Daredevil: Born Again was initially conceived as a largely standalone MCU TV series free from any baggage from the past. While some familiar faces would return, others were recast or sidelined completely after the Man Without Fear's reintroduction in Spider-Man: No Way Home and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
However, with the show being overhauled and Marvel Studios looking to restore faith in the MCU, Marvel Television's Netflix shows are officially canon.
That means big moments and unanswered questions which could have been glossed over in a reboot can and should be addressed. With that in mind, we're taking a deep dive into the questions we want to see Daredevil: Born Again put front and centre.
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7. How Did The Kingpin Get Out Of Prison?
In Daredevil season 3, an "innocent" Fisk was freed from prison and proceeded to make the Man Without Fear's life a living hell. In the finale, a deal was struck whereby he would return to captivity and leave Karen and Foggy alone in exchange for Matt not revealing Vanessa's involvement in Special Agent Nadeem's death.
Since then, The Kingpin has once again been freed, leaving Daredevil to continue attacking his operations. Unless they've reached a peace treaty of some sort?
Had the decision not been made to make Daredevil canon and more closely linked to Born Again, then chances are the deal and Fisk's freedom would have never been addressed. Now, we're hoping this apparent plot hole will be addressed (even briefly) on Disney+.
6. Is Elektra Alive?
Marvel Television majorly dropped the ball with Elektra, killing her too soon and fumbling her transformation into The Hand's greatest weapon.
While she appeared to die in The Defenders, we'd later learn a body was never found. That opens the door to the assassin returning, free from The Hand's control and more in line with the version of the anti-hero we all know and love from the comics.
In an ideal world, she'd have a supporting role in Daredevil: Born Again, helping Matt take down The Kingpin of Crime. That doesn't seem to be the plan, though there's surely nothing stopping her from reuniting with 'ol Hornhead for an episode or two.
5. What Did Karen Page Do Next?
When season 3 of Daredevil wrapped up, Karen was seemingly ready to give up her budding journalism career to become a lawyer (as part of the relaunched Nelson, Murdock, & Page).
With original plans calling for both her and Foggy Nelson to die at the start of Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel Studios was likely going to have Matt continue his work as a lawyer in another firm. A major misstep on all fronts, the ship has since been righted and both characters are expected to appear in this revival.
We'd guess they'll play a bigger role in the second batch of episodes than the first - seeing as so many of the former have been shot - but we're intrigued to learn what this means for the trio and Karen's continued evolution.
4. Where's Bullseye?
The Kingpin brutally attacked Dex in Daredevil's season 3 finale, leaving the villain paralysed. When we last saw him, he was on an operating table and moments away from undergoing experimental spine surgery (with a tease of his future as Bullseye).
Muse is rumoured to be Daredevil: Born Again's antagonist, but there's surely space to do one of the Man Without Fear's greatest foes justice somewhere, right?
Marvel Studios likely planned to gloss over Bullseye to give Matt a completely fresh start. Now the Netflix series is canon, though, this cliffhanger must be addressed even if it's for a one-off confrontation which establishes the marksman's new status quo in the MCU.
3. How Can Wilson Fisk Become Mayor?
This is more of an unanswered question from Echo, but it's still one which needs to be addressed. However you look at it, Wilson Fisk has now been jailed twice and continues to operate his criminal empire in the heart of New York. So, how does someone like that become Mayor?
Marvel Studios can choose to gloss over this and, to some extent, they've already laid the groundwork for the Big Apple's citizens to embrace a figure like Fisk. After all, if they've had enough of vigilantism, then a "reformed" criminal who won't hold back might be exactly what the city needs.
It feels like we've answered our own question in some respects; even so, we'd say this is a worthwhile point for Marvel Studios to elaborate on in Daredevil: Born Again.
2. What About The Rest Of The Defenders?
The Netflix Marvel shows are canon, so where does that leave the superheroes without horns on their heads? Jon Bernthal's Punisher is being lined up for an appearance in this Marvel Studios follow-up, but beyond that, there's been no mention of Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist.
Mike Colter has largely closed the door on playing Power Man again and we've heard little from Finn Jones. Krysten Ritter, on the other hand, seems keen to return as her P.I. and there were once rumours of appearances in Echo and Born Again.
There surely won't be room in this series - even with 18 episodes - to reintroduce these characters so, at best, we'll get one or two cameos. However, we'd still like a throwaway line or two which updates us on their current status in the wider MCU.
1. Who Got Blipped?
Marvel Studios has made The Blip key to some stories and largely irrelevant to others. Filling in Avengers: Endgame's five-year time jump seems to have become a logistical nightmare but if Echo's timeline is anything to go by, Maya Lopez, Daredevil, and The Kingpin all survived Thanos' attack.
That feels significant because that gap could better explain where we find many of these characters (maybe Fisk served his time and that is how he's now a free man).
If Matt lost Foggy or Karen, that's bound to be significant. Did he fight alongside Ronin? Why didn't The Avengers recruit him? Did he hear all those heartbeats vanish at once? We don't need flashbacks, but this feels like a perfect chance to fill in big gaps in Daredevil's MCU history.