Warning: This article contains spoilers from Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 7.Daredevil: Born Again season 2 has made significant changes to key characters, and its latest episode highlights how Bullseye is on a completely different path, which is a positive development. Daredevil’s journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is filled with confrontations and plots involving Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, but the character has encountered numerous exciting villains.
However, it is clear that after Kingpin, Wilson Bethel’s Bullseye poses the greatest threat that Charlie Cox’s Daredevil has faced. This is why Marvel’s choice to reintroduce Bullseye in season 1 and include him in season 2’s cast, despite not being part of the original lineup, was the right decision. After all, Bullseye contributes significantly to the narrative as a skilled and unpredictable assassin.
Bullseye serves as the perfect counterbalance to Mayor Fisk. While Fisk is mostly a calm and calculating villain, Bullseye thrives on chaos, which he demonstrated by attempting to kill Fisk in season 1 and successfully murdering Vanessa in season 2 during public events. However, there is no doubt that Bullseye has evolved this time around, hinting at a promising future for the character in the MCU.
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Origins Blinded
Villains Kingpin
Allies Justice
Combat No killing
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In Daredevil: Born Again season two’s latest episode, Bullseye firmly establishes that he is on a path of redemption. He has caused significant pain to many individuals, including Daredevil, due to the murder of his best friend, Foggy Nelson. However, Matt Murdock was able to recognize that Benjamin Poindexter genuinely wanted to change, and he found it within himself to allow that transformation.
Bullseye’s Redemption Story Just Got Its Biggest Moment In Daredevil: Born Again Season
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When Bullseye and Daredevil were fleeing from the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, the Marvel villain informed the vigilante that killing Vanessa was his way of atoning for Foggy. In his mind, Bullseye believed he was performing a good deed to balance out his past evil actions since he killed Foggy on Vanessa’s orders. He was even prepared to sacrifice himself following her death.
However, Daredevil saved him, and in Daredevil: Born Again season two, episode seven, turned the situation around. Instead of making Bullseye’s single good deed an act of murder, Matt changed the narrative by asking the MCU villain to save the Governor from Fisk’s assassin. This shift perfectly positions Bullseye further along his path of redemption. Earlier in the season, he had already killed AVTF agents to protect Daredevil’s identity and save Cherry’s life.
Now, Bullseye is solidifying his status as more than just a villain, stepping into a gray area that could see him evolve into an anti-hero in Daredevil: Born Again season three and beyond. While Dex has taken many lives and still seems to enjoy it when he does so, his internal conflict is genuine. By finding an alternative path away from Fisk and Vanessa, perhaps a better version of him can emerge.
Bullseye’s MCU Future Could Be Bright After His Redemption
Now that Bullseye is well on his journey toward redemption, he has become an ideal addition to a darker MCU team — the New Avengers, formerly known as the Thunderbolts. This team consists mainly of anti-heroes who have taken lives throughout their existence. Bullseye would fit seamlessly into this group. Furthermore, both team members and Dex understand what it feels like to be isolated and trapped in a dark mindset.
Just as they supported one another in Thunderbolts*, so too could the New Avengers provide similar support for Bullseye if he were to join their ranks. Bucky Barnes has killed more individuals than Bullseye did during his time as the Winter Soldier yet found redemption himself. Additionally, Bullseye has been part of both the Thunderbolts and Dark Avengers in Marvel Comics, making him an ideal candidate for this more violent and mature superhero team following his
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