“The Hollow of His Hand” encapsulates some of the biggest problems with Daredevil: Born Again, telling a story that should’ve been allowed to breathe in as short a time as possible and feeling weightless as a result. This is not the ever-unfolding story of Matt Murdock so much as seeing what Matt will do this week. There are a few good scenes, and I like seeing so much of Matt in the courtroom, but it feels like tuning in to an episode of Law and Order rather than the excellent series that spawned this one.
Matt defends Hector Ayala in court while the corrupt cops take measures to ensure his star witness doesn’t testify. The power vacuum led by Wilson Fisk’s career change leads to violence in the streets and territorial disputes, while the tension between Fisk and Vanessa intensifies.
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