Daredevil: Born Again – Requiem review S2 E6

Requiem arrives at a point in Daredevil: Born Again where it felt like the show couldn’t find another level to reach and yet it ends on another shocking note that will leave viewers breathless.

Time for a very quick definition time. Meriem-Webster’s describes requiem as a Catholic Mass for the dead. That’s fitting for this episode especially as a few more characters join the ranks of the dead by the end credits.

Let’s start with the first one, the clueless Zen doctor who thought offering some kind, but oblivious sayings would be of any comfort to Wilson Fisk after Vanessa died in his arms. That’s a similar fate for the doc, who died in Fisk’s arms courtesy of a crushing bear hug. This seems like the kind of vigilante action that would get a mayor removed from office. Unless of course they didn’t have Buck outside the door all set to provide his special brand of janitorial services.

Fisk might want to blame Vanessa’s death on Bullseye, but it was his wife who set her own murder in motion when she had Bullseye kill Foggy. Buck is no fool and advises Daniel to deal with his attachment to BB, who he correctly assumes is the mole leaking information to the public despite appearing to a propaganda puppet of the Fisk administration.

In order to have BB out herself, Buck suggests Daniel casually mention some fake information to BB and see if it mysteriously gets leaked. It was nice seeing Wesley last week, but in basically every regard at this point Buck has surpassed him as Fisk’s best right-hand man. He might want to look into some different foreplay techniques with Heather, who’s musing a bit of an identity crisis.

Before celebrating his birthday, Daniel basically begs BB not to share some top-secret intel that Fisk isn’t seeking re-election. He may be seeking to avoid the national guard, but that’s a whole different story. After celebrating with Daniel and his mother, BB has a crisis of conscious and decides betraying Daniel’s trust isn’t worth posting the Fisk news. That would have been fine if Daniel didn’t find the flash drive Javi dropped in her jacket before the boxing exhibition.

This was a sloppy way to protect your source, BB. Daniel is distraught as he’s worried that he can’t protect her from Buck. That is a genuine concern.

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Mr. Charles is back at the warehouse, puzzled to see the weapons have been removed. Ah, no need to worry. They’re safely in the hands of our (alleged doctor-killing) mayor and his task force.

That pickup might not have worked, but Charles has another one in motion absolutely guaranteed to succeed. He’s got some of his armed goons going to collect a woman while her little girl is playing in the kitchen. This ends horribly for them as the woman is none other than Jessica Jones. And she’s not happy.

Karen is equally unhappy as she can’t believe Matt brought Bullseye back to their hideout. Requiem reiterates the importance of a good hideout for a superhero, something that otherwise doesn’t exist in the MCU. Daredevil and his closest allies have to be nomads, which is a fun path for him since he can’t even walk around as Matt Murdock.

One very cool aspect further illustrated in Requiem is Daredevil’s costume. Over the course of the season, the black paint is stripping off, and the red is showing through mirroring in a real-life manner how a costume would appear in the comics with heavy shading. That’s a really fun hardcore comic fan Easter Egg as it’s something we don’t typically see done in comic book films and shows.

Daredevil meets up with Jessica, his source referenced earlier this season, and she’s got some interesting news on Charles and his connection to Fisk and certain segments of the government. Charles is interested in “people like us” and not everyone turned him down. Maybe this was the better angle for the MCU’s take on The Thunderbolts (hold the asterisk).

Childbirth was rough on Jessica as it’s led to her powers going on the flux at random moments. The superpowered PI who can’t always trust that her powers will work sounds like a fun storyline for a Disney+ season of Jessica Jones. Jessica knows Fisk moved the guns from the port and DD is able to track them thanks to the watch. It’s rare to see one smart move done in an early episode pay off on multiple occasions later on in a season.

Requiem offers the second-best Defenders fight scene — second to Luke Cage and Iron Fist in Cage — as Daredevil and Jessica tear through the task force with a healthy dose of teamwork and their own unique fighting styles. Jessica just goes head on while Daredevil has to use more quick strike tactics. To make sure they don’t have to deal with the weapons any further, they trigger an explosion to blow them up. That’s an effective strategy.

Fisk didn’t need anything else to send him past the boiling point. And this is enough for him to send the Task Force out to quell the simmering dissent to the Fisk run of NYC. Powell makes sure to have Saunders, Daredevil’s man within the task force, to ride with him. That’s not an encouraging sign.

While some people are leaving flowers at the steps of City Hall, others including Javi and crew crash the vigil to tell the truth about Fisk. Requiem feels like a gauge of NYC and the people are tired of going along with Fisk’s aggressive policies. This hasn’t necessarily been a slow burn, but the match is about to hit the gasoline any second now.

Matt returns to the hideout in time to stop Karen from killing Bullseye. Of all the heroes who can make the argument against killing, Daredevil feels the most effective since that’s literally against his religion. Karen breaks the news that the first mate of The Northern Star was killed because of Fisk’s stranglehold on the city. All she wants him to do is walk out the door and let her take care of Bullseye.

As the protestors multiply, some start rocking half Daredevil plastic masks. Karen joins the protestors in her elaborate red wig disguise before broadcasting her video showing the detainees tell their story. Those approval rates are plummeting. Fisk is gonna need some major PR aid now.

Daredevil knows the city won’t survive the aftermath of a war with Kingpin and goes to him with a peace treaty. They both leave NYC and leave their war behind. Wisely, Matt does not go in for a hug as that saved his back…and life. To the shock of no one, Kingpin rages out saying there is nothing Daredevil can give or take away now as he starts battering Daredevil. In the extent of his rage, he sends DD against Rabbit in a Snowstorm destroying the painting that became a symbol of his love for Vanessa.

It’s the little details in Requiem that make this episode stand out. But it doesn’t hurt to have the best Daredevil vs. Kingpin fight (so far) in the series either. It’s fascinating watching how Daredevil fights especially from underneath. How he utilizes his wire pool, the Billy clubs and his agility to even the odds. He needed all his skill to fight Kingpin off this time. Though thoroughly beaten down, Kingpin knows DD can’t actually do anything.

“What are you gonna do? Arrest me? You will not. Kill me? You cannot.” Vincent D’Onofrio’s delivery in this sequence was fantastic.

Meanwhile, Buck issued the “kill” order to Powell and the task force. Powell immediately uses that call as a means to kill Saunders and blame a sniper, triggering a violent one-sided brawl.  Javi gets hit hard to the point it looks like he’ll need a requiem. And now that her wig got knocked off, that might be the case with Karen as Powell pulls his gun on her to end a riveting episode.

Rating: 10 out of 10

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