Next year marks the end of an era as Daredevil: Born Again enters its third and final season. This season has a lot to juggle, as Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) struggles to survive in prison while the Defenders reunite. And of course, the question remains whether the seemingly eternal rivalry between Murdock and Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) has come to an end. However, if Born Again wants to end on the same strong note as the original Daredevil series, it needs to do justice to a key relationship, and one cast member just reminded fans how important it is.
When Deborah Ann Woll joined Perri Nemiroff for an episode of Collider Ladies Night at this year’s Fantastic Fest, the talk eventually turned to Daredevil: Born Again and Karen Page’s dynamic with Matt Murdock. Woll said part of what makes that dynamic work is how she approaches acting: she wants to create a genuine connection between the characters on screen.
“If it’s falling in love, don’t act love — create someone to fall in love with. I can look at Charlie Cox’s face and be like, ‘ There are things I genuinely love about this face,’ and that, combined with the relationship I’ve created to Matt Murdock, means that falling in love is something that happens to you, rather than having to force it or show it or pretend it.”
“If it’s falling in love, don’t act love — create someone to fall in love with. I can look at Charlie Cox’s face and be like, ‘ There are things I genuinely love about this face,’ and that, combined with the relationship I’ve created to Matt Murdock, means that falling in love is something that happens to you, rather than having to force it or show it or pretend it.”
Woll’s approach has made Matt and Karen’s relationship one to root for. It also means that Born Again cannot afford to cast this relationship aside in its final season, or it’ll risk losing the core emotional dynamic that’s driven the Daredevil saga.
Matt and Karen’s Relationship Is The Emotional Bedrock of ‘Daredevil’
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From the very beginning of Daredevil, Karen Page has been a major part of the story. Matt’s first case as a lawyer was proving her innocence when she was found near a co-worker’s dead body; later, he defended her from one of Fisk’s assassins as Daredevil. Karen also worked with Matt and Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) when they launched their law practice, and she joined it herself toward the end of the original Daredevil series. Throughout that series, she serves as Matt’s confidant, making it easier to invest in their slow-burn relationship. Even if viewers haven’t read any Daredevil comics, they can tell Matt and Karen are meant to be.
That dynamic continued through Daredevil: Born Again, to the point where showrunner Dario Scardapane literally rewrote the pilot episode to include Karen and Foggy after a massive creative overhaul. Season 2 also finally brought Matt and Karen together as a couple, which felt like the right direction given Woll and Cox’s chemistry, not to mention the characters’ history. Born Again needs to address their relationship, and how it can survive given what they’re going through. Will Karen work to free Matt from his imprisonment? How will Elektra’s presence complicate things? While an official episode count hasn’t been revealed for Born Again Season 3, Scardapane, Cox, and Woll have only so much time to do justice to this important dynamic.
Four people, four completely different ideas of what it means to have
somebody in your corner. Here is who picked up, what they would ask of you, and what you would get
back.
You want the friend who does not leave. Steve is the one who
turns up at the door without being asked, who remembers what you said you were worried
about, and who has never once made you audition for his attention.
- His entire character is built on a single sentence, which is that he will not abandon
somebody just because it has become expensive to keep them. - He is far funnier than people give him credit for, and the joke is almost always at his
own expense rather than yours. - The friendship comes with a cost, since being close to Steve means being dragged into
fights that were never yours and being glad about it later. - You would get a friend who tells you the hard thing to your face and then defends you to
everybody else in the room.
You want the friend who is genuinely exhausting and completely
worth it. Tony will forget your birthday, then build you something at four in the morning
that you did not know you needed, and hand it over as though it were nothing.
- He is bad at saying the warm thing out loud, so he says it in hardware instead, which is
why everybody around him ends up with upgraded everything. - Being his friend means putting up with the disappearing, the deflecting and the jokes
that arrive about ninety seconds too early. - What you get in return is somebody who will spend an unreasonable amount of money and
effort on a problem the moment it becomes yours. - He is the loudest person in the room and the one most likely to be quietly panicking
about all of you.
You want the friend who replies in four seconds and apologises
for it. Peter is earnest in a way that is almost unfashionable, and he will take on far more
than he can carry rather than admit that he is struggling.
- He is the only one on this list who needs looking after as much as he looks after you,
and that balance is exactly what makes it a real friendship. - Nobody in the MCU is better at the small stuff, from remembering the thing you were
nervous about to showing up with food you did not ask for. - Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrived in July 2026 and put him back where he works best,
which is broke, local and carrying the weight on his own. - You would get a friend who is sincerely, embarrassingly happy for you when something
goes right, with no edge to it at all.
You want the friend who insults your shoes, fixes your phone and
then quietly rearranges your entire life for the better. Shuri does not do soft reassurance,
and that is the reason you would believe her when she says you are fine.
- She is the smartest person in almost any room she walks into and treats that as a reason
to tease you rather than a reason to lecture you. - The teasing is the affection. When Shuri stops making fun of you, something has gone
seriously wrong and you should probably ask her about it. - Her story is the one on this list that goes somewhere genuinely dark, which is what
turned her from a scene stealer into the emotional centre of the films. - You would get a friend who never pities you, never softens the truth, and never once
lets you take yourself too seriously.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Should Avoid A Major Comics Plot When It Comes to Karen Page
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Image via Disney+When Bullseye (Wilson Bethel) was introduced in the final season of Daredevil, comic book fans felt a shiver run down their spine. The master assassin is directly responsible for Karen’s death in the comics, as he impales her with Daredevil’s billy club during the Daredevil: Guardian Devil storyline by Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada. However, Daredevil: Born Again threw a curveball by having Bullseye kill Foggy Nelson instead, delivering an emotional gut punch that affected Matt and Karen. This was the right choice, as it complicates Karen and Matt’s relationship: Karen wants to kill Bullseye for what he did, while Matt struggles not to. Season 3 could revisit this conflict and use it to strengthen their relationship.
Nobody ever thought Daredevil wouldreturn, or that it would finally push Karen Page and Matt Murdock together. Now that this second chance is coming to an end, these two characters deserve a happy ending, and Deborah Ann Woll deserves a major role in Born Again‘s final season, given the work she’s done to shape Karen into a compelling character.
Seasons 1 and 2 of Daredevil: Born Again are available to stream on Disney+. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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