THE FANDOM ZONE 314: "Heaven's Half Hour" Is Up!

 
"It’s hard to come to terms with a violent nature. Hating the power that it has over us."
"I was raised to believe in grace. That we can be touched by the divine and transformed into a better person. So, if you say to me that you’re a new man, I say 'Fine.' But you should know, I was also raised to believe in retribution. So, if you step out of line, I will be there."
-- Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock, Daredevil: Born Again -- "Heaven's Half Hour"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Heaven's Half Hour" and "Optics", the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, featuring the return of Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, and Elden Henson as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Daredevil: Born Again getting a creative relaunch after Kevin Feige and other executives felt the first six episodes of the series weren't working, fans of the Netflix Daredevil series wanting Born Again be a continuation of the original series, my original Fandom Zone co-host Karen Lindsay and I discuss the original Netflix series, some comics background on Heather Glenn, Kirsten McDuffie and the "Mayor Fisk" storyline, Nik not wanting to be spoiled that the Punisher will appear in Born Again, the creative overhaul bringing back Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, and Wilson Bethel as Bullseye, the shocking death of Foggy Nelson, the aspect ratio changing when Matt's super-hearing was used, the returning tradition of a continuous tracking shot with a stairwell fight, Daredevil traumatizing Karen further when Bullseye's body lands on the pavement, the Born Again credits theme music by the Newton Brothers not being as strong as the original Netflix theme, using Foggy's death to transition Matt into Born Again's new setting and legal partnership with Kirsten McDuffie, wanting Deborah Ann Woll to return as Karen Page later in the series, my relief that Matt didn't kill Bullseye when he threw him off the roof, Matt trying to redeem himself by giving up his Daredevil identity, Kirsten being Matt's wingman by matchmaking him up with Heather Glenn, Vanessa not being happy to have Wilson back in her life again, the great diner faceoff between Matt and Wilson, the introduction of White Tiger, the parallels with people being falsely accused of crimes in real life, Commissioner Gallo calling out the Kingpin at a police funeral, Mayor Fisk blackmailing Gallo and telling him that his police union gets nothing, everyone knowing that Wilson Fisk crushed a guy's head in a car door but still voting for him as mayor of New York City, wondering when the Kingpin will learn that Matt is dating his couples counselor, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Aaron Case, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "The Hollow of His Hand", the third episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season One, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!