In Marvel Studios' Echo, Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, catches up with Maya Lopez after she put a bullet in his eye in the Hawkeye season finale. Initially, the villain is willing to forgive his former protégé, giving her the chance to one day replace him as the "queen pin." But when Maya rejects his offer, the gloves come off.
Spoilers follow.
In the season finale, Fisk fully intends to murder not only Maya but her cousin and grandmother, before Lopez manages to tap into her inherited Choctaw abilities and take out his men.
Maya decides not to kill her "uncle," instead using her healing power to rid him of the anger and hatred he's carried around since using a hammer to kill his abusive father when he was a child.
Then, in the post-credits scene, a news report seemingly inspires Fisk to run for Mayor of NYC.
So, is the Kingpin really a changed man?
“No, I don’t think that," actor Vincent D.Onofrio tells THR. "I want to do the right thing here and say something that is true, but not too revealing. I don’t think he’s changed; I think he’s enlightened. I haven’t seen a lot of the episodes of Echo. So, in my mind, after everything goes down with Maya, he gets on a plane, and the news is playing on the plane. It says, 'New York is going to be looking for a new mayor soon,' and as he’s watching it, a light bulb goes on. So, by the end of that flight, he decides, 'If I want to be all powerful, this is what I’m going to do.' That’s the most I can tell you. ”
It doesn't sound like Fisk will be putting his criminal ways behind him, and actually wants to accumulate even more power. But maybe he will approach things with a little less ruthlessness in Daredevil: Born Again? We can't imagine Maya's actions will have no effect whatsoever, otherwise what was the point?
All five episodes of Echo are now streaming on Disney+.
Echo is the first project under a new banner known as Marvel Spotlight, which takes its name from an anthology comic book series that debuted back in 1971 and was the origin of beloved Marvel characters like Ghost Rider and Spider-Woman.
“Marvel Spotlight gives us a platform to bring more grounded, character-driven stories to the screen, and in the case of Echo, focusing on street-level stakes over larger MCU continuity," said Head of Streaming Brad Winderbaum. "Just like comics fans didn’t need to read Avengers or Fantastic Four to enjoy a Ghost Rider Spotlight comic, our audience doesn’t need to have seen other Marvel series to understand what’s happening in Maya’s story.”
"Marvel Studios presents Echo in which Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) struggles to reconnect with her Native American roots while balancing aspirations tied to a life of crime as successor to the brutal legacy of Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) aka Kingpin," reads the most recent synopsis. "In the first episode, we are introduced to Maya Lopez and her struggles."
In addition to Cox, D'Onofrio and Cox (Charlie), the show will also star Chaske Spencer as Henry, Tantoo Cardinal as Chula, Graham Greene as Skully, Cody Lightning as Cousin Biscuits, Devery Jacobs as Bonnie, and Zahn McClarnon as William Lopez.
The origin story of Echo revisits Maya Lopez (Cox), whose ruthless behaviour in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.