Daredevil: Born Again isn’t playing by the old superhero rulebook. The Disney+ series has taken a bold turn, mixing politics, crime, and deeply personal betrayals in a gritty, cinematic way. Episode 7, titled Art For Art’s Sake, ends with one of the most ambiguous and shocking moments of the season — a scene that puts Wilson Fisk in the crosshairs, while hinting that his wife Vanessa might be the one who pulled the strings.
In this chilling finale, Fisk is enjoying a quiet dinner when Luca, the head of one of the Five Families, storms in. Before the mobster can even speak, he’s shot down by Buck, Fisk’s right-hand man. Instead of reacting with surprise or fury, Fisk calmly turns to Vanessa and asks what she’d like for dinner. It’s a moment loaded with subtext, and as director David Boyd told Phase Hero, the ambiguity was entirely intentional: “We love that we don’t know. We want to intimate it somehow, but let’s leave that not known for a while.”
Vanessa and the Quiet Coup: Is She Still on His Side?
Vanessa Fisk is no stranger to power plays, but this moment might mark a turning point. While her husband tries to reinvent himself as a legitimate political figure, she remains deeply embedded in the darker side of their world. Did she send Luca to kill Fisk? Or was the whole scene a calculated performance between two equally dangerous players?
The direction of the scene adds another layer. Boyd described how he framed the moment: “I figured a way we could see this hapless Luca come up the sidewalk… we take him all the way in the front door, and follow him in.” That long, deliberate walk into the lion’s den becomes a visual metaphor — the closer someone gets to Fisk, the more danger they face. Vanessa’s calm demeanor at the end suggests she might not just be complicit — she could be the mastermind.
Buck’s Big Moment: From Sidekick to Bullet
One of the most talked-about performances in this episode belongs to Arty Froushan, who plays Buck. His swift takedown of Luca isn’t just a heroic save — it’s a sign of what’s to come. Comic fans will recognize that Buck is destined to become Bullet, a morally complex enforcer. Boyd praised Froushan’s performance as “phenomenal”, teasing that he’s “capable of doing big things with this story as time goes on.”
With Bullet’s transformation on the horizon and Vanessa playing both sides, the power dynamics around Fisk are shifting rapidly. According to ComicBookMovie, the final two episodes were heavily reworked following a creative reboot of the show — including a new pilot that Boyd believes was essential to get the story to this “precipice.” “The next two are going to be smashing,” he said. “We bridged it from beginning to end and left it off to a phenomenal ending.”
What Comes After the Betrayal?
As production on Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again moves forward, set photos have hinted at more confrontations, more secrets, and potentially explosive shifts in allegiance. But one question remains central: has the Kingpin lost control — or is he orchestrating his greatest play yet?
The final exchange between Wilson and Vanessa — “What would you like for dinner?” — lands like a gut punch. Is it domestic normalcy, or the calm before another storm? In a show full of masked vigilantes and brutal violence, it’s the unspoken dialogue between two villains in love that might be the most dangerous weapon of all.
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