Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 7
<em>Daredevil: Born Again</em> season 2 has not been afraid to kill off major characters, though the most recent death feels like a major waste of potential, especially when you look at the comics.
In Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 7, the war between Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk escalates to new heights with Karen Page on trial and Matt coming out of hiding to publicly defend her as her lawyer. In the same episode, we also see Daniel Blake grappling with his role as Mayor Fisk’s Deputy Mayor of Communications and his relationship with BB Urich. Tragically, the episode ends with Daniel Blake losing his life for doing the right thing (and it feels far too soon).
When you look at where things could have gone, especially with Marvel Comics as a blueprint, it feels pretty evident that Daniel’s surprising death was cut off before his compelling arc could have gone in some very exciting places.
Why Daniel Blake’s Death In Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Is So Surprising
Daniel Blake’s death in Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 7 is upsetting for multiple reasons.
Despite his loyalty and longstanding belief in Mayor Fisk, Daniel refused to give up BB Urich to Fisk’s right-hand man, Buck Cashman, who was going to kill her for leaking information to the public through her underground channel called City Without Fear. Daniel Blake did the right thing for someone he cared about…and it cost him everything.
Although it seemed like he was perhaps going to spare him as they’d become friends, Buck Cashman brutally beats Daniel before shooting him in the head, making it one of the darkest and most surprising moments of the entire season.
The problem is that it really did feel like Daniel was just starting to evolve. How great would it have been if the rose-colored glasses started to come off, with Daniel eventually turning against Mayor Fisk and joining BB in exposing the truth? Instead, all of Daniel’s potential is cut short. Likewise, it gets even more frustrating considering who he could have become from the original comics.
I Really Wanted Daniel Blake To Be Kingpin’s Secret Son In The MCU
Part of what makes Daniel’s death feel like such a missed opportunity is that he could have easily been revealed as an actual character from the comics. Due to his enthusiasm and idolization of Fisk as a loyal member of his administration, I really felt as though Daniel could have eventually been revealed as the MCU version of Butch Pharris, Wilson Fisk’s illegitimate son on the page.
We never learn much about Daniel’s father, and Fisk clearly saw something in him. There was this perfect dynamic of mentorship, and just enough ambiguity to suggest a deeper connection. It was all there. This could have also perfectly tied into Fisk’s determination to leave behind a lasting legacy. There’s even a key conversation between Wilson and Vanessa Fisk (before her own death) about wanting to leave something behind, and how they never had children.
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Daredevil’s greatest enemy is a massive, calculating crime lord who controls most of the criminal underworld in New York City. This villain is known by his real name and his title. Who is he?
ABullseye
BWilson Fisk / The Kingpin
CThe Hand
DThe Owl
✓ Correct! Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, is Daredevil’s most iconic adversary. Despite having no superpowers, Fisk’s immense physical strength, ruthless intelligence, and iron grip on New York’s criminal underworld make him one of Marvel’s most terrifying villains. Their battle is deeply personal — both men believe they’re saving Hell’s Kitchen.
✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin. Bullseye is a deadly assassin, The Hand is a ninja organization, and The Owl is a lesser crime lord. But the Kingpin is the definitive Daredevil villain — the immovable force that controls New York’s underworld from the shadows.
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By day,
Matt Murdock fights for justice in a courtroom as a lawyer.
He co-founded a law firm with his best friend in Hell’s Kitchen.
Who is Matt’s law partner and best friend?
ABen Urich
BDanny Rand
CFranklin ‘Foggy’ Nelson
DLuke Cage
✓ Correct! Franklin “Foggy”
Nelson has been Matt Murdock’s best friend and law partner since they met at Columbia Law School.
Together they founded Nelson &
Murdock,
a small firm dedicated to defending the people of Hell’s Kitchen.
Foggy is the heart and conscience of the partnership — often the one pulling Matt back from the edge.
✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there!
The answer is Franklin “Foggy”
Nelson.
Ben Urich is a journalist at the Daily Bugle,
Danny Rand is Iron Fist,
and Luke Cage is a Harlem-based hero.
Foggy Nelson is Matt’s irreplaceable best friend,
law partner,
and moral anchor.
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The Netflix Daredevil series (2015–2018) was praised for its dark tone and incredible fight choreography.
Which actor portrayed Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the Netflix series and later in the MCU’s Daredevil:
Born Again?
ABenn Affleck
BCharlie Cox
COscar Isaac
DJon Bernthal
✓ Correct! Charlie Cox brought Matt Murdock to life with a nuanced,
critically acclaimed performance across three seasons of Netflix’s Daredevil.
His portrayal was so beloved that Marvel Studios brought him back for the MCU,
appearing in Spider-Man:
No Way Home and starring in Daredevil:
Born Again.
✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there!
The answer is Charlie Cox.
Ben Affleck played Daredevil in the2003 film,
Oscar Isaac is Moon Knight,
and Jon Bernthal plays the Punisher (who appeared in Daredevil Season).
Charlie Cox isthe definitive live-action Man Without Fear.
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