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Top 10 Things to Remember Before Seeing Daredevil Born Again
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1/29/2025
Get ready for "Daredevil: Born Again" with our ultimate recap! We're breaking down the most crucial moments and backstories you need to know about Matt Murdock, Wilson Fisk, and the Marvel Netflix universe before diving into the new series.
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I will admit, it's not entirely unpleasant seeing you again.
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for everything you need to
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remember before tuning in to Daredevil Born Again.
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Since we'll be discussing major plot points, beware of spoilers.
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By the look of it, you've come up in the world.
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Number 10.
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Matt Murdock in the Netflix series.
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Matt Murdock is a blind lawyer with superhuman abilities who fights crime as a masked vigilante
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by night.
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He gained his powers after an industrial accident in his youth gave him enhanced senses.
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When we first meet him, his law firm, with partner Foggy Nelson, is struggling financially.
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Together, along with Karen Page, they uncover corruption and criminal activity in Hell's
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Kitchen headed by Wilson Fisk.
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I realized that the city was a part of me, that it was in my blood.
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And I would do anything to make it a better place for people like you.
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The two throw down, with Daredevil coming out on top and Fisk is arrested.
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Murdock then comes into contact with The Hand and Electronachios.
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After defeating The Hand and putting Fisk back in prison, Murdock, Nelson, and Page
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look to repair their relationship.
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So what do you think?
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Why the hell not?
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To Nelson, Murdock, and Page.
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Page, Murdock, and Nelson.
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Hang on a minute.
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That actually has a nice ring to it.
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Number 9.
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The Blip.
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Thanos set out on a quest to acquire the Infinity Stones in order to wipe out half of life in
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the universe.
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With all six stones, I could simply snap my fingers, they would all cease to exist, and
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I call that mercy.
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And then what?
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I finally rest and watch the sun rise on a grateful universe.
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The Avengers put up a valiant effort to stop him, but ultimately were unsuccessful.
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With the snap of his fingers, many of our heroes, among many others, literally turned
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to dust.
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Up, Deuteran.
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Up.
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This is no place to die.
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The remaining survivors were able to come up with a plan and undo what Thanos did and
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restore everyone back to life.
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During this five-year gap, it's not entirely clear which characters from Daredevil were
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blipped as the show was canceled before the effect of Infinity War could be shown with
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the series.
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How long are you gonna stick around?
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Actually I was thinking about moving back into my apartment.
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Really?
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Number 8.
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The Defenders Defeat The Hand.
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The Defenders miniseries was like a low-rent version of the Avengers coming together in
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their titular film.
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I can't believe I'm saying this, but let's go do something crazy.
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It combined the main heroes of the Marvel Netflix shows as they worked to defeat the
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criminal organization The Hand.
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The Hand requires the substance, which is a regenerative elixir that comes from the
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bones of dragons.
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You guys need to get to the surface.
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No complaints here.
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What about you?
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No, I'm gonna meet you up there.
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What?
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I know I can get through to her.
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There's a deposit underneath New York, and to prevent the destruction of the city, Jessica
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Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Daredevil managed to save the day.
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Murdoch was thought to have died during the final battle with Elektra, but he survived,
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so it's possible Elektra has as well.
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Get Maggie.
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Tell her he's awake.
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Number 7.
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Frank Castle Is Here To Punish.
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Castle first appeared in the second season of Daredevil as a vigilante known as The Punisher,
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who is dedicated to eradicating all crime after his family is killed.
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Do I know you?
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I need NYPD mobile communications rig, one that gets encrypted tactical frequencies.
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What do I look like, Radio Shack?
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Anyway, dealing in this shit is illegal.
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This naturally brings him into contact with Daredevil, as both men are on similar missions
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but act through very different means.
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Castle is eventually arrested and put on trial, and ends up in prison.
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After this, you and me, we're done.
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Yes, we're done.
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The shiv is the best I can offer.
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Something tells me you'll make do.
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He's freed by Fisk, and eventually tries to leave his Punisher life behind, posing as
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Peter Castiglione.
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He's brought back to being the Punisher, and despite other attempts to move on, we last
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see him fully embracing the Punisher identity.
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Jessica Walters isn't your average MCU hero.
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Her alter ego is She-Hulk, who, like Deadpool, can break the fourth wall.
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I do believe you are owed compensatory damages.
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Yeah!
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Woo!
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What is the name of the manufacturer?
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Luke Jacobson.
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He specializes in super suits.
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Oh, shit.
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She's a lawyer by day, and takes on a case to represent Eugene Petilio, who wishes to
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sue Luke Jacobson for making him a faulty super suit.
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Jacobson ends up being represented by none other than Matt Murdock.
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I'm here.
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Apologies for the tardiness, your honor.
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I had trouble finding parking.
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I'm just kidding.
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My driver got lost.
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My name is Matthew Murdock.
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I'll be representing Mr. Jacobson in this case.
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Murdock ends up winning the case by demonstrating that Petilio disregarded Jacobson's instructions
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on how to use the suit.
