Daredevil: Born Again season 2 started with a bang. In a thrilling opening scene, the Man Without Fear sneaks onto a cargo ship full of military-grade weapons as it's about to dock in Brooklyn. Once our hero is discovered, a claustrophobic fight ensues in the belly of the boat. Ultimately, the captain sinks his own ship under order from New York's villainous new mayor. Daredevil just barely escapes the wreckage.

Right after that scene, however, Daredevil: Born Again slowed to a crawl. Despite the fact that Daredevil/Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) is leading a vigilante movement against Kingpin/Mayor Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) — and that the entire show is named after him — he’s felt sidelined in favor of storylines starring Born Again’s newer, and generally less interesting, side characters. (All the time spent on therapist Heather Glenn makes me wish that Muse had gotten her last season.) That came to an end with episode 5, “The Grand Design,” which finally kicks the show into high gear.

Episode 4, “Gloves Off” ends with Bullseye (Wilson Bethel)........

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