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Zelenski456 Apr 15, 2026 -5

Boring filler episode with pointless flashbacks and bad writing.

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pootinontheritz 3 days ago

Bro thinks character development is filler lol

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chronfx Apr 17, 2026 +1

Preach it, bro.

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Hagdar Apr 15, 2026 +13

im just happy they revived the show its great

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tanv91 Apr 15, 2026 +11

Can’t believe some of the comments in here. People really are getting dumber and dumber. That was one of the best episodes in the entire series (including the original show). This was Emmy worthy stuff

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chronfx Apr 17, 2026 +4

I could say the same to you. I see people praising a clip show filler episode that was edited like a Naruto filler episode where 90% of what was in it was redundant and unnecessary. And people are calling it one of the greatest episodes. How far the bar has fallen. Good acting or not, it was filler.

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PrecedentialAssassin Apr 15, 2026 +8

Next time a show has a patient in the ER and a loved one is trying to force their way inside and screaming, I want the ER staff to just stop and back away.

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Relevant_Session5987 Apr 15, 2026 +10

To be fair, this is the Kingpin we're talking about.

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headlesshuntah Apr 16, 2026 +2

Yeah, they were trying to convey the “walking on eggshells” vibe. He was losing his composure. I think it would have been interesting if they had made Kingpin so angry that he becomes part of the reason she actually dies because doctors are too scared to approach during his tantrums. He’d go in full denial and double down on blaming vigilantes

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WorkingRedditUser Apr 15, 2026 -5

What was the point of Buck being in the flashbacks? In present day he's explaining to Gandolfini how Fisk giving him his "one chance" to make something of himself is so important. If he didn't outright say it, it's definitely implied that Fisk gave Buck a big opportunity to make something of himself too. But then the Buck flashback had nothing to do with being given a big opportunity by Fisk? It was just a run of the mill hit on a low-level goon that he actually flubbed...? Very strange stuff when the other flashback stuff (Fisk+Vanessa and Matt+Foggy) were so strongly tied thematically to the current day stuff.

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Savings_Stock_4240 Apr 15, 2026 +18

It was to mirror himself with Danny. He didn't come into Fisk's life as some suave and polished man. He was wayward and lost, but rose up through his loyalty to Fisk. It helps explain why he has taken a shine to Danny and is working to bring him closer into the fold even though he knows he is the leak. He would rather give him the opportunity to fix his mistake and take the chance he had received than have to use the bone saw on him

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WorkingRedditUser Apr 15, 2026 +5

I guess you're saying Fisk gave Buck a chance to continue working for him after he failed the low-level hit. Which kind of makes sense. Just seemed much weaker than the other parts of the flashbacks.

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Savings_Stock_4240 Apr 15, 2026 +4

We don't know that he failed necessarily

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I_Set_3_Alarms Apr 15, 2026 +1

I felt like his flashback was mainly just to show that he had a connection with Wesley and give him a bit more backstory

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TheBlasphemerAmon Apr 15, 2026 +20

Yeah, not gonna lie, we need to bring back Foggy full time. Heart and soul of the series.

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suss2it Apr 17, 2026 +2

They cannot do that. Matt trying so hard to save Bullseye and even going back to save him *because* of Foggy’s own morals would be rendered completely meaningless if they actually bring Foggy back to life.

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nerdystoner25 Apr 15, 2026 +6

Hopefully when the universe resets post-Secret Wars he’ll be back.

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KTR1988 Apr 15, 2026 +5

I was just thinking about that last night after watching the episode. With the MCU being in the middle of the "Multiverse Saga", what if Secret Wars shenanigans bring Foggy back? The Arrowvwerse did something similar where a couple of characters who had died or been erased from existence due to time travel mishaps got brought back post-Crisis.

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MetamagicIII Apr 15, 2026 -14

So I watched the first two episodes of this season and couldn’t get into, loved the Netflix show but this just hasn’t done it for me. Is it worth another shot?

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house140 Apr 15, 2026 -8

nope, complete borefest

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Locutus747 Apr 15, 2026 +7

What did you think about last season? Loved the netflix show, I thought last season was hit and miss and obviously not as good (But I was happy to see Daredevil and the cast again!). I haven't started this season yet.

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MetamagicIII Apr 15, 2026 +2

I thought the previous season was so poor i didn’t finish watching it, i was hoping that this one was an improvement

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sippin40s Apr 15, 2026 +4

It is an improvement for sure. Personally I think S2E4 has pretty much been the peak of the Born Again series, with this one also being very good

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sinZeroplus Apr 15, 2026 +11

Gotta admit I started this one tepid about bullseye and DD being able to kill henchmen but not Fisk/vanessa but this episode won me over.

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ChalupaBatmanMc01 Apr 15, 2026 +29

What a episode, I missed Foggy. Bulleyes speech in the church compared to Foggy's deed in the apartment was brilliant. Now a bomb has gone off I can't wait to see how nuts this season will end.

