Marvel's Daredevil: 31 Easter Eggs You Probably Missed

6. Ben Urich's Cards

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As Ben Urich's maps out the crime hierarchy, his choice of cards is not accidental. As well as the Bullseye reference, the fact that he uses the Jack Of Hearts for Daredevil (his red suit and romantic history seems to fit well) is definitely telling.

And he positions KIngpin at the top of the board with the King Of Diamonds card, perhaps an allusion to the fact that Fisk wore a diamond tie pin as part of his outfit in his early comic book appearances.

For even more obscure symbolism, the arrest sequence has Luciano Pavaroti's version of Puccini's Nessun Dorma (made famous by the World Cup in 1994 for on opera fans), which includes the definitely not accidental line:

"But my secret is hidden within me; none will know my name!"
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