Warning: This article contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again episode 8, "Isle of Joy."

Marvel Studios just created a major plot hole by revealing the truth about Bullseye's return in MCU, but episode 8 also created a plot hole by contradicting a major Daredevil season 3 finale storyline.

Daredevil: Born Again episode 8 saw Benjamin Poindexter murder and scheme his way out of prison, allowing him to disrupt Wilson Fisk in Born Again episode 8, however, as Marvel Studios also explained a huge mystery that linked Bullseye to another influential villain, even though this doesn't really make sense.

Vanessa Hired Bullseye To Kill Foggy Nelson In Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil: Born Again Confirmed A Huge Bullseye Mystery

Daredevil: Born Again's premiere saw Bullseye return to kill eleven innocent people at Josie's bar, one of whom was Elden Henson's Franklin "Foggy" Nelson. Foggy was seemingly brought back to the MCU just for his death to be shown on-screen, but the reasoning for Bullseye targeting Foggy wasn't revealed until Born Again episode 8. "Isle of Joy" confirmed that it was Vanessa Fisk who had hired Bullseye to target Foggy Nelson, Karen Page and, probably, Matt Murdock, perhaps finding a loophole to Murdock and Fisk's deal from Daredevil season 3's finale.

Daredevil and Kingpin entered a deal that saw Fisk agree to stay away from Karen Page and Foggy Nelson while Murdock wouldn't release information that would incriminate Vanessa and lead to her imprisonment. Vanessa hiring Bullseye to kill Murdock, Nelson and Page may have been a great work-around, and this could have been another attempt by Vanessa to push the then-absent Fisk into officially becoming Kingpin again. However, Vanessa being behind Bullseye's actions in Daredevil: Born Again's premiere doesn't actually make sense after Daredevil season 3's ending.

Daredevil Season 3’s Ending Means Vanessa Hiring Bullseye Doesn’t Make Sense

Bullseye Has A Vendetta Against The Fisks In Daredevil: Born Again

Towards the end of Daredevil season 3, Benjamin Poindexter learned the truth about Wilson Fisk manipulating his life, killing Julie Barnes and pushing him over the edge to officially snap and become Bullseye. This spurred Poindexter to target Wilson Fisk himself, but he also targeted Vanessa, gatecrashing the Fisks' wedding and threatening the latter's life. Since Bullseye tried to kill Vanessa in Daredevil season 3, it doesn't then make sense that he would happily end up working for her in Daredevil: Born Again, as he surely still has a vendetta against the Fisks.

Now, it's possible that Benjamin Poindexter didn't know who hired him to kill Foggy Nelson and Karen Page, but there's no doubt he'd want to know who he's working for and why his targets need to end up dead. He would surely have known it was Vanessa Fisk who hired him, which raises important questions that the finale of Daredevil: Born Again needs to answer. Bullseye's attempt on Wilson Fisk's life in Daredevil: Born Again episode 8 culminated in Matt Murdock being shot, but Bullseye will surely continue his war against Wilson and Vanessa Fisk in the finale.

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