Daredevil Born Again Episodes 5 and 6 Review

Double the DD fun this week as we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in Daredevil Born Again Episode 5 "With Interest" and things come to a head in Episode 6 "Excessive Force. Chris, John and Derek go deep on the episodes as always so make sure you've watched both before you join us.Episode 5 Directed by Jeffrey NachmanoffEpisode 5 Written by Grainne GodfreeDaredevil Born Again Episode 5 "With Interest" SynopsisOn Saint Patrick's Day 2027, Matt Murdock goes to New York Mutual bank to discuss a loan for his law firm Murdock and McDuffie.But his application is denied by assistant bank manager Yusuf Khan due to Matt's penchant for taking on clients who cannot afford to pay. After Matt Murdock leaves the bank, a group of criminals led by Northern Irishman Devlin enter the bank and take everyone hostage.They work for Luca and are attempting to steal the $1.8 million he needs to pay to the tariff imposed on them by Vanessa Fisk. But Matt hears them and tells Kirstin McDuffie to call the police while he returns to the bank. When the police arrive, Devlin talks with hostage negotiator Detective Angie Kim. Inside the bank, the would-be robbers use Yusuf Khan to access the bank vault.While Yusuf stalls for time at the vault Matt takes out two of the robbers and uses his abilities to open the vault. Inside they find a rare diamond which the robbers are targeting. Matt pretends to give the diamond to Devlin as the police enter the bank. Devlin passes it along to an accomplice among the hostages, who later realizes that she does not have the diamond. Trying to escape, Devlin disguises himself as a police officer and leaves, but is caught and beaten by a masked Matt Murdock. Later, Matt secretly returns the real diamond and accepts an offer to have dinner with Yusuf's family including his marvelous daughter Kamala.Episode 6 Directed by David BoydEpisode 6 Written by Thomas WongDaredevil Born Again Episode 6 "Excessive Force" SynopsisAfter the foiled bank robbery, the leader of the tracksuit mafia, Luca, visits Mayor Fisk and refuses to pay the $1.8 million to Viktor. Fisk raises the amount to $2.8 million and gives Luca to the end of the week to pay it. He then learns from the city's sanitation department that the murals painted across the city by street artist Muse are painted using human blood. They believe he's a serial killer with more than 60 victims.When Muse is confronted by two women in the street he kills them and leaves their bodies next to a new mural as public confirmation of his actions. Mayor Fisk learns of this during a fundraiser with the city's elites, including socialite Jack Duquesne, who are against his port rebuild plans. To deal with Muse, Fisk establishes an Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF) with additional powers and he recruits notorious police officers such as Powell and former detective Cole North. Meanwhile Angela Del Toro believes her uncle Hector was investigating Muse before he was murdered and asks Matt Murdock to continue the work of the White Tiger. When Matt refuses, she goes herself and is abducted by Muse. Alerted to her disappearance by Angela's mother, Matt finally decides to suit up as Daredevil. He finds Muse's lair and rescues Angela, but Muse gets away. Meanwhile, Fisk gives Adam an axe and challenges him to a fight in which Fisk beats him and drags him back to his cell.Josie's Bar QuizDuring each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Daredevil Born Again Josie's Bar Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to [email protected] At the end of the nine episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Daredevil Born Again goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.comQuestion 5: What is the number of the safety deposit box where the diamond is stored in New York Mutual Bank?Question 6: What Benefit does Sheila tell Wilson Fisk he has to attend that evening?Contact us and subscribe to the podcastThank you so much for listening to our Daredevil Born Again Podcast. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast through our website TV Podcast Industries.If you would like to send any of your thoughts in please send the m to [email protected] join us on Facebook at Facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or you can now record your thoughts for the podcast directly from our website tvpodcastindustries.com by clicking the “Send Voicemail” button.We'll be back next week with our podcast on Daredevil Born Again Episode 5 we hope you'll join us.Keep watching, Keep Listing and Keep DefendingJohn, Chris and DerekDefenders on TV Podcast IndustriesDate recorded: 27/03/2025All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Disney Plus and are used for the purposes of review no infringement is intended.The intro and outro music for our show is provided by award winning blues artist Mississippi MacDonald you can find more of his music at his website MississippiMacdonald.com .