Warning: Spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2: Episode 2 & 3
Episode two and three of Born Again season two are a strong pair of episodes. It’s interesting these were the episodes they chose to air together, rather than the first two episodes to draw in a larger audience. Episode two didn’t necessarily end on a cliff hanger that we needed to see what happened next right away, but there were some story arcs that carried over from episode two to three that were nice to see back-to-back, and I’m always happy to get more MCU content. These episodes were filled with vigilante action, so let’s talk about it.
Title: Shoot the Moon
Writer: Dario Scardapane
Director: Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead
Release Date: March 31st, 2026
Length: 49mins
Title: The Scales & the Sword
Writer: Heather Bellson
Director: Solvan “Slick” Naim
Release Date: March 31st, 2026
Length: 50mins
The cinematography in these two episodes done by Hillary Fyfe Spera and Jeffery Waldorn are extremely well done. There are some shots in these two episodes that I was blown away by, especially of Daredevil in his suit at the end of episode three, and all of Bullseye’s scenes with the blue backlighting looked so good. They’re really giving Bullseye a spotlight for the limited amount of time he has on screen. Speaking of Bullseye, he’s not the only vigilante we get to see in action this week, White Tiger and Swordsman both take part in the action.
Daredevil’s Army is Coming Together But I Wish We Could See More Vigilanties
The end of season one left Daredevil looking to make an army to take on Wilson Fisk. To clearly show how powerful Fisk had gotten we saw the Punisher attempt an assault on Red Hook, but he was captured as a result. After that, I saw Red Hook as Fisk’s impenetrable fortress, that Daredevil would either need an army to break into, or have Matt Murdock use the law to take it down in a more public light. Instead, Daredevil was able to sneak in almost unnoticed and make it out with the help of the Swordsman and the new White Tiger.
That’s not to say that the fight scene at the end of episode three wasn’t absolutely incredible, and it was even all done in one take, reminiscent of the Netflix era of Daredevil. I just wish we could have seen more players in this big payoff raid of Fisk’s fortress. Punisher would have been a cool addition to the breakout, and connected this season even better to season one, but Jon Bernthal was busy filming his own Disney+ special, so they went with the post credit scene of him escaping his Red Hook cage back in season one.
Born Again Season Two Has Much More Cohesive Writing Than Season One
We’re only three episodes in, but season two already feels more cohesive than season one did from the beginning. The first episode of season one had a very different feel than the rest of the season going forward, and that may have been because of the plan changes during production. The writing for season two feels very tight, having plot points from previous episodes like the watch in the gun case popping up multiple episodes later, rather than resolving everything right away. Even the tone, having Matt Murdock suited up as Daredevil from the beginning; the show’s identity is clear this time around.
Even episode-to-episode, the writing is very satisfying. This week, episode three was the stronger of the two. The incredible fight scene is a lot of the reason why, but the foreshadowing of Kirsten McDuffie noticing all the elements inside Red Hook, I knew that was going to come around later, and it felt so good when it did later in the episode. Having complete stories like that within the overarching story of the season is how to do a good weekly release show, because I can leave feeling like I got something complete, but still want more the next week.
Daredevil is Setting up Future Heroes and Villains of the MCU
As I predicted last week, we got another tease of Muse, and I am almost certain he is coming back now. Heather Glenn killed Muse in season one, but she is still haunted by him, and she keeps his mask in a drawer at home. During a panic attack, Heather pulls out the Muse mask to help her calm down like it has some sort of control over her emotions. I’m telling you, she’s going to put that mask on by the time this season is over, and become one of the very vigilantes she hates so much.
Muse is not the only character being set up, Angela Del Toro made her debut as the White Tiger in this episode. Angela dons a white hoodie, a black and white striped bandana, and the Amulet of Power she took from her uncle’s possessions. She also wields a blade with the initials of her uncle, the previous White Tiger, Hector Ayala. Angela is probably not the version of the White Tiger most people recognize from modern comics or TV, but she’s someone I could see showing up in future projects. Hopefully she’ll receive a more complete costume by the end of the season.
Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2: Episode 2 & 3 are now available on Disney+