'Daredevil: Born Again' Episode 8 Review
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Episode 8, “Isle of Joy”, of Daredevil: Born Again shifts the ongoing plot into overdrive. Everything has been building up to the final two episodes, and the dominos are really beginning to fall as events from across this whole season come together. Just how they will fall in preparation for Season 2 though, is left up to the finale. For now, let’s take a look at Episode 8 more closely.
WARNING: This review will contain MINOR spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again.
We’ll start with Wilson Fisk, and how everything's coming up roses for him. Not only are he and Vanessa’s relationship issues seemingly behind them after a tension-filled scene, but his taskforce has been able to claim success against the vigilantes of the city. They’re being sued for their methods, but they are getting things done, which is what Fisk wants to see. Positive reporting from figures like BB Urich has also helped his mood.
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The main event for this episode is a black and white gala hosted to help kick off the redevelopment project Fisk has been working on for several episodes. A number of characters from across the season make an appearance, the camera fluidly shifting between each pairing or individual as many plots come to an end, evolve, or new ones emerge to take their place. Some of the reveals are surprising, some of them are expected, and others continue the tensions and relationships we’ve seen across the series.
But while Fisk seems to be incredibly successful, Matt Murdoch has had it. A growing pile of issues over the past several weeks see him now at his breaking point, and his relationship to Heather is deeply strained as she begins to equate all figures under masks as the same violent archetype. Coupled with Matt discovering that she is a marriage counselor for the Fisks, and then learning something key about the event that kicked off this whole season, he begins to act out.
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He doesn’t become Daredevil, but he begins to abandon caution, taking greater risks and dropping his outward facade to instead act more like his true self. For example, Matt and his allies learn Fisk has apparently moved Bullseye into the general prisoner population instead of him being kept in protective custody. He has also asked to speak to Matt. Matt’s meeting with the man that follows is nothing like what a lawyer would do, and unfortunately serves as the clear catalyst for what happens next.
We’re firmly in the endgame now of Daredevil: Born Again. The mysteries of this season are all coming together in a very satisfying way, with fewer and fewer questions remaining as answers are found. What lingers in this finale are certain to be very pressing, and hopefully, the series doesn’t put too many of them off for the upcoming second season. But as it stands, alongside good music choices, excellent cinematography, and continuously rewarding storylines for a host of characters, Episode 8 is one of the best this season. Its explosive final moments prepare us for one heck of an Episode 9.
Review: 9/10
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