Daredevil: Born Again, episode 5 review… it comes “with interest” and a product placement for a blind man

Episode 5 of Daredevil: Born Again is what happens when Marvel throws a bakery truck of clues, jokes, and meta-irony right into your face. This isn’t just an interlude. It’s a stylish, socially sharp, tension-fueled breather, the exact kind of moment that makes Daredevil who he is.

And that’s the point. This episode doesn’t just step away from the chaos of the first four. It deliberately narrows the spotlight to Matt, letting the world around him crack open while he walks through it with quiet precision. There’s no Fisk, no courtroom drama, no extended cast noise. Just Matt, a bank, a heist, a stone, and a mask. A breather, yes, but one sharpened like a baton.

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Green, Glitter, and Guinness

We open this interlude episode of Daredevil: Born Again on St. Patrick’s Day, which, naturally, means green masks, capitalist chaos, and, of course, not one but two product placements. First, there’s the Funko Pop of Kamala (aka Ms. Marvel), gifted to Matt Murdock, who is, let’s not forget, blind.

"This is her right here," says Yusuf Khan, Kamala’s dad and the bank manager, as he proudly holds up the figure, showing it to Matt, again, a blind man.

If you thought that was peak irony, just wait.

Moments later, the bank gets robbed. Cue chaos. The robbers wear brightly colored masks: red, green, yellow, blue, and purple, in a move that screams Reservoir Dogs. And then comes another product placement, perfectly wrapped in clover-green satire. Detective Kim tries to negotiate with the assailants by offering a beer. Not just any beer, of course. Her line?

"Don’t wanna come out and grab a Guinness?"

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Capitalism meets chaos

It’s clever, timely, and absolutely commercial. A Funko Pop for a blind man. A beer brand tossed into a hostage crisis. You’d think capitalism would take a break during a robbery, but Daredevil: Born Again knows better.

The episode doubles down on its thematic punch with some razor-sharp dialogue. One of the robbers throws out the line:

"We have a blind man, do we have a deaf one as well?"

And Matt? He doesn’t flinch. He simply replies:

"Just 'cause I’m blind doesn’t mean I need your pity."

Boom. No monologue. No lecture. Just a verbal knockout that strikes straight through the ableism. But the show doesn’t stop there. Later, someone tosses this gem into the air like a punchline:

"A blind solicitor and, hold for it, an orphan?"

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Box 407 and something orange

Yes. They really went there. And yes, it somehow works, because Daredevil: Born Again knows exactly how to dance along the fine line between biting commentary and comic absurdity.

As the robbers demand the vault to be opened, we discover they have a specific target: deposit box 407. Not cash. Not jewels. Just a single, high-security box. The manager warns Matt that there are over 100 million possible combinations. Matt’s already opening it.

Yusuf tries to reason, saying:

"You can’t just crack it open like it’s a piggy bank I gave Kamala."

Then, he asks:

"Exactly what kind of lawyer are you?"

Matt calmly replies, almost as if letting the tension evaporate into dry wit:

"A very good one."

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Stones, secrets, and sleight of hand

And yes, box 407 contains a glowing orange stone, something that looks a whole lot like an Infinity Stone. But here’s the twist: the robbers don’t get it. Matt quietly passes it to Yusuf, who later hides it among some bullets in his office drawer. A subtle switch. A quiet sleight of hand. No explosion. No beam into the sky. Just the ticking promise of something much, much bigger.

This is what Daredevil: Born Again does best. It plants seeds while pretending to stall. The camera lingers on that stone long enough to whisper cosmic consequences, but the episode never says a word. It trusts us to notice.

Meanwhile, the red mask from earlier? Matt pockets it. And by the end of the episode, he puts it on. Why? We don’t know yet. But we do know it’s coming.

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The calm before the grotesque

And here's the real kicker, this wasn’t just any random episode. This was episode 5 out of 9 in part one of the season. Which means it sits perfectly at the midpoint. The first four built tension. This one? It’s the breather. The stylish, ironic, brilliant breather before things get grotesque. The thumbnail for the next episode already teases the arrival of the villain Muse. And if you know your Daredevil lore, that means we’re about to descend into something darker.

The interlude ends. The mask is back on.

So let’s just say it now:

This episode deserves 5 out of 5 red masks not forgotten.

Forget breadcrumbs. This wasn’t a hint. This was a whole bakery batch launched at our heads. And every single frame is proof that Daredevil: Born Again is playing chess while the rest of the MCU is still stuck at Monopoly.