This text accommodates spoilers for “Daredevil: Born Once more” season 1, episode 5.
Who would have thought that Matt “Daredevil” Murdock (Charlie Cox) would ever workforce up with Yusuf Khan (Mohan Kapur), Kamala “Ms. Marvel” Khan’s (Iman Vellani) dad — not to mention foil a harmful financial institution theft with the man? Shocking or not, that is precisely what occurs in “Daredevil: Born Once more” season 1, episode 5. All of it begins after we see Matt face an enemy neither attorneys nor superheroes can readily defeat: An unsymphathetic financial institution official. Properly, “unsympathetic” within the sense that he is reluctant to provide Matt’s legislation workplace a mortgage, which appears to be par for the course for Marvel Cinematic Universe heroes. In spite of everything, if Sam “world-saving Avenger and future Captain America” Wilson (Anthony Mackie) himself struggled to get a enterprise mortgage on “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” what probability would a mere grassroots lawyer from Hell’s Kitchen have?
Happily, mentioned banker — who, in fact, is Yusuf — seems to be a wonderfully first rate human being, and he and Matt hit it off instantly. This turns out to be useful when the scenario switches to 1 that Matt is much extra able to dealing with: A financial institution theft that turns right into a high-stakes hostage scenario. As Matt infiltrates the ranks of the hostages and begins making strikes, the mild-mannered Yusuf turns into an integral a part of the episode in his personal proper. This extremely unlikely buddy team-up seems to be nothing in need of pleasant. What’s extra, it won’t be the final assembly between Mr. Murdock and members of the Khan household: When Yusuf invitations Matt to a dinner at his household dwelling in New Jersey, he units up a potential future assembly between Daredevil and Ms. Marvel.
The episode teases a number of thrilling MCU developments
The Marvel Cinematic Universe by no means wastes an opportunity to arrange future storylines, and certainly, Yusuf Khan’s visitor look lays the groundwork for a number of potential developments. In the course of the occasions of the episode, Yusuf, who’s beforehand appeared on “Ms. Marvel” (2022) and in “The Marvels” (2023), reveals that Kamala Khan is at the moment in Los Angeles “visiting some mates.” In all chance, this alludes to the younger superhero’s comedian guide affiliation with the West Coast-based Avengers offshoot Champions … also called Younger Avengers.
Marvel’s impending live-action Younger Avengers workforce is just about a given, and the MCU has already launched a number of future Younger Avengers. From Kate “Hawkeye” Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to Cassie “Stature” Lang (Kathryn Newton) and Billy “Wiccan” Maximoff (Joe Locke), the brand new technology of Marvel’s live-action heroes is properly and actually on its method. Since Ms. Marvel is the group’s chief within the comics, the revelation that she’s hanging out in L.A. with some acquaintances positive looks as if a setup that can get a large payoff earlier than lengthy.
As for the dinner invitation that may carry Daredevil and the much more light-hearted Ms. Marvel collectively, whether or not that truly occurs in some unspecified time in the future down the road stays to be seen. On paper, the thought appears unusual, for the reason that two characters haven’t got a lot of a historical past with one another within the comics. Nonetheless, this specific team-up may be properly value exploring. In spite of everything, whereas he is a reasonably severe character himself, the comedian model of Daredevil has been recognized to workforce up with wise-cracking figures like Spider-Man — and as his scenes with Yusuf show, the MCU’s Matt Murdock additionally has an vitality that may work extraordinarily properly with goofier characters.
“Daredevil: Born Once more” is now streaming on Disney+.
