Daredevil: Born Again
Three episodes in , Daredevil : Born Againhas been doling out deaths in scant rescript - but the biggest one yet is so confusing , given a keyMCUdetail from 7 year ago . Marvel ’s head of television , Brad Winderbaum , did admonish us thatDaredevil : Born Againwould be consanguine toGame of Thrones , and so far , he was n’t lying . The classicGame of Thronestrope of killing off devotee - favorite characters has been unabashedly mirror in just a few episodes , withDaredevil : bear Againepisode 3 endingwith the swift and brutal implementation of thelovably baronial White Tiger .
I expect there is still more to come , especially if the heavilyforeshadowed arrival of Jon Bernthal ’s Punisherplays out the agency it should . Meanwhile , it was to a great extent implied that Wilson Fisk was responsible for for the hit on White Tiger , with this and shot of his bloodied clenched fist point towards the fact that Fisk is already back to his fierce old way of life . This paint a target on the back of plenty moreDaredevil : put up Againcharacterslike Karen Page - but I inquire if this should have come up much sooner .
Foggy’s Death Was Totally Unsurprising (& Right For The Story)
Now We Witness The Fallout
Daredevil : digest Againopened strong with a high - octane sequence thatculminated in Foggy ’s deathat the hand of Benjamin Poindexter . The grievous end happened just moments after Matt , Karen , and Foggy were shown to be well-chosen following the turbulent events ofDaredevilseasons 1 through 3 . While this felicity may have been somewhat short - lived on - screen , there is some solace to be found in the assumption that it lasted for the seven years betweenDaredevilseason 3 andDaredevil : Born Again ’s opening sequence .
Short of copy a tried - and - test formula , however , Daredevil : Born Again forgoes building tenseness across a whole season and flips it on its head , killing off Matt ’s best friend from the jumping .
Still , the expiry was stunning but not alone surprising . Foggy and Karen are almost designed to have target area painted on their backsas Daredevil ’s Achilles blackguard and prime example of the image wherein a superhero ’s main vulnerability is their have it away ones . To be savagely reliable , it is a mystery how Matt ’s two best friend have endure this long . As is the slip in Marvel Comics , Foggy Nelson is in constant endangerment on purpose - and this is a beneficial thing .
Foggy Nelson died inDaredevil(Vol . 2 ) # 82 , but the decease was by and by break to have been faked .
Daredevil ’s adventures in the original Netflix series were fraught with concern over the base hit of those he hold dear , with his Padre shape , Father Lantom , ultimately being the one to bite the heater inDaredevilseason 3 . Short of double a stress - and - tested formula , however , Daredevil : Born Againforgoes building tension across a whole time of year and flips it on its head , killing off Matt ’s best protagonist from the jump . Now , audiences can bear attestor to the side effect , catch Daredevil last bust and cross a transmission line in response before relinquishing his vigilantism .
When Daredevil returns , Foggy ’s absence will surely have awful consequences . The opening sequence did n’t just divest Matt of Foggy , after all , as Karen Page has also abandon Matt and leave to live in San Francisco , rejecting his attempts to reconnect . The decision to take out Karen from his life , however , make me wonder ifDaredevil : Born Againmade the veracious call to begin with - as Karen was arguably the one whose last made the most sense .
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Netflix’s Daredevil Makes Foggy’s Death Confusing
Benjamin Poindexter Apparently Doesn’t Know Foggy Is Connected To Daredevil
This was n’t the first time Benjamin Poindexter attacked Foggy with deadly intent . When direct the tone-beginning at the New York Bulletin agency in an effort to sully Daredevil ’s repute , he fox a billy club at Foggy ’s face - which , in hold back with Bullseye ’s MO , would have been fatalhad Matt not intercepted it at the last arcsecond . After tussling with Matt , he then enter a room where Karen Page is shelter their fundamental witness , Jasper Evans . Bullseye then says , " Hello , Karen . It ’s nice to see you again , " before accomplish Evans and leaving .
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stay fresh Karen live and greeting her warmly was intended to deal the lie that it was Daredevil who commit the massacre . Yet , had Poindexter been successful in his first attack on Foggy ’s life , this would have undermined the whole enactment , as Daredevil would have never drink down Foggy for the same reason he was n’t supposed to kill Karen . This betoken that Poindexter is incognizant of Foggy ’s family relationship with Matt , and was told to treat Karen exclusively as a cheeseparing friend to help convince watcher that he was the genuine deal .
Matt Murdock ’s very public family relationship with Foggy Nelson is certainly grounds enough for someone seeking retribution to aim Foggy Nelson . The problem , however , is thatthere has been no indication that Bullseye is aware of Daredevil ’s true identity . The fact that he targets Foggy Nelson inDaredevil : put up Againhas wedge us to assume that he has learned the truth behind the scenes , but this feels somewhat hamfisted when a more reasonable target was right there .
Bullseye Should Have Killed Karen
Bullseye Knows Of Karen’s Relationship With Daredevil
Bullseye already has a connexion with Karen , as instance when he repeated the line " Hello Karen " when approaching her before Daredevil interpose inDaredevil : hold Again . Whether he isaware of Daredevil ’s true identityis nullified by the fact that his original mission was to acknowledge and part with her after his violent disorder . WithDaredevil Born Againbeing a direct continuation of the original series , it would have therefore made more sense for Bullseye to target Karen if his motif was to get revenge on Daredevil .
This hopefully means this is n’t the last we ’ve seen of Poindexter and that his decision to target Foggy specifically will be unveiled down the line .
or else , Daredevil : Born Againhas given raise to the closed book of how Bullseye would know to target Foggy . We can practicably rule out that it was a bang orchestrate by Fisk , first off because Bullseye would harbour just as much resentment towards his erstwhile employer as he does for Daredevil , and secondly because it would be too out of character for Fisk to renege on his hope to Daredevil inDaredevilseason 3 . While I am not suggesting that this mystery is risky storytelling ( quite the contrary ) , the show barely know the fact .
Daredevil : bear Again is the latest release tote up to the MCU timeline , and there are slew of clue to nail on the dot when it takes place .
This hopefully entail this is n’t the last we ’ve seen of Poindexter and that his conclusion to target Foggy specifically will be unveil down the line of descent . This will hopefully also shed light on why Poindexter targeted Daredevil over Kingpin inDaredevil : bear Again ’s possible action episode , a decision that seems a little out of the blue turn over Kingpin was the one to kill his romantic interest , Julie Barnes , and break his back . Then again , a persist theory hint thatFoggy ’s death is all a ruseand that he ’ll reemerge to explain everything in next episodes .
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