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Chessh2036 Apr 15, 2026 +28

One of the best Daredevil episodes ever. It felt like the Netflix show, which is the highest compliment I can give it. The performances were incredible.

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PetyrDayne Apr 15, 2026 -44

Doubt

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FalconLeading Apr 15, 2026 -22

Best episode of the series but... Once again, wtf is wrong with the image quality. Lack of sharpness and so grainy, it honestly feels like a 480p version of what we should be getting. Is some intern handling the uploads to Disney+? It feels like watching VHS tape. Not too mention how terribly lit a lot of the scenes were.

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Somnambulist815 Apr 15, 2026 +8

Are you watching on a browser? They don't support HD on web for some reason

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FalconLeading Apr 15, 2026 -4

TV and app

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sexmormon-throwaway Apr 15, 2026 -20

I don't think you're allowed to criticize the show here. Positive comments only.

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SnooDrawings7876 Apr 15, 2026 -39

Weird way to draw out Vanessa death. Why go out with a shocking definitive bang when you can just kinda f*** around and fizzle out in a hospital bed for another hour?

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Mattyzooks Apr 15, 2026 +11

This was way better.

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BlindedBraille Apr 15, 2026 +35

You watched the entire episode and came to this conclusion?

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SoCalThrowAway7 Apr 15, 2026 +32

So like Fisk basically killed her, why wouldn’t you let the doctors examine your wife in that situation? The first thing you should be worried about is her being examined, the pineapple juice can wait

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Old-Way-5529 Apr 15, 2026 -7

am i the only one who thinks that he was hallucinating her waking up? it was all in his head.

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TheCatsActually Apr 15, 2026 +58

Because he's despotic and unaccustomed to being checked, not just by other people but by reality/life itself. His wife is lucid and comforting her is all that matters because she's all that matters to him in that moment. I'm howling tbh. It's poetic and just desserts that Vanessa dies and Fisk feels an extra twist of the knife. When the episode began with her in the hospital I was afraid they were copping out but they really just killed her ass twice.

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prazulsaltaret Apr 16, 2026 +4

One death for Ray Nadeem, one death for Foggy Rip Bozo

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verifypassword0208 Apr 15, 2026 +19

There was a moment, right towards the climax of the episode, where I felt for Fisk. And then I thought of him crushing Gallo’s head and went “…nah actually, this guy deserves to lose everything important to him.”

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prazulsaltaret Apr 16, 2026 +3

Yeah f*** em both

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sexmormon-throwaway Apr 15, 2026 -30

So ... What the actual f***? Matt Murdock has to be talked into not letting a guy get killed in prison? Matt Murdock has to be talked into exercising the legal leverage of a search warrant that was wrong? Matt Murdock has to be talked into believing a person can be redeemed? The same guy who believed Elektra should work the system when her father was killed. The same guy who is founded on religion and redemption and forgiveness. I get that the show is establishing Foggy as his moral center for Murdock so please spare telling me I didn't get it. The Matt Murdock moment of moral weakness ... It's against his essence from the moment he saved a blind man from getting hit by a vehicle with radioactive sludge. This is a show that betrays character for drama in the moment. And then those deliberate, heavy-handed Sopranos echos, but not nearly as gritty -sigh- Saying "f***" doesn't give a show realism or grit, hard won character development does. Let the downvotes commence, but all of this is real. Oh and, climax, Vanessa is fine. Except ... Same cliffhanger.

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dragonmp93 Apr 15, 2026 +32

Well, for all the complaining about Born Again is not like the show Netflix made, this is straight up from the show that Netflix made.

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Chessh2036 Apr 15, 2026 +11

After I finished the episode I thought I had just seen the Netflix show again. This episode is the most Born Again has ever felt like it. And I say that was a compliment.

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Vadermaulkylo Apr 15, 2026 +15

Tbh I’ve kinda just accepted that, no matter what, this sub wasn’t gonna like what Disney did with Daredevil even if it somehow exceeded Netflix quality(not saying it has). They’ve had their knives sharpened for Disney and the MCU to “ruin” it ever since it was official Cox was back. These past 2-3 episodes have easily been as good as the Netflix show, albeit maybe not quite hitting the tallest peaks. Hell, I’d argue ever since episode 8 of last season that the show has been in the quality area of the old show.

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kuhpunkt Apr 15, 2026 +7

> this sub wasn’t gonna like what Disney did with Daredevil even if it somehow exceeded Netflix quality(not saying it has) Disney made the Netflix show

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Vadermaulkylo Apr 15, 2026 +7

I’m aware and it makes it all the more ironic lmfao.

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maybe_a_frog Apr 15, 2026 +1

True, but that also doesn’t tell the full story. Marvel Television at the time the Netflix shows were being developed was run under the ABC division of Disney and had no real association with Marvel Studios.

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inksmudgedhands Apr 15, 2026 +60

I love how they always lean in with how Foggy's has always been Matt's Jiminy Cricket. This episode was no exception. God, how I've missed Foggy. I also love how the DD suit is going from black to more and more red with every episode. Also, kudos with the show going against the cliche of actors drinking from empty cups with Cox and Henson drinking from the clear beer bottle.

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ChalupaBatmanMc01 Apr 15, 2026 +15

> I love how they always lean in with how Foggy's has always been Matt's Jiminy Cricket. This episode was no exception. God, how I've missed Foggy. This is probably the major thing I've missed in Born Again, the scenes with Foggy kept reminding me how important he was

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Mrr_Bond Apr 15, 2026 +79

Man, Michael Gandolfini has gotten *really* good. And I know this has been said a lot recently, but he may as well have been his dad in that scene alone in the car. I can't wait to see what he does in the future.

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MaritimeStar Apr 16, 2026 +2

Yeah, I'm really impressed with him. I didn't enjoy his character at first, but damn can that man act and I'm really on board with him after the last few episodes. The car scene was so tense and believable.

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new_handle Apr 16, 2026 +4

That entire segment reminded me of Paulie getting lost on the woods in The Sopranos.

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SmytheOrdo Apr 15, 2026 +8

I thought the same thing. He channeled his father a lot last episode too.

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bristow84 Apr 15, 2026 +4

The way he looked at BB outside Fogwell's last episode was so reminiscent of his father.

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SoCalThrowAway7 Apr 15, 2026 +23

That was a very well acted panic attack in the car, reminded me of Taron Edgerton in blackbird driving up to the prison coming to terms with what he was about to do

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Dan_Of_Time Apr 15, 2026 +14

> That was a very well acted panic attack in the car, Him turning the car on and then back off was one of those really little details that make it so believable and relatable. We all know that feeling of not knowing what to do with your hands

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Vadermaulkylo Apr 15, 2026 +10

It was better than a solid bit of episodes from both of those seasons. I’m kinda tempted to say I may put it above any season 1 episode. It dosnt reach the heights of s3 ep4, 6, or 13 though.

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Nvveen Apr 15, 2026 +1

Same here, although I have even less of an idea of where to place it.

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Mattyzooks Apr 15, 2026 +2

I'm just happy it belongs in the club.

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Worthyness Apr 15, 2026 +42

No high octane action and the episode was still incredibly good. And always great to see Wesley back. I miss him and his competency.

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ArchDucky Apr 15, 2026 +3

It appears based on the offical trailer that dropped weeks after the season began, that there's going to be a lot of action in the last three episodes. Jessica is next week and im sure we are getting some super powered hijinks.

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dragonmp93 Apr 15, 2026 +30

I know that Fisk in the surgery room was supposed to be serious, but I burst out laughing courtesy of certain presidential post.

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OutsideIndoorTrack Apr 15, 2026 +65

This show got really f****** good this season

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Worthyness Apr 15, 2026 +43

The showrunners are actual showrunners now instead of the replacements cutting and taping together a piecemeal of a season. Incredible run for them.

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bristow84 Apr 15, 2026 +3

For what they had to work with last season they did a pretty decent job. Sure it wasn't amazing but having to come in last minute and cobble together what they could with (mostly) content that they didn't shoot themselves.

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dmun Apr 15, 2026 +17

Im upset by the implication that Matt Murdock is a foot guy. Though it makes sense. Kinda. And the she hulk thing. And his super senses... actually, that makes it infinitely more gross.

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AgentPoYo Apr 15, 2026 +1

Seems to me like he'd be more of a pit guy (any pit really) since that's where all sweat and pheromones would presumably come from.

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ItsBimble Apr 16, 2026 +3

I really hate how sound your logic is.

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Morgan-Moonscar Apr 15, 2026 +6

If I had a nickle for every horny blind hero that was into feet.

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BlindedBraille Apr 15, 2026 +19

He seem more like a Hand guy... I will see myself out.

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sexandliquor Apr 15, 2026 +20

I mean if Elektra and Karen Page were the girls I was getting I’d be into their feet too

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dmun Apr 15, 2026 -13

Ew.

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Mattyzooks Apr 15, 2026 +23

Great episode. Season is cooking.

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[deleted] Apr 15, 2026 +1

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Mattyzooks Apr 15, 2026 +9

Guy from last episode. The first mate.

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Morgan-Moonscar Apr 15, 2026 +4

No it was the other crewman in The North Star that Buck killed last episode.

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xolon6 Apr 15, 2026 +60

"Maybe tonight's penance is mutual". This episode really cuts to the core of Matt's character. Even his catholic faith wasn't enough. But him fully coming to terms with what he always knew Foggy would've wanted was the deciding factor... and he chose to honor Foggy's legacy.

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Intelligent-Bird8120 Apr 17, 2026 +2

Ngl i love the moment when Dex takes matts hand. I love the music too.

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