Charlie Cox on His 'Least Favorite' Daredevil Episode: 'I Pushed Back'

The journey of "Daredevil: Born Again" from page to screen was filled with numerous revisions and rewrites, yet one episode remained untouched throughout the process: Episode 5. Interestingly, this episode is star Charlie Cox's "least favorite" of the entire season. In a recent interview with The Playlist, Cox shared, "I dunno if this is of interest, but I will say this amongst all of this, there was one episode we didn’t change at all. It’s the episode in the bank, and that was part of the original [shoot]. We shot that before the strike. That was part of the original [draft], and just for my money, I wasn’t into it."

Cox further elaborated on his dissatisfaction with the episode, which features his character, Matt Murdock (also known as Daredevil), caught in a bank robbery while trying to secure a loan for his law firm, shared with partners Foggy Nelson and Karen Page. He told the outlet, "I pushed back against it as much as I felt was possible," and described the episode as feeling "like a 1970s game. Too much technology these days for that to work. And also, I didn’t think the actual device used for the theft was sophisticated enough."

Despite Cox's personal reservations, the episode has been well-received by fans. He acknowledged, "I really pushed back on the episode, and yet I hear from so many people that they love that episode. So, it just goes to show you just don’t know. It’s so subjective. Everyone’s taste is different. And I’ve heard that that episode is one of the highest-rated. Internally, when they do their ratings, it’s one of the highest-rated Disney shows that they’ve had."

Indeed, Episode 5 has garnered significant praise. In our review of "Daredevil: Born Again" Episodes 5 and 6, we noted, "It’s all just so well done. I can’t remember the last time a Marvel show had me wearing such a big smile the entire episode and had me completely captivated from start to finish. This episode also achieves something very important given the lack of Daredevil thus far: it shows what makes Matt Murdock such a unique and amazing hero, even when he’s not in costume."