The Watcher Easter Egg You Missed In Daredevil: Born Again Season 2

By Ryan Scott
Charlie Cox as Daredevil in his black suit bathed in red light in Daredevil: Born Again Disney+

This article contains minor spoilers for "Daredevil: Born Again" season 2, episode 4, "Gloves Off."

"Daredevil: Born Again" season 2 is cruising right along on Disney+. Fans waited a long time to see Charlie Cox return as The Man Without Fear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and mercifully, Disney and Marvel Studios didn't make audiences wait an eternity between seasons now that Cox is back in the saddle. He's firmly a part of the MCU now, and a clever, blink-and-you'll-miss-it Easter egg in the show's most recent episode underlines that idea.

During an action sequence in the second season's fourth episode, entitled "Gloves Off," Daredevil and Bullseye are in the midst of a fight. Bullseye's presence has helped make "Born Again" season 2 worth watching, and as the action unfolds, the two are mixing it up on a street at night. In the background, a couple of lights and some cleverly broken glass make up a face that may well be familiar to Marvel fans — it looks like The Watcher, aka Uatu.

The moment was pointed out in gif form by Marvel Perfect Gifs & Clips on Twitter. The folks at Marvel Mania also shared a still image, circling the Easter egg in question to make it inescapably clear what we're looking at. Even though it's not the character in the flesh, the face is hard to unsee once you see it.

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige hinted that characters from "What If...?" could appear in the main MCU. We don't know if a cheeky appearance like this is what he had in mind, but this could technically be viewed as a live-action appearance by Uatu, albeit in a wildly unlikely place.

The Watcher is seemingly watching over Hell's Kitchen

The Watcher in the sky in What If...? Disney+

Uatu The Watcher made his debut in the pages of Marvel Comics in "Fantastic Four" #13 in 1963. Created by the legendary duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he is a member of the extraterrestrial species known as the Watchers who observe events across the multiverse, but can't generally interfere with those events. Uatu is the one tasked with observing Earth and our solar system.

Jeffrey Wright voiced Uatu in the animated series "What If...?", which ended after three seasons on Disney+. When Wright was cast, it always felt like he could make the jump to live-action. I'm not earnestly suggesting that these lights and broken glass are literally The Watcher, but the character does have that Santa Claus "he's always watching" thing going on. Who knows? It's the MCU after all. Hell's Kitchen isn't the most likely place for him to be keeping an eye on, but why not? More likely, it was just the filmmakers having some fun.

Meanwhile, Marvel is already full-steam ahead on "Daredevil: Born Again" season 3, which is shaping up to be a "Defenders" reunion. We're not going to encounter one of those situations where we're going to have to wait two or more years between seasons. The "Daredevil" train is on the tracks, and all involved evidently want to keep it that way. Whether or not any of these characters make the jump to the big screen in the future? We shall see.

"Daredevil: Born Again" season 2 is streaming now on Disney+.

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