Top 5 Daredevil Season 3 Easter Eggs

Better The Devil You Know

Despite its immense popularity as well as being the property that helped kick-start Netflix’s branch of the MCU, it looks like the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen is hanging up his mask for good. While its third season only recently wrapped up and earned praise from fans and critics alike, it has been announced that Daredevil has been cancelled. Considering it went out on such a high, we’re going to be counting down the most awesome Easter Eggs sprinkled through Matt Murdock’s final outing.

#5: Bullseye’s Baseball Origins

Although the Bullseye character has existed for decades, he’s never had a definitive origin story. An unsettling “Daredevil” flashback changed that for the better. We’re introduced to an orphaned Benjamin Poindexter playing little league baseball. Armed with the belief that pitching a perfect game might bring his parents back, he doesn’t allow any hits. But when Poindexter is pulled from the game, he intentionally throws a ball that ricochets and kills his coach. This origin is a nod to a story in Bullseye’s past in the comics. However, instead of being pulled, he actually got bored and asked to be subbed out. His coach decided to keep him in, and he responded by killing the batter with a baseball to the head.

#4: Poindexter’s Apartment Number

After diving into Poindexter’s past, the show hints at his villainous destiny. The sneakiest bit of foreshadowing takes place in the “Upstairs/Downstairs” episode. When Matt breaks into Poindexter’s place to collect evidence, his apartment number is revealed to be 131. In the comics, Bullseye first appeared in Daredevil #131. In the issue, the villain tricks Daredevil into fighting him at a circus so he can gain more publicity as an expert assassin. Admittedly, watching Bullseye shoot a human cannonball at the hero wouldn’t quite fit with the show’s serious tone. But Poindexter’s excellent fights with Daredevil more than made up for the missing circus setting.

#3: Karen Escapes Her Comic Book Death

To say Karen Page had it rough in the comics would be an understatement. After battling drug addiction and being the victim of abuse, she met a horrible end. During a battle in a church between Bullseye and Daredevil, she’s impaled with a Billy club meant for the hero and dies. So when Poindexter confronted Karen in a church, comic book fans probably assumed her fate was sealed. But when a Billy club is thrown her way on the show, Father Lantom takes the fatal hit. They also subtly referenced her death in the comics by reversing the image of Matt holding Karen’s dead body with a shot of Karen holding a beaten and battered Daredevil.

#2: Sneaky Spider-Man Shout-Out

Of all the people that have worn the Spider-man suit, there are two names that stand out the most. The original, Peter Parker, and the popular newcomer, Miles Morales. Both names were dropped on a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shot this season. When the main cast travels to Fogwell’s boxing gym, a promotional poster teasing a fight between Parker and Morales is hanging on the wall. It certainly got us thinking about who would win a fight between wall-crawlers, but we doubt a boxing ring would be the ideal venue for that kind of brawl.

#1: Lord Dark Wind

At the end of season 3, we see Poindexter getting metal implants to cure the paralysis inflicted on him by Wilson Fisk. But he’s not the only one we should worry about. One of his doctors is named Dr. Oyama. In the comics, Oyama was the villain Lord Dark Wind. Although his alias sounds like the title of an angsty Tumblr profile, he’s responsible for major havoc. Not only did he put adamantium into Bullseye’s body, but he nearly killed Daredevil with a sword. While Oyama could turn out differently than his comic counterpart, that ending all but confirms Bullseye will be back for another round with the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen.

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