Daredevil: Born Again makes it clear from its first episode – and its first act – that the show isn’t holding back on anything. The one-take fight scene, followed by a shocking death, left fans speechless, with some even wondering if the Marvel series just erased an important character arc from the previous Netflix show.

Daredevil: Born Again has been famously making the rounds after its recent debut on Disney+. Arriving almost seven years after Netflix canceled a fourth season of its own Daredevil show, Daredevil: Born Again aspires to be a new show and not just a continuation of the erstwhile title.

Born Again checks off the major boxes I want from a superhero show (and that I've been missing from the MCU's recent TV offerings). It leans further into