Disney+Wilson Bethel is in the middle of making a lasagna when he joins our Zoom, but he promises to give me his undivided attention. As we’re discussing all things Daredevil: Born Again, a subject that’s near and dear to his heart, that pledge is well-kept — in fact, there are times when I worry about the lasagna cooking in his oven being neglected. Bethel is all-in on every subject that passes between us, from the dearth of pasta restaurants with generous portions in Los Angeles (“It’s why I make my own lasagna!”) to the newfound confidence of his swaggering serial murderer, Benjamin Poindexter.It’s not hard to wonder where his passion comes from: The actor, alongside every actor from the original Daredevil, assumed that he’d never get the chance to finish Dex’s story after Netflix canceled the series.

Bethel had scarcely completed Dex’s origins as Bullseye before the streamer pulled the plug. A revival seemed like a pipe dream — then, Marvel Studios made it a reality, bringing Charlie Cox’s eponymous vigilante back to life alongside his roster of colorful villains. Bullseye especially feels reborn in kind: He makes an explosive return in Season 2, luring a squad of anti-vigilante goons to a diner where he proceeds to put his perfect accuracy to fatal use.

The deranged smile across his face is equal parts intimidating and, admittedly, a little infectious; per Bethel, that’s by design.“This season, I get to have so much fun,” the actor tells Inverse. “It’s the best. And I love seeing Dex in that zone, too.”Per Bethel, Bullseye finally gets to have fun this season. | Kristina Bumphrey/Variety/Getty ImagesIt’s really the first time we get to see the character embrace all that he is, after the “f*cking torture” of his origins in Netflix’s Daredevil and his stint in survival mode in Born Again Season 1.

That his version of “fun” includes so much cold-blooded murder is relatively easy to forgive, especially as Matt Murdock (Cox) tries, once again, to defeat the evil Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) with nonlethal force. It’s an internal struggle that has defined his creed as Daredevil — but with good people now paying the price for his inaction, it might be holding him back more than ever before.Fortunately, Matt has a different devil on his shoulder when he’s paired up with Bullseye in Born Again’s latest episode. After numerous attempts, Dex manages to assassinate Wilson’s wife, Vanessa (Ayelet Zurer), which — in his words — balances the scales and atones for the murder of Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson).

Matt, naturally, refuses to leave him behind; with this unlikely pair stuck together in Episode 5, Bethel speaks to Inverse about the messy dynamics that unite these characters, and the privileges of having unfinished business to explore.This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.After an explosive return in Episode 4, Bullseye steals the show once again. | Disney+So I was scrolling on [X, formerly known as] Twitter this morning and came across a meme about Dex flirting with Matt — and then I realized that you made the meme.[Laughs.] I should preface by saying I am the worst at [social media]. I use it maybe once or twice a year, and when I do, I probably use it like somebody who hasn’t used it in 10 years.

But part of what’s so fun about being on a show like Daredevil is how engaged the fan base is. I [also] think that at this point, there’s a lot of subtle and not-so-subtle homoerotic vibes between Matt and Dex.So true.I think we just need to lean in, dude. We live in a Heated Rivalry world.

We just need to lean in.There’s very much a moment in Episode 4 where you guys are escaping in the tunnels and Matt pushes Dex against the wall, and he’s choking him… I was like, “Oh!”Yeah! Bro, it’s not even the first time. We’ve been doing that.

He’s been doing that sh*t a lot. But hey dude, that’s how Matt rolls, as we know… Honestly, he’s exhausted the female population. So at some point [he can] swim in different streams.It also feels like you’re having more fun as Dex this season.This season, I get to have so much fun.

It’s the best. And I love seeing Dex in that zone, too. Obviously, this is a character that’s been f*cking tortured throughout multiple seasons of this show at various moments.

And we’ve seen him at his absolute lowest lows. And so to get to see him in Season 2 of Born Again, f*cking living his best life… Dude, drinking his milkshake, and just killing everybody and having fun doing it. “Yes, girl, get it!”He’s kind of thriving.Yeah, he is thriving.

And obviously, that’s in his own mind. He has this mission that he’s on: “Oh, if I can just kill Fisk, I can just balance these scales, then everything will be groovy. It doesn’t even matter.” And then even after the fact when he’s dying [in Episode 5], “Dude, all good.

Let me die. I’m set now.” He’s at peace, dude. One of the things that I loved about getting to do this season was just getting to play with a lightness in his step and just seein