The second season of Daredevil: Born Again debuted on Disney+ on March 24, 2026, bringing back Charlie Cox as the blind vigilante for another round of street-level conflict. The eight-episode season picks up with Matt Murdock and his allies fighting against Mayor Wilson Fisk’s grip on New York City.
Within the first episode, titled “The Northern Star,” a brief conversation between Matt and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) has sparked intense discussion among fans. The exchange seems to challenge a well-established detail from the original Netflix series, leaving viewers to question whether the show made a mistake or is intentionally rewriting Matt’s backstory.
The Scene That Has Fans Talking
During a quiet moment in their hideout, Karen watches Matt train and expresses her amazement at his fighting skills despite being blind. She says, “I will never figure out how you do that.” Matt responds casually, referencing his upbringing: “You know, years of brutal training from a borderline psychotic sensei.”
For anyone who watched the original Daredevil series on Netflix, this line immediately brings to mind Stick, the harsh mentor played by Scott Glenn who trained a young Matt Murdock. Stick appeared in the first season of the Netflix show, and flashbacks revealed the difficult relationship between the two characters.
What the Original Series Established About Stick
The Netflix series showed that Stick found Matt as a boy after he lost his sight. The mentor took him in and began training him to control his heightened senses and develop combat skills. Stick’s methods were brutal and unfeeling — he pushed Matt relentlessly, believing emotional attachments made warriors weak.
According to the original series’ timeline, Stick only trained Matt for a few months before abandoning him. The mentor realized Matt had formed an emotional bond with him, which went against everything Stick believed. So he left, and Matt continued his training on his own for years until he became the skilled fighter viewers know today.
The MCU wiki confirms this timeline, noting Stick trained Matt for “the next few months” before leaving. That makes Matt’s comment about “years of brutal training” in Daredevil: Born Again appear to contradict established continuity.
Why This Might Not Actually Be an Error
Several explanations exist for this seeming discrepancy. First, Matt was a child when Stick trained him. Childhood memories often compress or expand time differently. What was actually a few months of intense, life-changing training could easily feel like years when looking back.
The trauma of Stick’s abandonment and the intensity of the training itself would have made a lasting impression on young Matt. When he tells Karen he spent “years” training with Stick, he may simply be remembering the emotional weight of that period rather than the exact calendar length.
There is also the possibility that Marvel Studios is using this moment to quietly retcon the original timeline. The Disney+ era of Daredevil has fully embraced the Netflix shows as canon, but that does not mean every small detail is locked in place. Making Stick’s training period longer actually makes more logical sense.
Matt Murdock is exceptionally skilled. He fights alongside super-powered individuals and holds his own against trained assassins and criminals. Learning to fight at that level in just a few months, even with enhanced senses, stretches credibility. Extending his training with Stick to several years provides a more believable foundation for his abilities.
What This Means for the Show’s Continuity
Daredevil: Born Again has already shown it is willing to revisit and expand on Netflix-era storylines. The new season is bringing back characters like James Wesley, who died in the original series, through flashbacks. Foggy Nelson’s death in Season 1 is also being explored further with Elden Henson returning.
Given these creative choices, the Stick reference fits a pattern of the show treating the original series as a foundation to build upon rather than a rigid rulebook. The creative team, led by showrunner Dario Scardapane, is working to honor what came before while also making adjustments that serve the current story.
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Could Stick Appear in Future Episodes?
Stick was killed by Elektra in The Defenders crossover series, but death does not always mean a character is gone for good in the MCU. Flashbacks remain a strong possibility. With Daredevil: Born Again already confirmed for a third season, there is room to explore Matt’s past further.
If Stick does return in flashbacks, the show could use those scenes to clarify the training timeline. Seeing young Matt’s time with Stick expanded would not only resolve this continuity question but also give viewers more insight into what shaped the character.
The Bigger Picture for Season 2
Beyond this small moment, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 has a lot happening. Krysten Ritter joins the cast as Jessica Jones, making her long-awaited return to the role. Matthew Lillard appears as the mysterious Mr. Charles, a character connected to Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and the wider MCU.
The season also features the Avengers Tower (now called the Watchtower) in the New York skyline — a detail the original Netflix shows could not include due to budget limits. This inclusion signals that the Disney+ series is fully embracing its place in the larger MCU.
New episodes release weekly on Disney+ every Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The eight-episode season runs through May 5, 2026.
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