Living With B

Episode #: 6 and 7

Title: (6) Requiem / (7) The Hateful Darkness

Director: (6) Angela Barnes / (7) Iain B. MacDonald

Release Date: (6) April 21, 2026 / (7) April 28, 2026

Runtime: (6) 50 minutes / (7) 44 minutes

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⚠️ Spoilers ahead for this episode of Daredevil: Born Again ⚠️

Summary

Episodes six and seven of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 follow multiple characters as they scramble to protect themselves while Fisk tightens his grip on New York. Mr. Charles begins making his own moves after realizing his alliance with Fisk is falling apart, Powell eliminates a disloyal subordinate, and Buck forces Daniel to confront BB over her City Without Fear reports. Jessica Jones returns to help Matt, Fisk and Matt finally come to blows, and Karen is captured by Powell.

In episode seven, Matt returns to his legal work while Daniel wrestles with his conscience and ultimately chooses to do the right thing. His decision costs him his life when Buck executes him, while Matt, injured and emotionally drained, turns to prayer in one of the episode’s most powerful closing moments. Together, these episodes explore betrayal, loyalty, and the devastating consequences of standing up to Fisk.

Let’s Talk

Okay, okay, I know I’m extremely behind, but hear me out… healing takes a lot out of a person, and unfortunately, bills do not stop because you had surgery. Rude. That said, episodes six and seven of Daredevil: Born Again haven’t exactly made me sprint to my keyboard.

At this point in the season, things should be firing on all cylinders. We’re deep enough into the story that there should be no more rushed plot lines, awkward character entrances and exits, or episodes that feel like they’re stalling for time. Every hour should leave us desperate for the next one.

Instead, these two episodes are a reminder that someone at Disney still refuses to let Daredevil fully cut loose. And if Disney is scared to let Daredevil be R-rated.

Episode six is basically one long chain reaction of self-destruction.

Mr. Charles makes his own move after realizing his arrangement with Fisk is going south. Powell murders a treacherous subordinate. Buck forces Daniel to confront BB over her City Without Fear reports. Heather and Buck engage in a deeply unsettling choking scene that feels like the show is teasing Muse yet again.

Everyone is scrambling to save their own ass.

Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) finally makes her long-awaited appearance. And I hate to say it, but the entrance feels incredibly forced. Marvel teased this return like it was going to be a mic-drop moment, and instead it lands with a shrug. Even the fight scene that follows feels rushed.

Matt and Fisk do throw down, which is absolutely worth the price of admission.

Karen gets captured by Powell and quickly learns that a wig is not exactly Mission Impossible-level disguise technology.

Girl… be serious.

Unsurprisingly, Charlie Cox continues to own the role of Matt Murdock. He plays Matt as exhausted, morally conflicted, and painfully aware that the legal system he has spent his life defending is failing in real time.

Meanwhile, Vincent D’Onofrio is absolutely devouring every scene as Wilson Fisk. He’s calm, soft-spoken, and somehow more terrifying because of it. At any moment, you know he could either ruin your life politically or crush your skull with his bare hands.

The Matt-versus-Fisk dynamic remains the strongest part of this series.

Episode seven shifts gears and brings back one of my favorite versions of the character: Matt Murdock, Attorney at Law. He kind of just… reappears in the courtroom without much on-screen explanation to Kirsten, which feels a little abrupt, but whatever. I’m just happy to see him back in lawyer mode.

The ending builds on Matt being wounded and wrecked while praying in church all while Daniel meets his tragic and brutal end when Buck executes him.

I need to rant for a second. Marvel and Disney have apparently wrapped BB in so much plot armor that she’s basically untouchable. Fine. Whatever.

But killing Daniel now? That feels like a mistake.

Daniel was one of the most interesting characters on the board. He was this ambitious guy from Jersey who wanted money, recognition, and a seat at the table. At the same time, there was still a decent person buried under all of that bullshit.

His internal struggle was genuinely compelling.

And then, just when he starts doing the right thing and becomes the hero BB needed, Disney kills him off.

Cowards.

This is exactly the kind of character who should have been allowed to fall deeper into darkness before eventually turning on Fisk. That arc would have been messy, tragic, and so much more satisfying.

Instead, Daniel gets taken out while BB survives because apparently legacy characters are coated in vibranium.

My Takeaways

• Daniel being the hero BB needed, even though he was far from perfect, absolutely broke my heart.
• Fisk feels like a ticking time bomb, and I honestly don’t know if he can make it through the finale without painting the walls with someone’s blood.
• Karen feels strangely off. Whether it’s the writing or characterization, she doesn’t quite feel like the Karen Page we know.

Final Verdict

Episodes six and seven are… fine. There are some genuinely strong moments, especially Daniel’s final arc and Matt’s church scene, but the pacing remains uneven, Jessica Jones’s return feels underwhelming, and some character decisions are frustrating as hell

The performances are still fantastic, and the Matt/Fisk dynamic remains elite television.

But this late in the season, “fine” isn’t good enough.