Although The Defenders failed to deliver on its promise of an entertaining street-level ensemble, Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock managed to emerge from the series with his head held high.
Well, not literally, as he was crushed underneath some rubble - but you get the picture.
Unfortunately, it looks as though Matt's last rendezvous with The Hand and Elektra has had quite the affect on his own wellbeing, with the first Season 3 teaser having ended with the character saying he'd "rather die as the devil, than live as Matt Murdock". As of now it's unclear where this scene takes place, but if it comes following Fisk's targeting of Matt and his allies, it would contribute to the growing list of evidence that Born Again is a guiding influence for the show's overarching narrative.
Either that, or Matt has taken this near-death experience close to heart and has gone full vigilante. Fortunately, DD fans can rest assured that Matt will probably get over this slump by the end of the season. After all, what's a superhero without his alter-ego?
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
