In Review: Daredevil: Born Again (S2 – EP6) Requiem

Synopsis: In Requiem, Fisk’s operation is dealt an irrevocable blow. The resistance spills over into the streets. 

The Story

The story picks up directly from where things left off last week. Fisk’s wife, Vanessa, has died from a critical brain injury, and Fisk is utterly devastated. The episode opens with him standing over her body, grief-stricken and simmering with rage. The surgeon Fisk hired to save her enters to offer condolences and embraces him. It’s a fatal mistake. Fisk responds by crushing the life out of the man in a sudden, brutal outburst. He then calmly leaves the room, allowing his head of security, Buck, to clean up the aftermath.

Meanwhile, Daredevil and Karen Page are locked in a moral disagreement. Karen believes they should have let Bullseye die, while Daredevil argues that doing so would have denied any chance of justice. In his view, killing Bullseye would make them no better than him. The debate is cut short by a phone call from Jessica Jones, whose home has just been attacked by men working for Mr. Charles. She’s not happy, especially since Daredevil had promised to keep her out of the line of fire.

The two meet, and Jessica reveals that Fisk has been running arms for the government, with Mr. Charles acting as his contact. Acting on this information, they launch an attack on the Red Hook facility, causing significant destruction and ultimately taking the site out of operation. However, the victory is limited. Most of the weapons have already been distributed, meaning the wider operation remains intact. Fisk’s private police force retreats as the situation spirals out of control, but the damage has already been done.

Elsewhere, Daniel is instructed by Buck to bait BB Urich with false information to confirm whether she’s the leak. He uses his birthday as cover, inviting her to celebrate with him and his mother. During the evening, he casually tells her that Fisk has no intention of running for a second term. While enjoying their hospitality, BB excuses herself to use the bathroom. While she’s gone, Daniel searches her coat and discovers an SD card containing testimony from the first officer of the Northern Star.

BB, having not taken the bait, returns to the party unaware. However, once the evening winds down and Daniel’s mother has gone to bed, he confronts her, producing the SD card and accusing her outright of being the leak.

Back at the Mayor’s office, a mob has gathered outside, and Fisk’s task force is struggling to contain it. The crowd chants for Fisk to be removed, the tension building with every passing moment. Karen, operating in disguise, escalates things further by using a projector to broadcast testimony from individuals Fisk had imprisoned in cages at the Red Hook facility. The situation quickly spirals, and Karen is ultimately captured.

Amid the chaos, Daredevil uses the unrest as cover to confront Fisk directly. He proposes an end to the conflict, suggesting that they both walk away and leave New York behind. Fisk refuses outright. What follows is a brutal, no-holds-barred fight, with both men battering each other to a standstill. Neither wins, but neither backs down.

Daredevil ultimately withdraws, recognising that this isn’t the end, just a pause. The war continues, but now it shifts back into the legal arena, where he hopes to finally bring Fisk down for good.

The Acting

Charlie Cox puts in a solid performance this week as we see Daredevil, aka Matt Murdock, debating ethics with Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) regarding the fate of Bullseye. The conflict feels grounded and believable, playing directly into the core of who Matt is as a character.

The scenes between Daredevil and Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) are a highlight. There’s an easy chemistry there, and it’s genuinely satisfying to see Ritter reprise the role within this more grounded corner of the Marvel Universe. Their interactions bring a slightly sharper edge to the episode, like two people who understand the rules but aren’t entirely interested in following them.

Also strong are the scenes between Daniel (Michael Gandolfini) and BB Urich (Genneya Walton). The moment where Daniel confronts BB over the SD card carries more emotional weight because of the clear underlying feelings between them. That tension adds a layer of conflict on Daniel’s side, making the betrayal feel less like a plot device and more like a personal fracture.

Overall

Overall, this was a strong episode that effectively escalates events to the point where things are starting to get genuinely interesting. The tension is building in a way that feels earned rather than rushed, with multiple threads now pulling toward what looks like an inevitable collision.

It was especially good to see Krysten Ritter return as Jessica Jones, and her presence naturally raises the question of whether we might see more from her or even other members of The Defenders in this or future series. It’s the kind of door the episode leaves slightly ajar, and it would be a lot of fun to see it pushed open further.