Born Again Season 1, Episode 3: "The Hollow of His Hand" (SPOILERS)

[Lily Adler]

Discuss the new episode on March 11, 2025.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Filmfan93]

I am so hyped for tomorrow.

I am looking forward to the scene where the different mask-coloured thugs infiltrate a bank (?) and Matt beats them down, wears one the thugs' masks and breaks his knee in the alleyway (as seen in the trailer).

Do you think there is a chance this might happen in tomorrow's episode?

My predictions are either Ep.3 or Ep.4 as I think this will happen before the rumoured Punisher episode (either 5 or 6, which will both release together 2 weeks from now).

It would also align with Matt still not putting on the suit (against Muse or along the Punisher vs cops scene) and unleashing his rage while wearing normal clothes during broad daylight.

What do you think?

 

[DyeLorean]

Gotta admit is pretty satisfying having Matt Murdock actually working as a lawyer, in court. Finally.

 

[Web-Head]

What?! No way that was Frank, right? That ending just made me mad, not gonna lie, especially knowing we have to wait a week!

 

[Spider-Fan]

Spoiler

I think it was a copy cat, but we need a reason for Matt to look for Frank. There we go.

 

[kguillou]

Its definitely not Frank. Something is up with these cops using the Punisher's insignia and I'm betting thats why Frank comes out of hiding. To reclaim his symbol properly.

 

[Herolee10]

What?! No way that was Frank, right? That ending just made me mad, not gonna lie, especially knowing we have to wait a week!

Unless I'm mistaken, we'll at least get both episodes #4 and #5 for next week.

 

[Web-Head]

Unless I'm mistaken, we'll at least get both episodes #4 and #5 for next week.

Looks like just episode 4 next week and then 5 and 6 the following week

 

[kguillou]

Solid episode overall, but I have to admit I'm not TERRIBLY engaged and invested in White Tiger's story and I think its because we really dont know a whole lot about this character. I feel like the trial would've had more weight with me had i really careed and felt invested in victor ayalo as a character.

That said, the way this episode ended sets up a much more interesting overall storyline going forward.

 

[Herolee10]

Looks like just episode 4 next week and then 5 and 6 the following week

 

[Another_Fool]

Pretty darn good episode.

What's intriguing is I see a world where that's a copycat Punisher and there's also credence that Frank Castle is a nutball that makes crazy mistakes. Can't wait to see Bernthal's Punisher.

 

[DyeLorean]

Solid episode overall, but I have to admit I'm not TERRIBLY engaged and invested in White Tiger's story and I think its because we really dont know a whole lot about this character. I feel like the trial would've had more weight with me had i really careed and felt invested in victor ayalo as a character.

White Tiger's story parallels Daredevil, that's really all we need to be engaged. I think.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I liked this episode a lot. Love to see Matt do real lawyer work, twist ending was good, and I like where the story is heading. Solid show 33% through!

 

[Breogan]

Fantastic episode, somewhat bitter-sweet.
Started this thread over a decade ago - Cast The Sons of the Tiger movie
Was kind of a dream to see Hector Ayala in Live Action one day.
Marvels first Latino Superhero. Created by none other than George Perez.
And well darn, after tonights DareDevil episode, thought it and the actor who finally got to played him
Kamar de los Reyes deserved a nod. RIP.

Having gown up with the Deadly Hands mag. I always imagined the continuity where Hector got to join the first Three Sons. and together they became a team.

...after Hectors stint as the solo White Tiger, the Amulets return to the Sons, having found one more , Hector Ayala now joins them becoming FOUR Sons of the Tiger.
One Claw amulet each.
the Head amulet would return to Master Kee, or now used by Lotus Shinchuko or the new White Tiger either Angela or Hector's sister.

Sadly in the comics and now in the MCU this is never meant to be.

 

[Web-Head]

Yeah decent episode, nice to see Matt in court again, a little bit of a "filler episode" in a way. The ending just made me mad, but can't wait to see Frank again!

 

[Web-Head]

Hey, no worries

 

[Kane52630]

A great episode that I fully expect the "too much talking" crowd will complain about.

 

[Dr. Evil]

A little brief on how Frank views cops for those that don't know, at least in the MCU. In season two of his Netflix series, he went against Brett Mahoney, however unlike the cops he's going to face in this series, Castle saw Mahoney as an honest cop and rescued him when John Pilgrim tried to shoot both of them when Mahoney was sending Castle to his precinct in an ambulance. He won't treat these corrupt cops with any mercy like he did with Mahoney.

Also, this series lends credence to a theory that I had as the series was about to make its debut: that both Mahoney and Misty Knight resigned from the NYPD due to too much corruption sometime between the last time we saw them both to the events of Episode 1. With so many of their colleagues on Fisk's payroll since he became mayor, its highly likely that they both refused to be a part of it and resigned. Another option is that they both left long before Fisk became mayor. I read that Misty became a PI after she became a cop and I would guess that if Brett ever shows up in this series, he's some federal agent now?

 

[Lily Adler]

A great episode that I fully expect the "too much talking" crowd will complain about.

 

[inomilan]

It's actually great to see Matt being a lawyer only in an episode for a change! Reminds me of some stories from the Bendis, Brubaker, and Soule runs. Loved it! *Although the lack of a CCTV in the train still boggles me lol* I almost cried there! Of course after that feel good story, we knew it was going to go bad very quickly. Now we know why Matt (probably?) goes after Frank.

 

[Dr. Evil]

it is a good episode, but

Spoiler

I wonder if the Anti Vigilante Task Force is going to run into some possible PR nightmares, or if they will know the difference? I ask this because:

Jack Duquesne is going to appear on the series and when we last saw him in Hawkeye, he was recruited by Wendy Conrad to join the New York City Live Action Role Players. Surely, the Anti Vigilante Task Force will know the difference between a LARPer and a vigilante right? If they don't it will be a PR disaster for Wilson Fisk since he created the task force. I would think that this task force would know the difference between an actual vigilante and someone in costume pretending.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I can definitely see people complaining about the pacing of this season so far but regardless of that I really enjoyed this episode but then again, I've always loved court room drama stuff since the Law & Order days.

I pretty much grew up on that show as a kid and its nice to see more of that kind of stuff in superhero shows especially when its handled this well but maybe that's just me.

Also, that ending hit me like a ton of bricks. Not just because I was really starting to become invested in Hector's character and wanted to see more of him but also because of the passing of the actor.

I thought Kamar de los Reyes did a great job in the role for the most part.

 

[Frodo]

Kamar de los Reyes put in a great performance, as he always did .
To alot of comic fans Kamar de los Reyes was the White Tiger, but to me, he'll always be the character , Antonio Vega .

 

[Dr. Evil]

I wonder if we'll see a new White Tiger in the future?