Disney+ made the unusual decision to drop episodes two and three of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 simultaneously, and after watching both, it’s clear why: episode two is a slow-burn table-setter, while episode three delivers the explosive action and forward momentum that fans have been waiting for. Together, they represent the turning point where Season 2 stops being about aftermath and starts being about resistance.
Episode two, “Shoot the Moon,” picks up with Bullseye (Wilson Bethel) seeking refuge at Clinton Church and asking to see Sister Maggie—Matt Murdock’s mother. It’s a fascinating character beat, suggesting that Dex Poindexter, after impersonating Daredevil in the Netflix series’ third season, now wants to walk Matt’s path in a “less overtly monstrous, yet still decidedly lethal” way.
His targeting of AVTF agents who come for Cherry at the hospital shows he’s protecting Matt’s allies, but his methods remain brutal. The dream sequence where Vanessa envisions Dex hunting her feels tonally odd, playing “goofy visually” after Heather’s Muse visions were introduced, creating redundancy in the psychic threat department.
The episode also continues the storyline of Soledad and Angela, wife and niece of the murdered Hector Ayala/White Tiger, getting caught up in an escalating confrontation at a bodega with an AVTF officer. Everything the agent does—calling Soledad’s hand on his arm “assault,” hauling her away—only makes things worse and serves as pointed commentary on police escalation and current political events. It’s satisfying to see Daredevil beat “the hell out of some more AVTF guys” later when they try to take Josie, though Angela’s character could use more development to give weight to her inheriting the White Tiger amulet.
Episode three, “The Scales & the Sword,” is the stronger of the pair and delivers the season’s best action sequence yet. Daredevil breaks into Fisk’s secret prison to free the captives, including Jack Duquesne, the Swordsman (Tony Dalton). The resulting team-up features a “good old-fashioned oner” with Daredevil and the Swordsman fighting side by side, Jack using pipes as impromptu swords and clearly having “as much fun as Jack was, punctuated by his huge grin”. The sequence ends with a funny punchline as Daredevil yells “MOVE!” to the freed prisoners.
What makes this episode work is the momentum. The half-sunken tanker storyline that was “starting to feel too drawn out” gets blown up at the end, literally removing that plot device from play. Heather Glenn’s character takes an ominous turn, pulling a Muse mask from her desk in a moment reminiscent of Tommy Jarvis nearly becoming Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th franchise.
Meanwhile, Kirsten McDuffie steps up to defend Jack in court, giving Nikki M. James and Tony Dalton excellent material to play off each other as they discuss the “Reign of Terror” Fisk has unleashed.
The political commentary remains sharp. Governor McCaffrey (Lily Taylor) finally intervenes with Fisk, calling him out on his abuse of power in what amounts to a Mystic Pizza reunion with Vincent D’Onofrio. Fisk’s knowledge that Matt is Daredevil creates ongoing tension, with Buck suggesting he reveal it—only for Fisk to instead call on the city to find the “missing” Matt Murdock, making it impossible for him to stay hidden. It’s a “wickedly clever” move that showcases Fisk’s strategic thinking over brute force.
Stream the resistance—watch Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 episodes 2 and 3 on Disney+ now and witness the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen fight back against Mayor Kingpin’s police state.
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