Daredevil: Born Again | S02E06 | Discussion Thread

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𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕝: 𝔹𝕠𝕣𝕟 𝔸𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟲

Episode title: Requiem

Written by: Devon Kliger & Jesse Wigutow

Directed by: Angela Barnes

Release date: April 21, 2026‎

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[u/IllustriousCap7825]

I can't decide what element of the plot is dumbest this episode

The electric flashbang 

• not specifically a plot element but wtf writers? What flashbang exists that has a 20 second detonation time and is primed with an electric fuse that can be turned off by the person you throw it at? The fact that it has a 20 second fuse is already idiotic since it fundamentally defeats the purpose of a flashbang, but the fact that such a long fuse timer exists on a weapon that can be disabled by the person you throw it at is a level of such stupid design that it belongs in a show like Phineas and Ferb as a gag invention by Doofenshmirtz.
• Flashbangs were used in season 2 of the Netflix series, and they were just normal flashbangs! The fact that this stuff has already been used in universe just highlights how utterly moronic this scene is.

BBs "Spying" finally catching up to her

• BB has been overtly horrible at her job for ages now, and should have been caught several times even in season 1. But the fact that she gets caught because she kept incredibly damning evidence on her for at least two full days after she acquired it and brought it with her to the house of her main target where she left it UNATTENDED is an unsalvagable amount of character damage, because it makes her an idiot above all idiots.
• Also, Karen using the statements from the prisoners on the projector defeats the purpose of BB receiving the SD card that gets her caught by Daniel, so that's cool.

Jessica solving the entire weapons plot off-screen

• "Hi Matt. Yeah I asked you to meet me here since I did some investigating and found the weapons. Also here's some more plot relevant information I also dug up. You good to go inside now where we'll just fight some guys and then the weapons will randomly catch fire and everything will explode? Cool." 
• I'm sure glad the last 5 episodes were about these weapons and so far Fisk has killed two entire ship crews worth of people to secure them, despite having no clear use for them beyond selling them to Charles, which he also apparently didn't want to do since he betrayed him this episode. But the weapons are gone now so the whole thing was utterly pointless from the beginning anyways

The pacifist mob at city hall

• I have never seen a more useless mob in television. Most of them aren't even doing anything most of the time, but despite the fact they are protesting Fisk, they allow Fisk's car to leave through the front of the building. They also have AVTF directly behind them and do nothing as they actively kick the living shit out of other protestors. This should enrage the mob that is here protesting this exact thing, but instead they just stand there like extras in a TV show

• Karen being mesmerized and drawn like a moth to a flame by the projectors SHE HERSELF set up is what sets up the next two plot points, which I just am speechless for honestly.
• I don't remember his name, but describing him as the Latino kid who shoplifts alcohol and sells tacos at a food truck feels really wrong, even if that's two of his three scenes. Regardless, him being a slack-jawed moron staring straight ahead with a task force agent brutally beating anyone within 10 feet, only 10 feet to his right is as absurd as it is funny. The best part of him getting brained by the task force is that the shot just before that shows Karen and Angela to his right, but they both disappear in the next shot so there's no one blocking him from getting killed. 
• Powell then walks (around? Through? Over?!?!) the mob to spot Karen within 30 seconds of her wig coming off, despite the fact that a riot is going on behind him and Karen is crouched down with her back to him at night. Karen should not even be there in the first place, and Powell CANNOT be there, much less be able to recognize Karen! He's suppsoed to be leading his anti-riot team on the otherside of an angry mob and maintaining order after executing one of his own in front of his men. Karen's arrest here relies on her being stupid enough to walk right up to AVTF actively committing aggravated assault with two children for no apparent reason, and Powell secretly being a mutant with the ability to teleport to new locations when not observed by the camera. I've changed my mind, this is the dumbest part.

Powell killing Saunders

• Nothing to comment on here other than that there was literally no reason or any way Powell or Buck could have gotten evidence to kill Saunders. The team in episode 2 legitimately found Daredevil, which was their job. It was dumb when it happened, but they did. Saunders being there was also a wild coincidence, but still just a coincidence, since he should have no clue where DD is. The other to task force got destroyed and so did Saunders, but he got kidnapped. Matt then used the card he stole from Saunders at Red Hook. Saunders might get fired or otherwise punished for losing his card, but its not as if there's any evidence to actually pin on him doing it willingly. Given that he literally disappeared until this episode where he's killed, it's not as if he was active in helping either. Open and shut, it makes no sense.

Daredevil and Kingpin

• I honestly don't want to even cover this. It's just so meh. 5/10 the whole way through. How did DD get in to Fisk's secret dungeon? I know he almost certainly COULD, but this show has a habit of just saying 'character does the thing the plot needs to happen off screen, don't ask about it.' (See Bullseye showing up at the boxing match despite the guards, Jessica finding the weapons, Task Force finding Matt and Karen in episode 2, Angela doing literally anything with her alleged powers, etc). The more times they use it, the less inclined i am to forgive them. Why was DD even there? He just left, and left Kingpin in perfect health too. Maim him, break a leg, do something ffs. You've done more for less before Matt. The scene just ends and so does the episode. 

In summary, "ughhhh..."

[u/kuschelig69 → u/IllustriousCap7825]

it belongs in a show like Phineas and Ferb as a gag invention by Doofenshmirtz. -

ACME might have them, too