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Later, She-Hulk and Daredevil team up to take down Leapfrog, the vigilante persona of Petilio,
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after he kidnaps Jacobson.
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Afterwards, the pair catch up on case law, if you get our drift.
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Hey, maybe next time I'm in town I can take you out to dinner.
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Yeah, or maybe we can skip all of that and just...
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Number 5.
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Benjamin Poindexter has his back broken.
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Nelson Fisk manages to make a deal with the FBI that sees him under house arrest at the
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presidential hotel.
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Your lawyer almost screwed up the whole deal.
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Those terms guarantee my safety.
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Beyoncé has fewer demands.
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While being transported there, Fisk is attacked by the Albanian syndicate, but FBI agent Benjamin
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Poindexter is able to save him.
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Following Fisk, Fisk is able to manipulate him into becoming his personal assassin.
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He was even tasked with posing as Daredevil in order to ruin the hero's public reputation.
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Who are you?
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I'm Daredevil.
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Eventually, the real Daredevil is able to convince Poindexter of Fisk's manipulations,
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causing him to turn against Fisk.
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During a fight with Fisk, his back is broken and he's left with paralysis.
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However, he undergoes surgery to repair his spine.
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The patient knew the risks.
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We continue.
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Number 4.
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Maya Lopez shoots Wilson Fisk.
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In the Hawkeye miniseries, we're introduced to a deaf Choctaw and leader of the tracksuit
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mafia Maya Lopez.
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We have them both.
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We have them.
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She is on a mission of revenge, as she believes Ronan, one of Clint Barton's vigilante personas,
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is responsible for the death of her father.
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How do you know?
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Because he's dead.
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So who got him then?
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So Ronan is dead, and the person who killed him is dead.
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That's convenient.
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How do you know this?
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During her pursuit of Barton, the two come face to face, and while Barton did in fact
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kill her father, he informs her that his actions were at the behest of her boss, Wilson Fisk,
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who wanted to get rid of her father.
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This leads to a showdown with Fisk and her shooting him for his betrayal.
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You and I were family.
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Family.
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Sometimes family doesn't see eye to eye.
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Number 3.
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Matt Murdock represents Peter Parker.
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Peter Parker was wrongfully blamed for the death of Mysterio.
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You murdered Mysterio?
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You helped him murder Mysterio?
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No, I didn't.
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Come on.
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During their final confrontation, Mysterio was able to make it look like Spider-Man
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was responsible for his murder and reveal Spider-Man's identity to the world.
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Naturally, this puts a lot of pressure on Parker, and he's soon interrogated
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by the Department of Damage Control.
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I didn't kill Quentin Beck, the drones did, okay?
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The drones that are yours.
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No, well, look, Nick Fury was there the entire time.
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Just ask him and he can explain everything.
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Nick Fury has been off planet for the last year.
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What?
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Things aren't looking good, but thankfully he's got great legal representation
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with Matt Murdock as his counsel.
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He's able to get the charges against Peter dropped,
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but warned that Peter may still face challenges due to public scrutiny
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of him being Spider-Man.
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Peter, you may have dodged your legal troubles, but things will get much worse.
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There is still a court of public opinion.
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How did you just do that?
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I'm a really good lawyer.
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After shooting Fisk at the end of Hawkeye,
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Lopez goes on the run, but soon is reunited with Fisk
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as he wants her to be part of his criminal empire.
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I have a proposition.
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You want an empire.
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You'll have it.
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You can have everything.
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All you have to do is come home with me.
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After contemplating Fisk's offer, she resolves again to kill him.
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Upon meeting, he reveals that he had killed his own father
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due to violence directed at his mother.
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I killed him to be free.
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Later, while rescuing her family from Fisk,
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the two have another showdown.
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This time, however, Maya uses her powers to try and heal Fisk's past trauma
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by getting him to let go of his anger.
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He couldn't let go, but the experience may have changed him.
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What did you do?
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What did you do?
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Wilson Fisk is one of the big power players of crime in New York.
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Nothing changes until I'm ready to move on Vladimir.
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And what if he finds out the truth before that happens?
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That would be unfortunate for all of us.
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After he comes into contact with Daredevil,
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the two enter a final showdown resulting in Fisk's defeat.
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He ends up in prison, but that doesn't mean he's given up his criminal ways.
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He comes up with a plan to clear his name
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in order to reunite with his eventual wife, Vanessa.
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Hello, Wilson.
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However, he's once again defeated by Daredevil and returns to prison.
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It's likely he survived the blip
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and was once again freed and resumed his criminal activities.
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After encounters with Hawkeye and Echo,
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Fisk becomes inspired to run for mayor.
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A bare-knuckled brawler would do well in this race.
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An outsider.
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Somebody who is not afraid to take on the establishment.
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But wouldn't that candidate have emerged by now?
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That's the question.
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What are you looking forward to most in Daredevil Born Again?
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Let us know in the comments.
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