Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again Episode 6.SinceVincent D’Onofrio became the definitive Wilson Fisk in 2015 in Netflix’s Daredevil, Vanessa Marianna (Ayelet Zurer) has always been his Achilles heel. Throughout the three-season run of the series, before its reboot with Daredevil: Born Again, all of Fisk’s ambitions were fueled by the fire lit by his beloved. It’s why he emerged from the shadows to become a public figure in Season 1, why he took over the prison from the inside in Season 2, and why he conned the FBI to give him everything he wanted in Season 3, including a reunion with Vanessa. This concluded with Fisk fully integrating his wife into his business dealings, letting her into his life in every aspect, with the intention of not only protecting her but providing everything she could ever possibly desire as a gesture of his love for her.
