The journey of adapting "Daredevil: Born Again" from page to screen was filled with numerous revisions and rewrites, yet one episode remained untouched throughout the process: Episode 5. Interestingly, this episode happens to be star Charlie Cox's "least favorite" of the entire season.
In a recent interview with The Playlist, Cox shared, "I dunno if this is of interest, but I will say this amongst all of this, there was one episode we didn’t change at all. It’s the episode in the bank, and that was part of the original [shoot]. We shot that before the strike. That was part of the original [draft], and just for my money, I wasn’t into it."
Cox admitted to the outlet that he "pushed back against it as much as I felt was possible." The episode features Cox's character, Matt Murdock, also known as Daredevil, getting caught in a bank robbery while trying to secure a loan for his law firm, which he shares with partners Foggy Nelson and Karen Page.Cox expressed his dissatisfaction with the episode, saying, "That feels like a 1970s game. Too much technology these days for that to work. And also, I didn’t think the actual device used for the theft was sophisticated enough."
Despite his personal feelings, Cox acknowledged that fans seemed to enjoy the episode immensely. "I really pushed back on the episode, and yet I hear from so many people that they love that episode. So, it just goes to show you just don’t know. It’s so subjective," Cox added. "Everyone’s taste is different. And I’ve heard that that episode is one of the highest-rated. Internally, when they do their ratings, it’s one of the highest-rated Disney shows that they’ve had."
Indeed, Episode 5 received high praise. In our review of "Daredevil: Born Again" Episodes 5 and 6, we stated: "It’s all just so well done. I can’t remember the last time a Marvel show had me wearing such a big smile the entire episode and had me completely captivated from start to finish. This episode also achieves something very important given the lack of Daredevil thus far: it shows what makes Matt Murdock such a unique and amazing hero, even when he’s not in costume."
