Do not be afraid to let out the devil, but know that this article contains major spoilers For the first two episodes of “Daredevil: Born again”.
Is there a controversy that is preparing in the dark corridors and the filthy alleys of Hell’s Kitchen? For a large part of the Netflix series “Daredevil”, the man without fear rarely seemed to adapt to the red tint outfit to fight against the crime. Instead, we spent an overwhelming time with Matt Murdock by Charlie Cox while he was conducting investigations, defended various people in court and otherwise did everything he could to do justice within the limits of the law as a good humor lawyer that everyone knows how to be … at least. At night, well, the fans are looking forward to seeing even more of the unleashed devil.
The first “Daredevil: Born Again” seemed to go downstairs With this chaotic opening combat sequence with Daredevil who fights against Benjamin Poindexter / Bullseye by Wilson Bethel, but it may have been a management pain. Since this scene and the tragic death of Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson), the showrunner Dario Scardapane (“The Punisher”) has kept the action focused squarely on the internal conflict that signed in Matt Murdock. Of course, fans remember when he officially retired from the persona Daredevil the last time, especially in the first episodes of season 3 of “Daredevil”.
The new approach to Matt’s life seems to work, that is to say until the last moments of episode 2 force Matt to leave the devil in a real situation of life or death. Curiously, however, this does not take place as a triumphant narrative beat, like Bruce Wayne exiled from Christian Bale to Gotham City in the last act of “The Dark Knight Rises”. Instead, Matt himself seems completely desperate That he had to resort to violence once again when he cancels all the personal progress he has made so much. Something tells us that half of the fans base can confuse this as a pumping moment where, in the context of the season so far, that’s anything but.
Daredevil: Born again puts Matt Murdock through a (other) crisis of faith
“Daredevil: Born again” quickly turns into a season which is all about the question of the vigilante. Does the mask allow costume crimes to engage in their darkest desires which, otherwise, would never have seen the light of day, or does it give them permission to become exactly who they are really below? Matt Murdock has struggled with this question since the first moments of season 1 of “Daredevil” and, almost a decade later (in real time, at least), he is still not close to the answer than before.
Few scenes capture as brutally as the end of episode 2 of “Born again”. While defending Hector Ayala (Kamar de Los Reyes) before the court after a good act of Samaritan has become horrible, Matt realizes that the NYPD will do everything to hide his reprehensible acts – up to and including the murder of the key witness, Nicky Torres, who could testify that Ayala was completely right. By just beating the cops at Torres’ apartment, Matt manages to put him in safety. The corrupt cops quickly broke out through the door anyway and, when it becomes clear that they are ready to cross the line and murder an innocent lawyer, Matt is confronted with an impossible choice that leads to As brutal a fight as in the original Netflix series. Now, if only he hadn’t done it just Convinced himself to put aside his violent ways of harvesting his inability to save the late misty. Between the crazy eyes of Cox and the primal cry that he lets escape just before breaking the credits, it is quite clear that returning to his daring paths is the last thing Matt wants to do. But, sometimes, trusting an intrinsically imperfect system is simply not enough. Perhaps this dark and irremediable world needs the devil of Hell’s Kitchen.
Will fans who have been hungry for an action linked to the daredevil will end up sharing the depth of Matt’s despair, or will they be too busy looking at the violence and the blood exposed to worry about it? The expression “media literacy” is much launched in online circles, but it looks like a case where exercise little Critical thinking to understand if the series itself celebrates this turn of events or not (spoiler: it is not) could go very far. We will see how the future episodes of “Daredevil: Born again” deal with this evolution in the coming weeks.
