Daredevil: Born Again Episode 6 Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Hawkeye Character – SlashFilm

This text incorporates spoilers for “Daredevil: Born Again” season 1, episode 6.

“Daredevil: Born Again” has an attention-grabbing approach to cope with its Marvel Cinematic Universe references. The present usually steers away from too many specific MCU allusions, as a substitute selecting to function with current Netflix-period characters and occasional newcomers like Hector “White Tiger” Ayala (Kamar de los Reyes) and Heather Glenn (Margarita Levieva) added within the combine. Nonetheless, the present is not afraid to drop not-too-refined Spider-Man (Tom Holland) references. Episode 5 even wheels out Ms. Marvel’s (Iman Vellani) father, Yusuf Khan (Mohan Kapur), to have financial institution heist-themed adventures with Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), organising a possible future superhero group-up between his daughter and his new blind pal whereas he is at it.

Episode 6 continues this theme by together with one other extremely likable supporting character from a earlier MCU present. Mayor Wilson Fisk’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) predictably disastrous try and rub shoulders with New York Metropolis’s rich elites options the welcome return of Jack Duquesne, the nice socialite who was an necessary supporting character on 2021’s “Hawkeye.” Portrayed by Tony Dalton (a pink-sizzling villain actor on the time, because of his chilling flip as Lalo Salamanca on “Higher Name Saul”), Duquesne is a vital homicide suspect for a lot of that present, however a enjoyable twist reveals that he is a genuinely good one that’s delighted to assist the heroes and bond with stepdaughter-to-be Kate Bishop (Hailee Seinfeld). On “Daredevil: Born Again,” he attends a fundraiser and instantly makes use of his appeal and wit to high school Fisk in a bout of verbal sparring. Because it appears unlikely that the present would convey again this acquainted determine simply to casually dunk on the primary villain and get lost with a drink in hand, there’s an opportunity that we have not seen the final of Duquesne, both.

Earlier than his true nature as a courageous and genuinely good man is revealed, “Hawkeye” treats Jack Duquesne as a peculiar combination of an aloof, barely clueless wealthy individual and a genuinely threatening presence. Other than Dalton’s wonderful appearing and status as a villain performer, it’s because the character’s comedian e-book model may be very a lot a supervillain. Often known as the Swordsman, the comedian model of the character commits numerous crimes and mentors Clint “Hawkeye” Barton (performed within the MCU by Jeremy Renner), ultimately reforming and even turning into an Avenger.

Because it occurs, the dwell-motion Duquesne can be a phrase-class sword grasp, which initially provides to his obvious risk and later turns out to be useful throughout a significant showdown with the Tracksuit Mafia. The top of “Hawkeye” strongly hints that Duquesne is intrigued by the prospect of a vigilante profession, and earlier than he turns up on “Daredevil: Born Again,” episode 6, we certainly briefly see a glimpse of a shadowy, Zorro-type vigilante who calls himself — yep — the Swordsman. 

“Hawkeye” makes clear that Duquesne’s carefree exterior hides loads of mind and bodily capability. Since “Daredevil: Born Again” episode 6 each options the primary grainy have a look at the Swordsman and brings Duquesne again as a formidable sufficient presence to conflict personalities with the Kingpin, it appears that evidently his “Daredevil: Born Again” storyline will certainly convey the character’s swashbuckling tremendous-persona to the MCU. Up till now, the present has handled the occasions of “Hawkeye” and “Echo” very swiftly, so it could actually be enjoyable to see this outstanding “Hawkeye” character shine on the present.

“Daredevil: Born Again” is streaming on Disney+.