The journey from script to screen for Daredevil: Born Again involved numerous revisions, but one episode remained unchanged: Episode 5, which star Charlie Cox considers his least favorite of the season.
“I’m not sure if this will intrigue anyone, but one episode stayed exactly as originally filmed,” Cox shared in a recent interview with The Playlist.
“It’s the bank heist episode, shot before the strike. It was part of the initial draft, and honestly, it didn’t resonate with me.”
Cox told the outlet he “resisted it as much as I could.” The episode centers on Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, caught in a bank robbery while trying to secure a loan for the law firm he runs with Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll).
“It felt like something from a 1970s caper,” Cox remarked. “Modern technology makes that scenario unrealistic, and the theft mechanism seemed too simplistic.”
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“I questioned it heavily, yet so many fans tell me they loved it. It just shows how subjective taste is,” Cox said. “I’ve heard it’s one of the highest-rated episodes, even among Disney’s top shows.”
Indeed, Episode 5 won us over. In our Daredevil: Born Again Episodes 5 and 6 Review, we noted: "It’s executed brilliantly. I can’t recall the last time a Marvel show kept me smiling throughout and held my attention completely. This episode highlights what makes Matt Murdock such a compelling hero, even out of costume."
