With the astounding results of Daredevil‘s Second Season in regards to viewership and critical reception, fans have been taking the time to dig up some juicy details with a second viewing or more. Here are 10 Easter Eggs you may want to know about. And of course, spoilers ahead. Let’s get started:
10. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The biker gang “Dogs of Hell” were actually the same gang what were controlled by Lorelei back in Season 1 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Deathlok was also made reference when the newspaper headline mentioned his creators, “Cybertek Settles”.
To make another interesting Easter egg with the Dogs, one gang member tells Foggy he’s “got guts, Nelson”. Guts Nelson is actually the alias of Foggy in a Frank Miller story where he went up against The Kingpin himself.
9. Jessica Jones
A namedrop of the title character of Jessica Jones was made very early into the Second Season between Foggy and his significant other discussing her law firm work. Brett Mahoney, the police sergeant, actually brings up advice given by Detective Clemons, an deceased acquaintance of Jesscia.
Even worth mentioning is District Attorney Reyes appearing in the Jessica Jones finale, which might very well be involving Foggy into Jessica’s world, and could very well be the starting point of setting up Daredevil for The Defenders.
8. Gladiator
Though the First Season of Daredevil featured some glimpses at blueprints for a “Gladiator suit” like the comics, the Second Season offers another tidbit to the stepping stones of the future vigilante. When talking about protecting Betsy, his hand holds the ever ironic buzzsaw blade. His armor is also shown when he shows it to Murdock. Even the damaged area around his heart calls upon a similar logo…
7. “Cell Block D”
Cell Block D, the “worst of the worst” that has Frank Castle and Wilson Fisk transferred to, may come to a sooner storyline for Matt Murdock. A story penned by Ed Brubaker, ironically entitled “The Devil in Cell Block D”, had a storyline where Daredevil’s identity was unveiled to the world and was arrested in the same block.
6. Matt And Elektra’s Joyride
Frank Miller’s The Man Without Fear was a staple for the First Season’s influence. However, there is one homage to it in the newest one too. The red sports car is a clear indication when Elektra and Matt take a joyride on it from the same source material, albeit slightly different in events. Elektra’s general origin and motivations are a bit different from the comics to really count any more, but this one is a nice touch to detail.
5. The Irish And Max The Dog
Even if only for one episode, Finn Cooley of the Punisher Max series did make an appearance played by Tony Curran. In the comics, Cooley was known for massive facial injuries and while he did receive them through a shotgun to the face by Castle, it’s pretty fair to say it might have killed him right there. But if there is the chance, a season of Punisher could prove otherwise…
Max, the dog Punisher rescues, actually hails from the comics as well, specifically Punisher: War Zone #37.
4. Luke Cage
Foggy and Claire had conversation where she mentioned having gotten in trouble for helping “someone with superpowers”. Fisk’s lawyer Benjamin Donovan, is a character that first appeared in the Luke Cage comic series Luke Cage, Hero for Hire in 1973 created by Steve Englehart and Billy Graham.
And of course, a teaser trailer for Luke Cage was featured at the end of the Second Season, which obviously adds up well to this section.
3. “Micro”
Two certain nods to characters in the Punisher world are made in Season 2. The CD imprinted with “Micro” in marker is a reference to Microchip, who himself becomes one of Castle’s allies in his weapons distribution. You may remember him better off as Wayne Knight‘s character in the 2008 Punisher: War Zone film.
Another minor role, that of Colonel Ray Schoonover, was a character featured in the Carl Potts’s run of Punisher War Journal. He was a superior officer to Castle and a heroin smuggler with a much larger role in the comics.
2. The Kingpin Gets His Name
As far as anything has been noted, Fisk never really took the official title of the monkier “Kingpin”. Much like Anne Hathaway never got the “Catwoman” title in The Dark Knight Rises, with only “The Cat” being the closest name, Fisk was just mentioned as a Kingpin of Crime, which really can be said of anyone who is in that position.
Of course, him pushed into the prison world and taking his own empire there both behind and outside bars, prisoners started referring to him in talk as “Kingpin”.
1. Chained Up
The iconic scene from Garth Ennis’s The Punisher was heavily featured, the one with Murdock chained and forced to make the difficult decision of going down the dark line of Frank or letting a man die. However, the interpretation plays a bit more differently.
The comic’s version had Daredevil actually shoot Castle in an attempt to save the life. However, Punisher actually removed the firing pin and made the whole attempt entirely a demonstration of Murdock’s lengths for justice. The television version had Murdock shoot the chains off and go after Castle.
Any Easter eggs we might have missed? Do let us know in the comments below!
Source: CBM