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Jessica Jones's return is better late than never – but Daredevil: Born Again's reveal lacks punch | The writers missed a huge opportunity to properly integrate this long-missing hero into Born Again’s story.

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Jessica Jones's return is better late than never – but Daredevil: Born Again's reveal lacks punch
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Jessica Jones's return is better late than never – but Daredevil: Born Again's reveal lacks punch
The writers missed a huge opportunity to properly integrate this long-missing hero into Born Again's story.

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ROBtimusPrime1995 Apr 22, 2026 +28
Something funny about how this show reintroduces her so organically, and yet, now journalists want it to be grandiose, over-the-top, and fanservicey. Nah, they handled it pretty well.
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Vadermaulkylo Apr 22, 2026 +13
When it’s a big reveal and fan servicey it’s “slop” and when it’s feels more organic and lowkey it’s “lacking”. This is why I worry about Doomsday and Secret Wars’s reception. Genuinely what do some of these people want?
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vollover Apr 23, 2026 +3
Im glad she's back but the reason she's back was nonsense. The CIA guy who just broke ties with Fisk attacked her for refusing his job offer months ago? That is nonsense.
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Getafix69 Apr 22, 2026 +6
One of the few things in the Marvelverse that might still interest me although it was never really as good without Tenant.
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Material-Nose6561 Apr 22, 2026 +3
They mentioned they were in contact with her (under the name Jess) in the early episodes. It makes sense her return was a little more low key and fits in the story being told. The article is just click bait and I'm not clicking.
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SoCalThrowAway7 Apr 22, 2026 +9
I disagree entirely, had a huge smile on my face the whole time and I’m excited for Luke and Danny to come back too. Their team up fight was so fun
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Big_Even Apr 25, 2026 +2
JJ is my all-time favorite badass chick
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ArchDucky Apr 22, 2026 +4
The title to this article is bullshit. I refuse to click on that clickbait non-sense anymore. They incorporated her perfectly into this season and haven't really missed any opportunities at all in Season 2. First of all, the story is actually cohesive. Its not the hodgepodge BS from season 1 with characters being digitally inserted and characters speaking off camera and that one weird shot of Kingpin giving a speech with a CGI Mouth. Second, the action is just a thousand times better than Season 1. Its real people beating the shit out of real people again. Charlie hasn't really transformed into some weird CGI character that doesn't respond to gravity like he did several times in Season 1. They also aren't breaking the fights up nearly as badly as they did in Season 1. [Heres a clip showing the action, if you wanna see.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPR4HvKt_1E) Third, they are doing a lot with these characters now. They are ditching some of the weird c**** replacements Disney saddled the show with originally. They are making the new characters they decided to keep a lot more interesting. I especially like Buck and James Gandolfini's kid. Really wasn't a fan of either in Season 1. They are just way different and more complex now. I really like how Buck interacts with everyone, because hes different to most people he talks too. Fourth, it actually goddamn feels like Daredevil again. I didn't get it all from Season 1. There wasn't a single moment in that clusterfuck that made me feel like I was watching one of my favorite Netflix shows again. Season 2 had that feeling back the second it started. You could just feel it, it had this focus and this obviously need to prove its own existence after Season 1. Seriously, if you were a fan of the Netflix show you need to watch BA. Season 1 isn't great, its unfocused, has mostly shitty fight choreography & direction and features some truly awful replacements for characters the mouse didn't want to pay for but once thats over, we're f****** back baby.
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Harkoncito Apr 22, 2026 +6
I don't know what was the point. She appeared unprompted, they had a fighting scene together, she goes away again.
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Material-Nose6561 Apr 22, 2026 +5
The phone call Karen received was Jessica wanting to meet Matt. It wasn't unprompted at all.
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Fabulous-Mix3489 Apr 22, 2026 +1
In which episode was the phone call again?
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Tor_K89 Apr 22, 2026 +2
Same one.
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Savings_Stock_4240 Apr 22, 2026 +5
CIA agents came to her house to kill her. How was the "umprompted"?
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BlackWaltz03 Apr 23, 2026 +1
Why did CIA agents come to her house though?
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Savings_Stock_4240 Apr 23, 2026 +1
Val was cleaning up loose ends
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BlackWaltz03 Apr 23, 2026 +2
But in the context of daredevil and daredevil only, when was that established? My dad and I who only watched daredevil and defenders were so confused why she came out all of a suddden so late into the season with no foreshadowing. And why is Val involved all of a sudden?
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Savings_Stock_4240 Apr 23, 2026 +2
Charles works for Val, she was named dropped earlier in the season. It's mostly about connecting the dots and not needed everything explained
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BlackWaltz03 Apr 23, 2026 +1
For someone who only watches daredevil and punisher, this was definitely missed by my dad. I myself didn't notice Val being name dropped. Val is such a common name that I didn't make the connection to the broader mcu.
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Savings_Stock_4240 Apr 23, 2026 +1
Val is common but deFontaine is not
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Haikouden Apr 22, 2026 +3
Well that’s me spoiled on her being in the new episode I guess.
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[deleted] Apr 22, 2026 +7
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oldmanjenkins51 Apr 22, 2026 +6
She was in the trailer
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ArchDucky Apr 22, 2026 +5
Both trailers.
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UserWithno-Name Apr 22, 2026 +2
They literally showed a teaser before the show even dropped with her in it? It's been "spoiled" for a long time
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SoCalThrowAway7 Apr 23, 2026
She’s in the thumbnail of the episode lol
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iwellyess Apr 22, 2026 +1
I’m getting her Dexter character mixed up with her Daredevil, she’s everywhere lol
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pleasegivemepatience Apr 23, 2026 +1
Just wait til the episode where she OD’s next to Jesse!
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Herby_Hoover Apr 22, 2026 -9
more liked Bored Again.
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