{"id":43397,"date":"2024-01-10T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T03:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1956334"},"modified":"2024-01-10T04:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T03:35:51","slug":"what-happened-to-daredevil-before-echo-full-recap","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-happened-to-daredevil-before-echo-full-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to Daredevil before Echo? Full recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen has returned! <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 10 January 2024 at 03:00 AM<\/p>

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*Warning: Spoilers for Echo episode 1, Daredevil and The Defenders ahead.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long time coming but Charlie Cox has finally returned as Matt Murdock\/Daredevil in Echo<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Fans have been clamouring for another appearance from the star in the MCU<\/a> after his wildly popular Netflix<\/a> series and surprise appearances in Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/a> and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.<\/p>\n

Now, Daredevil has faced up against Maya Lopex (Alaqua Cox)<\/a> with an epic fight in episode 1 of Marvel\u2019s new show Echo \u2013 and it seems the pair are pretty evenly matched.<\/p>\n

But, just as quickly as he appeared, Daredevil made his exit (although we\u2019ll be seeing him again for Daredevil: Born Again<\/a>). So, how exactly did character get to this point? Read on for a full recap.<\/p>\n

What happened to Daredevil before Echo? Full recap<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Charlie Cox in Daredevil.<\/span><\/figcaption> Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Of course, we first met Cox\u2019s Matt Murdock in Netflix\u2019s Daredevil, which left fans heartbroken when it was cancelled after three seasons.<\/p>\n

The third season saw an escalating battle between Daredevil and crime boss Kingpin (played by Vincent D\u2019Onofrio, who is also returning in Echo).<\/p>\n

Throughout the season, Kingpin had manipulated FBI Special Agent Benjamin \u201cDex\u201d Poindexter into becoming a Daredevil imposter \u2013 but this all comes to a head when it\u2019s revealed that Kingpin killed a woman Poindexter cared about.<\/p>\n

After a brutal fight between the three of them, Daredevil forces Kingpin to agree to return to prison (to avoid Vanessa, played by Ayelet Zurer, ending up behind bars instead). Meanwhile, Poindexter suffers a broken back and the final scene shows him undergoing surgery and becoming the comic book villain Bullseye.<\/p>\n

Aside from that chilling moment, Daredevil season 3 ends on an unexpectedly happy note, with Matt, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) agreeing to establish their own law firm.<\/p>