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Viewers meet a new character in the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again, BB Urich. Revealed to be the niece of Ben Urich, who was killed by Fisk himself back in the first season, BB Urich is seen just for very few minutes on the screen throughout the two episodes. We hear her voice, though, as she interviews the citizens of New York.
Throughout the runtime of the two episodes, we see BB Urich interview New Yorkers and ask them about the city's infrastructure, safety, and recent political developments. While some may find these scenes interrupting, they do serve as a loving homage to Frank Miller, one of the influential Daredevil writers. However, these interviews are similar to Miller's work in The Dark Knight Returns.
Daredevil: Born Again's BB Urich interviews explained:
While introduced in the very first episode, we see BB Urich for the first time in the second episode of Daredevil: Born Again "Optics" for a few minutes as we see her interviewing Mayor Wilson Fisk. However, her presence is felt throughout the two episodes, as she is seen asking pertinent questions to the people of New York. Different people have differing opinions.
The topics discussed in those interviews range from how safe New Yorkers feel in the city, the crime situation in the city, Wilson Fisk as the mayor, and overall feelings towards Daredevil. As stated earlier, these interviews taken by BB Urich serve as an homage to Frank Miller's work. But here's the surprise: TV interviews featuring people with differing views are not from Miller's Daredevil run.
Instead, this trope was seen in Frank Miller's work on the DC Comics character Batman. In this era, when live-action superhero adaptations are not thriving as they used to a decade ago, subtle references like this may win over the fans who may pick up on these references.
Daredevil: Born Again's Frank Miller homage explained:
Back in 1986, DC published one of the best-selling graphic novels, The Dark Knight Returns, featuring The Dark Knight in a never-seen-before avatar, an old man. The graphic novel is set in a future (probably close to the 21st century), where superheroes are outlawed except for Superman, who is working for the government and assisting the army in the Cold War against the USSR.
Throughout The Dark Knight Returns, we see the public being interviewed by TV news stations regarding the rising crime rate in Gotham and what people feel about Batman. The synopsis for The Dark Knight Returns reads:
"It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive."
While Frank Miller's work on The Dark Knight Returns is pretty celebrated, 1986 saw the writer work on another celebrated graphic novel. That storyline was none other than Daredevil: Born Again. It was adapted in the third season of the Netflix series, and the revival, which is a continuation, also shares the name with the Marvel Comics storyline that also features Ben Urich in a supporting capacity.
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The nine-episode-long Daredevil: Born Again is currently streaming on Disney+. New episodes will be accessible on Tuesdays.
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