Spoilers For “Daredevil: Born Again”, follow.

Halfway, looking at the final of season 1 of “Daredevil: Born Again”, I had a dominant thought: “How are they going to wrap all this in this episode?” It turns out that the answer was simple: they were not! The show has already been renewed for season 2, so with this more guarantee, “Daredevil: Born Again” the season 1 ends on a cliffhanger.

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Watching this final could remind fans of Marvel Cinematic Universe to The end of “Avengers: Infinity War”. The end of season 1 of “Born Again” is not as cataclysmic as half of all life in the universe that fades, but it is always a decisive loss for Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and the good.

Mayor Wilson “Kingpin” Fisk (Vincent d’Onofrio) does not waste time devine the attempt by Bullseye (Wilson Bethel) on his life in the last episode, because she plays in her wider plan. Fisk promulgates martial law and cuts the power of the city. He applies his will with the “Second Chance” working group of the Sales Cops of the NYPD which he gathered. He made the municipal council sing with evidence of their own corruption to keep them online and personally kills his political opponent, police commissioner Gallo (Michael Gaston).

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Matt and the return of Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) also unearthed the real reason why Fisk tries to revitalize the wearing of red hook, and The Secret Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) died for: A court decision oldly decades means that the port is technically Apart from the law of New York. This means that Fisk can legally wash money through it.

Matt and Karen hide fisk jackboots, with Karen telling Matt that there is no way he can win. And surprisingly, Matt agrees. The ankleBut he is definitely the King of New York now. Daredevil and his allies have lost, and if they want a second chance, they will need “an army” on their side, as Matt says.

The closing editing of the episode is set to Radiohead’s “Everything in its Right”, a clearly chosen song because everything No. Fisk and his wife Vanessa (Ayelet Zurer), having finished their “sopranos” couple therapy And the fences repaired, united. We see their victory to grill together, while Daredevil and Karen assemble a small group of allies in the abandoned Josie bar. Is there a hope?

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Frank Castle / The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) is captured by Fisk’s men earlier in the episode, but escapes in a post-key scene. As much as he and Matt do not agree on their methods, Frank is an obvious recruit for the Daredevil of the anti-Kingpin army.

Adjustment photos disclosed for the program of season 2 of “Born Again” that Daredevil will wear a fully black costume next season. This probably reflects the way Matt is now in the race and works in the shade.

Continuing the comparison “Infinity War” is the big difference: this film ended with the broken, standing avengers and do not know what to do. Captain America (Steve Rogers) could only sit and mumble “Oh my God”. As dark as things happen in the final of season 1 of “Born again”, the episode always presents a nucleus of hope in its moments of closing. Together, says Matt, good people in the room with him can shoot Fisk.

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The ascent of Fisk as mayor of New York invites to comparison with the political rise of another New York businessman. I don’t know if the “Daredevil: Born Again” team could have predicted how their final resonate with the moment when it is presented. I hope they took a lesson for season 2 – this show was at its best and the most resonant when it was attacked directly at the time rather than avoiding it.

“Daredevil: Born Again” season 1 is broadcast on Disney +. Season 2 is currently scheduled for the beginnings in 2026.