Daredevil: Born Again Episode 8 is now available on Disney Plus, and fans are wondering about the Easter eggs and Marvel references that might have appeared in the episode. As part of the MCU, the series continues that overarching narrative of the franchise and heavily draws from Marvel Comics.
Here are some examples of how Episode 8 connects to the rest of the show, the franchise, and the comics.
List of key Easter eggs and Marvel references in Daredevil: Born Again Episode 8
The eighth episode of Daredevil: Born Again is dotted with easter eggs and references to previous episodes of the show, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the comics. This includes the whiskey brand O’Melveny’s, the news outlet The New York Examiner, and more.
O’Melveny’s
As indicated above, O’Melveny’s is a brand of expensive whiskey in the MCU. Matt and Foggy drank from a 20-year-old bottle of the brand after they graduated from law school. Later, it became a custom that they would drink O’Melveny’s whenever they won.
In the pilot episode, Foggy was seen drinking the same whiskey, indicating that he was celebrating. In episode 8, Matt learns about this and starts to figure out why exactly Dex targeted Foggy.
Blue Rose
The episode opens with the visuals of a blue rose. Oftentimes, blue roses serve as a symbol of unrequited love. As the first scene of the episode features Dex, it’s likely a reference to the romantic interest in a woman who didn’t know didn’t his name and was killed by Fisk’s orders.
New York Examiner
One of the scenes in this episode features the New York Examiner, a newspaper that has appeared in several MCU projects, including Netflix’s Daredevil Captain America: The First Avenger.
The broken tooth
Dex using his broken tooth to kill people is straight out of comics. In fact, Bullseye has done this several times, including in the non-Daredevil comic book issue Captain America #372.
White & Red
The entire episode has a theme of White and Red — from the old white painting with a splatter of Fisk’s blood that we keep seeing to Vanessa wearing a Red gown and Fisk wearing his iconic white suit to Matt taking a bullet for Fisk and leaving a stain of blood on Fisk’s white suit. Further, the lighting turns white and red upon Matt as the episode ends.
Vanessa the true villain
Toward the end of the episode, Matt finally figures out Vanessa is the one who had Foggy killed. The plotline of Vanessa targeting Foggy has also been taken from the comics. After Foggy’s apparent death, Daredevil #92 reveals that Vanessa orchestrated the entire thing to exact revenge on Matt.
