The MCU Secretly Just Set Up a New Avenger After 10 Years of Asking

Be warned, the following contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2, Episode 6, “Requiem.” In this episode, Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) makes her return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but she’s quickly attacked at home by people working for Mr. Charles (Matthew Lillard). Charles is a CIA agent who’s secretly finding individuals with superpowers for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). Jessica reveals that Charles had previously tried to recruit her for secret missions, but she refused. She implies others weren’t so hesitant. The episode doesn’t explicitly state who joined Charles, but strongly suggests it was Luke Cage (Mike Colter). The show establishes that Jessica’s daughter is essentially Luke’s child, explaining his long absence from the MCU after the Netflix series. This suggests Luke accepted Charles’s offer and is now working within the same government organization that recently formed the New Avengers.








