Have you recovered from last week's episode of Daredevil: Born Again season 2? I don't know why I'm asking, I know the answer's no. It was a stunner of an episode that set the bar for Marvel Studios' Disney Plus outings, while also serving as one of the best episodes of the revival series yet. And it understandably sent the internet into a meltdown.
Bullseye's quest to take out Vanessa Fisk produced some very unexpected results, as the former Daredevil villain has now seemingly set his sights on the villains of New York City who wronged him: And the Fisks are right at the top of that list. But with game-changing, tragic consequences for all involved in Born Again's previous episode, what does the next installment hold?
Join us as we recap the events of Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 5, titled "The Grand Design", LIVE.
Take me back to the start
Fresh off the aftermath of last week's episode, Daredevil chases Bullseye down where the two get into it again. Matt is disheartened that his archenemy has once again taken a life despite his best efforts to stop him. Yes, Vanessa Fisk authorized the hit on his best friend Foggy Nelson - the hit that Bullseye carried out - but that's not how Daredevil operates. And he failed to protect Vanessa from harm, meaning that Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Task Force is going to come down even harder on the heroes of New York City due to Bullseye's actions.
As a result of that, Daredevil takes Bullseye through undergorund tunnels to the church. Although the man also known as Benjamin Poindexter tells him to leave him, Matt won't do that; he sees saving Bullseye's life as his penance. He knows he shouldn't have tried to kill him in the season 1 premiere, so now he's determined to save him - something which is incredibly difficult to do when the Task Force is hunting them.
This episode also takes us on a trip down memory lane, delivering a mini flashback adventure set before the events of the original Netflix Daredevil series. Vanessa Fisk is once again Vanessa Mariano, setting up her art gallery; she has yet to meet Wilson Fisk and the showdown with Bullseye is years away at this point, and it makes for some truly nostalgic visuals - particularly as it plays out parallel to Vanessa's life being in danger in the present.
Vanessa isn't the only one who seemingly returns from the dead in the flashback format. "The Grand Design" also features the return of Elden Henson, who reprises his beloved role as Foggy Nelson. We get to see Matt and Foggy in their early days as Attorneys At Law - or, well, Avocados at Law - and it is truly special to see Henson and Charlie Cox back on-screen together.
This is a LIVE recap, which we will continue to update with the events of Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 5 as and when they play out on the Disney Plus show. Refresh for updates.
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