The fifth episode of the batch, titled The Grand Design, picked up in the wake of last week's catastrophic ending, when Wilson Fisk's beloved wife, Vanessa (Ayelet Zurer), suffered major head trauma from one of Bullseye's projectiles.
Well, showrunner Dario Scardapane clearly wasn't content with such an unceremonious death for a character that has been central to Daredevil's plot across both its Netflix and Disney+ iterations.
With season 2 episode 5, we get a poignant send-off for Vanessa that reframes her story across this entire Marvel saga, revealing that she was always more cunning and ruthless than we might have initially assumed.
We see Vanessa starting work at the art gallery where she would meet Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio), in a scene which reveals her cynical true opinion of the all-white painting dubbed 'Rabbit in a Snow Storm' – that she would soon sell to her future husband.
The new flashback shows a different side to that sales pitch, with Vanessa remarking on the "miserable emptiness" of the painting to her employer, and disparaging the judgement of anyone who'd actually buy it.
This, combined with Born Again's portrayal of Vanessa as an efficient crime boss in her own right, leaves us with the distinct impression that she was every bit as cold and calculating as her more infamous partner.
The actor's value, in the eyes of fans, was made clear amid backlash to her recasting under the original Daredevil: Born Again creative team, which had plans to make a show largely removed from the Netflix precursor.
Partway through filming, the decision was reversed as part of a larger behind-the-scenes shake-up, which brought ex-The Punisher showrunner Scardapane aboard as Born Again's new boss.
In light of this behind-the-scenes context, The Grand Design almost reads like an apologetic correction, paying tribute to both Vanessa and Zurer ahead of her genuinely moving final moments on the show.
With little warning, after precious few minutes together, Vanessa flatlines in front of her husband, snatching from him the short-lived relief of her apparent survival. Unsurprisingly, he takes the devastating loss very badly indeed.
The bereavement leaves Fisk unmoored from the only force capable of containing him, as outlined in Vanessa's frank talks with state governor Marge McCaffrey (Lili Taylor) in the previous episode.
We'll find out in the weeks ahead as Daredevil: Born Again hurtles towards its season 2 finale – a trailer for the second half promises that "all hell breaks loose". Watch here:
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