Daredevil: Born Again Directors Reveal the Intense Emotions Behind a Heart-Wrenching Death Scene

Alert: ENORMOUS spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again episodes 1 & 2 ahead!

Daredevil: Born Again directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson admit that capturing that tragic death scene for Foggy (which I am still not over) was no simple task.

“We can’t emphasize enough how much effort went into crafting the initial 15 minutes; everything was scrutinized,” Benson reveals to GamesRadar+. “Especially those first 15 minutes, as we are fans of the series and understand the emotions involved. It felt wrong to film it. We wanted it to evoke a sense of injustice. It was like, wait, is this really the way he dies? Just shot on the street without warning. And it feels that way; it feels unjust. This leads into a continuous fight scene that we’re really proud of.”

In the crucial first quarter-hour of Daredevil: Born Again season 1 episode 1, Bullseye fatally shoots Foggy. The setup for this moment is reminiscent of a horror film (or perhaps The Sopranos). As Foggy (Elden Henson) and Karen (Deborah Ann Woll) are in conversation, Foggy is shot from behind, causing blood to splatter across Karen. It is grotesque and sets the tone for the entire season.

“It essentially introduces the idea of the camera becoming a force that symbolizes the crisis of faith that Matt is going to face throughout the season,” Benson continues.

“[We were] essentially capturing an unexpected moment in a scene where one wouldn’t typically anticipate someone getting killed. It was shocking for us all. The sense of injustice truly mattered: it felt unfair to lose him.”

It’s astonishing to think that Foggy’s death occurred off-screen, and we, the audience, were meant to observe Matt Murdock’s character evolve based on the absence of his best friend – however, without knowing or seeing how it transpired, how can we truly grasp the depth of his emotional turmoil? And I’m only speculating that we wouldn’t truly understand since Foggy and Karen were not part of the cast in the initial revival episodes.

“The performance you’re referring to – the way that [Deborah Ann Woll] portrayed it – if I had to convey it in a single word, it’s incredibly tragic. It’s almost as if she can’t comprehend it fully. She must be mentally almost