12 Biggest Easter Eggs And MCU References in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 4

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 continues to prove itself as one of the best MCU shows of all time. Not only is it full of exciting action and dynamic characters, but it's also got some great Easter eggs and references, both to the comics and the greater MCU at large.

Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4 is no exception, featuring a solid number of ties to the page and nods to the previous Netflix era of Marvel shows. Not only are there some pretty deep cuts across the board, but there are also some fun parallels to be made.

Whether it's some key dialogue or the most subtle of ties to Netflix's prior Daredevil series, here are the biggest and best Easter eggs we found in Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4.

Biggest Easter Eggs and MCU References In Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 4

Blue Marvel Logo — Rather than the typical red, the Marvel Studios logo instead has a blue background for this Bullseye-focused episode, tying to Born Again's frequent blue lighting saturation during major Bullseye scenes.

Bel Aire Diner In Queens — Bullseye enters the Bel Aire Diner which is a real-life restaurant in Queens. Seeing as how this is the MCU, perhaps Spider-Man has been there before.

Bullseye's Banana Milkshake — Bullseye ordering a banana milkshake at the diner can't be a coincidence. After all, his apartment in Netflix's Daredevil Season 3 featured banana-flavored protein powder in his kitchen, making this milkshake a wild deep cut for a show that was originally not going to connect to the Netflix era at all before the first season's major creative overhaul.

“I Just Saw Frank Castle" — Just like Mayor Fisk's war on vigilantes in the comics and in Daredevil: Born Again season 1, where the former Kingpin uses The Punisher's violence to help justify his war on all vigilantes, Frank Castle's name is used by Poindexter to get the AVTF to the diner in seconds.

One of The Good Guys (Bullseye As Hawkeye) — Calling himself "one of the good guys" following the absolute bloody carnage he created in the diner killing all the AVTF agents, Bullseye's misguided and twisted attempt to fight on the side of the angels is not unlike in the comics when he was a member of the Thunderbolts and then subsequently posed as Hawkeye on Norman Osborn's team of Dark Avengers.

Power & Responsibility (White Tiger) — Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4 sees Matt Murdock asking Angela Del Toro if she understands the "responsibility" that comes with wearing her uncle's amulet, and if she's truly ready to become the new White Tiger. It's a truly great scene, while also proving that a live-action Daredevil/Spider-Man team-up is well overdue in the MCU.

Fogwell’s Gym — Mayor Fisk's charity boxing match against Mike "Matterhorn" Melendez is happening at Fogwell's Gym, where Matt Murdock spent lots of his childhood with his father, who was a professional boxer before he was killed for not throwing a match. We even get some shots from the original Netflix Daredevil show when Daredevil reminisces about his past.

New York Seal (Stan Lee) — While Vanessa Fisk talks with the governor of New York in Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4, we can see the New York seal behind her and the state's motto "Excelsior", the same motto of the late Marvel legend Stan Lee.

Europa And The White Bull — Vanessa and Wilson Fisk are referred to as Europa and the White Bull from Greek mythology, where Zeus transformed himself into a white bull to seduce the mortal woman Europa, who eventually became a queen after taming the creature. It's a very fitting comparison considering Vanessa and Wilson's relationship in the MCU, especially after Vanessa's promise to the governor that she'll be able to keep her husband in check.

Clinton Church & Sister Maggie — Matt Murdock returns to Clinton Church to pray in Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4, the same church where he grew up as an orphan and was heavily featured in Marvel's Netflix era (hence the shot of young Matt from the previous Marvel series).

While speaking to the priest about the token he found while investigating the diner, Murdock learns that Bullseye had been asking about his mother, Sister Maggie (also featured in Netflix's Daredevil).

Bullseye's Headphones — Bullseye is shown wearing headphones in his apartment before he's attacked by Daredevil. This likely ties to Netflix's Daredevil season 3, where Bullseye frequently listened to tapes of his old therapy sessions to keep himself grounded.

Kingpin's MCU Weight Compared To The Comics — The announcer of the charity boxing match declares that Wilson Fisk is 325 lbs. This is significantly less than Fisk's canonical weight in the comics, which is typically 450. Naturally, 325 is far more realistic for a live-action project in the MCU, though it's interesting to learn the difference nonetheless.

New episodes of Daredevil: Born Again season 2 release Tuesday nights on Disney+.