Fans may remember that production on the first outing stalled partway through, as producers wisened up to the idea that a revival which completely disowns the lauded original might not go down well with viewers.
In season 2, the head writer is clear of the abandoned work of his predecessors, which benefits a confident first half. Alas, that momentum dissipates as we close in on the disappointingly flat finale.
Fisk's special officers are ordered to clamp down on masked crime-fighters 'running amok', but their general lack of integrity, compassion or finesse ends up putting innocent civilians in the line of fire.
This renewed focus on Matt and Karen is one major point of difference between Scardapane's Born Again and that of the earlier showrunners, who had planned to kill off Woll's love interest in their scrapped version of the show.
Scardapane managed to hit 'undo' on that dark twist, but could only feature Woll sparingly in season 1 due to the remnants of the earlier plan. Now, she's at the centre of everything – and those who called for Karen's survival should feel vindicated.
Frankly, it gets harder and harder to see Matt's point of view as the season progresses, even if you can identify with some good ol' Catholic guilt.
Ultimately, his dogmatic approach culminates in a bizarre, tone-deaf conclusion that can't reasonably be considered fair or moral – despite the show's efforts to depict it as such. I'm genuinely fascinated to see how people respond to it.
If only Scardapane could have diverted some screen time from the dull double-act that is BB (Genneya Walton) and Daniel (Michael Gandolfini), whose agonisingly drawn out arc in this season is both boring and, frankly, a bit ridiculous.
He's had an admirable run since his debut, more than a decade ago, in the first season of Netflix's Daredevil – some fans would even argue he's the MCU's finest villain – but the character has simply run its course at this stage.
That signature voice and looming stature doesn't strike fear in our hearts as it once did, even in the moments of extreme violence that have become Wilson Fisk's grim specialty.
Fisk's office is the scene of a litany of unspeakable crimes – including oft-stated (but not always visible) oppression of the local population – and yet it incongruously frets over a visit from Lili Taylor's mild-mannered state governor.
All this to say, Born Again's dramatic stakes are muddled and, besides evoking some surface-level comparisons to real-world events, it also fails to spin any insightful political commentary out of its Mayor Kingpin plot.
Despite the structural issues with the story, Daredevil: Born Again season 2 can just about scrape by on the strength of original stars Cox, Woll, Ayelet Zurer (as Fisk's wife, Vanessa) and Wilson Bethel (as Benjamin Poindexter, AKA Bullseye).
As previously reported by Radio Times, the big reveal is held back until a later part of the season in typical Marvel fashion, yet somehow still feels abrupt (random, even) when it does eventually happen.
Overall though, it's clear that Born Again season 2 is still recovering from the breeched delivery of the first, meaning it has to juggle its underbaked original elements with reincorporating (or giving closure to) those of the Netflix era.
Daredevil: Born Again premieres on Wednesday 25 March 2026 on Disney Plus UK. Sign-up to Disney+ from £5.99 a month.
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