‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Fans Mourn That Shocking Premiere Death: ‘Sobbed So Much I Almost Threw Up’

Note: MAJOR spoilers ahead for the series premiere of “Daredevil: Born Again”

The first two episodes of “Daredevil: Born Again” are now streaming and sadly, the first 16 minutes of the premiere bring a devastating, shocking death. Yes, Foggy Nelson is gone, and fans are in mourning.

When we first reunite with Foggy (Elden Henson), Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll), it’s at the end of a day at Nelson, Murdock and Page, the firm promised at the end of season three of the original Netflix series.

As always, they head to Josie’s for a drink. But while there, Foggy gets a call that leads him outside, only for him to be shot in the chest by Bullseye (Wilson Bethel). Matt’s able to catch up to Bullseye as Daredevil, and as they fight, Matt listens to Foggy’s heartbeat slowly stop, as the lawyer dies in Karen’s arms.

It’s a devastating opening sequence, and come Wednesday morning, fans were still shaken by it, with one dubbing it “the most sickening, heartbreaking and shocking 15 minutes of a new season in a tv show.”

Naturally, given the fact that characters have come back from death in the MCU before — and certainly on the original “Daredevil” series — some fans immediately began telling themselves that Foggy’s death isn’t permanent.

“Ok guys here’s how foggy is actually alive and undercover/it was all a dream/matts in psychosis/this is all VR,” one fan theorized.

Another suggested that Foggy might get the Bucky Barnes treatment, coming back as a super soldier in season 2 of “Born Again.”

nobody is allowed to call Foggy’s resurrection bad writing because I just sobbed so much I almost threw up. Bring him back idc HOW https://t.co/OVkhd9i3kZ

— dia. (@diamakes) March 5, 2025

Naturally, Foggy’s death causes something in Matt Murdock to snap, leading him to truly try and kill someone for the first time ever, throwing Bullseye off a roof when he hears Foggy’s heart stop.

According to Cox himself, “going forward, he will spend a lifetime trying to reconcile that moment.”

The good news is, both Deborah Ann Woll, whose character ended up moving to San Francisco following Foggy’s death, and Elden Henson are both set to return for the second season of the series. It remains unclear in what capacity.

For now though, longtime “Daredevil” fans are simply processing the news, mourning Franklin Percy Nelson, the great Avocado at Law. You can see more reactions to his death below.