Stan Lee always said the reason Marvel Comics took place in New York City rather than fictional places like Gotham or Metropolis is so its heroes and villains could inhabit the world outside readers’ windows. Locations weren’t the Batcave or the Fortress of Solitude but 42nd St. and Madison Avenue or 177A Bleeker Street. Daredevil patrols Hell’s Kitchen, but in Daredevil: Born Again, his domain has grown to the entirety of New York City under Mayor Wilson Fisk. The first season was a mixed bag, the product of a retooled structure and redone episodes. The second, by contrast, is much more focused, almost solely dealing with the uphill struggle of Daredevil to remain steadfast in the face of government-backed totalitarianism.
The makers of the series couldn’t have known how oddly prescient their comic adaptation would be. Fisk’s anti-vigilante taskforce, who have already murdered the likes of Hector “White Tiger” Ayala, now have complete autonomy, no need for warrants, and the ability to arrest (or do worse to) anyone they choose. In the wake of ICE raids nationwide, and murders of citizens in Minneapolis, watching the early episodes of Born Again season two hit me in the gut. This is not the kind of thing I necessarily enjoy watching in my superhero media. The odds seem so insurmountable, the villains as hateful and detestable as any in fiction. And like our real world, the system skews in their favor, corrupt and powerful people defend other corrupt and powerful people.
RELATED ARTICLEMatthew Lillard Says Mr. Charles Is a ‘Kingmaker’ in DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAINTake an early example. Jack Duquesne (Tony Dalton) sits in a cage, abducted for his acts as the Swordsman. His will be the first “trial” under Fisk’s Safer Streets Act to prosecute vigilantes. He has to undergo a psych evaluation from Dr. Heather Glenn (Margarita Lavieva), Matt Murdock’s former flame and now fully Fisk-pilled hater of masked people. She forges Duquesne’s answers to ensure her report paints him as a sociopath. He doesn’t have legal counsel present, nor even an awareness of where he is. It’s a sham. Marvel StudiosWatching these scenes, and many others like it—praise for Hamish Allan-Headley’s Officer Powell for embodying the worst in law enforcement—made me angry. I was so angry that I had trouble finishing episodes. The injustice is the point, and it hurts all the worse knowing it’s hardly fictionalized. Anyone who speaks up in any way runs the risk of “investigation” from the AVTF. The regime paints them as criminals while pinning medals on thugs.In a perversely funny way, this is the kind of thing that years ago would seem too far-fetched. Unambiguous evil has a degree of public support and absolute authority. Shades of grey hardly exist. While the series still gives Fisk (and Vincent D’Onofrio’s still-excellent performance) personal nuance, he’s still a supervillain running the biggest city in America. What poppycock! Except, none of this feels out of place or even that exaggerated. What can anyone do in the face of that?Marvel StudiosThis, then, is why Daredevil is ultimately such a fascinating character. While Bullseye (Wilson Bethel), and even Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll), see the battle as an eye for an eye, it’s Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) who has to stand as the moral center. It would be easy for him to kill, but that isn’t justice. Like the comics by writer Chip Zdarsky from 2019, Daredevil becomes a symbol for the defiant resistance, the same way the Task Force coopted Frank Castle’s emblem. We have to be better than them, Daredevil intones. It’s idealistic, but it’s also what separates resistance from anarchy.While the first few episodes of season two had me fuming, I ultimately found DBA to be one of the better Marvel Studios things in recent memory. It feels like Netflix Daredevil much more than season one did, and the brutality resonates with a larger purpose than simply blood for blood’s sake. It’s tough to watch, but ultimately rewards. This is the Daredevil we were hoping to get last season, even if we have to endure the real-world mirror to get there.Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 ⭐ (4 of 5)
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.
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