‘Daredevil’ cliffhanger shocks fans online: “Why the hell would he do that?”

9 April, 2025

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Fans have been floored to the shock ending to episode eight of Daredevil: Born Again, where the Marvel superhero takes a bullet for his sworn enemy.

In the latest story, titled Isle Of Joy, Matt Murdoch/Daredevil (Charlie Cox) confronts Dex, the criminal known as Bullseye (Wilson Bethel) in prison, believing he was the person hired by Wilson Fisk AKA Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) to hurt his friend Foggy (Elden Henson).

After a heated exchange Murdoch is goaded into attacking Dex, knocking out a took and giving the expert marksman a “bullet” to escape from prison. In the episode’s final moments, Murdoch attends a fundraiser held by Fisk, and senses that the now-escaped Dex has a sniper rifle pointed at his enemy.

Murdoch then throws himself in front of Fisk, taking the bullet and ending the episode mortally injured.

The shock move of Daredevil saving the life of the man he wanted dead has stunned some viewers, who pointed to an earlier moment in the show when Dex challenged Murdoch’s views by asking: “That’s what good men do, right? Defend their worst enemies”. While at the time the hero disagreed, many noted he had fulfilled that prophesy.

“The foreshadowing that Bullseye had here with Matt taking that bullet for kingpin was such great writing” wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter), while another described the parallel as “absolute cinema”.

 

There were split opinions as to whether he should have sacrificed himself. “Matt taking a bullet for fisk….. now why the hell would he do that for” asked one, although another argued: “That’s a hero right there. This speaks volumes of his character and his morality”.

Others were celebrating it as the “best episode of the season hands down”, with another saying: “The lighting, how it was filmed, the intensity building up throughout”.

One heralded the talents of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, lead directors on the show, and veterans of other Disney+ hits like Loki. “It’s genuinely laughable how insanely good the Benson and Moorhead episodes are” they said. “I’m obsessed with the visual language they’ve used to convey Matt’s senses. It’s so dynamic!!!”

Fans won’t have to wait long for the conclusion to that cliffhanger, as the ninth and final episode of the season is available on Disney+ from April 15.

Recently, Punisher star John Bernthal revealed he almost walked away from reprising his role as the character on Daredevil: Born Again.

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