How Daredevil Season 4 Could Include X-Men Mythology

By Laura Prudom

This interview contains information on the end of season 3 of Marvel Daredevil, streamed on Netflix.

The end of season 3 of Daredevil suggests that Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter is on target (sorry) for a transformation into Bullseye in a potential season 4 of the drama of Netflix, the last shot of the season evoking the iconic symbol of circles Bullseye concentric a reflection in the eye of Dex.

Some fans have speculated that this photo meant that the surgeons operating on the villain gave Dex special powers, in addition to strengthening his spine with cogmium steel, but the showrunner Erik Oleson has clarified the timing for IGN in a recent interview that you can look at above. .

"It's a clue as to the future of this character," he teased. "It's practically a reflection of one of the lamps in the operating table. It's not an implant. It is not a special ability that has been implanted. But it's a nod and a nod to the public that it will become Bullseye. "

While Netflix has not yet confirmed the fourth season of Daredevil (which could be worrisome considering the streaming service that just canceled Luke Cage and Marvel's Iron Fist), Oleson has given a preview of how a possible Season 4 could be connected to the X-Men universe. following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney.

As Marvel Comics fans may have noticed, Dex was operated by Dr. Oyama in the final scene – Oyama (aka Lord Dark Wind) is a major comic character who is responsible for perfecting the process Adamantium fusion with bones and Wolverine – and repairing the spine of Bullseye after being broken in a fight with Daredevil – in the comics. Although Marvel and Disney still do not have the right to use an X-Men mythology, Oleson admitted that the namedrop was a very useful nod.

"I love the X-Men." What we did is to hint in the finale that Dr. Oyama – who has a fabulous story in comics – is repairing Dex's spine using the Cogmium steel, which any comic fan will know .. that it is one of the precursors or one of the other metals that finally formed a word that I was not allowed to use in the series because 'It belonged to another studio, adamantium … It's kind of an interesting legal situation, in terms of the X-Men franchise is still part of the Fox world, but the Netflix-Disney-Marvel world. as these big companies develop some of these things, who knows what the future holds? "

Would you like Daredevil and the other Marvel shows to start introducing X-Men connections once the Fox-Disney contract is concluded? Share your predictions in the comments.

To learn more about Daredevil Season 3, check out our reviews of each episode, see why we think Bullseye has never been better than him in this series and read why we think Daredevil's true strength comes from religion. Plus, watch Charlie Cox and Wilson Bethel break down the epic fight between Daredevil vs. Bullseye from episode 4 below: