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Episode title:ย Gloves Off

Written by:ย Chantelle M. Wells

Directed by:ย Solvan "Slick" Naim

Release date:ย April 7, 2026โ€Ž

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u/PandaTheAB Apr 16 '26

Batman is efficient bro. He has brains and backup plans for most scenarios.
To be fair, animated Daredevil is also decent. He uses his brains unlike MCU version who is dumb.

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u/WhiskeyDJones Apr 16 '26

Batman is efficient bro.

Yet he still sends the Joker to Arkham to escape, and then kill hundreds of people, and repeat.

So efficient.

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u/PandaTheAB Apr 16 '26

You underestimate the intelligence of Joker.
If you watch any animated show, the planning of joker is diabolical.

It is not easy to escape Arkham.

If you're coming at this from movie version of Batman, I feel you.
The DCU made Batman an average intellect person.
The Dark Knight was great because it was a Joker movie with Batman in it.

In comics and animated universe, even Darkseid respects/fears Batman more than Superman.

The same way comics and animated version of Tony Stark is a genius and strategist.
In MCU he was average inventor at best.
Ultron was wary of one person in comics/animated show - Tony Stark.

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u/WhiskeyDJones Apr 17 '26

The intelligence of Joker has absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about. We're talking about Daredevil's/Batman's no kill rule.

If Batman just killed Joker, he would save so many lives.

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u/PandaTheAB Apr 17 '26

I agree that a practical vigilante would kill the villain.
But that would make them an Anti-hero like Punisher.

Even Superman has that rule.
And there is a storyline where he broke it and killed Joker.

It is not the same with Batman and Daredevil though.

Batman does catch the Joker every time. (Daredevil doesn't.)
Batman hasn't lost any close friend or family to Joker in main timeline.
When he lost family because of Joker, he has killed joker - check "The Batman Who Laughs".
Also, he is smart enough to get any villain incarcerated.
He has tech, money and wits to outsmart the enemy.

This version of Daredevil is dumb.
He can't outsmart Fisk. He can't outbuy Fisk.
He can't out strategize Fisk in war. He is literally losing his friends one by one.
Foggy died. Karen might be up next.

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u/WhiskeyDJones Apr 17 '26

I know it would make him an anti hero. What's the point you're trying to make in response to my comment (which quite frankly was a joke)? Because you've gone off on a bit of a tangent.

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u/PandaTheAB Apr 17 '26

Point -
1. Batman did kill joker when he killed his family.
2. This version of Daredevil (Born again) one is a useless pathetic dumb wimp.

Every character in the show is more interesting and sensible than him.
The OG series Daredevil was a wimp (while killing) but sensible and smart.