In an interview one Daredevil: Born Again actor reveals his character almost had a very different ending in Season 2 Episode 7. Folks this story has unavoidable SPOILERS for S2E07, so if you have not seen it yet, go watch it. Or, feel free to peruse my spoiler free review in the related link below.
Major Episode 7 SPOILERS: You have been warned!
Michael Gandolfini has been brilliant as Daniel in Born Again, and the subplot he is a part of with BB and Buck has been a highlight of Season 2. For those that have seen Episode 7 you know Daniel won’t be returning for the Season finale next week. I personally though the resolution of Daniel’s arc was brilliant. I can’t think it would have been better any other way, even if it means losing Gandolfini.
However, speaking with TV Insider, Gandolfini explained that originally Daniel was supposed to survive. He himself feels that the way it ended up worked much better.
“So, the crazy part is Daniel originally lives, and we shot [some scenes for] Episode 8, and as we were going through, I was just shocked. I was so grateful that he had this amazing arc, not every non-superhero character gets that, and I was so lucky that they gave it to me, and after we had shot [Episode] 7 and we were shooting 8, there was this weird thing of like, “OK, he had this great run, this great arc, what’s next?” I don’t think there’s really anywhere for him, and we had talked about some ideas, but these seasons are made in a vacuum; you can’t really think about Season 3. And I was just like, “I don’t know, it feels weird, it just doesn’t really make sense.”
“So they came back to me, and they were like, “Hey, so we actually are going to kill you in [Episode 7].” And it just felt so right. It felt so freeing, and I remember saying, “Hey, if I didn’t think it was right, I’d fight it.” I love Daniel, but it’s so right.”
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“Where else is he gonna go? And he gets this little hero’s moment, and it just felt so great, I just felt so lucky. Again it’s hard, you’ve got Bullseye, Fisk, Karen Page, Matt Murdock, and including other like people from the comics, so sometimes, characters that don’t have superpowers don’t have the longest arcs, and they’re there to support the superheroes, which is great, but the fact that Daniel got to have this, I just felt so touched and that they trusted me… there’s only so much screen time that you get every episode, and so like the fact that they gave me a real journey to go on, I was very lucky.”
Gandolfini also talked about the relationships with both BB and Buck that led to this point in the interview. It’s a lot so if you want to read all his comments on Daniel’s state of mind, what he had with BB and Buck, click the link above.
Still, it’s good to know that the team got to the best solution in the end. In the original version it seems Buck lied to Fisk that he had shot Daniel, which just doesn’t feel in character to me. I just don’t see Buck betraying who he really is for a friendship. Sure, he does like Daniel, and he wants him in ‘the club’ and sure, there’s a moment of hesitation from Buck. However, ultimately Buck is what he is, a cold blooded killer, who’s all in with Wilson Fisk. The ending we got was the only one that works in the circumstances presented.
What did you think of Daniel’s fate and the fact his character originally had a different ending in Daredevil: Born Again S2E07? Thoughts below.
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