Marvel fans debate whether Daredevil always needs Kingpin as a villain: "Daredevil has other enemies"

As Daredevil: Born Again season 2 reaches the halfway point of another showdown between Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk, fans of the show are wondering if the Man Without Fear will ever get to face off against another big bad on the small screen.

"I like Kingpin and the performances they have going. But seasons 1 and 3 of Netflix Daredevil were versus Kingpin," said one fan on Reddit. "It looks like seasons 1, 2, and possibly 3 of Born Again will be versus Kingpin. Daredevil has other enemies. I'm curious if they'll let Kingpin step back someday."

This could be the case for season 3, as Matt Murdock actor Charlie Cox recently said that the next installment "feels like we've shed the skin of the Mayor Fisk era. It feels like it's a new book, a new dawn a little bit."

"Kingpin should always be present, that's his whole thing – no matter what Daredevil does, the system is rotten to the core, which lets Kingpin get away every time. Plus, he is 50% behind the show's success," someone else wrote. "However, I agree some episodes should be him hiring other villains, or absent from New York while other villains take the spotlight kind of a thing."

"It probably is time to move beyond the character," agreed another. "I’m good with him staying a background presence and returning occasionally, if the show enjoys a good long life. But not every season should center on him."

But which other comic book villains are fans keen to see in future seasons of Born Again?

"I was hoping Muse would be a fantastic villain like he was in the comics, but we got Te-Muse instead," lamented someone else.

"My long-shot hope is that Heather fully becomes Lady Muse and sticks around more long-term as a villain, that's the only way I could maybe accept them killing Muse so quickly last season," replied another user.

"Mr Fear and Typhoid Mary desperately need to be main villains for at least one season," said someone else.

For now, though, Daredevil has Kingpin and Bullseye to contend with – and the stakes suddenly got a lot higher for the second half of the season after episode 4's dramatic ending.

New episodes of Daredevil: Born Again season 2 are releasing weekly on Disney Plus. Stay up to date with our Daredevil: Born Again season 2 release schedule, or get up to speed on the rest of Marvel Phase 6 with our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows.