we loved about the original show.
A brilliantly choreographed brutal brawl in which Matt is battered and bruised but ultimately comes out on top.Maybe I just forgot how good of a fighter Matt is, but he seems espec.