DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Star Wilson Bethel Breaks Down That Wild Bullseye Diner Scene
The latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again wasted zero time throwing viewers into chaos. Titled “Gloves Off,” the episode opens with a sequence that instantly ranks among the show’s most intense moments, putting Benjamin Poindexter, aka Bullseye, front and center in a way that’s brutal, creative, and very mesmerizing.
Set to the smooth sounds of “New York State of Mind” by Billy Joel, the scene plays like a twisted ballet of destruction.
Dex lures a squad of Wilson Fisk’s AVTF officers into a classic diner, and from there it turns into absolute mayhem. Everything in the environment becomes a weapon. Straws, forks, random objects, even a lobster flung from a shattered tank all get used in ways that are as inventive as they are brutal.
And just when you think it’s over, Dex caps it off with a chilling moment. He reassures a terrified diner patron that he’s “one of the good guys,” then casually sprays his signature bullseye symbol on the doors using a ketchup bottle. It’s a message, loud and clear, aimed straight at Matt Murdock.
Actor Wilson Bethel, who clearly relishes stepping back into Dex’s chaotic mindset, opened up about filming the sequence and how it caught even him off guard.
"I knew pretty much from the outset of shooting season 2 that I was gonna have a lot more to do. Obviously, you never know what that means. Dario [Scardapane, showrunner] sketched out a few things for me, but nothing could've prepared me for the diner scene, nothing could've prepared me for some of the great work I got to do with Charlie [Cox] in the church."
What makes the diner scene even more impressive is how it was pulled off. According to Bethel, the production packed an insane amount of work into a single day of shooting.
"That's what we get to see in Born Again season 2 for the whole season. Dex has this guiding principle, he feels good about it, doesn't matter that the rest of the world doesn't see it remotely his way. So it means that he's got this pep in his step, and when he's murdering 100 people in a room, he couldn't feel better about it."
That really nails what makes this version of Bullseye so unsettling. He isn’t just dangerous, he’s completely convinced he’s right. That warped sense of purpose gives every move he makes an extra layer of tension.
I loved the opening scene of this episode. Between the music choice, the inventive action, and Bethel going full psycho, it was just a ton of fun!