Marvel fans have a Daredevil: Born Again theory that might explain the show's timeline jump

Bullseye in Daredevil: Born Again trailer
(Image credit: Marvel)

The Daredevil: Born Again trailer is here, and it's seriously brutal. Featuring Matt Murdock's MCU debut, it sees him reunite with some familiar faces, from Wilson Fisk to Punisher in some cut-away scenes. However, it's another character that has sparked the latest theories.

Benjamin Poindexter – or Bullseye – makes a very brief return in the first trailer, walking through a prison cell in an orange jumpsuit. The character originally appeared in the Netflix show in season 3 and was an absolutely chilling villain. He first worked as Fisk's personal assassin and was tasked with impersonating Daredevil to turn the public against him, before he was eventually defeated and his back was broken by Fisk.

The last we saw of him, he was having spine-surgery and we now know where he ended up after that. But, crucially, it's not clear when this brief scene of Bullseye takes place. In fact, one Marvel fan is pretty convinced that it's a flashback – and it's all based on the comics.

"With him saying 'a line was crossed' I wonder if the Bullseye scenes are flashbacks," the fan speculated. "Bullseye kills someone close to Matt like he does in the comics and Matt kills him, leading to him hanging up the mask." In the comics, Bullseye kills Matt's childhood lover, Elektra – and while that won't be the direction they're going in here, the creators may use it as inspiration.

Fay Watson
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