The original post: /r/television by /u/nilanganray on 2025-04-21 08:47:26.
Born Again has a few good moments and a few issues but what I feel problematic is trying to make sense of the plot.
First, I am starting to hate two-parters. Should have resolved something instead of this feeling like a mid-season finale or a penultimate episode. This is a lurking problem with webshows and movies now.
Coming to my grievances:
Punisher and Daredevil: Daredevil takes a bullet for Fisk but when his buddy-cop buddy Punisher kills C-level thugs in gruesome ways, he is like “ohhh Frankkyy you naughtyyy boy staowpppp”. For someone who took a bullet for Kingpin, he should be more against Frank and trying to get him arrested.
Overuse of Kingpin: Vincent is great in the role but how much of a main villain is too much? He isn’t even lurking in the corners, he is the main villain for a lot of this show. Main villain in S1 and S3, extended cameo in S2, cameo in Hawkeye, main villain in Echo, main villain of Born Again S1 and S2 so far. Plus, his story is way too repetitive!
Controls the city. Gets proven a murder in S1 Daredevil. Controls the prison and guards in S2 Daredevil. Controls the police and the city to an extent, again in S3 Daredevil. Controls the city and the police in Born Again S1 and S2. This is way too repetitive. There’s a reason why big villains are only a part of one or two movies as the main antagonist despite being amazing.