'Daredevil: Born Again' Review: Episode 5 'With Interest' & Episode 6 'Excessive Force'

By Jack Ransom - March 30, 2025

TV - Premium TV

Episode 5 - 'With Interest'

Taking a break from the main overarching plot. This fourth episode is a welcomely entertaining ‘day in the life’ of Daredevil standalone tale that showcases Matt’s powers, cunning, bravery and effortlessly skilled DD skills as he stops a bank robbery on St. Paddy’s day.

The wider MCU is sprinkled in with a welcome guest appearance from Yusuf Khan (Ms. Marvel’s father) and they manage to find the balance finally between the lighter Marvel formula alongside the edgier, heightened tension of what Born Again is selling. A very solid ticking-clock, hostage time limit speeds by at just under 35 mins including credits. Good fun!

Episode 6 - 'Excessive Force'

Now we’re cooking! One of my personal gripes when I first started Born Again was that something felt ‘off’ and that it didn’t quite have the tone and stylisation of the Netflix run. This episode finally nails it. From the opening sequence that cuts between Matt and Fisk as they both attempt to restrain their vigilante/murderous sides as they become aware of the gnarly introduction of masked serial killer Muse and his unique method of graffiti art.

The episode bubbles and boils before the final third unleashes two simultaneously brutal and badass fight sequences. Matt’s costume looks phenomenal and the choreography is a comic book fan’s joy and we also see the unbridled rage of Fisk.

For me, these two episodes have been the highlight of the series so far. 'With Interest' showcasing a charming, fun and well paced ‘day in the life’ angle which showcases Matt’s effortless skillset and 'Excessive Force' channelling the darkness, bone crunching action and thematic duality of violence between Fisk and Daredevil.

Daredevil: Born Again episodes 5 & 6 are now streaming on Disney Plus

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