Marvel's The Defenders: 10 Ways It Sets Up Daredevil Season 3
1. It Lays The Foundations For Born Again
A given really, seeing as how all the other elements of the show foreshadowed the seminal eighties storyline, but one worth noting nonetheless.
That final sequence involving a bed-bound Matt also referenced an actual panel from the comic book, where a tattered Murdock falls into the arms of his mother in biblical fashion. It epitomised all the other little nods and winks we've gotten since DD S2 ended (particularly the threats made by Fisk to Murdock in that series), and confirmed fan suspicion that this is, in fact, the direction they're taking the character's third season.
There are a few other nods going on here as well, however. Season one borrowed heavily from Miller's The Man Without Fear, as well as other elements from Brian Bendis' run on the character, and season two again utilised moments from the wider Marvel literature to tell its story, including a fan-favourite moment from Garth Ennis' Welcome Back Frank arc on the Punisher.
The foreshadowing of Daredevil's identity getting exposed is a theme broached in both Bendis' and Brubaker's work, and, with that in mind, it's clear that the third season will be looking at a wide array of literature in its attempts to tell a unique DD story, of which Born Again will act as a key inspiration. It's exciting to think about, and while Netflix's street-level team up may have somewhat failed to live up to expectations, it's done an admirable job in setting up the next phase of the MCU's small screen presence.
Of course, the next show to release is the Punisher, and after that comes season two of Jessica Jones. That means we've got at least a year wait for a third season of Daredevil, but, given how good the previous two were, it's probably a wait worth bearing.
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