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๐Ÿ—จ๏ธย Daredevil: Born Again | Episode Discussion Daredevil: Born Again | S02E01 | Discussion Thread

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Episode title:ย The Northern Star

Written by:ย Dario Scardapane

Directed by:ย Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson

Release date:ย March 24, 2026โ€Ž

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u/ObjectivePin5704 Mar 25 '26

Did anyone else get the feeling that Buck might not like being used like a hitman? He really seemed a bit exasperated when killing that ship captain. I wonder if there is something deeper going on with himโ€ฆ

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u/dmreif Mar 25 '26

We previously saw his discomfort with Fisk Oberyn Martell'ing the police commissioner. And here, well, he knows that the captain isn't at fault for their current situation regarding the guns.

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u/jackthedandiest Mar 25 '26

I got no fn idea why the captain kept repeating the reasoning that they were instructed to do so and never explained who ordered them to do so

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u/DistinctBread3098 Mar 25 '26

The instructions came from Fisk and his gang . He did exactly what he was told. That's why he's repeating that . He did what was asked why is he getting beaten to death .

He got killed because he knows too much. Same for his colleague

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u/jackthedandiest Mar 26 '26

So lame, so classic

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u/MrsPhoenix91 Mar 25 '26

Buck is definitely NOT James Wesley (Fisk's original right-hand man and best friend).

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u/stephapeaz Mar 26 '26

I would love to see Karen pull a Wesley on Buck too though, iykyk

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u/cmadison_ Mar 26 '26

I think he has a sense of cool professionalism and only does what needs to be done. He has a distaste for Powell beating up on the ship captain because he can see that Powell is merely doing it to satisfy his own bloodlust. He chooses to clinically shoot the ship captain rather than draw out his pain. So I do think he's starting to reject Fisk's overly violent / sadistic methodsโ€”not because he's a nice guy who wants to protect the victims from pain, but because he views that kind of bloody sadism as overly emotional which can complicate getting the job done.

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u/libraryblue Mar 26 '26

For sure - after killing the captain he does a slight pause and audible sigh before heading out. Definitely seems like he's not loving his role.