Throughout this season of Daredevil: Born Again, the political parallels seemed clear. Mayor Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), as a temperamental New York businessman who rose to power through fear and intimidation, is an obvious stand-in for President Donald Trump. Despite protests from Charlie Cox that the similarities are “purely coincidental,” fans began spotting similarities during the first season of the Disney Plus series. This season, it’s only grown more obvious with Fisk’s command of his Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF), a rogue paramilitary force that is harassing both vigilantes and ordinary citizens on the streets of New York — a clear allegory for ICE.

Yet in the final moments of the season, Daredevil: Born Again takes a bizarre turn that not only undermines the message showrunner Dario Scardapane put forth all season, but seems to promote — or at the very least justifies and excuses — the attack on the Capitol incited by Donald Trump on Jan. 6th, 2021.

In the Daredevil: Born Again season finale, Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) is on trial for her vigilante acts and Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Charlie Cox) is defending her. Mayor Fisk is called to the stand and Matt sees an opportunity to take him down once and for all: He publicly announces he’s Daredevil and that Fisk is responsible for a host of crimes.

After court is adjourned and everyone is about to exit the building, Fisk’s personal assistant is shot by a sniper (Bullseye), causing everyone involved in the trial to hole up indoors. Fisk makes a brief TV appearance where he vows to stand and fight the vigilante menace. Then journalist BB Urich (Genneya Walton), who has........

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