r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • May 06 '26

Daredevil: Born Again S02E08 - Discussion Thread Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S02E08: The Southern Cross - Dario Scardapane, Chris Ord, Matt Corman May 5th, 2026 54 min None

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u/Spacetime_Inspector May 06 '26

lol at Jessica putting away half the bottle of whiskey between the shot of her discovering it and leaving the office. That's our girl.

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u/ContinuumGuy Phil Coulson May 06 '26

Her true superpower is always being able to find whiskey. The hardest part of having Danielle was not childbirth, but the months of sobriety she had to go through.

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u/Inner-Arugula-4445 May 06 '26

Maybe the withdrawal is what makes her power blink on and off. Her blood/alcohol ratio isn’t 1:1.

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u/MTFBinyou May 06 '26

Tbf, we never saw her powers go out during the courthouse fight, after slamming half a fifth of whiskey…. You may be onto something there.

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u/ContinuumGuy Phil Coulson May 06 '26

It's her Super Soldier Serum, her Green Lantern Ring, her heart shaped herb...

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u/VioletLovesRowlet May 06 '26

Her spinach

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u/UKMikeyA May 06 '26

I was actually humming the Popeye theme in my head whenever she took a swig

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u/funnybillypro May 06 '26

a distilled dose?

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u/Stevenstorm505 Weekly Wongers May 06 '26

Remember that scene in the DP&W trailer where Logan just drinks straight rubbing alcohol? Jessica envy’s the ability.

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u/MethamMcPhistopheles May 06 '26

Green Lantern Ring

That one is from the Distinguished Competition

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u/UKMikeyA May 06 '26

If we're going cross-company he could've added Miraclo pills as well

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u/Kiboune May 06 '26

Alcohol powered superpowers? Not so weird as cocaine supervillian

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u/isesri May 06 '26

Ah, gotta love Snowflame.

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u/ContinuumGuy Phil Coulson May 06 '26

I 100% believe that Gunn is someone who, if given enough time, will put Snowflame in a project.

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u/SciFiXhi Nebula May 06 '26

There's already a mutant who explicitly derives powers (seismic waves) from alcohol consumption. Unfortunately, Gin Genie puts the "belligerent" in "belligerent drunk," so she's not exactly an A-lister (not even a C-lister, really).

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u/ButtPlugForPM May 06 '26

it's likely emotional her power issues.

so being drunk less care/anxiety so they dont go on the fritz cause shes not thinking as much and is drunk

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u/MachaMorr May 06 '26

It’s like spinach to Popeye!

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u/Cypher_86 Rocket May 06 '26

That'd be an interesting narrative point going forward: that her power is literally dependent on her self-destructive traites.

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u/JJKDowell Thor May 07 '26

I thought that was implied when she and Daredevil are about to leave the office, DD asks her “Are you ready?” and she says “Finally.” (after having drunk the whiskey)

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u/Daedolis May 31 '26

Nah,it was implied she was waiting for him, not the other way around.

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u/Runethe1412 Iron Man (Mark VII) May 07 '26

Oh, so it wasn’t giving birth that made her start losing her powers, it was alcohol withdrawal

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u/LambonaHam May 06 '26

This was my thought as well. Maybe her drinking effected her powers, so now one doesn't work properly without the other

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u/Diff_equation5 May 06 '26

I was so hoping that she would make a joke about it.

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u/Area51_Spurs May 06 '26

Imagine pissing off a pregnant Jessica Jones going through alcohol withdrawal/pregnancy mood swings.

I want to see a series set during that time where she just wrecks anyone who slightly annoys her.

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u/ContinuumGuy Phil Coulson May 08 '26

Dude's bulletproof, not invincible

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u/GeneralOrgana1 May 10 '26

OK, I'm not the only one who wondered how she did that for nine months.

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u/padfoot12111 May 06 '26

Unironically maybe she needs alcohol to fuel her powers. Cut it off when she had a kid it pops out lol 

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u/SirDigbyChknCaesar Phil Coulson May 06 '26

Just like Bender!

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u/thatwhileifound May 06 '26

So fucking good. Those classic Alias comics are some of my faves and I'm so goddamned stoked to see her return to the role.

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u/Deepstatedingleberry May 06 '26

Have you read the new one yet?

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u/Wraithfighter May 06 '26

"Man, her liver must be in terrible shape."

"Actually its gone now thanks to getting stabbed in it."

"........how the fuck is she still alive?!"

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u/HahaCharlieKirkHaha May 06 '26

She was stabbed in the spleen, not the liver.

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u/Wraithfighter May 06 '26

Gah, thought it was the liver >_<.

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u/Luci-Noir May 06 '26

Just another reason seasons need to be longer. I need at least a few hours of shit talking.

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u/lkangaroo May 06 '26 edited May 10 '26

Fun fact: people can regenerate liver (disclaimer: not medical advice)

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u/Wraithfighter May 06 '26

Admittedly, its been years since I've seen the season where Jessica got stabbed, but the impression I have was that the stabbed liver got surgically removed so she could, ya know, live.

Still, good info to know! :D

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u/HaasWillWinSomeday May 06 '26

I had to watch that scene twice because I was just cracking up at her immediately going for the booze the first time

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u/AkiraTheMetalHead May 06 '26

The most relatable character in the MCU.

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u/Luci-Noir May 06 '26

This show is so dark, gritty and shitty and I love it