The Man Without Fear is back! Matt Murdock has returned to screens just in time to save New York City from the evil, corrupt Wilson Fisk. Yes, that's right, after a year-long wait, it's finally time to enjoy the peak that is Daredevil: Born Again season 2, as the Disney Plus revival series returns for another adventure that critics are calling a love letter to the original Netflix show.
The first season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series brought Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio back as Daredevil and the Kingpin, but it also saw the returns of some more major supporting characters from the Netflix show, including Deborah Ann Woll's Karen Page, Elden Henson's Foggy Nelson, Ayelet Zurer's Vanessa Fisk, Wilson Bethel's Bullseye and Jon Bernthal's Punisher. At last, the gritty corner of the MCU that made the Netflix franchise so popular was back.
Spurred on by Foggy's death, Matt decided to return to vigilantism a year after he hung up the cowl to avenge the loss of his best friend, all while stopping new villain Muse. But in doing so, he found himself in the crosshairs of longtime archenemy Wilson Fisk. The new mayor of New York City sought to bring down heroes for good with his Anti-Vigilante Task Force. And thus, Daredevil responded with an army of his own. With that in mind, let's dive into the events of the season 2 premiere "The Northern Star".
The season 2 premiere is set six months after the events of Daredevil: Born Again season 1. The city is fully in the grasp of the Kingpin, vigilantes are outlawed, and the Anti-Vigilante Task Force is running things on the streets. But that doesn't mean that the streets are completely free of heroes, even if people are starting to buy Kingpin's propaganda. One of the main reasons for that is BB Urich's series of vignettes, which are now Fisk-friendly.
Daredevil, donning his iconic stealth suit, is still fighting, attempting to stop the injustices that crosses his path. By his side, the ever-faithful Karen Page, who is even more badass than before, getting more involved in the action this time around. Six months has changed these two. But, like always, they are together, united, and more determined than ever to stop Fisk. They are also outlaws that Fisk is hunting.
Daredevil opens the season by invesitgating a ship with ties to Fisk's Red Hook port. He takes out all of the armed men on-board, so the captain and his right hand man decide to flood the ship on the Kingpin's orders. Daredevil submerges himself the water and eventually makes his way to shore. It didn't go as planned as a lot of the crew died, but he hit Fisk where it hurt. And now he - and whoever he is allowing to use the port - must answer for this.
Fisk, however, has other ideas. He decides that it's time to blame the ship attack on the "terrorist" known as Daredevil, peddling more propaganda to the press. He knows that this will cause a headache for the people he is working with, so it's imperative that he finds the two surviving crew members.
An unlikely friend
The conclusion of the episode saw Daredevil rescue Cherry from a bunch of corrupt Anti-Vigilante Task Force officers, who gave him a rough beating. As Matt battled the officers, Cherry began to have a heart attack, which threw him off and reminded him of Foggy's death. This was all that the officers needed to get the upper hand, viilently assaulting him.
They pinned Daredevil down and unmasked him, discovering that he was indeed Matt Murdock. Cherry looks on helplessly as an officer pulls out his gun and prepares to fire. Just as he does, however, a knife flies into the apartment, taking out all of the officers in one fell swoop. It lands on the floor with a note: You're Welcome.
Yes, Matt has found an unlikely ally in Bullseye of all people. His archenemy from both the original series and the first season of Born Again, Benjamin Poindexter is now also on Fisk's hit list, so it makes sense that he reach out to Daredevil. And that means that the two will prove to be a powerful force for the Kingpin's agenda. That is, of course, if they can work together after all they have been through.
Let's not forget that Bullseye killed Foggy Nelson. That won't be being put behind anyone.
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